Not a fan of single blade folders.

[MTURBO]

Yup. I'm a single blade guy myself.

 

[Railsplitter]

In my everyday existence, I find having a knife indispensable. The shape doesn't much matter as long as I have a good, sharp cutting edge.

I do on occassion find the versatility of a multi-bladed knife advantageous. I keep a few around. But most of the time all I want or need is a single blade.

- Christian

Christian,

Folded equal end, top right. That is one sweet looking knife. What is it?

 

[Ascham]

Love a single blade knife.

 

[kamagong]

I suppose I just prefer another blade on the single spring. This one is actually just a bit smaller than the knife in the OP. I do like single spring slipjoints. I just prefer more than one blade.

I suppose it's a matter of preference. Aesthetically nothing compares to the elegant simplicity of the single. I don't like the looks of crinked or asymetrically ground blades. Not to mention that single blade knives are easier to sharpen than their multiblade counterparts, jacks excluded.

- Christian

 

[Easyrider]

Another big fan of a single blade traditional knife.

Fond of traditional lockback knives also.

:saturn::saturn:

 

[kamagong]

Christian,

Folded equal end, top right. That is one sweet looking knife. What is it?

That's one of the Queen/Burke collabs, specifically the Rancher.

 

[NMpops]

I run through cycles where all I carry is single blades like Mini-Copperlock or a Schrade Dogleg Trapper but after awhile I switch back to stockmans. Just can't stay with one style.

 

[bladesandbrews]

Occasionally I'll see a multi-blade folder that catches my eye, but I usually gravitate toward the single blade knives myself.

 

[dannyp]

I like both single and multi-blade knives. Single blade knives are slightly more comfortable to use and can often be opened by pinching the blade, which is nice as a lefty. I've gotten to the point where any multi-blade knives that interest me have at least one curved and one straight blade. It can be nice having the different blade profiles, but I've never felt under knifed with a single blade folder.

 

[somniloquist]

One of the reasons I carry a traditional pattern instead of a modern pattern is to have a selection of blade shapes, each optimized for a specific cutting job...

Bingo! Someone please get this man a cigar. This represents my feelings exactly.

 

[leghog]

I suppose it's a matter of preference. Aesthetically nothing compares to the elegant simplicity of the single. I don't like the looks of crinked or asymetrically ground blades. Not to mention that single blade knives are easier to sharpen than their multiblade counterparts, jacks excluded.

- Christian

A blade is a blade. All else being equal, one is no harder to sharpen than another. Having multiple blades on a single knife doesn't change that.

 

[leghog]

One of the reasons I carry a traditional pattern instead of a modern pattern is to have a selection of blade shapes, each optimized for a specific cutting job...

Bingo! Someone please get this man a cigar. This represents my feelings exactly.

Exactly my thoughts too.

 

[kamagong]

A blade is a blade. All else being equal, one is no harder to sharpen than another. Having multiple blades on a single knife doesn't change that.

That's just the thing. All else is not equal. Single blade knives are evenly ground. On the other hand the blades on a stockman favor one side more than the other. When sharpening them I have to focus and pay more attention. When sharpening a single blade folder the process is more natural and I can do it almost by feel.

 

[Railsplitter]

That's one of the Queen/Burke collabs, specifically the Rancher.

Thanks! Found one that I might bid on.

 

[leghog]

That's just the thing. All else is not equal. Single blade knives are evenly ground. On the other hand the blades on a stockman favor one side more than the other. When sharpening them I have to focus and pay more attention. When sharpening a single blade folder the process is more natural and I can do it almost by feel.

I really can't tell the difference that one is harder to sharpen than the other. It's a relatively simple task to begin with. And I've not noticed blades on multiblade slip joints being unevenly ground.

 

[pinnah]

I find that not only is having multiple blades handy, but having multiple types of tools is handy too. I grew up with Ulster BSA Scout knives and that sort of set my expectations and bias.

But in high school, I bought my first "man's knife", a Buck 110 purchased from Herters catalog. Such singleness of purpose. Such simplicity.

I've lived this divided mind for most of my life. I tried multi-tool and that didn't work. Spent many years not carrying anything daily other than Classic on a key chain. Eventually the Classic got replaced with a Leatherman Micra and I carried that on my key chain like, forever it seems.

About 15 years ago I got an Opinel in trade for some bike parts. It went in my pocket and it changed my life for the better.

Then I found this site and that changed my life for the better too. Great group of people.

But the one thing I found, I dunno... odd, I guess were those people who carried more than one knife. "That's nuts!", I thought.

An older guy at work saw me fishing for my keys to get my Micra and told me, "You'll get more use from that by carrying it in your pocket."

I thought, "Yeah, but I'm not one of those unbalanced knife freaks." A month later I was a wedding party with unopened beer in my hand and a Buck Duke in my pocket. I found my keys in the house, took the Micra off the key ring, opened the beer and put the Micra in my LFP where it has stayed ever since.

Sometimes, a small pen blade is better than a big blade. Big knife lovers are wrong. You can't just "choke up" on big blade. Sometimes, smaller is better. And sometimes, a screw driver or cap lifter is better.

So, now I'm a freak. It's even been said in another sub-forum that combining a Micra with a single blade folder is "pulling a Pinnah". So be it.

Big folders by Pinnah, on Flickr

I don't know, but I've been told that a Micra pairs well with a Rezola.

 

[Woodrow F Call]

I like them all.

 

[Chris Montgomery]

I suppose I just prefer another blade on the single spring. This one is actually just a bit smaller than the knife in the OP. I do like single spring slipjoints. I just prefer more than one blade.

I find myself with this leaning, especially if I am wearing my Sunday go to meeting clothes .
But mostly I just love good well made well designed knives.

Chris

 

[jackknife]

I don't know, but I've been told that a Micra pairs well with a Rezola.

WHAT!

A Resolza with a micra? Preposterous I say. I don't know where you may have heard such a thing! Absolutely preposterous.

But I can see where a mere single blade knife may need a little bit of backup now and then. After all, it is just a single blade knife, and as someone somewhere once said, sometimes a screw driver or cap lifter is nice to have.

 

[Peregrin]

Being a knife-nut results in me almost always having more then one knife with me. Because of that I find myself with multi-blade knives and single blade knives with no rhyme nor reason to my choice, other then carrying what calls to me on any given day.

I do like having a straight blade and one with some belly.

If I'm wearing dressier pants or a suit I'll go with a single blade or single spring two blade most of the time.