Thin bladed Fixed Blade

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Sand Man

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I'm looking for a fixed blade knife 4" to 5" blade length that has a thin blade 1/8" or less.
I have plenty of thick ones: MAD DOG and Busse.
I need one that is a very efficient cutter. No need for chopping or prying.
What would you suggest?
 
Sand Man,
This may seem an odd first choice check out Cold Steels
Desperado;4 7/8 nogales recurve blade wicked cutter and thin.
 
The new Spyderco Temperance FB will be a bit longer than 4 inches. It is flat ground and should be 3mm steel.

The Spyderco Fred Perrin is out w/ kydex sheath is 4mm (5/32") thick and less than 4 ounces overall. Blade is approx. 5 inches long and is also flat ground.
 
Check this out;

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=188911

I would recommend ordering one with Ron's differential heat treated O1 for blade steel. It looks really cool with the bold temper line. His heat treat is spot on as I have a little aikuchi using this steel and it takes an absolute razor edge and just effortlessly sails through about anything you care to cut within reason. The flat ground blade and very thin edge provide a minimum of resistance. His Kydex work is very good and a wide range of rayskin and silk colors are available with or without a nice pair of menuki's. Or even more traditional handles such as micarta, G-10 or wood if you wish. And at Ron's prices there is absolutely no reason not to go custom.
 
You may be looking for a thinner edge and not necessarily a
thinner blade. I had a Marbles Expert II - 3/16" stock. It was
ground to a razor thin edge and literally razor sharp. I don't like edges that thin but there's no denying the cutting ability of a
razor like that.
 
Phill Hartsfield makes a knife of 1/8 stock that cuts awesome. His kwaiken model would be a great choice.
 
Victorinox small kitchen knives are really thin. For fun I put some 12 degree edges on a few. Can't say how long the edge will last, but it is razor like...

also cheap
 
Curiousity abounds....
Where can we see this wonderous Spydie Temperence in a FB???
 
The Mad Dog Lab Rat is made from 1/8 stock, and the blade is quit thin. The knife is a downright pleasure to use. I traded mine for a 3/16 Pack Rat, now I wish I had the Lab Rat back.
 
Try a BM Nimravus. I saw one today at my local B&M store.
 
I made a thin bird and trout for Matthew Raparort here on the forums. he did a review about it in the custom knife forum i believe.
 
Sounds like you want a mora knife, something that aint built to chop down trees, that can slice tomatoes like a good kitchen knife, holds an edge and is easy to sharpen. Try www.ragweedforge.com or go to www.eknifeworks.com and go to the index and go to frosts not frosts cutlery. Look at the frost clippers they'er only 7bux........
 
I suggest the Spyderco Moran early model with full convex grind. The VG-10 steel is excellent for holding an edge.

New model is available with drop point if preferred.

Regards,
FK
 
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I can heartily second the THR TTKK suggestion above. In my case a 5/32'nds BG-42 blade. If you really want it thinner, that's available too. With a properly ground knife and a great edge, you don't have to go with something super thin to get a good and efficient cutter.

Like you, I have several large knives but, find I use my TTKK a lot more then those because it is so much more versatile. Sure, I can't chop down a large tree with it like I could with a Battle Mistress or Armegeddon but, I am much more apt to whittle a sharp end on a twig to roast a marshmellow or hot dog then I am to build a log cabin on a weekend get away.

When you look at knives, consider the overall knife shape (grind) and the way the cutting edge is prepared. With proper heat treatment and a good steel, the way the edge is made will be more important then 1/32nds, give or take, in how the knife actually cuts.
 
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