why would one NEED a big knife?

[vash]

these two have LOOOONG blades..why?

survival? i figured you could cut a tree down with one of these and a rock as a hammer. now we all know, i love knives..i think these both look cool, but why? maybe i dont get it..maybe i just need an excuse to buy a custom bowie knife..hahah. educate me please.

[vash]

oh,,

Buck Hoodlum and Jerid johnson knife repectively.

[futuresoptions]

That's what I would think survival... depending on what type of steel they were made of and how they were heat treated....

[Nostril Cheese]

I got a thick beard. I need a knife like this.

[Racerbvd]

[dan88911]

You may need to cut something.

[DARISC]

Serious question: when does a knife become defined as a sword...or a machete?

[masraum]

well, it's unlikely that I'll ever need one in the city. If I did need one that big in the city, I probably have some pretty big problems. But I can see how you might want/need one of those if you were way out in the wilderness.

I really like the one that does not have the lanyard hole, simple and elegant with a nice profile.

[porsche4life]

Steve.... You haven't been in the pinemont/hempstead area have you? I may need one that big if I get out anywhere other than my office... And none of us will go in alone after dark...

Left my car over night, the grille got stolen off it...

[DARISC]

Originally Posted by masraum

...I really like the one that does not have the lanyard hole, simple and elegant with a nice profile.

Me too.

The Buck looks like a knife you'd find in the fist of a thug chef...oh, it's a Buck Thug! Just the blade for 'brutal BBQ' ?

[jyl]

Short of being Tarzan of The Apes or a Roman legionnaire, I doubt an outdoorsman really needs a short sword.

[porsche4life]

I hear ya JYL... Theres never been a time backpacking when my leatherman wasn't sufficient....

[DARISC]

Originally Posted by jyl

Short of being Tarzan of The Apes or a Roman legionnaire, I doubt an outdoorsman really needs a short sword.

Agree. I was just wondering about definitions.

Originally Posted by porsche4life

I hear ya JYL... Theres never been a time backpacking when my leatherman wasn't sufficient....

Also agree. When backpacking I always pack my custom built Leatherman (has a 9" blade ).

[vash]

that custom bowie is $500..which means..it aint gonna happen.

[vash]

i was once shown how to chop down a tree with a big knife..it was brutal on the tool. involved a rock.

that knife competition where they just hack thru things..amazing tools. all the pro knife builders show up..

anyone know what i am talking about? just seen it once..

[vash]

here is the custom builder.

Jerid Johnson Custom Knives - Home

[enzo1]

I like Cold Steel knives for the money. This is their new 1..edit: they're light, too... hehe

[porsche4life]

Hmmm....

Jerid Johnson Custom Knives - Cord-wrapped San Mai

[aigel]

I have had a few knives in the field and I always come back to my locking blade swiss army knife with a 3.25" long blade. I can cut up any animal in North America with it. It has a saw that is handy if you have a small enough animal you may want to break the hip open to clean it out. It also has a tooth pick, in case any of the freshly cooked meat gets stuck! I know it is dorky and other hunters sometimes laugh at me - until I start wielding it and cut up an animal in record time. Then they stop laughing ... the steel is very good and holds a very good edge.

G

[HHI944]

I really dig Chris Reeve stuff.