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Small Blade vs Large Blade
on: July 06, 2021, 02:18:08 PM
I typically use my small blade on my Super Tinker for everything and leave the main blade sharp and as a backup.  I find the small blade works really well for most EDC tasks and I rarely need anything larger.  Recently however I have started thinking maybe I should switch things around and keep the small blade as my backup blade.  I am just curious about arguments for either the large blade or small blade (for backup) that you guys may have to help me with what I am thinking.  Thanks in advance. 
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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #1 on: July 06, 2021, 02:20:41 PM
Same for me. Easier to touch-up edge on the small blade and I reserve the large blade only for times I need extra cutting length such as cutting an apple.  :tu:
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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #2 on: July 06, 2021, 02:50:18 PM
I use the small blade primarily and the large blade as a backup too.  I got started doing that because of opening packages when I worked retail.  I was afraid the large blade would damage the contents in the boxes.  It became a habit that stuck with me.
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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #3 on: July 06, 2021, 04:55:04 PM
Thinking in terms of clean blade vs. dirty blade, it probably makes the most sense to use the small blade for the dirtier tasks and reserve the large blade for cleaner tasks, since the large blade is a much more useful size for food.

Personally, though, I’ve long been in the habit of using the large blade for pretty much everything (I’ll give it a wipe with a wet wipe before and after using it for food), and saving the small blade for tasks that require scalpel-like sharpness and precision, like trimming cigars.
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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #4 on: July 06, 2021, 05:06:52 PM
Quote from: nate j on July 06, 2021, 04:55:04 PM
Thinking in terms of clean blade vs. dirty blade, it probably makes the most sense to use the small blade for the dirtier tasks and reserve the large blade for cleaner tasks, since the large blade is a much more useful size for food.

This is pretty much the rule I follow.  The small blade on my SAKs often times have packaging tape adhesive stuck to it.  I'm annoyed if I have to clean the large blade before I use it to core/slice an apple or any other food.
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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #5 on: July 06, 2021, 05:34:37 PM
Small blade for the dirty stuff, big one for food or stuff that needs the full length.
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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #6 on: July 06, 2021, 05:36:55 PM
When I used to carry the larger 91mm SAK's, I used the small blade almost exclusively for cutting. The large blade was my food blade. But this caused me some questioning in my life and impressed me on how well a smaller blade really cuts for most stuff. As a result, I downsized my SAK carry and now carry the 58mm and 74mm exclusively. If I think I'm going to need more blade that day, I'll drop my Victorinox florist knife or Christy knife in my pocket.
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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #7 on: July 06, 2021, 07:25:40 PM
Same here, the small blade is the primary blade. There should be another large blade, if I remember well .
Most cutting tasks can be accomplished with a very small blade. And I have more control when I use the small blade.
The large blade is for food and large stuff. If a larger blade is needed then perhaps a khukhri.

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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #8 on: July 06, 2021, 08:57:20 PM
I’ve even gone as far as substituting the large blade with a metal saw/file in some mods which kind of says it all! ;0)
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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #9 on: July 06, 2021, 10:38:16 PM
I keep it simple: Big Job-Big Blade, Small Job-Small Blade. 
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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #10 on: July 06, 2021, 10:41:22 PM
...and with that elegant summary, this debate is now over  :like:
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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #11 on: July 06, 2021, 10:59:04 PM
Quote from: Max Stone on July 06, 2021, 10:41:22 PM
...and with that elegant summary, this debate is now over  :like:

Lol.  I appreciate all the replies.  I do think I am going to keep doing things the way I have been and using the small blade.  I really do find the small blade is safer for most jobs.   :tu:
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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #12 on: July 07, 2021, 07:32:25 AM
For decades I’ve been mostly using the small blade. And like many above I now primarily reserve the big blade for food. Just the other week at a picnic nobody brought any real knives for the baked chicken. Glad I had my Troublemaker with me.  Especially since I’ve been carrying a Work Champ most days lately and a 111mm might have looked a bit out of place there.

And that leads me to this suggestion: If you want to see what life is like without the small blade, try a 111.

I do miss the familiarity of the small blade for most tasks when I have the Work Champ on me. Enough so that I’m rethinking some of my planned 111mm mods.
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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #13 on: July 07, 2021, 11:37:42 AM
Large blade for food and feathersticks. Small blade for everything else.

