How much blade do you really use?
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AStone
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Haven't read page 1 yet (long, long day),
but interested in the concept.
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First thoughts:
The amount of blade I use depends on the job.
If I'm cutting the stems out of
collard greens, I use the tip (0.01").
If I'm trimming down a fresh cut toothpick,
or trimming excess fabric, I'll use 1".
If I'm cutting kindling for a fire, I'll chop/saw with 2 - 4"
(depending on whether using Benchmade Osborne (edc) or longer fixed blade).
Then again, we must consider blade runners,
who will use as much blade as they have.
but interested in the concept.
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First thoughts:
The amount of blade I use depends on the job.
If I'm cutting the stems out of
collard greens, I use the tip (0.01").
If I'm trimming down a fresh cut toothpick,
or trimming excess fabric, I'll use 1".
If I'm cutting kindling for a fire, I'll chop/saw with 2 - 4"
(depending on whether using Benchmade Osborne (edc) or longer fixed blade).
Then again, we must consider blade runners,
who will use as much blade as they have.
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Dave McCracken
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My EDCs include a tiny Gerber Wave with a 2" blade. It's quite a tool.
I also use either a Bucklite, same blade as the 110 in a synthetic handle or a Puma folder in 3" that a friend gave me.
My EDD ("Every Day Driver) has a folding saw, a machete, entrenching tool and a Pakistani slip joint 3" with better steel than most.
The little Gerber gets the most use.
I also use either a Bucklite, same blade as the 110 in a synthetic handle or a Puma folder in 3" that a friend gave me.
My EDD ("Every Day Driver) has a folding saw, a machete, entrenching tool and a Pakistani slip joint 3" with better steel than most.
The little Gerber gets the most use.
waterhouse
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daniel (australia)
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My every day knife is usually a Victorinox Hiker, which is a handy and versatile tool, or sometimes a little stockman knife like the Uncle Henry that was in my pocket today while I was doing some yard work.
Sometimes though I really do feel the need for something bigger for a specific task. I'm much faster and handier in the kitchen with my 8" chef's knife for example, and for boning out a deer I'll have my 6" Wenger boner thanks. Sure I could do without if I really had to, but sometimes bigger just works. In fact just last weekend I was using a sword to cut back the Bougainvillea out the back - its thorny stuff, hard to get close to...and anyway it was just asking for it
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Sometimes though I really do feel the need for something bigger for a specific task. I'm much faster and handier in the kitchen with my 8" chef's knife for example, and for boning out a deer I'll have my 6" Wenger boner thanks. Sure I could do without if I really had to, but sometimes bigger just works. In fact just last weekend I was using a sword to cut back the Bougainvillea out the back - its thorny stuff, hard to get close to...and anyway it was just asking for it
.sixgunner455
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Unless I'm slicing a roast, I very rarely need a blade longer than my index finger, and can usually do just fine with a blade half that length. That is, about 2.5 - 3" is about all I really ever need.
OldCowHand
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Watermelons, folks! Watermelons! That's when you want that 14" knife. Doesn't have to be terribly sharp, but it does need to have a symmetrical blade or it'll wander into a curve instead of cutting straight.
sm
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OldCowHand,
Where you from? Oregon? *wink*
You don't use the Old Hickory Butcher knife to cut a Watermelon!
That Butcher knife if for hog killing time, and doing garden work, and cleaning light brush and "pruning the rose bushes"...and
JShirley knows, then again he ain't from Oregon...
Watermelon tastes best when busted on porch steps, tailgate of a truck, edge of a picnic table, ...
We do stuff different in da South!
Using a hog killing knife on a watermelon *shakes head* no wonder folks are in the shape they are now-a-days...
*grin*
Art & Science to this melon busting too...
Where you from? Oregon? *wink*
You don't use the Old Hickory Butcher knife to cut a Watermelon!
That Butcher knife if for hog killing time, and doing garden work, and cleaning light brush and "pruning the rose bushes"...and
JShirley knows, then again he ain't from Oregon...
Watermelon tastes best when busted on porch steps, tailgate of a truck, edge of a picnic table, ...
We do stuff different in da South!
Using a hog killing knife on a watermelon *shakes head* no wonder folks are in the shape they are now-a-days...
*grin*
Art & Science to this melon busting too...
Gordon
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Just to cause trouble I'll confess to what I carry most days lately: I USED to carry a 7" D2/Ti Darrel Ralph Maxx folder in my front jeans pocket,it just barely went out of sight. Now I carry a 7" NON FOLDER Mad Dog 3/16" Voodoo Hound that weighs the same but peeks an inch or two of handle handily out of the pants pocket when carried blade forward (for an "icepick" draw) . In my life's experience a 7" blade is the minimum comfortable length in dangerous situation.Sure I use and carry shorter (and longer) blades for specialized uses.
http://www.mdtactical.com/maddog/vdhound.htm
http://www.mdtactical.com/maddog/vdhound.htm
sm
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Gordon,
<chuckle> Listen you shoot the deer with the A5 and clean with your knife, I'll shoot quail with a 28 gauge and dress them with my wittle Peanut.
