I like big knives, and I cannot lie.... I'm enjoying these "Most carried" videos, William. Love what you did to that orange SRK. In the woods these days, I usually take my trusty BK2, or the Ontario SP10. If I want stainless, I take the Joker Nomad.
I'm a big knife fan too. Most of my large knives (6"+ Bowies and fighting knives) are for the collection and won't get used for much of anything but I do have 4 large knives that I use all the time: Schrade SCHF9 for batoning for the wood stove; Schrade SCHF42 for camping; Western 46-6 for yard work; and a Blackjack 1-7 (my general defensive purpose knife) tucked by the bedside next to a large machete.
@bdh3949 Those are great. I keep a Pakistani Bowie by my bed. It's nice and big, and if I have to use it, I won't mind it being held in evidence if they think I committed a crime by defending myself in my own place.🤔🔪
Large heavy blades have a single advantage in chopping power. When I think of a large knife, the blade length starts at 8-inches and ends about 12-inches, not including the handle length. I think that once the blade passes 12-inches it is in the Machete class. I base this on knives traditionally used for harvesting crops and used by Butchers and Cooks for food preparation. Most heavy built field knives are knives built using similar blade shapes with heavier blade thicknesses intended for heavy chopping tasks. There secondary design intention was for self-defense use. I notice that older traditional hunting knives seldom have blades heavier than and eighth-inch thick or three millimeters. Many have spines as thin as a sixteenth inch thick. Mora knives are extremely popular heavy use knives and use 2.5-millimeter thick blades. Full tang knives often have skeletonized handles to reduce weight that also reduces strength. Stick tang blades rely on the handle material to add strength to the knife. Stag antler is extremely hard and strong material is one reason for using it for knife handles with a stick tang. Hard woods also provide adequate strength as well. The idea of thick long blades doing everything well is easily proved flawed. 🐯🤔👍
@gizmocarr3093 I agree. I think that beyond a foot long blade, you are better off with something thin and light like a machete. Heavy blades will wear you out if you are clearing brush or repeated swings. There is another advantage that a large blade has that isn't factored in very often. They are fun because they are large. I know it's not very practical. When I pick up a big fixed blade knife, I feel happy. Anything that makes me happy is a good thing in my book 📖. 😃
Great selection of large fixed blades. I have the RR bowie on the way i remembered it this time😅 its a great looking knife. My most carried large is the Glock 81 field knife, love those things👍
For me, a small fixed is generally 3/12 inches and under. Medium is in the 4-1/2 to 7 1/2 in. And large are over 8 inches but there is always wiggle room. After all a Small Kukri will could have a 6 inch blade! So there are Big Small knives and Small Big knives. it is all so very subjective. A nice selection of biggies!
I like big knives, and I cannot lie.... I'm enjoying these "Most carried" videos, William. Love what you did to that orange SRK. In the woods these days, I usually take my trusty BK2, or the Ontario SP10. If I want stainless, I take the Joker Nomad.
@morte2195 That SP10 is great, and so is the SP5. I have the Joker Zorro in Stag and stainless. It's almost too good looking to use.
Very cool!👍👍I honestly didn't use large fixed blades too much this year. But the two that saw the most use were my SRK and my Buck 119. Cheers, buddy!
@@davidkurle5418 Both are great 👍
I'm a big knife fan too. Most of my large knives (6"+ Bowies and fighting knives) are for the collection and won't get used for much of anything but I do have 4 large knives that I use all the time: Schrade SCHF9 for batoning for the wood stove; Schrade SCHF42 for camping; Western 46-6 for yard work; and a Blackjack 1-7 (my general defensive purpose knife) tucked by the bedside next to a large machete.
@bdh3949 Those are great. I keep a Pakistani Bowie by my bed. It's nice and big, and if I have to use it, I won't mind it being held in evidence if they think I committed a crime by defending myself in my own place.🤔🔪
Large heavy blades have a single advantage in chopping power. When I think of a large knife, the blade length starts at 8-inches and ends about 12-inches, not including the handle length. I think that once the blade passes 12-inches it is in the Machete class.
I base this on knives traditionally used for harvesting crops and used by Butchers and Cooks for food preparation. Most heavy built field knives are knives built using similar blade shapes with heavier blade thicknesses intended for heavy chopping tasks. There secondary design intention was for self-defense use.
I notice that older traditional hunting knives seldom have blades heavier than and eighth-inch thick or three millimeters. Many have spines as thin as a sixteenth inch thick. Mora knives are extremely popular heavy use knives and use 2.5-millimeter thick blades.
Full tang knives often have skeletonized handles to reduce weight that also reduces strength. Stick tang blades rely on the handle material to add strength to the knife. Stag antler is extremely hard and strong material is one reason for using it for knife handles with a stick tang. Hard woods also provide adequate strength as well. The idea of thick long blades doing everything well is easily proved flawed. 🐯🤔👍
@gizmocarr3093 I agree. I think that beyond a foot long blade, you are better off with something thin and light like a machete. Heavy blades will wear you out if you are clearing brush or repeated swings.
There is another advantage that a large blade has that isn't factored in very often. They are fun because they are large. I know it's not very practical. When I pick up a big fixed blade knife, I feel happy. Anything that makes me happy is a good thing in my book 📖. 😃
Great selection of large fixed blades.
I have the RR bowie on the way i remembered it this time😅 its a great looking knife.
My most carried large is the Glock 81 field knife, love those things👍
@@JollyPeanut I never got around to getting that Glock knife. A Glock 26 was the closest I got to it. 😆
@WilliamsKnifeLife I have the 26 its a nice little piece 👍
A nice selection there, that RR is a lot of knife for the price, my big, fixed blade would be a 12 in. Tramontina machete.
@JoseGonzalez-yx6vm I have that Tramontina 12 inch, and I like it a lot. I misplaced the sheath I bought for it. A machete can do a lot.
I love large fixed blade knives, but i gotta admit. The baton argument gives me a splitting headache. 😂
@@BIGHOUSEBEAMS53 🤣👍
For me, a small fixed is generally 3/12 inches and under. Medium is in the 4-1/2 to 7 1/2 in. And large are over 8 inches but there is always wiggle room. After all a Small Kukri will could have a 6 inch blade! So there are Big Small knives and Small Big knives. it is all so very subjective. A nice selection of biggies!
@@KnifeChatswithTobias Thank you, Tobias
I also think we need an "Absurdly Big" knife catagory. The ones we are hesitant to show anyone but other knife guys.
@morte2195 🤣👍 I'll include that because I have some of those.
I like your style! Thanks for sharing!
@@BolsteredBlades Thank you, Stacey