Small fixed blades

[HFinn]

On my vacation I had with me a small Puukko by Heimo Roselli. It turned out that this was the knife I used most. Cutting open packages, whittling, cutting foodstuff, you name it. The Case Sodbuster I have served mostly in the kitchen, but the Roselli went with me to the woods and everywhere I went. I really fell in love with this knife. It fits the pocket, no need to hang it from my belt. The UHC steel takes a very sharp edge and keeps it well.

The big Roselli was used to baton firewood. It is my favorite big knife now.

So, show us your small, pocketable fixed blades and tell about them. What are they good for and what are their shortcomings. I might be tempted to get another fixed blade of same proportions in the future, but it should be flatter to be even more pocketable. Preferably with natural material handle slabs, stag, bone or wood.

 

[BJE]

Nice knives. I appreciate fixed blades in the woods, but my efforts to EDC them have been in vain. It usually comes down to being able to fit a larger and more comfortable folding knife in my pocket then I can a similarly sized fixed blade.
Carry on the belt is great when I can, that means woods or home carry mostly.
I used to have a bark river psk, that was my favorite wee fixed blade, I have an izula now but it doesn't get carried much, blade is too thick to make a good slicer.

 

[comoha]

Roselli knives are the absolute best. I've had the Carpenter's Knife and Leuku. Straight-forward and bombproof. Astounding edges too. :thumbup:

 

[kamagong]

Nice mummonhammas. I don't have any pocketable fixed blades. Fixed blades must be carried openly in my locale, so that means belt carry or strapped to a pack for the most part. That being the case, my small fixed blades are between three and four inches in length. It doesn't make any sense to carry anything smaller, especially since I also have a slipjoint in my pocket.

This is my "small" knife.

Made by Joonas Kallioniemi, it sports a 3.35" (85 mm) silversteel blade. The narrow profile, with its slight hollow ground geometry and distal taper, makes for a superb wood working knife. Or so I've heard. I haven't been able to make myself use this knife yet. At the 2011 Fiskars Annual Knife Competition this puukko took home the gold in the championship class, user knife category.

My friend has a similar knife and he uses it to teach kids how to carve spikketrollets at school demonstrations.

Image by Schwert

- Christian