Fixed or Folder

Andrew · 10-25-2005, 02:53 PM

Which do you like better,fixed blade knives or folders?

Oxford · 10-25-2005, 03:12 PM

Since I just completed making a fixed bone cutting knife/saw for deer hunting, I will vote for the fixed blade. However, I'm now faced with making a sheath.

On the other hand, a folding knife is easier to store, takes less space, and may be safer to have around when not in use.

Otter · 10-25-2005, 03:52 PM

I prefer a fixed blade knife, folding knifes are much less fun when used at the buffet table, in fine seafood restaurants, or steak houses, than the Ka-Bar. Nothing says, "You should have given me a real knife at the time you brought me my steak, instead of this spreader laying next to my spoon." like pulling out the trusty Ka-Bar and whittling on your steak. When the waiter asks as an afterthought if I want a knife, I hold up my Ka-Bar and tell him, "Thanks, I brought my own."

"Life is too important to be taken seriously."

Apollyon67 · 10-25-2005, 06:53 PM

While I am a fan of nice, big fixed blades, here in the Washington DC area, they are frowned upon by the local authorities, so to keep the peace with my fellow humans in this rat race we call life, (for the most part anyway) I carry a nice little Kershaw Blackout. Nothing like that speedsafe action. When I am not in public, I carry a Buck 470c.

Dallas · 10-25-2005, 08:17 PM

Like Apollyon67 said. When I can I carry fixed blades but I usually carry a Swiss Army officer model or a small Kershaw.

Big Dog · 10-26-2005, 04:44 AM

Depends on the situation. At work, around the yard, in public close to the Sheeple - it'll be a folder.
In the field, it'll be a good fixed-blade (with a folder in the pocket!).

Rave · 11-06-2005, 02:43 PM

Big Dog summed it up perfectly,I wholeheartedly agree.

Hud · 11-06-2005, 06:13 PM

I always carry a Leatherman which covers the pocket knife need. If I am hunting I want a fixed blade.

When working with horses I like a serated fixed blade in a heavy leather sheath. If a rope needs cut in a hurry it's easy to grab.

Apollyon67 · 11-06-2005, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hud

I always carry a Leatherman which covers the pocket knife need. If I am hunting I want a fixed blade.

When working with horses I like a serated fixed blade in a heavy leather sheath. If a rope needs cut in a hurry it's easy to grab.

With a folder, I look for easy one hand operation. You never know when the other hand is gonna be busy.

alraicer · 11-06-2005, 08:53 PM

I am going to have to agree with big dog, though usually when I am out in the field I have a couple of fixed and my leatherman and a folder.

NRAJOE · 11-06-2005, 11:22 PM

Folder (Benchmade)

silentknight · 11-06-2005, 11:23 PM

I hava to go with the CRKT M16 (folder)

Oxford · 11-06-2005, 11:59 PM

Last week I completed a second "fixed" blade butchering knife out of a salvaged piece of power hack saw blade with oak grips.

And...the sheath that worked best for this knife was a 12" length of 1 1/2" I.D. PVC with two end caps. :right:

OldTimer · 11-12-2005, 09:10 PM

For more than a few years now, I've been carrying a nice little Case folding lock-back. More than enough to gut a Conn. White-tail (2 1/4" clip-point). And my everyday companion.

Thrawn · 11-12-2005, 09:14 PM

I prefer fixed, but often have a folder.

Lonegun1894 · 01-24-2006, 12:33 AM

Definitely prefer a fixed blade, but when in public, a folder is easier to conceal. If it's a folder, it's my CRKT M-16, as Silentknight mentioned. With fixed blades, by law here i'm limited to 5 1/2 inches on the blade, so have several bucks and a couple KA-BARs that have been "customized", one to 5 even, the other to 5 and 7/16ths. And with the synthetic sheaths, they hang under my arm handledown and out of the way of my gun. Took a little getting used to but works very well now.

Beer Forever · 01-24-2006, 12:04 PM

I use a folder (gerber) at work, but when I am gutting an intruder I like to use my Katana sword.

wirehunt · 01-24-2006, 02:03 PM

Fodler for everyday, plus a gerber multi tool.

But for hunting a fixed, two in fact. I find you don't lose a fixed, I think because it's easy to put in the sheath you tend to not throw it down beside were your working.
A Schrade+ pro2 and a Pride knife

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Fixed Blade	14	58.33%
Folders	10	41.67%
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10-25-2005, 02:53 PM	#1
Andrew Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 46	Fixed or Folder Which do you like better,fixed blade knives or folders?

