Blade-to-handle ratio: does it matter?

Zulus said:
You will laugh, but it parked in my knives block on the counter !
BTW - never used it yet, not idea for what ???
Search internet few times for any info or something close enough - not a chance yet
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I can envision it sitting in a knife block now.

Like...it's so unexpected. I suppose if you are on ground level, and you are trying to hack down a bunch of bananas, and the bananas are a few feet out of reach it might come in handy? Or perhaps for harvesting wheat?

At first I was like, 'oh it's just an oddly proportioned paring knife' until you said it was over a foot and a half long. Some machetes aren't that big!!
 
My preference is to be somewhat balanced. Don't like the super light handles. Most feel as if the blade is 90 percent of the knife. Just doesn't feel right. I suppose the opposite would be the same, although nobody makes heavy handled knives anymore. I do have rather large hands which might be a factor.
 
As long as it has a purpose, a poor blade:handle ratio doesn't matter to me at all. If it's just, like, a goofy long handle for no reason that will bug me. ;)

I admire some knives in part because of how much blade they manage to cram in (Cambria, 940), and I love other knives with poor blade:handle ratios because their long, roomy handles have a purpose (PM2, Super Commander).
 
With a few exceptions ,I don't like a lot of extra handle. I also lean towards smaller blades. 3.5 in folders & up to around 5 in fixed.
 
It depends. In a small knife it matters more. Imagine a Victorinox Classic with a shorter blade. That would be pretty crappy.

By the time the blade is about 2.5 inches or more, the ratio isn't nearly as important. Blade first, it is what does the cutting. for most EDC purposes, I find 2.5 inches of sharp steel more than adequate. The purpose of the handle is to control the blade. So if it is a good ergonomic fit for me, I'm happy. With my giant mitts, I rarely have ever encountered an overly long handle.

I tend to think that there are many people that spend more time fondling and looking at their knives than I do. My knives are in my pocket, drawer, or bag unless I am using one of them. Out of sight and mind until needed. One's idea of beauty changes when your interaction with an object is only when you are actually using it to perform a task. Ergonomic and well designed knives that perform well, are easy to put into action, do a great trouble free job cutting what needs to be cut, and then are easily put back away; become beautiful, no matter what they look like. And pocket jewelry that doesn't perform well becomes ugly, no matter how well the maker managed to stuff the longest possible blade into a particular handle.

Grizz
 
I can't believe what they can fit in the handle of this knife:
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It does somewhat to me.
There are some small belt knives out there that just have too big of a handle for their size.
It doesn't matter how the handle feels , if it just looks way too big for the knife's size and makes what should be a fairly compact knife pretty bulky then It will bother me.
 
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