Did you start small and stay small or as you collect are your preferences changing?

[DRKBC]

I started with a Caly 3 and after I few smaller knives now I have a Lum, Chockwe and an Emerson all over 8 inches. Did it go this way with you guys as well? When I started this I thought 6 - 6.5" was going to be the size of knife I would stick to but as time goes by the larger knives just don't seem so large anymore.

[Blerv]

I never go past 3.5" of blade as it's the legal length in 90% of my local counties. Well, I bought a Massad Ayoob which is 3 5/8ths inches figuring I would regrind the tip but I've just dealt with it.

Most of them though either 3" or 3.5 +/-".

[Onionman]

I started collecting whatever knife I could afford and looked good. As I collected more, I found out which ones I liked to carry and why, and went from there. I now know I like big, light, thin folders with tip up carry and deep pocket clips, but I carried a lot of different knives before I figured it out. I mostly carry the Junior and ZDP delica now in the office, and a resilience or military when I am working out in the yard. As I continue to collect and get my hands on new designs, who knows what I'll be carrying next.

[Onionman]

I never go past 3.5" of blade as it's the legal length in 90% of my local counties. Well, I bought a Massad Ayoob which is 3 5/8ths inches figuring I would regrind the tip but I've just dealt with it.

Most of them though either 3" or 3.5 +/-".

Blerv is right, you should be careful if your area has knife length restrictions. Fortunately for me, PA has no such restrictions.

[DRKBC]

Blerv is right, you should be careful if your area has knife length restrictions. Fortunately for me, PA has no such restrictions.

So Far so good here but I think I am going to stay under 4" my Lum is about 3 7/8 and that seems plenty big. Can't see myself walking around with an Emerson Super Commander anytime soon. Nice thing with the Lum and the Chockwe is although they are fairly large they don't feel like it they are light and thin and very comfortable to carry.

[Penguin]

just started collecting knives that i liked and it just blew up from there =P

[Rwb1500]

Blerv is right, you should be careful if your area has knife length restrictions. Fortunately for me, PA has no such restrictions.

Except for the city of Philadelphia, where it's illegal to carry any knife with very few exceptions.

(quoted from KnifeLaws of the Fifty States , A Guide for the Law-Abiding Traveler, p. 142),



Philadelphia – Carry of switchblades prohibited. See, PHILADELPHIA, PA., CODE § 10-810 (2006). Use or possession on public streets or on public property of any “cutting weapon”, defined as “[a]ny knife or other cutting instrument which can be used as a weapon that has a cutting edge similar to that of a knife” prohibited, with exception for “tool or instrument commonly or ordinarily used in a trade, profession or calling” while “actually being used in the active exercise of that trade, profession or calling.” See, id. at § 10-820. Violation penalty is minimum fine of $300 and minimum ninety day imprisonment. Id. Possession of weapons, the definition of which includes knives and cutting instruments, prohibited on or within 100 feet of any school, or in any conveyance providing transportation to or form school. See, id. at § 10-833.



It's a joke, but that's what's on the books.

[DeathBySnooSnoo]

I buy what I like, regardless of blade length....though my preference is for larger, heavier knives.

[Sequimite]

I started small: Delica, Caly Jr., Kiwi, and now have four Militaries and other larger Spydies.

3.5" is the minimum I want for many common chores, like halving and coring an apple. I move down to a Lil' Temp when I might be traveling through a 3" city.

[Bill1170]

Wow. I grew up in Philadelphia and carried a knife daily from 1969 through 1977, which were my school years. It was no secret and no big deal, either. I wonder when that law went on the books?

I looked again and it looks like it was 2006.

[DRKBC]

I started small: Delica, Caly Jr., Kiwi, and now have four Militaries and other larger Spydies.

3.5" is the minimum I want for many common chores, like halving and coring an apple. I move down to a Lil' Temp when I might be traveling through a 3" city.

I travel to Washington State fairly regularly are there any blade size restrictions in Washington State?

[Blerv]

I travel to Washington State fairly regularly are there any blade size restrictions in Washington State?

Most cities in the Northwest have a 3.5" limit (Seattle, Bellevue, Lynnwood). Everett is 3". There are some others listed on that sig link of mine.

[DRKBC]

Most cities in the Northwest have a 3.5" limit (Seattle, Bellevue, Lynnwood). Everett is 3". There are some others listed on that sig link of mine.

Thanks Blerv, I will check it out. I don't know if I would want to carry anything larger than a small pocket knife across the border anyway. I don't know if your customs officials are the same as ours but they tend to kind of make up there own rules or at least "interrupt the rules differently" and there is very little recourse.

[Brock O Lee]

When I got my first Spyderco (Para 2) I thought it was way too big, compared to the SAKs I used to carry for 10 years.

Then I got 2 Dragonflies, small but useful.

Strangely, nowadays I also prefer the larger 3.5+ inch blades. Will be getting a Millie in Apr. I think it will be too big for EDC, but I have been wrong before. :)

[D1omedes]

I started collecting small knives as well - Salt 1, Delica 4, Sage, etc. Now that I have used my Caly 3.5 I really like the extra blade length. I don't see myself getting anything larger but never say never, right?

[DRKBC]

When I got my first Spyderco (Para 2) I thought it was way too big, compared to the SAKs I used to carry for 10 years.

Then I got 2 Dragonflies, small but useful.

Strangely, nowadays I also prefer the larger 3.5+ inch blades. Will be getting a Millie in Apr. I think it will be too big for EDC, but I have been wrong before. :)

Sometimes theres is a lot to be said for proving yourself wrong :)

[DRKBC]

I started collecting small knives as well - Salt 1, Delica 4, Sage, etc. Now that I have used my Caly 3.5 I really like the extra blade length. I don't see myself getting anything larger but never say never, right?

Right!

[dbcad]

Fixed blades add a whole new dimension :eek:

I've settled in with 11 folders, but the 4 Mules, Temp2, Bushcraft, and Swick2 are a source of great utility and delight :) I've figured out the really large ones aren't for me.

Yes, I believe we evolve over time :)

[Qcrazy]

I started small and have pretty much stayed small 3" and under. That doesn't mean I don't have or like larger blades, I do. They just don't interest me like the smaller ones. I've also had fixed blades, though just like the larger folding knives, probaby something I'd never carry.

[jabba359]

I started out small with the Q model. A couple years later I got a Delica. My next was a Caly3, with most of the subsequent ones staying right around that size. It wasn't until I got a Military a couple years ago that I started getting bigger knives. While it seemed huge at first, I quickly grew comfortable with the Millie and have added some other "larger" knives to my EDC collection: a Manix 2, Chokwe, FRN Stretch, and Navaja. I still prefer the smaller blades and they tend to get the most use.