I've been without a small blade for quite a while now.  We just got off a 30DC of small SAKs. Honestly, I was hoping that the blade would be comparable to the small blade on the medium sized SAKs; and it really wasn't - the depth of the blade, I suppose.

Then there's the 111mm, and the 93mm that I use almost exclusively.  It would be nice to have a small blade, but it's not a deal breaker.

I still use a SwissChamp or Champion often enough. But for EDC a Climber doesn't offer me an advantage over my usual... For now. So I'll still be without the small blade. Maybe someday...
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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #14 on: July 07, 2021, 11:44:04 AM
Quote from: Steelej1976 on July 06, 2021, 10:59:04 PM
I really do find the small blade is safer for most jobs.   :tu:

I'd have fewer scars if I thought like that.  :rofl:   :facepalm:
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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #15 on: July 07, 2021, 12:22:30 PM
Quote from: NutSAK on July 06, 2021, 05:06:52 PM
This is pretty much the rule I follow.  The small blade on my SAKs often times have packaging tape adhesive stuck to it.  I'm annoyed if I have to clean the large blade before I use it to core/slice an apple or any other food.

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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #16 on: July 07, 2021, 12:31:22 PM
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I'd have fewer scars if I thought like that.  :rofl:   :facepalm:

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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #17 on: July 07, 2021, 10:38:44 PM
The small blade is definitely one of my most used tools. Keeping the large blade clean for food is also a habit of mine. The Large blade also does work well for precision cuts on cigars, cutting plugs and other pipe tobacco. Another reason I like to keep the big blade clean is because of those purdy Tang stamps!  :drool:
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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #18 on: July 08, 2021, 12:16:20 AM
Small blade for everything, large blade when i need the extra length or the job at hand justifies it.
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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #19 on: July 08, 2021, 02:03:25 AM
I've carried my Pioneer X for long enough that I use the large blade on any given SAK by default. I can appreciate the mentality behind using the small blade more, though.

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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #20 on: July 08, 2021, 04:34:33 AM
Quote from: Mad Scientist on July 08, 2021, 02:03:25 AM
I've carried my Pioneer X for long enough that I use the large blade on any given SAK by default. I can appreciate the mentality behind using the small blade more, though.
On the 93mm knives, I tend to use the awl for a lot of tasks (e.g. cutting tape on packages), and reserve the blade for tasks that need truly require it.
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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #21 on: July 08, 2021, 04:39:27 AM
Quote from: nate j on July 08, 2021, 04:34:33 AM
On the 93mm knives, I tend to use the awl for a lot of tasks (e.g. cutting tape on packages), and reserve the blade for tasks that need truly require it.

Me too - I'll also cut cardboard with the awl quite often
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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #22 on: July 08, 2021, 01:46:43 PM
Quote from: ElevenBlade on July 08, 2021, 04:39:27 AM
Me too - I'll also cut cardboard with the awl quite often

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The 93mm awl is a heavy duty "small blade"
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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #23 on: July 08, 2021, 02:14:05 PM
I use the main blade on my Tinker mostly. Keep small blade (reshaped to clip) for delicate tasks needing a really sharp blade.
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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #24 on: July 08, 2021, 03:41:25 PM
 :iagree:

This is what I do as well.  Large blade as primary and small blade kept sharp for precision. 
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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #25 on: July 08, 2021, 04:46:44 PM
This is why I really like the electrician.  The small blade is perfect for most of my needs.  Now if Vic would make an Electrician-X I'd be ecstatic!
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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #26 on: July 08, 2021, 07:29:36 PM
Quote from: Ike582 on July 08, 2021, 04:46:44 PM
This is why I really like the electrician.  The small blade is perfect for most of my needs.  Now if Vic would make an Electrician-X I'd be ecstatic!

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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #27 on: July 08, 2021, 11:30:59 PM
Another potential consideration is that, if you ever loan your knife to anyone (whether you should or shouldn’t do this, and if so under what circumstances/conditions, could be and I believe has been the topic of entire threads on its own), they are likely to go for the big blade first.
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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #28 on: July 09, 2021, 12:59:52 AM
Quote from: pa_strunk on July 08, 2021, 07:29:36 PM
How about this?

If I could make my own I'd swap out the large blade and pruner blade for an inline phillips and it would then be perfect.
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Re: Small Blade vs Large Blade
Reply #29 on: July 09, 2021, 04:23:53 AM
Like your idea, you should do it. This I made off a Texas tool crib mod idea. It’s designed to carry with leatherman surge or MT without all the cutting options.
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