Small knife challenge

[Legendary_Jarl]

hahaha I have been playing that game for 10 years because I live in a city with a <3'' blade rule.

 

[Zornhau]

This is the work knife of my current whim. I'll carry it through the month for the challenge, since I was carrying it anyway. Outside of the kitchen, it serves all my needs.

 

[scorpnsnake]

Contrary to what I ever would have guessed, my taste just keeps gravitating towards chunkier folders with longer and longer blades. I tried to work a deal on a CKF Big Brutus the other day, alas, it fell apart over $25.

But, if you ever want to do a carry your 4" plus blades challenge, I'm in!

 

[hhmoore]

if you ever want to do a carry your 4" plus blades challenge, I'm in!

Start one - you have the power, the knife, and the willingness to carry it.

 

[ShaiHulud]

Contrary to what I ever would have guessed, my taste just keeps gravitating towards chunkier folders with longer and longer blades. I tried to work a deal on a CKF Big Brutus the other day, alas, it fell apart over $25.

But, if you ever want to do a carry your 4" plus blades challenge, I'm in!

 

[Stringjam7]

It's not that there aren't sub 3" blades I don't like, it's just that I like variety more. If I was interested in the challenge, I would be happy enough with either of these.

 

[bdmicarta]

I used to carry a Benchmade mini-grip. I finally realized that it worked for me but a longer blade was easier to use so now most of my carry is with PM2 or Manix 2, these seem to be the sweet spot for me.

 

[TrainedBullets]

This will be a piece of cake. Other than the exceptions you list, I haven’t carried or used a knife 3.0” of greater in at least a year.

 

[AntDog]

I’ll play along. Got a UTX-85 inbound. Going from a Combat Troodon to that is gonna be odd, but should be good for a laugh or two.

It’ll be an interesting month anyway.

 

[ShaiHulud]

I used to carry a Benchmade mini-grip. I finally realized that it worked for me but a longer blade was easier to use so now most of my carry is with PM2 or Manix 2, these seem to be the sweet spot for me.

I felt that way for years, carried a spyderco police and military (not at the same time) also carried pm2, manix 2, endura 4 etc
And while I can agree that a longer blade can do "more" than a shorter blade, I also discovered I never once ran Into a job, chore, or task that required the full real estate of a larger folder

 

[AntDog]

The other gauntlet has been thrown down.

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/large-knife-challenge.1983155/

 

[ShaiHulud]

The other gauntlet has been thrown down.

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/large-knife-challenge.1983155/

Ha

 

[cbach8tw]

I'm not going to participate, but I regularly carry a Mora Eldris and it does everything I need except food prep. Could probably do that too, the grind is more of an issue than the length.

I am not participating, but I am finding 3 inches ok, not sure if Opinel 6 is small enough. I had to comment i also have an Eldris, but I find it useful but a little awkward. I got a JK pocket keppie to be a little more flat grind.

 

[cbach8tw]

I guess a 3 bladed stockman would be ok? A blade for different tasks.

 

[knarfeng]

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

 

[bdmicarta]

And while I can agree that a longer blade can do "more" than a shorter blade, I also discovered I never once ran Into a job, chore, or task that required the full real estate of a larger folder

For the most part I agree- a longer blade might do it easier but is not required. Some exceptions for me would be cutting large apples or oranges. My company brings in fruit once a week and puts it in the break room and for some reason they come up with very large oranges and sometimes large apples. A longer blade just works better for cutting large apples.

 

[hhmoore]

A longer blade just works better for cutting large apples.

I've got a few at 5/16" thick, and 50-60 degrees inclusive that wouldn't be great at slicing apples...but it'll separate pieces.

Small knives. I don't have many modern folders under 3". There's the Pup I posted earlier, and these

I could definitely go a month

 

[guy g]

Day 2.. Small 21, Mini Canadian , SAK Spartan, Buck 501 Stag (2000)

 

[norcalAF]

Day 2!

 

[afishhunter]

less than 3 inches

Over-all length or blade length?

If blade length ... I got 54 years and counting consective daily use of a sub 3 inch blade.

If Over-All length ... for me that would be an unwinnable challenge.
I've tried them a couple times over the decades, but I just can't warm up to the "Peanut" class (2 7/8 inch or less closed) knives for my primary/only carry.

There are some who carry them daily as their EDC, and get long fine with only the Peanut, or a SAK SD Classic, or a Christy Knife, as their only knife. (in many cases it IS their only knife!)
They do much more with them than just open letters, packages, and peel an apple/cut a chaw offa plug of tobacco, too.
(no doubt many wonder why some insist they "need" a blade over 1 to 1.5 inch in daily life. "It don't have to be big; just sharp" is their mantra.
My paternal gramps and my dad were among their numbers.

Some days I "required" a longer blade (scraping off head gaskets and carbon build up, cutting radiator and heater hose, fan belts,, scoring drywall, wood, steel/brass/copper/aluminum, and PVC pipe with my Buck 110, instead of the stockman or Barlow in my pocket. Or a machete for removing coconut palm fronds and cutting/chopping to 3' (+/-) and putting them in 55 gallon trash cans, so the trash company would take them. (they refused full length 12 to 15 foot fronds, and/or cut or whole loose fronds stacked/piled up near the trask cans.), removing coconut husks and opening the coconut, etc. for example)
I still used a sub 3 inch blade on those days, however, for food prep, whittlin', scoring drywall, and other "light" jobs ....