10-25-2005, 03:12 PM	#2
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,023 Blog Entries: 4	Since I just completed making a fixed bone cutting knife/saw for deer hunting, I will vote for the fixed blade. However, I'm now faced with making a sheath. On the other hand, a folding knife is easier to store, takes less space, and may be safer to have around when not in use. __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

10-25-2005, 03:52 PM	#3
Otter Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vermont Posts: 954 Images: 6	I prefer a fixed blade knife, folding knifes are much less fun when used at the buffet table, in fine seafood restaurants, or steak houses, than the Ka-Bar. Nothing says, "You should have given me a real knife at the time you brought me my steak, instead of this spreader laying next to my spoon." like pulling out the trusty Ka-Bar and whittling on your steak. When the waiter asks as an afterthought if I want a knife, I hold up my Ka-Bar and tell him, "Thanks, I brought my own." "Life is too important to be taken seriously." __________________ Life is too important to be taken seriously.

10-25-2005, 06:53 PM	#4
Apollyon67 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 2,235 Images: 17	While I am a fan of nice, big fixed blades, here in the Washington DC area, they are frowned upon by the local authorities, so to keep the peace with my fellow humans in this rat race we call life, (for the most part anyway) I carry a nice little Kershaw Blackout. Nothing like that speedsafe action. When I am not in public, I carry a Buck 470c. __________________ "To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish." Ben Franklin

10-25-2005, 08:17 PM	#5
Dallas PUKHA DAWG Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. Posts: 3,595	Like Apollyon67 said. When I can I carry fixed blades but I usually carry a Swiss Army officer model or a small Kershaw.

10-26-2005, 04:44 AM	#6
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,213	Depends on the situation. At work, around the yard, in public close to the Sheeple - it'll be a folder. In the field, it'll be a good fixed-blade (with a folder in the pocket!). __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

11-06-2005, 02:43 PM	#7
Rave Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 6,870	Big Dog summed it up perfectly,I wholeheartedly agree. __________________ USAF '62-'66 .

11-06-2005, 06:13 PM	#8
Hud Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Out state, Minnesota Posts: 118	I always carry a Leatherman which covers the pocket knife need. If I am hunting I want a fixed blade. When working with horses I like a serated fixed blade in a heavy leather sheath. If a rope needs cut in a hurry it's easy to grab. __________________ The right of citizens to bear arms is just one guarantee against arbitrary government, one more safeguard against the tyranny which now appears remote in America, but which historically has proved to be always possible." -Senator Hubert H. Humprey -

11-06-2005, 08:53 PM	#10
alraicer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 134	I am going to have to agree with big dog, though usually when I am out in the field I have a couple of fixed and my leatherman and a folder.

11-06-2005, 11:22 PM	#11
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,051 Images: 3	Folder (Benchmade)

11-06-2005, 11:23 PM	#12
silentknight Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,125 Images: 3	I hava to go with the CRKT M16 (folder) __________________ Sic Vis Pacem Parabellum

11-06-2005, 11:59 PM	#13
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,023 Blog Entries: 4	Last week I completed a second "fixed" blade butchering knife out of a salvaged piece of power hack saw blade with oak grips. And...the sheath that worked best for this knife was a 12" length of 1 1/2" I.D. PVC with two end caps. :right: __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

11-12-2005, 09:10 PM	#14
OldTimer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 135	For more than a few years now, I've been carrying a nice little Case folding lock-back. More than enough to gut a Conn. White-tail (2 1/4" clip-point). And my everyday companion. __________________ I support PETA: People Eating Tasty Animals George...

11-12-2005, 09:14 PM	#15
Thrawn Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Okeefenokee Posts: 1,618 Images: 6	I prefer fixed, but often have a folder.

01-24-2006, 12:33 AM	#16
Lonegun1894 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Waco, TX Posts: 206	Definitely prefer a fixed blade, but when in public, a folder is easier to conceal. If it's a folder, it's my CRKT M-16, as Silentknight mentioned. With fixed blades, by law here i'm limited to 5 1/2 inches on the blade, so have several bucks and a couple KA-BARs that have been "customized", one to 5 even, the other to 5 and 7/16ths. And with the synthetic sheaths, they hang under my arm handledown and out of the way of my gun. Took a little getting used to but works very well now.

01-24-2006, 12:04 PM	#17
Beer Forever Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 2,714	I use a folder (gerber) at work, but when I am gutting an intruder I like to use my Katana sword. __________________ Paramedic sks forever

01-24-2006, 02:03 PM	#18
wirehunt Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Otago New Zealand Posts: 656	Fodler for everyday, plus a gerber multi tool. But for hunting a fixed, two in fact. I find you don't lose a fixed, I think because it's easy to put in the sheath you tend to not throw it down beside were your working. A Schrade+ pro2 and a Pride knife __________________ Happy Hunting