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Originally Posted by mumbleypeg
Congratulations Bill. It really is a great performer.
I count among my friends a British subject, who is a vegetarian, Social worker. He works with hospice and is a very kind and compasionate person. Occasionally, I will take him well out of his comfort zone. This happened recently when showing him the T2 in Cocobolo(the wood makes it look somewhat more civilized). He started to say"what on earth do you need a knife that big for?"
My response," It's for the jobs that this is just too big for" and allowed him to admire the splendor that is the Harsey Combat Folder.
His response was a simple"F@CK"!
Again, congrats Bill. You do amazing work.
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Mumbleypeg,
Your buddy may need counseling.
Folding knife sizes are are a funny thing. When working outdoors a 4 to 5 inch fixed blade knife would be a small or medium knife and wouldn't draw a second glance in this country.
If you make a folding knife with the same working blade length, many folks respond just like your friend.
One of the problems with folding knife design is that the handle always has to be long enough to accommodate the pivot area and to protect the point when the blade is rotated to the full closed position. This adds length to the overall knife.
What this means is a well designed 4 inch blade will need a 5 inch handle and becomes 9 inches overall when full open.
Yes I just gave away a "secret of scale" in the last sentence.
The goal when designing folders is keep the handle only one inch longer than the blade.
To properly design a strong joint and make everything work while maintaining this self imposed rule is a sometimes trickier than it sounds.