Large knife challenge

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The small knife challenge was started by S ShaiHulud . This is the flip side of the coin.

This is the large knife challenge. Do you usually carry a small knife (less than 3” blade)? For one month, you have to only use [any] knife that is longer than 3 inches in blade length for all your
day to day cutting/edc tasks.

There is a twist however: every time you find that longer than 3 inches worked better for you, you HAVE to write it down. At the end of the month long challenge, count how many times a larger knife worked better for you then post up.

Any takers?…..
 
AntDog said:
The small knife challenge was started by S ShaiHulud . This is the flip side of the coin.

This is the large knife challenge. Do you usually carry a small knife (less than 3” blade)? For one month, you have to only use [any] knife that is longer than 3 inches in blade length for all your
day to day cutting/edc tasks.

There is a twist however: every time you find that longer than 3 inches worked better for you, you HAVE to write it down. At the end of the month long challenge, count how many times a larger knife worked better for you then post up.

Any takers?…..
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I feel like ive seen these words before 🤔 ---also i believe most people won't consider this challenging :p
 
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I don't think I have Many knives under 3" in length ?

My current edc is a 4.5" blade length , and that is a major reduction in size of the normal 6-7" blade size I'm used to concealing . I am Not going smaller.
 
Synov said:
I'm challenging myself super hard by doing both challenges simultaneously. For one month I will only carry knives that are either under 3 inches or above 3 inches. Wish me luck.
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Pfffft. Somebody needs to post the “carry nothing but the Awesome Hossom from now until eternity challenge” just for you.:p
 
AntDog said:
This is the large knife challenge. ...<redacted>... For one month, you have to only use [any] knife that is longer than 3 inches in blade length for all your
day to day cutting/edc tasks.
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Longer than 3 inches does not a large knife make.
3.25-3.75" blades are normal for a lot of people; and the 3" or under crowd probably won't be too bothered by the likes of a Spider Monkey or SHF. (I thought the rebuttal challenge was going to be at least 4 inches)
AntDog said:
There is a twist however: every time you find that longer than 3 inches worked better for you, you HAVE to write it down. At the end of the month long challenge, count how many times a larger knife worked better for you then post up.

Any takers?…..
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What about the number of times one might feel hindered by the larger blade, and thought that a smaller blade would be better?

Over 3", or over 4", this is going to be an easy month. (I can't carry a 4" blade at work; but I don't NEED a knife at work...I carry one because I feel nekkid without it.)
 
hhmoore said:
Longer than 3 inches does not a large knife make.
3.25-3.75" blades are normal for a lot of people; and the 3" or under crowd probably won't be too bothered by the likes of a Spider Monkey or SHF. (I thought the rebuttal challenge was going to be at least 4 inches)

What about the number of times one might feel hindered by the larger blade, and thought that a smaller blade would be better?

Over 3", or over 4", this is going to be an easy month. (I can't carry a 4" blade at work; but I don't NEED a knife at work...I carry one because I feel nekkid without it.)
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3 and up seems like an easy month yes
Knives are valuable tools, and better to have it and not need it and all that, for that purpose, as I heard someone say, you don't need a large knife, only a sharp one, not to derail the subject or anything
 
hhmoore said:
Longer than 3 inches does not a large knife make.
3.25-3.75" blades are normal for a lot of people; and the 3" or under crowd probably won't be too bothered by the likes of a Spider Monkey or SHF. (I thought the rebuttal challenge was going to be at least 4 inches)
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Hence, the preface of: “Do you usually carry a small knife (less than 3” blade)?” I would think those folks would consider over 3” larger than 3” and down (small). Not everyone has a 4”+ folder. I’d venture to say most don’t.

hhmoore said:
What about the number of times one might feel hindered by the larger blade, and thought that a smaller blade would be better?
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Knock yerself out. Want to rewrite it to 4”+? Want to add they must record any instance of the larger blade hindering them? Be my guest. Knife “challenges” are not serious bidness.

hhmoore said:
Over 3", or over 4", this is going to be an easy month. (I can't carry a 4" blade at work; but I don't NEED a knife at work...I carry one because I feel nekkid without it.)
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Just in case it wasn’t clear, this isn’t for you. This is a challenge for people who typically use knives with less than 3” blade length.
 
hhmoore said:
Guess I'm out then...
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I was out of the small challenge and still am until the 85 comes in. Some things aren’t for everybody.

If you usually carry larger knives, keep on keepin’ on, but I wouldn’t call it a “challenge”.

Hell, I “challenge” you to eat a meal tomorrow. Or something else you do literally every day anyway.

By the way, this challenge isn’t for me either.
 
I'll have to take a rain check, unless you count 3.1" as being "over 3 inches", which I kinda don't. Gots a Leaf Hopper on order and due soon. You know the deal with new knives, hard to carry anything else for a spell.
 
I’m gonna start carrying both sizes at the same time so I can participate in both threads by whipping out the Large when the Small would be more than sufficient and only using the Small when I could clearly benefit from a larger blade but instead would rather struggle to get the job done with the shorter one.

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