i carry a big folding knife cause i got a big mitt, and and i have to get a knife with a big blade to get that big roomy handle. i think most anybody thats 6' or 6'+ does have large hands. besides it just looks damn cool when you whip out that 5" blade out of your front pocket like that.
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why the big knives
- Thread starter laurens
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I have several bowie knives and they are good all-purpose knives. There is an old saying that" a big knife can do the work of a small knife, but a small knife can't do the work of a big knife",but small knives do have their niche. Back in Jim Bowies time a mans knife was used to multi-task; to dress big game, chop fire wood, dig up tubers, and of course, for self defense, the original purpose of Jim Bowies Knife. The bowie excels at these tasks. Having said all that, the knife I like to carry afield is a 5" bowie shape(clip point)knife, in conjuction with a tomahawk.