Small Fixed Blade Suggestions

Thanks for everyone's reply and suggestions. They were all helpful. I wouldn't say I have my choice narrowed down...but I am looking at all the options and doing some investigating and reading. I kind of like the look of that Boker Plus Vox PryMate Pro... but I am unsure if that just might be too thick to be a useful cutting tool. I am aware that in general, as you increase the thickness of the blade stock the slicing capability decreases. I know there are other factors as well that will influence that, like blade grind and coating.
 
Have you looked around the internet for an Entrek Badger? Several vendors sell Entrek knives (I bought mine at a shopping mall knife store).

Give onestopknifeshop.com a call, they have the Badger listed on their site. I'm not sure if they have any in stock, but they don't indicate that they are out of stock. Might be worth a call to find out. And they are most definitely an approved Bladeforums vendor.

I've used my Entrek Cobra to pry open wooden packing crates, as well as various other cutting duties.

I was actually thinking of giving it away. But if they are going to be hard to get, I might have to hold onto it ;).


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I actually gave One Stop a call several weeks ago before I began this post...and was told its not available. My understanding is that the maker has been dealing with health issues and isn't able to produce his knives at this time.
 
ScarFoot said:
Checkout Esee. They’ve got a few models that would fit your specs. Bradford is another good suggestion. I have one of their G-neckers and, although I wouldn’t recommend that particular knife, I wouldn’t hesitate to try a Guardian.
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Been hanging around here since 2009, first post. Just curious why you wouldn’t recommend the G-necker. I’ve been contemplating one but can’t convince myself it would be any better than my Esee and Becker knives of similar size.
 
Deino said:
My knife suggestion is a rather odd brand one. Russian made, inexpensive but usable, just a little over 3" (8cm exact) blade, Aus-8, there are better steels variants.
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Came with wrapped handle, but I removed it (old pic).
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What is the name of the top one
 
Gramps said:
I'm looking for a small, chunky/stout 3" to 3 1/2" fixed blade for personal carry. Initially I was looking at the Entrek Badger, but see that the Entrek line doesn't seem to be available any longer. I have also looked at the Tops Delta Unit 3, but with 1/4" thick stock fear that might just too thick to be useful. Something close to a four finger grip is essential for me....any suggestions you might have for someone looking for a small fixed blade in the chunky/stout category? Thanks .
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For chunky/stout I would be thinking TOPS also, such as the C.A.T.
 
JWright214 said:
Been hanging around here since 2009, first post. Just curious why you wouldn’t recommend the G-necker. I’ve been contemplating one but can’t convince myself it would be any better than my Esee and Becker knives of similar size.
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The G-necker is a little awkward around the ricasso area In my opinion. It made it hard to sharpen before I somewhat crudely re-contoured it. Started taking a pretty bad recurve before I “fixed” it. It’s also heavy for its size. Whatever they did with the Elmax is spot on though. The edge retention is excellent and it really isn’t all that difficult to get extremely sharp. It’s become my go-to around the house utility knife. I made 350 cardboard cuts and 200+ passes through a random piece of wood I had in the scrap bin and it would still shave after all of that. That‘s a win in my book.
 
ScarFoot said:
The G-necker is a little awkward around the ricasso area In my opinion. It made it hard to sharpen before I somewhat crudely re-contoured it. Started taking a pretty bad recurve before I “fixed” it. It’s also heavy for its size. Whatever they did with the Elmax is spot on though. The edge retention is excellent and it really isn’t all that difficult to get extremely sharp. It’s become my go-to around the house utility knife. I made 350 cardboard cuts and 200+ passes through a random piece of wood I had in the scrap bin and it would still shave after all of that. That‘s a win in my book.
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I appreciate the info. I really like the looks and the size, and I’d like to try Elmax done right, but I’m still a bit torn on this one. I’m going back and forth between this and an LT Wright patriot in A2.
 
You might want to consider Custom. Get what you want, the way you want it.

Loveless pattern City Knife:
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Dave Boye:
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WD Pease: (I used to carry this one a lot)
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Another Loveless pattern, the New York Special (sold to another BF member):
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Koji Hara:
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If custom blades are an option, deep cuts cutlery makes fantastic EDC knives. He uses CPM Magnacut and heat treats them to ~65 HRC, and grinds them to 0.008-0.010" BTE. They're phenomenal cutting tools and the heat treat is spot on!
 
cmfkdragoon said:
I have the Bradford guardian 3 and while I love the blade, I'm not a very big fan of the handle. I have large hands and plenty of small knives do the trick for me. However, I've never been able to get a good purchase on the guardian 3.

At that size range, I would take a look at Fiddleback Forge. They make some excellent small fixed blades with well sculpted handles that, to me, fit well in a large hand.
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I would have recommended the Bradford Guardian 3 about 2 months ago (I own 2) but a recent experience with them has soured their brand for me. They have an awfully high price point for a subpar fit/finish. Lots of good alternative recommendations provided by other members here.
 
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