Your Favorite Folder Blade Length

Your Favorite Folder Blade Length

  • 2.99 inches or less

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 3 to 3.49 inches

    Votes: 1 100.0%

  • 3.5 to 3.99 inches

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 4 inches or more

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    1
4 or bigger. I can do all that the smaller blades can do with the bigger blade and more that the smaller blades cant do.
 
jbmonkey said:
4 or bigger. I can do all that the smaller blades can do with the bigger blade and more that the smaller blades cant do.
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I think this depends heavily on hand / overall body size. I find most knives over 4.5" in blade length to be hard to use as cutting tools for general EDC. It's a lot easier to cut tape with a Volt II than a 0600, you know? Less to maneuver around, more agile, easier to get the right angle in my experience - but that might just be a physical thing, as I'm only 5' 10" and have midsized hands.

BenchCo Spydermade said:
I like a small blade under 2" paired with a larger 3.5-4" blade.
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Yes. This. It's why I always have a small slipjoint with me to accompany my 3.5-4.5" folder... And usually a fixed blade to round things out.
 
With a few exceptions (DPX HEST, Spyderco Yojimbo2) all of my folders are 3" or less.
 
3.25 - 3.75 inches is my sweet spot for non-slipjoint folders. For slipjoints, I typically like the +/- 3 inch blade of a Lanny's Clip.
 
I answered with respect to folders. The shortest blade that I carry is a PM2, the longest is a Military.
 
JR88FAN said:
In terms of the blade, my current EDC, a small Insingo has such a useable blade from heel to tip that 2.97 inches feels more like 3.25+
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That's how I feel about the Inkosi. That little thing packs a punch.
 
For folders? Under 3". Around 1.5-2 is my ideal size. If I want a bigger blade than that, I want the strength of a fixed blade to go with it.
 
Comeuppance said:
I think this depends heavily on hand / overall body size. I find most knives over 4.5" in blade length to be hard to use as cutting tools for general EDC. It's a lot easier to cut tape with a Volt II than a 0600, you know? Less to maneuver around, more agile, easier to get the right angle in my experience - but that might just be a physical thing, as I'm only 5' 10" and have midsized hands.
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Naw we are about the same size. Maybe its all what ones used to routine. For example im a southpaw shooter but prefer govt 1911s for right handers, to ambi ones. Same goes for all ambi controls. I only use the right hand controls. Grew up shooting right hand guns and wierdly prefer them cause im used to them and have trained on them.

I dont find smaller blades any easier to use but geometry and blade thickness sure makes a big difference on edc tasks. Thinner blades sure are more useful to me anyways. I see your points though and get them. Its nice having lots of choices to fit everyones preferences.
 
I carry mostly ~3" at work (office) or around town bc that is enough blade for most of my uses at those times.
At home, doing chores, projects, or in the field I carry 4" because I have actually found a longer blade to be really handy. I only carry fixed blades when I know I'll need one or a small pocketable one (Izula or Bradford G3), so a 4" folder is a great option for compact and easy to carry but still decent sized blade. Usually a Military.
 
Mainly 3.5-4, but to steal a comment from a similar thread ergo's and quality are a big factor.
Cheers
 
I carry a 3" blade more than anything else but find that many times it is just a little short. However, I have found that most of the time anything over about 3 1/2" gives me a knife that is just to large large for pocket carry.

I recently carried a 2 1/2" Vic Cadet for a month and I just don't see how you guys can get by with anything shorter than that.
 
No option for my preference of 2.75-3.25, so I selected 2.99 inches or less.

Edit: My state blade length limit is 5.5", so it's not a legal issue for me, just ease of use and utility.
 
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Although unscientific, it's interesting to compare the results of the poll, after 103 votes, to BladeHQ's folder inventory.

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[tr]
[td]Folder Blade Lengths[/td]
[td]BladeHQ Inventory[/td]
[td]BladeForums Poll[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]2.99 inches or less[/td]
[td]24%[/td]
[td]12%[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]3 to 3.49 inches[/td]
[td]26%[/td]
[td]35%[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]3.5 to 3.99 inches[/td]
[td]38%[/td]
[td]42%[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]4 inches or more[/td]
[td]12%[/td]
[td]12%[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
 
RamZar said:
I'm so used to carrying folders with blade lengths of just under 3 inches, due to local restrictions (to take a phrase from "Shawshank Redemption" I've been "institutionalized"), that my favorite has become 2.99" exactly. I try to keep 70% of my purchases in the 2.75"-3.25" range.
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Same with me, although I'm not sure whether my preference came prior to or as a result of the length restrictions (LA County). But 2.25" to 2.75" is my absolute favorite length range. Small knives are the best!
 
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