Knife Widths

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McE

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It seems that the widths/thickness of knives are never mentioned in the otherwise thorough specifications. I'm talking about the overall width of the knife grip. Why is that?

If there isn't one already, I'd like to start collecting widths of knives you all have, particularly folding knives suited for the EDC role, as that is the role I imagine overall thickness to be most relevant.

I will be interested in measuring the thickness of knives not including clips (as those are outside of the pocket, vary wildly, and would not make for very useful data points in trying to imagine the feel of a particular knife).

I'll start with some of the knives I have, and will measure in millimeters with a digital caliper. If there's a lot of participation then I'll start an Excel to organize the input.

Image to show what I mean to measure. Not blade thickness, looking for the grip thickness, the thickness that matters when carrying.
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[table="width: 500, class: grid"]
[tr][td]Knife[/td][td]Thickness (mm)[/td][/tr]


[tr][td]CRKT Nirk Novo (5170)[/td][td] 6.2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]CRKT Pazoda (6480)[/td][td] 7.6[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]CRKT Pazoda 2 (6470)[/td][td] 6.5[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]CRKT Pazoda Large (6491) [/td][td]7.6[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]CRKT M16-13SFG[/td][td] 13.5[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]CRKT Eros SS Large (K456XXP)[/td][td] 8.3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Kershaw Skyline (1760DAM)[/td][td] 10.2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Kershaw Nura 3.0 (4030TIKVT)[/td][td] 10.0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Kershaw Cryo (1555TI)[/td][td] 9.7[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Gerber Covert Mini (22-47177)[/td][td] 11.2[/td][/tr]

[tr][td](Spydercos below)[/td][td] [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Bug[/td][td] 5.0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Honeybee[/td][td] 5.0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Etched Cricket[/td][td] 5.2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Spin Etched[/td][td] 5.6[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Jester Stainless[/td][td] 5.7[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Grasshopper[/td][td] 6.5[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Kiwi 2[/td][td] 6.5[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Lava[/td][td] 7.2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]SS Dragonfly[/td][td] 7.2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Rookie[/td][td] 7.6[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Delica CF [/td][td] 7.6[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Police SS[/td][td] 7.6[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Chaparral 2 Ti [/td][td] 7.9[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Ladybug 3[/td][td] 8.0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Jester Burgundy Micarta & FRN[/td][td] 8.3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Blue G-10 Sprint Lava[/td][td] 8.3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Stretch SS[/td][td] 8.4[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Dragonfly2 G-10[/td][td] 8.5[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Jester Gray G-10[/td][td] 8.5[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Manbug FRN[/td][td] 8.6[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Chaparral[/td][td] 8.8[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Kopa Cocobolo[/td][td] 8.8[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Dragonfly2 FRN[/td][td] 9.0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]UK Penknife FRN[/td][td] 9.0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Kopa Blue[/td][td] 9.1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Urban[/td][td] 9.2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Caly3 CF[/td][td] 9.2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Caly3.5[/td][td] 9.2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Caly3 G-10[/td][td] 9.3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]CF Balance[/td][td] 9.3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Native 4[/td][td] 9.4[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Salt 1[/td][td] 9.4[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Delica 3 FRN[/td][td] 9.4[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Tasman Salt[/td][td] 9.4[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Nishijin "R"[/td][td] 9.4[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Salsa Titanium[/td][td] 9.4[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Dyad Jr. FRN[/td][td] 9.4[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Lum Chinese Small (Al)[/td][td] 9.5[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Persian 2 G-10[/td][td] 9.7[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Police3 G-10[/td][td] 9.7[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Dodo Blue[/td][td] 9.8[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Stretch CF[/td][td] 9.8[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]UK Penknife G-10[/td][td] 9.9[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Gayle Bradley Air[/td][td] 10.0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]UK Penknife Ti[/td][td] 10.0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Junior[/td][td] 10.0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Rescue 79mm[/td][td] 10.0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Delica 4 FRN[/td][td] 10.0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Atlantic Salt FRN[/td][td] 10.0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Centofante3[/td][td] 10.2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Dodo CF[/td][td] 10.2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Sage3 G-10[/td][td] 10.2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Sage2 Titanium[/td][td] 10.2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Lum Chinese Large[/td][td] 10.3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Endura 4 G-10[/td][td] 10.3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Centofante Memory[/td][td] 10.3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Calypso Jr[/td][td] 10.4[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Pacific Salt[/td][td] 10.4[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Starmate[/td][td] 10.4[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Volpe[/td][td] 10.4[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Endura 3 FRN[/td][td] 10.4[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Rock Lobster[/td][td] 10.5[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Chokwe[/td][td] 10.5[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Military 440v[/td][td] 10.5[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Ambitious[/td][td] 10.9[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Endura 4 FRN[/td][td] 10.9[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Sage1 Carbon Fiber[/td][td] 11.2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Sage4 Wood[/td][td] 11.3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Kopa Jigged bone[/td][td] 11.3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Shabaria Micarta[/td][td] 11.4[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Persian 75mm[/td][td] 11.5[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Manix2 G-10[/td][td] 11.5[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Manix2 FRCP[/td][td] 11.5[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]ParaMilitary 1 & 2[/td][td] 11.5[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Techno[/td][td] 11.6[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Military G-10[/td][td] 11.6[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Stretch FRN[/td][td] 11.6[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Native[/td][td] 11.6[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Manix2 CF[/td][td] 11.8[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Native5[/td][td] 11.9[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Tuff[/td][td] 11.9[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Tenacious[/td][td] 12.0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Meerkat[/td][td] 12.0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Superleaf[/td][td] 12.0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Embassy[/td][td] 12.1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Micro Dyad[/td][td] 12.1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Manix 1 C95[/td][td] 12.2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Dyad[/td][td] 12.3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Gayle Bradley[/td][td] 13.0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Citadel 92mm[/td][td] 13.3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Superhawk[/td][td] 13.5[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Southard Flipper[/td][td] 13.5[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Citadel 83mm[/td][td] 14.0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Zulu[/td][td] 14.5[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]PPT[/td][td] 15.0[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Native III[/td][td] 15.6[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Assist[/td][td] 17.1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Vallotton[/td][td] 19.7[/td][/tr]



