Re: Do most of us need larger knives?
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2018 12:23 pm
My main two EDCs are a CRK LG Inkosi (3.5" blade) and S110V Military.
I’m just talking about size. Your objections of materials and price are not relevant.Vivi wrote: ↑Sun Nov 11, 2018 10:03 amMichaelScott wrote: ↑Sun Nov 11, 2018 9:55 amSo, I maintain that although a larger folder is nice and perhaps more convenient, nearly all of us who carry a knife daily don’t really need one. We just want them for various reasons.
How much do you need the carbon fiber on your Rhino, or filework on the One Eyed Jack? What do these knives let you accomplish that a Ladybug & Delica couldn't for half the price?
Woah… just taking about knife sizes and needs. Legality, prohibition and all that are completely different subjects.Tucson Tom wrote: OK I'm convinced. Any knife with a blade longer than 2 inches should be made illegal. Any car with more than 4 cylinders also. All guns banned. No more concealed carry permits unless you can demonstrate a real need. No more frilly carbon fiber or titanium. No more meat either, people can eat beans. Heck, no more cars, people can walk. No reason to own more than one knife. See how much you can accomplish when you head down this road!
Oh, didn't realize your preferences were off limits haha.MichaelScott wrote: ↑Sun Nov 11, 2018 1:44 pmI’m just talking about size. Your objections of materials and price are not relevant.Vivi wrote: ↑Sun Nov 11, 2018 10:03 amMichaelScott wrote: ↑Sun Nov 11, 2018 9:55 amSo, I maintain that although a larger folder is nice and perhaps more convenient, nearly all of us who carry a knife daily don’t really need one. We just want them for various reasons.
How much do you need the carbon fiber on your Rhino, or filework on the One Eyed Jack? What do these knives let you accomplish that a Ladybug & Delica couldn't for half the price?
Arguing for the sake of arguing?Vivi wrote: ↑Sun Nov 11, 2018 1:49 pmOh, didn't realize your preferences were off limits haha.MichaelScott wrote: ↑Sun Nov 11, 2018 1:44 pmI’m just talking about size. Your objections of materials and price are not relevant.Vivi wrote: ↑Sun Nov 11, 2018 10:03 amMichaelScott wrote: ↑Sun Nov 11, 2018 9:55 amSo, I maintain that although a larger folder is nice and perhaps more convenient, nearly all of us who carry a knife daily don’t really need one. We just want them for various reasons.
How much do you need the carbon fiber on your Rhino, or filework on the One Eyed Jack? What do these knives let you accomplish that a Ladybug & Delica couldn't for half the price?
So what's the point of this thread?
No one is claiming they need a large knife, that's simply what they prefer. What do you gain by pointing that out?
The point is that I am interested in what people think about the utility of small knives vrs larger ones in most everyday situations. I am not interested in personal preferences for the purpose of this discussion (and, it’s a discussion on a discussion forum, not a declaration or demand) just about whether a small knife would serve in most all situations for many of us. As I said earlier, there are situations and tasks that require larger knives; I am excepting those for purposes of discussion.Vivi wrote: ↑Sun Nov 11, 2018 1:49 pmOh, didn't realize your preferences were off limits haha.MichaelScott wrote: ↑Sun Nov 11, 2018 1:44 pmI’m just talking about size. Your objections of materials and price are not relevant.Vivi wrote: ↑Sun Nov 11, 2018 10:03 amMichaelScott wrote: ↑Sun Nov 11, 2018 9:55 amSo, I maintain that although a larger folder is nice and perhaps more convenient, nearly all of us who carry a knife daily don’t really need one. We just want them for various reasons.
How much do you need the carbon fiber on your Rhino, or filework on the One Eyed Jack? What do these knives let you accomplish that a Ladybug & Delica couldn't for half the price?
So what's the point of this thread?
No one is claiming they need a large knife, that's simply what they prefer. What do you gain by pointing that out?
Hi Sal,sal wrote: ↑Sun Nov 11, 2018 2:21 pmHi Michael,
I still think it's a matter of preference, not need. I prefer to carry and use larger blades. I find that small blades, for me, are not as convenient for what I cut. I will rarely carry a blade under 3" unless it's a very small knife like a Manbug, or Roadie as a back-up.
sal
I don't think there is anyone here that only buys large knives or small knives, we all own a variety and appreciate what each model offers.MichaelScott wrote: ↑Sun Nov 11, 2018 2:04 pmThe point is that I am interested in what people think about the utility of small knives vrs larger ones in most everyday situations. I am not interested in personal preferences for the purpose of this discussion (and, it’s a discussion on a discussion forum, not a declaration or demand) just about whether a small knife would serve in most all situations for many of us. As I said earlier, there are situations and tasks that require larger knives; I am excepting those for purposes of discussion.Vivi wrote: ↑Sun Nov 11, 2018 1:49 pmOh, didn't realize your preferences were off limits haha.MichaelScott wrote: ↑Sun Nov 11, 2018 1:44 pmI’m just talking about size. Your objections of materials and price are not relevant.
So what's the point of this thread?
No one is claiming they need a large knife, that's simply what they prefer. What do you gain by pointing that out?
Seems like some are thinking I’m bashing large knives and or those who carry them. I’m not. I own a Para Military 2 so I understand the affection for larger knives.
It was a simple question that has gone astray.
I've batoned swiss army knives and opinels, just to see if I could. :DSpyderNut wrote: ↑Sun Nov 11, 2018 3:22 pmI agree about it being more about preference vs. need. I’ve carried a Ladybug daily for almost twenty years now and it’s always been adequate for whatever I needed to cut. I once skinned out a whitetail deer with nothing more than my Schrade 34OT Stockman just to see if it could be done. It worked surprisingly well, although I’ll admit a longer blade probably would have made the job easier.
In practice it can be done and you are right in supposing you don't need anything bigger but it would be a PITA job to do having butchered quite a few.Sjucaveman wrote: ↑Sun Nov 11, 2018 3:43 pmI could in theory butcher a cow with a manbug so I suppose I don't need anything bigger.
I'll be happy to take any of these items that you have no reason to own. I have more sharp objects then there will be things in my life to cut but I don't need nor want them. I collect knives because I am very concerned that the knife industry in America might vanish, so I'm almost single-handedly propping up the industry, along with others here as well. Sometimes it's hard, sometimes it's unpopular and sometimes you won't eat for several days. But it's a higher duty, and frankly an honor that we subscribe to.Tucson Tom wrote: ↑Sun Nov 11, 2018 12:04 pmOK I'm convinced. Any knife with a blade longer than 2 inches should be made illegal. Any car with more than 4 cylinders also. All guns banned. No more concealed carry permits unless you can demonstrate a real need. No more frilly carbon fiber or titanium. No more meat either, people can eat beans. Heck, no more cars, people can walk. No reason to own more than one knife. See how much you can accomplish when you head down this road!
Lol :pVivi wrote: ↑Sun Nov 11, 2018 3:25 pmI've batoned swiss army knives and opinels, just to see if I could. :DSpyderNut wrote: ↑Sun Nov 11, 2018 3:22 pmI agree about it being more about preference vs. need. I’ve carried a Ladybug daily for almost twenty years now and it’s always been adequate for whatever I needed to cut. I once skinned out a whitetail deer with nothing more than my Schrade 34OT Stockman just to see if it could be done. It worked surprisingly well, although I’ll admit a longer blade probably would have made the job easier.