Your ideal EDC blade size

[MarkN86]

So based on your needs and experiences, how big of a blade or blades do you carry on a daily basis? I know that when I first got into knives I wanted a 4" blade or nothing, but my preferences have changed quite a bit over the years.

How about you? Do you carry a monster or a mouse? What tasks or needs make your chosen blade size best for you?

 

[pinnah]

3.25" give or take

 

[GatorFlash1]

3 to 4.25"

 

[aleforme]

3 to 3.25 is ideal but will stretch that a bit to around 3.5 or so if I really like the knife.

 

[James Y]

I carry 3 knives on a daily basis. A SAK Executive, a SAK Spartan (or Pioneer), and whichever one-hand-opener I choose. The one-hander I've been carrying the past several months has a blade a tad over 3.5" (Caribbean). I can go up to 4" down to 2.75" on my one-handers. In overall blade length, I can go all the way down to however long the tiny pen blade is on my Executive. Even a tiny blade has its place; it depends on what I'm using a blade for.

Jim

 

[Therom]

I use either 2.75’´ at the office and 3.5’´ on week ends.

I guess 3-3.25 may be my sweet spot if I had to pick up only one size

 

[McFeeli]

Three inch blades are my usual suspects, sometimes a bit more like three and a half, other times it’s a half inch below. Today I have a mini Ritter(3”), and a Fayette Jack(2.5”) on me.

I’ve yet to run into an issue that a 3” folder couldn’t preform just as well as a 4”, so I tend to shoot for a platform that’s more comfortable for me to carry.

 

[kniferbro]

3" to 3.5" is my sweet spot. I like bigger and smaller knives too though.

 

[RoachBelly44]

Somewhere between 2.63" and 3.88"

 

[Murphjd25]

About 3.6”

 

[l1ranger]

3.25 plus or minus .25

 

[Charlie Mike]

7.5" for fixed, 3.5-4" framelock, 3" slipjoint... Those are my sweet spots.

 

[19-3ben]

For folders, generally in the 2.5-3" range.
For fixed, it depends on my activity. But 3.5" give or take 1/4" is about average.

This is the usual suspect for fixed blade carry these days.

 

[brando555]

2.5" to 3.6"

My Lil' Native works for just about all of my needs around the house or at work. Anything over 3.6" is usually overkill, especially at work where 3 1/2" + blades start looking "Scary" to people, lol.

 

[3fifty7]

4.5” of 10v

 

[sgt1372]

I lean towards 3.5-4" but will sometimes carry something shorter.

 

[Ironbut]

3 1/4-3 1/2" seems ideal for me, although the shape of the blade has something to do with it also. For instance, a Native which has approx a 3" blade, handles like a larger knife.

 

[rje58]

In an EDC folder, I generally prefer blades in the 2.9 to 3.7 inch range.

 

[Fire Beard]

These days I prefer 3” or less. This changes every so often.

 

[marchone]

So based on your needs and experiences, how big of a blade or blades do you carry on a daily basis? I know that when I first got into knives I wanted a 4" blade or nothing, but my preferences have changed quite a bit over the years.

Like you I wanted a 4-inch blade. I got a Shiro F3. Perfection. But the Laconico Keen opened me up to to a smaller 3.4" size and I am now waiting to try a sub-three inch EZC.