Small EDC fixed blades between 3-3.5 inches with cpm3V ? Or any other good comfortable, easy to carry fixed blades around that size?

That last knife pictured above looks a lot like a paring knife we have stuck in the knife block on our kitchen counter. Which suggests to me that a viable alternative to a premium maker's expensive blade from an admittedly superior, sophisticated alloy might be to just get a kitchen grade little knife for your neck wear.

If for some unfortunate reason, you do have to use it in anger, its loss to the police property room (or down a near-by sewer grate) will not be an issue for you.

If this does not feel like a viable self defense strategy for you, then a carry knife is way more than just a survival tool in your mind. My own EDC is just a multitool. If I were to feel th need for an EC slash-and-stabber, I shure wouldn't be showing it around or talking about it here . .and it would be something generic that I could just drop and walk away from on short notice.
 
J. Doyle said:
I'll say!


This.....



Will guarantee this....



Man your blades are solid designs with decent lines. And your only a bit of sandpaper and some time away from bumping them up a notch.

You should always want to be in higher demand even if YOU CHOOSE not to take on extra work.

This is meant as positive constructive criticism. It pains me seeing guys using the above position to justify lesser fit/finish than they're capable of.

Knives can be BOTH beautiful/exquisitely finished AND functional. I want makers to always do better(ultimately their best) work.
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Obviously, Everything You said/say is true......

Things like this don't translate over the internet very accurately..... I get misinterpreted occasionally.

My self deprecating "charm" comes from my dark sense of humor....
I'm a bit of a contrarian. I naturally go in different directions. Idk why? I've never really fit in.
People either Love me or Hate me, and I'm ok with Both..... :D

heck, my IG page is Thanks for Knifing. (get it? it's Funny)

I'm VERY proud of My work. I make knives that others aren't making. If people were making knives like how I wanted, I never would of started making knives. I know my knives are Better, and the people who have them say so. I know it's alot of hard work and time that I put into each and every knife. I am Slow.

I do need to let people know what to expect though.
There will be scuffs and scratches, dings, and nicks........ I want to make knives for People.
Knives people aren't afraid to use. I don't want to sell knives too expensive, too pretty, too rare to use.

I am going to polish up my looks a tiny bit. I made a nice disk grinder. This winter I am going to make a waterfall platen.
Each knife looks better and better. I will increase my finish, but I don't want to increase my cost. Much.

I understand collecting things/knives..... but (I'm) not ready yet to be lumped into That group. I don't plan on making any safe queens any time soon.
Please Use my knives.

I didn't use the word Hack, as an insult to me.

The quality of my work stands on it's own.


Thank You for the comments. I love to hear and engage with people and what they think....

THANKS!
 
hhmoore said:
Pretty sure I've still got a Bradford Guardian 3 in 3V...but it will be a few days before I can post it on the Exchange. Probably Sunday or Monday (you'll likely have bought something by then)
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Possibly not because I can’t find one in 3V. Send me a message when it’s for sale and the price.
 
Please take all commerce to the Exchange, PM or profile messages.

Thank you.
 
These knives by TJ Schwarz, his Overland models both full size and the Sport are quite nice in Magnacut, and the very small Civivi fixed blade cuts quite well too, so light. The blue Delica 4 is just in there as a size reference

The large Overland blade is about 4"
The Overland Sport blade is about 2 3/4"
The Civivi blade is about 2 1/4"

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Thank you sir for the shoutout!

Smiffman said:
Is Aeb-L easy to strop back to sharpness? Because I really like that in a knife.
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I make a LOT of knives from AEB-L and it is very easy to strop and bring back to life particularly if you don't let it get too bad. Thats one of the reasons I use it. I do lots of shows and can tell right away if the potential customer is a hunter or a cowboy. The hunter asks how well it holds an edge. The cowboy asks how easy is it to resharpen. If ya got 250 calves to cut before lunchtime you are gonna have to resharpen or touch up I don't care what your knife is made of. AEB-L will come back to ugly sharp just from a few licks on your chaps, or the top of a pickup window, or the bottom of a coffee mug. Few licks and your back. I make my own leather knives too from AEB-Land I sure use em hard. an example can be seen in this discussion on page two:


But as the discussion goes AEB-L is certainly a great steel for hunting knives too. The caveat? It must be at 61-63 RC to bring out the performance in this steel.
 
Something that really comes into play for me with a daily carry fixed blade is handle thickness. Any more than about .6" and it gets irritating. Any more than about 8" OAL and it gets irritating. You 3-3.5" blade length is perfect to keep you in that range. If you can manage to play with some handles I find it matters more than the steel.

But after this thread now I'm in the market for a small northern hunter in 3v 😁

Lt Wright 3v up top 4"
Arno Bernard N690 3.75"
David Mary AEBL for the 3 below that
White river s35vn at bottom. My least favorite of the bunch and it rarely sees pocket time these days as the scales irritate me.
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S Smiffman - did you see the Guardian 3.2 ? Just a little longer than the Guardian 3, and available in several places in Magnacut, including Bradford themselves.
 
Of the knives I own, the Bradford Guardian 3 is a hair longer than your requirements and available in a lot of steels, but I don't remember any in 3V. The White River M1 Pro Backpacker and Casstrom Safari are also some nice very small knives. If I had a knife made by David Mary, I'd certainly suggest that. The big questions for choosing a knife is going to be what kind of usage and abusage or you going to be putting it through.

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The Grendels said:
Of the knives I own, the Bradford Guardian 3 is a hair longer than your requirements and available in a lot of steels, but I don't remember any in 3V. The White River M1 Pro Backpacker and Casstrom Safari are also some nice very small knives. If I had a knife made by David Mary, I'd certainly suggest that. The big questions for choosing a knife is going to be what kind of usage and abusage or you going to be putting it through.

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How thick are the scales on your Bradford? Some of the 3d ones look rather thick but I've never seen one in person.

With your white river how is the grind? All 4 of mine have been 20 degrees one side 25 the other and taken considerable work to fix.
 
I have this one and it’s perfect for the OP’s needs. 3v, 3 inches, extremely lightweight, great handle, scary sharp and a great slicer. Cold Steel does a good job with 3v. Cold Steel Pendleton Mini Hunter 3v. The included sheath is fine but I had a kydex sheath made for it to carry horizontally. Best of all, it won’t break the bank at around $70. Use that extra $200 left over to buy whatever your inner knife nerd desires

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BlindMouse2of3 said:
How thick are the scales on your Bradford? Some of the 3d ones look rather thick but I've never seen one in person.

With your white river how is the grind? All 4 of mine have been 20 degrees one side 25 the other and taken considerable work to fix.
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The Bradford Guardian 3 that I have has a pineapple pattern handle that's 16mm from bumpy bit to bumpy bit on the other side. I seem to remember some styles of handle that were smoother. It's the biggest small knife that I have, the way it punches above its size. For toughness I'd take my Guardian over a number of bigger knives without hesitation.

The White River M1 Pro Backpacker I have was ground evenly on both sides, except for the last 15mm at the tip.

rlewpolar said:
I have this one and it’s perfect for the OP’s needs. 3v, 3 inches, extremely lightweight, great handle, scary sharp and a great slicer. Cold Steel does a good job with 3v. Cold Steel Pendleton Mini Hunter 3v. The included sheath is fine but I had a kydex sheath made for it to carry horizontally. Best of all, it won’t break the bank at around $70. Use that extra $200 left over to buy whatever your inner knife nerd desires

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I really like the Pendleton Hunter, because it goes against the trend of short blade/short handle; something I wish there was more of. I got the one with the AUS10 blade, but they're now issuing them with even better steel.
 
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