Fixed Blade size for EDC ??

Below 7".

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I find weight more of a limitation. The above gets uncomfortable above 10oz, belt carry feels better then, but is a bit more of a pain in the car.
 
Depends on your needs, I have found small fixed blades from 2.5 to 3.5 are just right. I like a bird and trout, not for those purposes but just handy enough for small tasks and some kitchen work. The second factor is how easy is it to carry? I have one from Daado (Dalibor) that I like a lot, and ones from Duck Childress that got me started in small fixies.
 
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cbach8tw said:
Depends on your needs, I have found small foxed blades from 2.5 to 3.5 are just right. I like a bird and trout, not for those purposes but just handy enough for small tasks and some kitchen work. The second factor is how easy is it to carry?
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I carry "scout" 3.25 blade and am interested in a pocket sheath. Thanks
 
depends how you want to carry?

First I'd decide on what your knife needs are....?
then Where are you carrying? Concealed or what?
Then, where on your body you want to carry? Everyone's bodies are shaped differently.


Front pocket slip for little blades. less than 4"
at 5 or 7 O'clock, I can carry quite large, comfortably. 7"+ blade no problem.

up front/IWB/ appendix, I like 5-7"
 
I hates scout carry, and canted is almost as bad. I have a couple of horizontal and canted sheaths, and those knives rarely get carried. I prefer vertical carry...handle up if leather, handle down if kydex.
About the biggest I'll carry is a 5.5" blade...and that's only because I really like the knife. I generally prefer fixed blades below 4.5".
 
Bradford Guardian 3 is a handy size for me. Small enough to slip into a jacket or jeans pocket unobtrusively, big enough for 99% of my cutting tasks (field dressing large game or fighting zombies accounts for the other 1%).
 
I have fixed blade EDC for decades. I've found that day in and day out I don't need much more blade than 2" and a little change. I mean I'm probably not dressing out an elk today, especially as I don't have any plans except running a few errands and working on a batch of knives in the shop. I'm gonna open some feed bags and cut some hay string. Do that daily but not gonna be working on an elk. I have also carried in a horizontal crossdraw manner for the last couple of decades.. This has really worked well for me and what I do whether I'm on foot, horseback or in a truck and for the jobs I do when doing those things for which I might need a knife.

My daughter prefers just behind the hip and angled as does my wife. Both knives are 2" plus, probably 2 3/8" in that neighborhood.

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Our ranching partner, he goes big, his blade is like 2 5/8" and he for decades, has preferred angled crossdraw:

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Me, I prefer the horizontal crossdraw. Why? Cause its out of the way yet readily accessible if needed. Ya can hardly see it in this pic but its there, look close:

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Always there when ya need it and out of the way when ya don't:

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A three to four inch puukko, sometimes a Mora, is almost always on my belt. Today it's a Becker BK-15. As others have said, it's usually a function of weight, not size, but the carry style is most important. The canted rigs Horsewright Horsewright builds are great. Danglers in the Scandahoovian tradition work well for me. (If discretion is needed--it rarely is as I'm on a horse farm most of the time and live in a town where no one bats an eye--I can keep the puukko on my belt and tuck the whole rig in my back pocket; I'll do this sometimes in the saddle, too, if at the trot or canter.) Experiment to find what works best for you.

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I make my EDC blades at roughly 3 inches blade length and try to keep overall length under 7 inches. Large enough to do just about any job you would need, still legal to carry in most areas and not obtrusive on the belt or in the pocket.

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I think a lot of it depends what kind of knife you are carrying.
Currently the only time I carry a fixed blade is as a SHTF back up. 99% of the time, I'll just use my folder. I've grown to be a fan of IWB on paracord with a reverse draw. This is how I currently carry my Spartan Ares. With a regular (not oversized) tee, it literally doesn't print in the least, and it rides right behind my hip bone so it doesn't bother me to stand, sit, or drive a car for hours.
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Here's how much of it is actually hidden:
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It's not a small knife, but its really thin and compact. It sports nearly a 6" blade but rides IWB on a cord better than most any knife I have that hangs out on a belt sheath.
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I live in a Western state, Colorado. You can only carry knives this big for sporting purposes. Dumb law, but 3.5 inch limit is it.
 
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