The merits of having a small knife

I think it's the right tool for the right job. Not as an either - or, but small knives complement big knives.

My current favorite, thanks to the "Minimalistic SAK" thread, is the Victorinox Manager (without the led - I carry a photon on my keychain). It's as close to perfection as I could ask for, everything handy in a small knife, nothing that I don't need. And yes, the screwdriver fits my glasses.
 
If you are interested in a small fixed blade knife that fits in your pocket, check out Don Cowles Knives. He makes a pocket sheath that incorporates a William Henry clip. The knife is small and it has all the benefits of a fixed blade. His models go all the way from utility to fancy dress. The knife I got at the Blade show is about the size of an open William Henry Lancet and has a damascus blade with a black lip pearl handle.
 
Dan, I like carrying your Mnandi, too! :D

I like my "shirt-pocket knives" for any ordinary tasks they can handle, which is almost everything ... so they make great back-up to the larger knife or multitool I might be carrying.

But my favorites are tiny neck knives. My latest is a Rob Simonich "Bitterroot" which is sooo small, a 4" blade with a 1.5" blade. I strung beads along the chains.
 
Yup, I like carrying around my Chive and I just picked up this little guy from David Winston for those jobs that require a small blade (pic waaaay bigger than actual size):

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Originally posted by Morgoth412
You can't go wrong with Spyderco. cricket, Jester, Kiwi, Dodo, Dragonfly, Meerkat, Salsa. Lots of cool stuff.

Blade-tech's mouse II looks like a great small knife as well.
-Kevin
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I agree that Spyderco does have a really great selection for small knives. I don't necessarily *like* all of their small knives, but I have found the ones I like from among the whole offering -- would not suggest that it's reasonable to expect to like them *all* anyway.

My pick is the Copilot. That sweeeeet hollow ground stubby little blade feels so perfect for ANYTHING except carving a London broil! I swear, it even feels like I could do *combat* with that thing. (And just imagine what your foe would feel like with a stout little razor like that carving scrimshaw into him! NASTY!)

Do you all consider knives as big as the Mini Griptilian, or the Delica, to be small knives? I guess they kind of are, when compared to knives like the AFCK or the Cuda Maxx, but they are not what I think of as "diminutive."

---Jeffrey
 
I'd never seen CKRT before I wen't to Darwin recently. I picked up an Urban Shark for less than AUS$100. Great little knife and remarkable quality for the price. It has an extremely pointy tip which I assume is for tactical purposes. In reality (my non-tactical reality that is) this comes in handly for all sorts of things, like removing Kangaroo ticks from the dog after a bush walk, removing splinters, cutting inflamatory conspiracy theory articles out of the paper, serving as a mini screwdriver for sunglasses etc. Great little blade.
 
I've decided that I need to scale down a couple of bits of my EDC, especially for the summer when I'll be wearing lighter clothes. The things I plan to 'shrink' are my torch (E2e +KL1) and knife (Small Classic Sebenza).

I already have an E1e that I will use, but I'm still in a quandry over the knife... I'd really like a Spyderco Navigator PE, but money is tight. I think it will be a Spydie Cricket PE (a brilliant small knife) for the time being (I have three :D ).

I think the thought and design that has gone into a lot of the modern small knives has certainly created a lot of little big knives, love it.

Hellz
 
I have a Simonich Bitteroot on order. This just might be the small neck knife I've been looking for. Those keys from David Winston are pretty cool too.

Paul
 
I'm suprised no one mentioned it yet, the best thing about small knives is, ya can carry more of 'em. :D :cool:
 
Saddle up boys...Cold Steel’s "Tuff Lite" knives are very tuff and very light as well as providing a small ware factor, little or no pocket ware. Also see the thread on sharp which should includes this knife. My favorite is the Clip Blade model. My brother likes the Tanto shape.
 
i've got a Case Baby Butterbean that gets dropped in my pocket every morning. i could probably get by with just it for about 364 days out of the year.
 
I have a pocket knife made by Sean Perkins, which for me is the perfect small knife. It has about a 2" inch blade with a 2" handle made from one piece of A1 tool steel about 1/8" thick. It has no handle scales.

It slips into a small square sheath that covers the blade and about 1/4" of the handle. The knife/sheath combo is perfect for pocket carry. It's really light and the perfect length to fit lengthwise in the bottom of the pocket, thus not falling out when in the recliner.

The blade is differentially tempered, with a scythe grind, chisel on one side and convex on the other. The convex side has very tiny grooves ground into it to give microserrations. It's a very effective cutting tool. The hard edge means infrequent sharpenings, which helps maintain the chisel grind. The handle fits the first two fingers perfectly and I have large hands. Children love its small size. The finish is unique to Sean Perkins. He grinds little swirls all over the surface of the handle (about 50 on this 2" inch handle). These provide a good grip and reflect the light at every angle.

Unfortunately Mr. Perkins has disappeared from the internet where he used to have a very active website. Whether he's quit or is dead has been impossible to discern.
 
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