Optimum blade shape/length ; what's YOURS?

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We all have Our favorites, riiight? :D So, gang, what's your
optimum blade shape & length? :confused: I like both
the tanto & hawkbill ( as on the SE Merlin :D ) for the very
fact they terrify the "sheep" :eek: gimme about 4" for the tanto &
3" for the hawkbill.

What about the rest of you ?


AET
 
3 1/2 " blade seems to do most of what I need to do. The 110 has a 3 3/4" blade and feels like a small fixed blade when open.In my work sheeple are not an issue and a knife is truely regarded as a tool.
guy
 
For general utility and most outdoor work, I like a blade somewhere between 3 1/2" and 4". That size just feels comfortable yet easy enough to control. For the wood whittling I do, I like a very small blade, somewhere around 2”.
 
2 3/4" - 3" drop or spear point with either a flat or high hollow ground blade.

Paul
 
Most of what I carry is clip or drop point, 3" to 4". In the kitchen I like 4" to 6".
 
The SS Spyderco Police model...4&1/4 inches of a very pointy razor.
 
General use, a 3.5-4 inch drop point, full flat grind, 1 1/4 inches high, thin blade stock.

Additionally, a wharncliffe would be along for it's fine uses and shape.

Phil
 
The 3 1/2" blade size does it for me--large enough to get the job done--small enough to carry, whether fixed or folder.

Blade shape??--That's a tough one with all the hybrid blade designs around. It would probably be a drop point/spear point type blade.

BTW, welcome to the forums!:)
 
My all-time favorite blade shape is the one on my Dozier Yukon Pro Skinner... plenty of belly, and yet enough point for delicate work on trophies. 3.5" seems about right for general tasks.

AJ
 
Originally posted by phatch
General use, a 3.5-4 inch drop point, full flat grind, 1 1/4 inches high, thin blade stock.

I agree with phatch,after over thirty years of hunting,fishing and camping as well as numerous week long wilderness canoe trips and a two month tent camping trip to Alaska,I have found this to be the best ALLROUND combination in a fixed blade for the numerous tasks performed...anything more and a hatchet or saw is the tool!!

GH
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in the 3 1/2" range for most tasks. I also like the sheepsfoot a great deal. At work I carry a plain edge Spyderco Rescue and a SAK Tinker. Everywhere else it's the Tinker and a Buck 110. I'd like to get a wharncliffe, it looks like it might just be the best of both worlds.

Frank
 
My optimum blade length seems to be in the 5" to 6" range. That's small enough for extremely fine work, like picking splinters, and large enough for heavy tasks just short of where I'd want an axe anyway. A handle that is comfortable in different grips is critical to getting the most out of a blade that size. I am very happy that Camillus has made a blade this size easy to carry with their Maxx series!

My optimum blade shape is a clip-point recurve. I think this design offers the best versatility for different utility and defensive tasks. You get elements of dagger, skinning, and hawkbill blades all in one seamless package.

Given my preferences for size and shape you can imagine how excited I am about the upcoming release of the Camillus Aftermath! :D

--Bob Q
 
I used to prefer about a 3" blade until I started carrying the Spyderco Endura, and later the Police model.
Now my optimal seems to be clip-points in the 3.75" to 4.5" range.

Those big Spydercos have spoiled me with large comfortable handles--now smaller knives just crowd my fingers too much.

Allen.
 
3.5 inch spearpoint or 4 inch clip point works best for me.

By the way its bad form to scare the sheeple.
It has more to do with presentation than the tool.
I can use an AFCK in a crowd to perform a minor task without causing alarm.

THink of someone stapling a sheet of paper.... No bigee right?
Now imagine that person screaming and swinging the stapler around while running around the office.
Pretty scary huh?
People are scared enough without everyone trying to whip out their death sickles trying to get a rise out of folks.
Work towards a climate of rationale thought and reasonable laws.
Please don't scare the sheep
 
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