Toughest knife pt. 2?

[Smoke]

I've been checking out the 'Toughest' knife thread, which has been totally cool btw. I've noticed the formula of tough knife seems to be

Large thick well made blade w/ tough handle material and ky/concealex sheath.

Does the toughest knife necessarily have to have the longest blade? Or could a blade less than even 4" be somehow stronger than a large blade?

 

[MaxPower]

Of course a smaller knife could be stronger. It seems to me that if you took for instance a Battle Mistress and scaled it down to a 4in. blade it would naturally be stronger because it would be stouter and cut down on leverage, making the knife stronger in all aplications. Just an opinion.

 

[Cougar Allen]

Have you been keeping up with that thread? Two short knives have been mentioned -- Kevin Wilkins makes a number of different models with a 1/4" thickness and 4" overall length, 2" blade (6.35mm, 10cm, 5cm). A pic of another maker's knife was posted and the poster said it had a thickness of 3/8" (9.5mm) at the spine in the center, tapering toward both ends -- he didn't say how long it is, but it looks short.

It's a good idea to start a new thread for discussing that kind of tough knife, I think; they're different.

A blade 2" long and 1/4" thick is fantastically strong; I think it would be very reasonable to argue it's more indestructible (yes, I know I used a comparative adjective for an absolute quality ... so sue me) than the Ang Khola Bowie. It's a monster of a different kind, but a monster nonetheless.

-Cougar Allen :{)


[This message has been edited by Cougar Allen (edited 14 December 1999).]