Why EDC small fixed blades?

I guess there are certain jobs where carrying a fixed-blade makes sense....chef, fish processor, butcherer, etc...jobs that are messy and might make a folder a little harder to clean.
Otherwise, I really can't see why anyone would carry one....especially one with a 2"-4" blade.
 
Another point would be: just to make it different once in a while.

I won a Bark River PSK on another forum and EDCed it a few days. So tiny you barely notice it, but razor sharp. Sometimes I just don't feel "folder".
 
Thanks for all your input.
In spite of all the good practical reasons, I'm still not sure that I'll find them suitable as an EDC, but I've decided to go ahead and try a BRKT Mikro Canadian.(1-3/4" blade) (I am open to other recommendations though.)
Can't lose even if I end up just carrying it in my hiking/daypack. :)

jlfletcher83 said:
I carry a RC 3 daily and I love it. With the RAT cutlery sheath system it is as easy as a folder to carry.
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The RC 3 is specifically why I set the length limit to "less" than 3" in the original question!

Elen said:
5) Tradition - fixed blades are the way knives were born, folders are modern toys.
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I like this reason quite a lot. I tend to be a purist and so fixed blades appeal to me on more of an instinctual level.
(make it simple, stoopid!)

Gunfucius said:
Because we LIKE small fixed blades!:D
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But this one pretty much sells it! (no explanation needed) :thumbup:

Best regards to all, CM.
 
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I carry a Gene Ingram Poccket Hippo every day.
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I typically carry a SAK primarily for the tools, and a small fixed-blade just for the blade. The SAK is razor-sharp and will cut most anything in a pinch as long as I'm careful, but if I have to grab for something sharp in a hurry (cut my way out of a seat belt in a car wreck, put something between me and an angry furry thing, whatever) I want it to be ready for service by the time it clears my pocket. Right now there's a CRKT Plan B within easy reach, which has a curved handle that slips nicely into the hand and a crappy little sheath that I can flick off with my thumb as I pull it out of my pocket.

When I ride my bike I typically have the smallest of the Ka-Bar Law Enforcement knives within easy grabbing distance, but not in a pocket, because pockets can be hard to access while riding. Either that or the Plan B would be a more effective tool than any folder I've ever owned if I ever had to slow somebody down by punching a blade into a sidewall in order to effect a safe getaway from a traffic "situation."

In the office I sometimes compromise by toting a small assisted-opener which I can still deploy one-handed, just not quite as fast. Life continues to confront me with a surprising number of situations in which I need something sharp and don't have both hands free.
 
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