One Knife: Small Fixed blade Vs Larged Fixed blade

I guess I'll bite..........

Large blade because it can do what a small blade can't.
I.E.- Like chop wood!!
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--The Raptor--
 
You wouldn't be lost if you had only a small fixed blade. As long as it's stout. You can chop wood very effectively with a smaller blade by using a chunk of wood as a baton to hammer on the spine. However, a larger blade and especially an axe would be more effective in such situations where you had to dig deep into the heartwood of a tree to get dry tinder during a wet spell.

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Hoodoo

I get some pleasure from finding a relentlessly peaceful use for a combative looking knife.
JKM
 
If you only get ONE knife, then I'd have to say neither. A medium knife would probably bridge the gap the best between more delicate work like carving notches in sticks, and larger chores.

...Of course, everyone has a different opinion of what a medium knife is!!

 
While I'll have to agree with both of the other posters here, I would still go for the larger knife if I had to make the choice.
I guess that it's just a matter of preference after all.
Hell, I consider a 9" bowie to be of medium size.
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--The Raptor--
 
For survival I would pick a large fixed blade knife. You can chop with the large knife which you usually can't with a small one and if you need to do delicate works you can always choke up on the knife.
 
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