[/table]
 
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Strange. A good knife company should list blade thickness. I know crk does, its why I didn't buy the sikayo.

I don't have any gerbers or crkts or any of your listed kershaws or I'd measure for you.
 
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I think the terms Blade Height and Blade Width apply to the same thing, because blade thickness is usually specified.

In folders it probably doesn't seem to be listed very often, because it's the blade Length and Shape that are important. I mean, where would you measure most Spydercos?

In a fixed blade hunting knife it is more significant to size the Width of the blade to the game, whether it be antelope or moose.
 
He's talking about the thickness of the knife handles.

Here's a list of Spydercos from their forums:

Bug: 0.197"
Honeybee: 0.197"
Etched Cricket: 0.205"
Spin Etched: 0.222"
Jester Stainless: 0.223"
Grasshopper: 0.256"
Kiwi 2: 0.256"
Lava: 0.282"
SS Dragonfly: 0.285"
Rookie: 0.3"
Delica CF: 0.3"
Police SS: 0.301"
Chaparral 2 Ti: 0.312"
Ladybug 3: 0.315"
Jester Burgundy Micarta & FRN: 0.326"
Blue G-10 Sprint Lava: 0.328"
Stretch SS: 0.33"
Dragonfly2 G-10: 0.335"
Jester Gray G-10: 0.336"
Manbug FRN: 0.340"
Chaparral: 0.345"
Kopa Cocobolo: 0.346"
Dragonfly2 FRN: 0.354"
UK Penknife FRN: 0.354"
Kopa Blue: 0.360"
Urban: 0.362"
Caly3 CF: 0.363"
Caly3.5: 0.364"
Caly3 G-10: 0.367"
CF Balance: 0.367"
Native 4: 0.369"
Salt 1: 0.371"
Delica 3 FRN: 0.371"
Tasman Salt: 0.371"
Nishijin "R": 0.371"
Salsa Titanium: 0.371"
Dyad Jr. FRN: 0.372"
Lum Chinese Small (Al): 0.374"
Persian 2 G-10: 0.383"
Police3 G-10: 0.383"
Dodo Blue: 0.386"
Stretch CF: 0.387"
UK Penknife G-10: 0.391"
Gayle Bradley Air: 0.393"
UK Penknife Ti: 0.394"
Junior: 0.394"
Rescue 79mm: 0.394"
Delica 4 FRN: 0.394"
Atlantic Salt FRN: 0.394"
Centofante3: 0.400"
Dodo CF: 0.400"
Sage3 G-10: 0.402"
Sage2 Titanium: 0.403"
Lum Chinese Large: 0.406"
Endura 4 G-10: 0.406"
Centofante Memory: 0.407"
Calypso Jr: 0.408"
Pacific Salt: 0.408"
Starmate: 0.409"
Volpe: 0.409"
Endura 3 FRN: 0.41"
Rock Lobster: 0.413"
Chokwe: 0.413"
Military 440v: 0.415"
Ambitious: 0.428"
Endura 4 FRN: 0.431"
Sage1 Carbon Fiber: 0.44"
Sage4 Wood: 0.444"
Kopa Jigged bone: 0.445"
Shabaria Micarta: 0.449"
Persian 75mm: 0.451"
Manix2 G-10: 0.451"
Manix2 FRCP: 0.451"
ParaMilitary 1 & 2: 0.453"
Techno: 0.455"
Military G-10: 0.455"
Stretch FRN: 0.457"
Native: 0.458"
Manix2 CF: 0.463"
Native5: 0.468"
Tuff: 0.470"
Tenacious: 0.471"
Meerkat: 0.472"
Superleaf: 0.472"
Embassy: 0.476"
Micro Dyad: 0.478"
Manix 1 C95: 0.480"
Dyad: 0.484"
Gayle Bradley: 0.512"
Citadel 92mm: 0.524"
Superhawk: 0.531"
Southard Flipper: 0.531"
Citadel 83mm: 0.549"
Zulu: 0.570"
PPT: 0.591"
Native III: 0.615"
Assist: 0.675"
Vallotton: 0.776"
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Yes, sorry I wasn't clear enough about what I was looking for. Interested in the overall, or 'grip' thickness.
 
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