Why do you call it a zombie killing knife? Which knife do you have in mind?
I base my opinion on my time in the woods. When there is snow on the ground, or when it is wet, splitting wood becomes very important to me. Each time I do it, it goes alot faster with a larger blade.
So the leuku is ok as a knife even though it is 8 in because it's...thin??? Interesting distinction. Once again, I must ask what you mean by a zombie killer.
But ultimately, I think you once again missed my point. Just because you can do something with a knife does not mean it is the best one for the job. I can carve with an axe, but it is not the tool I will bring to a spoon carving contest. For the same reason I will not bring a Mora 106 to split wood. Can I do it? Probably, with some effort. However, that is not the point. If you are telling me on the other hand that you can split and chop wood bust as easily and just as fast as with a small knife as you can with a large knife, then more power to you. Based on my rather large body of actual field time I have reached a rather different conclusion.
PS-I think many people advocating for the 4 in blade have very littel contact with nature other than matching RM, as it has become clear from some other posts. I wouldn't rely too much on them.
I base my opinion on my time in the woods. When there is snow on the ground, or when it is wet, splitting wood becomes very important to me. Each time I do it, it goes alot faster with a larger blade.
So the leuku is ok as a knife even though it is 8 in because it's...thin??? Interesting distinction. Once again, I must ask what you mean by a zombie killer.
But ultimately, I think you once again missed my point. Just because you can do something with a knife does not mean it is the best one for the job. I can carve with an axe, but it is not the tool I will bring to a spoon carving contest. For the same reason I will not bring a Mora 106 to split wood. Can I do it? Probably, with some effort. However, that is not the point. If you are telling me on the other hand that you can split and chop wood bust as easily and just as fast as with a small knife as you can with a large knife, then more power to you. Based on my rather large body of actual field time I have reached a rather different conclusion.
PS-I think many people advocating for the 4 in blade have very littel contact with nature other than matching RM, as it has become clear from some other posts. I wouldn't rely too much on them.