Small knife challenge

[ShaiHulud]

Thanks to everyone who participated in some capacity and keeping the thread going,

 

[Habbekuk]

Challenge completed. A larger blade was only missed when cutting dandelion leaves for the guinea pigs.

 

[Horsewright]

Crusing on a fishing trip. The desert is in bloom:

A lil guy can get thirsty at the ol fishing hole:

Or while he's helping out with dinner:

 

[Timex]

I carried a Camillus made Buck 303 every day for well over a decade. Only knife I used and I never felt "under knifed".
Longest blade is 2 1/2 inches.
The one on top in 440A

Lately, I have been carrying my Buck 303 and a few other Stockman patterns. The Sheepsfoot blade sees a lot of use.

 

[knarfeng]

Lately, I have been carrying my Buck 303 and a few other Stockman patterns. The Sheepsfoot blade sees a lot of use.

The sheepsfoot excels at jobs which require starting a cut in the middle of a surface. The harder you push on the point, the more it forces the knife openn. I normally prefer to carry a traditional which has a sheepsfoot or wharncliffe blade for that reason.

 

[transmaster]

Techno 2​

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Who made the folding rule in the center I have been looking for something like that for years.

 

[transmaster]

Techno 2​

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OK that is a Lufkin No. 171 Carpenters folding caliper. made c.1920. Thanks for posting the Photo it pointed me in the proper direction I needed to look. I found and purchased this one. A 12" Stanley No 32 folding Carpenters caliper they were made from 1859 to 1941. These folding Boxwood calibers were popular with field scientists c.1900.

 

[hhmoore]

I had to come back to make sure I'd completed the challenge because I used my tanto Zaan on Saturday. Luckily, that was the 25th - my month was up on the 13th.

 

[AusLoX]

Small Sebenza is ok for the challenge, correct? 2.94” I believe

 

[Low_rez]

I am still at it with the Bihai in the urban jungle of NYC.

 

[Ember]

I've done this in the past, especially living or working places where <3" blades were required.

My main experience agrees with this:


My hands are not so large but I definitely agree. Spyderco Delica, Spyderco Para3, Benchmade 525 are all good for extended use for me despite the small blades.

Benchmade 707 does not have enough grip for me to be more than light use. Small Sebenza is only slightly better; I would say "marginal" for my hands.

My preference is in the 3.25-3.75" blade range but I can get along just fine sub-3" with the right handle.

707 vs 525:

Hey Skywalker31
Can't message you (probably because you don't have a subscription at the moment) so asking here - any interest to sell Benchmade 707 pictured in your post?

 

[TrainedBullets]

I can’t recall a time I needed or used a > 2.99” blade for anything other than food prep in the last 12 months.