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I entirely agree with Timothy Strimple. Here are the advantages I have noticed for each type. Fixed blade: sturdy - good for batoning, chopping, hammering with the handle reliable - there is n...
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2023-10-18T16:09:27Z (about 1 year ago)
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<p>I entirely agree with Timothy Strimple. Here are the pro-s and con's that I have noticed.</p><p>Fixed blade:</p><ul><li><p>sturdy - good for batoning, chopping, hammering with the handle</p></li><li><p>reliable - there is no mechanism to get jammed, screws to fall out</p></li><li>can be very cheap - a cheap folder falls to peices in one month (in my experience). The only drawback of a cheap fixed blade (five bucks for example) is the lower quality steel (just sharpen it more often)</li></ul><p>Folding blade:</p><ul><li>discrete - much easier to carry around in the city</li><li>compact - fixed blade on the hip could hinder movement, a folder in the pocket doesn't</li></ul><p>As a conclusion I can say what I have chosen for myself. I carry a folder in the city and take an extra fixed blade when in the woods. Both are easy to arm swiftly with one hand and the folder is concealed (caring knives where I live, Bulgaria, is legal, but still it's better not to freak people out).</p>
- I entirely agree with Timothy Strimple. Here are the advantages I have noticed for each type.
- Fixed blade:
- - **sturdy** - good for batoning, chopping, hammering with the handle
- - **reliable** - there is no mechanism to get jammed, screws to fall out
- - **can be very cheap** - a cheap folder falls to pieces in one month (in my experience). The only drawback of a cheap fixed blade (five bucks for example) is the lower quality steel. (Just sharpen it more often.)
- Folding blade:
- - **discrete** - much easier to carry around in the city
- - **compact** - fixed blade on the hip could hinder movement; a folder in the pocket doesn't.
- In conclusion I can say what I have chosen for myself: I carry a folder in the city and take an extra fixed blade when in the woods. Both are easy to arm swiftly with one hand and the folder is concealed. Carrying knives is legal in Bulgaria where I live, but it's still better not to freak people out.