Venison and Quail make for nice "survival meal". Deal?
*grin*
Heck b/t you and JShirley I don't need a knife, I'll make the coffee and get the table ready and all...
<chuckle> Listen you shoot the deer with the A5 and clean with your knife, I'll shoot quail with a 28 gauge and dress them with my wittle Peanut.
Venison and Quail make for nice "survival meal". Deal?
*grin*
Heck b/t you and JShirley I don't need a knife, I'll make the coffee and get the table ready and all...
AStone
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Watermelons don't grow in Oregon ... yet.
But give it a little more time ...
But give it a little more time ...
Old picture (Fall 03 or Spring 04), but one of my favorites.
Not really on topic, but Steve, this one's for you...
Not really on topic, but Steve, this one's for you...
Schuey2002
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My neighbor is growin' some in his backyard right now...
AStone
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Watermelons don't grow as well in Oregon as they do in the south.
Especially in February.
Especially in February.
ArfinGreebly
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December 2004, it seems.
Nice theme.
If the time settings on the camera are right, you guys were up late shooting that.
December 2004, it seems.
Nice theme.
ArfinGreebly
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Oh, you mean . . .
. . . the first one . . .
(Although the camera clock is clearly off.)
. . . the first one . . .
So, yes, Spring of 2004.
(Although the camera clock is clearly off.)
The more rope you have the easier it is to hang yourself
My opinion is pretty much the same for knife blades. I like them under 4".
Sure there is room in my life for larger blades, but most everything I do is with a shorter blade. Give me a good puukko and I will die happy.
My opinion is pretty much the same for knife blades. I like them under 4".
Sure there is room in my life for larger blades, but most everything I do is with a shorter blade. Give me a good puukko and I will die happy.
alaskanativeson
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When I'm hunting it's a 6" Randall. When I'm helping cut up a whale, it's my 9 1/2" Trail Master (yes, I am an Eskimo, why do you ask?) For my everyday carry and use it's a Goddard Spyderco and a Leatherman wave, but the Spyderco will likely be replaced soon with a Chris Reeve SMALL Sebenza.
Of all my kitchen knives (about 10 Henckels and 1 Cold Steel) the ones that get the most use by far are the 4" Henckels parers. That doesn't count the 3 Old Hickory knives that hang on the wall because they remind me that my Mom is still watchin' over me when I cook. I still miss Mom.
Of all my kitchen knives (about 10 Henckels and 1 Cold Steel) the ones that get the most use by far are the 4" Henckels parers. That doesn't count the 3 Old Hickory knives that hang on the wall because they remind me that my Mom is still watchin' over me when I cook. I still miss Mom.
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Folks, I think we have a winner.alaskanativeson said:
Urbana John
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If you have seen the movie "The Predator" with Arnold, Jesse the Body and that Bad Ass Indian----the scene where the Indian throws away his rifles, tears off his shirt, and grabs his looooong ass blade and goes after the Predator. THAT's the knife/blade I want!!!!
Anyone know where I can get it??
Thanks UJ
Anyone know where I can get it??
Thanks UJ
alaskanativeson
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For considerably less, perhaps you might want to try the HI Crow. Here's mine.
(The spots are from the VERY persistent oil used to coat the blades in shipping. It takes a while to get it all off!) Anyway, my Crow is close to 19" OAL, and a real tool/brute. Check out the Himalayan Imports forum on BladeForums.com.
John
(The spots are from the VERY persistent oil used to coat the blades in shipping. It takes a while to get it all off!) Anyway, my Crow is close to 19" OAL, and a real tool/brute. Check out the Himalayan Imports forum on BladeForums.com.
John
Depends what I'm doing. Those walking sticks that I make are done completely and exclusively with a standard Leatherman tool. My favorite knife for camping, especially winter camping is my Cold Steel Recon. It has enough heft in that 3/8 blade to chop small branches (especially with the proper wrist-whip) for starting a campfire, opening cans, etc. Knives are like firearms...you can't have too many. A close second that I favor is my K-Bar. Now that's a knife! Gotta love those leather-disk handles.
For me, it is more a matter of blade weight than blade length. I always prefer a 7"+ blade for any serious activity. For me, the single most important attribute is the blade ability to take and to hold it edge under irrational abuse. I only wants knives that I can put literally a razor's edge and be able to shaving with it. I have actually done that with my axe too. Alas I drift. I love a good piece of steel.
This is a great thread! Thanks all.
For me, it is more a matter of blade weight than blade length. I always prefer a 7"+ blade for any serious activity. For me, the single most important attribute is the blade ability to take and to hold it edge under irrational abuse. I only wants knives that I can put literally a razor's edge and be able to shaving with it. I have actually done that with my axe too. Alas I drift. I love a good piece of steel.
This is a great thread! Thanks all.
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