What’s the smallest EDC knife you can get away with? Fixed or folding are fine.

[David Mary]

hassle of fitting a sheath

That's why I provide sheaths with my neck knives.

Fried Liver Attack looks pretty rad

Thank you!

 

[The Hawk]

The smallest EDC knife I carry is a Cold Steel Tuff Lite.

 

[vnvman]

That's why I provide sheaths with my neck knives.



Thank you!

Oh I don't doubt it at all.
What I meant is that even the most compact taco sheath takes some decent room in a pocket or iwb because of the eyelets and stuff.

Since I'm at it, when I want to go through the inconveniences of carrying a fixed blade as edc I want at least something that is 3/3.5 inches, any shorter and I start losing the advantages of having a fixed blade over a folder, like the ability to baton at least wrist thick logs and in general handling heavy cutting chores and hard use.

One of the advantages of fixies is also the ability to do food prep without having stuff getting into the pivot and lock area, and honestly if I go under 3" the knife is too small to handle basic cooking tasks effectively anyway.

I do reckon however that there are some knives like the Brisa I posted that are kinda fun to carry in spite of the smaller size, and I do carry them from time to time without trying to rationalize about it too much.

My Williams SZM003 represents my ideal size/weight standard for a fixed blade EDC: 3.5" blade, 3.5 ounces and a very slim sheath that is great for static line carry.

 

[Henry Beige]

Came back in to post just this. And pretty much like the Hold Out, it's also very much of a "big EDC knife enabler", and it's under 30 grams! If only they made a flatter, thinner handle one, in order to print less in the pocket...obviously not possible because the rotoblock would be no longer viable, but still...

Good observation. I thin out all the Opinels that I intend to carry. I’m not posting photos right now, or I would show you, but if you search back Opinel threads, you will find a ton of pics and discussion, maybe with some good ideas.

The Virobloc is not really a barrier to carrying an Opinel. The problem lies primarily with the flared pommel, and to a lesser degree with the round barrel handle. Some 80-grit or a whittling knife will turn your Opinel into a real pocket knife.