Is there a place for 6" blades ?

[rpn]

Pit, check this Farmer out...awesome!

 

[Brian Sargent]

I'd carry that Farmer!

 

[utah_fish]

Don't like em. Too big and heavy and not as easy to work with. I am not a batoner as I use an ax or hachet or 2 trees for processing wood. I have an ESEE 6 which is nice but I didn't like it. Do love my ESEE 4 though as it really feels right. I do have a 6" restored PAL 36 knife in a new sheath that I really do like but it has more to do with the cool factor. Here is a shot of it with my ESEE4, my BHK Bushcrafter and my old CASE. Are they a cool group or what!!

 

[pitdog]

Pit, check this Farmer out...awesome!

That's sweet buddy, Dave's knives carve like lasers eh. I have one of his camp knives and it's my go to knife for food prep when camping !

 

[mick the weld]

It does'nt look as pretty now but this suits me fine, its almost stainless in behaviour, which i never expected.

 

[jdm61]

I am in the process of making two prototype drop point field knives from CPM 3V. The sizes that I settled on were a blade made from .207 stock (thick 3/16) in the 5.5 inch range and its smaller brother in the 4.25 range which will be made from .172 stock. IMO, 5.25-5.5 just feels right in a knife of that type and size. Now for the clip point fighter version, i will be stretching it out to say 6.25- 6.5 using the same .207 stock.

 

[tek77]

I owned this M6 a bit and I think you own one too don't you? I found it to be way too heavy at 1/4" thick. It really didn't do anything well. Chopping with it was a joke and it was too heavy to really have any good control over it. I do think knives in the 6 inch range have a place though but not thick ones. Something closer to 1/8" thick would be good for a knife that size. At least for my uses which would be primarily for food prep and batoning of some small kindling.

Edit: I take it back. It was good for one thing, batoning. I do more then just baton knives when about so I passed it along.

I can't get used to this blade size. Too small for large knife tasks and too big to use as a small knife.
I agree the M6 is on the heavy side, but it looks awesome and feel great in hand. I need to spent more time in the woods with it.
The 6" blade def. has a place, especially as a compromise between a long and a short blade. As an "only knife" I'm sure it will do just fine.

 

[PropThePolecat]

I just came back from a extremely wet and cold overnighter. I had to work like dog to get to the dry wood and the A1 was the star of that trip. At my first attempt i failed because of everything was soaked. I gave it a go next morning again. The A1 got beaten like a rented mule and behold - Fire!

I have to admit that the 6" blade came in handy this time. Hmmm...i might have to find a permanent place for the A1 in my kit.