I Like Slim Knives and I Cannot Lie

[rustyspike]

Yea it's a Kitchen knife. It is wicked sharp. Shun Kanso 6.5" Boning/Fillet & some crumbs.

Rich K.

 

[Venice]

Gotta do it. You want thin, shaving sharp and made in the US?

 

[Workingsloth777]

 

[Owen K.]

Jason Clark Buzz

 

[BTGuy]

Slim carry profile has been more and more the top aspect for my regular carry knife. The CRK Small Sebenza has struck a great balance between pocketability and use for me for quite a while. Until I got this Santa Fe Stoneworks Tesoro....

By far the most pocket friendly knife I've owned yet! The mostly straight, thin profile is exactly what I've been wanting since I started trying smaller knives. Excellent pocket clip; smooth in-and-out of the pocket and great retention while in the pocket. Blade grind is great and decently thin at the edge, but could have been done a bit better at the end near the plunge. The VG-10 on this knife must be heat-treated very well as it's held an edge better than some of my other knives with "better" steels. Action is very smooth with very thin plastic or teflon washers. My first button lock, but already liking this lock type much more than axis style lock (less finger gymnastics). And the obsidian/abalone inlays are just gorgeous and polished to meet the edges of the titanium perfectly!
I got the knife a couple months ago and it still impresses me every time I use it!

 

[WValtakis]

 

[jascolli]

I like um thin and ju.....

 

[K.O.D.]

Kershaw Launch 8

Civivi Mckenna

Massdrop Gent Select

Brous Bionic

Brian Tighe and Friends Twist Tighe OTF.

 

[MTHall720]

(USA made knives only)
I love thin knives and am always on the lookout for more. When I say thin I mean not super wide or tall and blade length is not really a concern. Not thin behind the edge so much as a thin overall carry profile. I'm looking for custom recommendations and maybe some midtechs. Here is a list of some examples. I'm looking for suggestions but please USA made only.

Some examples of knives that fit in this size category:

Benchmade 940 series
Zt Sinkevich series
Burnley kwaiken
Millit Torrent
Holt Specter
Edgar Cole Chimera
Matt Bailey PFB

You guys get the Idea. Cheers!

What model is the BM?

 

[Owen K.]

What model is the BM?

Benchmade 943. Sadly discontinued. Better than 940 IMO.

 

[MTHall720]

Benchmade 943. Sadly discontinued. Better than 940 IMO.

Thank you. Looks great.

 

[Boattale]

While certainly not a custom, Spyderco Paramilitary 3 lightweight carries like a dream, has a relatively thin flat ground blade that cuts extremely well.

 

[shane45-1911]

I know the Benchmade 710 was mentioned earlier, but let's not forget its little brother.

The BM 705 is quite thin and half the size of its bigger brother.

 

[Gilbert G]

Glad someone posted the Launch 8 as that thing is about as thin and slim and lightweight to carry as any knife and strikes a reasonable balance of being strong, fast, and fun to carry. For being nearly a full sized knife at 3.5" blade, it carries almost as nice as an UTX-70 which literally disappears on you. The Godfather and Godson as well as The Don and Large Don are also fantastic slim carries. Also, besides the Mnandi, the Sebenza, and Umnumzaan are pretty dang hard to beat for slim carry.

 

[Owen K.]

While certainly not a custom, Spyderco Paramilitary 3 lightweight carries like a dream, has a relatively thin flat ground blade that cuts extremely well.

Para 3 is a great blade and is thin yet too tall to fit into this list.

 

[K.O.D.]

ZT 0480 is pretty slim as well.

https://imgur.com/a/gJl7d8R

 

[Owen K.]

Edgar cole chimera definately fits this category.

 

[aboynamedsue]

ZT 0990​

 

[Bob Denman]

Hunting knife strong...
Easy carry slim!

 

[Oklahoma Outlaw]

So, what in mm constitutes “thin” and I’m assuming handle width, correct?