Under knifed?

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Anyone ever really felt under knifed?

I'm not a seriously experimented guy but I don't see the need for knife over 3" and by 3", I mean 1 1/2" straight and 1 1/2" upward. I'd go as far as saying I don't see the need for over 2" if it's a seax blade. I sometime feel like my 3 1/2" blade is too long for precise task.

Of course I take out food and fighting knife, both having different construction need.

Any other thinking like me?
 
Need....?

No.

Want?

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Oh, yes.

If I feel "under-knifed", I go and get more knife.

I feel like tip control is more of a function of handle shape than blade length. Hinderer for example, makes an excellently controllable knife. If you really want to go big, take a look at the TOPS Outpost Command.

I aspire to this kind of "one knife for life" thinking, but I don't think I'll ever find it. The Alox Electrician could take care of all my realistic knife needs, but I would want something bigger for breaking down cardboard and other tasks that need a little more "Millwright". I would also want something more appropriate for formal situations, a lightweight knife for summer....

You'll find a lot of people like me, here. It's a mental illness.
 
No. I carry 2 usually, sometimes a fixed blade depending on where I'm going or what I'm doing. I don't have any knives under 3 inches, usually carry 3.5 inch blades up to 4.25, bigger if a fixed blade sometimes.

Also carry a pistol everywhere but at work.
 
I also carry a firearm as long as I’m not at work (not allowed) and at least 3 knives , usually 4 - different knives for different tasks.
 
I typically carry in the 2.5 - 3.5 inch range. I'm one of those weird guys who will use his knife for as many things as possible which includes food. The shorter blades make some things harder but not impossible.

As was said above the design of the knife really matters. I have had short blades with bad control just like longer blades.
 
Nope. Went for over a decade carrying a Buck "Cadet" stockman with it's 2 1/2" main blade every day. I used it as both a truck driver and a construction worker and never felt "under knifed". These days I tend to carry a larger blade. As others have said, it's "because I can", not "because I need".
 
I’ve undershot and overshot it plenty of times but learned my lesson. I just stash a big whomper in the car and carry a good sized folder or fixed blade. Always have my ever-present SAK on me too.
 
Most of my sharp stuff has blades in the "sub-three inch neighborhood".
But there's always the bigger toys; for when I need to tear a bigger hole in something...
And I also carry a sidearm: just because...
 
I typically EDC a fixed blade of 3" - 5".

I would rather have a bigger knife and not need it, than carry a smaller blade and wish it was bigger. A larger blade can do a lot of things a small blade can, but a smaller blade is not always up to the tasks that a bigger blade can handle with ease.

I also do carry a Spyderco Lady(MAN)bug, in case I truly do need a small blade however.
 
Ahhhh... But your screen name implies that 'Ole Slabsides" is always lurking nearby...
 
I have a Buck 501 and a couple of Delica 4s. Both are under 3-ins. and pretty perfect for everyday tasks.

If you are thinking about having a knife for self-defense, I would encourage you to think things through one more time because knife fights are a crappy way to spend your Saturday afternoon. A better plan would be a) run away or b) if you really, really can't run away, forget about knives and get a gun. Then, all you have to do is shoot someone and spend the next five years in legal troubles. Easy-peasy.
 
Well I’m not just opening boxes and envelopes or just trimming the loose strings from my blue jeans.

In my professional job and out on the ranch a 3 inch blade is sometimes to small for the tasks we do. Yes I have a Buck 303 cadet in my pocket for removing splinters and close in work but my main user is a 3.5 inch Marksman or a Buck 110 with a 3.75 inch blade. And even then sometimes I have to get a bigger fixed blade out of the pickup. A large wad of baler twine wrapped around a shaft or a 3 inch poly rope for the oil rub would make a small 2 inch blade wilt in defeat. The feeders and mineral tubs are old tractor tires that sometimes need repair so what’s a little folder gonna do there?

So yes there are still tasks that require a bigger blade just as there’s a need for a small knife for lighter duty tasks.
 
Dan Wesson .45 CBOB is my preferred self defense option. Bigger holes equals more leakage. Leakage is good!

The same philosophy also applies to bladeware for defensive purposes. Screw trying to stab the BG, I'm gonna do my dead level best to make most of his innards into outtards. Properly applied, even a kitchen knife can make a gash that would make a boat propeller jealous...
 
I got to the point where I was fine-tuning my blade carry based on the different laws/restrictions in different municipalities/states, and anticipating what an over-zealous "security" type of person MIGHT find "suspiciously dangerous and, like, maybe potentially terrorist-related" -- while still affording me knives that offered a reasonable level of utility... 🤔😃

As someone above said, it's a mental illness... :D
 
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