A little tired of recurves

This is what I do when I like a knife, but it has a recurve. Thanks Tom Krein. :thumbup:
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Wharnies and recurves are "IN" now. Be patient it will pass and another pattern will emerge to start a new cycle of whats in vogue
 
I sure do love the way recurves look. Can't say they have any practical advantages, though, and there are some very real disadvantages.

For you guys who have to have the latest, hippest, trendiest knife out there, get 'em now, because, as has been said before, the new trend will be something else soon enough. (Anybody remember tantos?)
 
hunterfisher808 said:
Seems to be more prevalent in the slip joint patterns
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I appreciate a good slip joint, but tend not to use them. I've had them close on my hand one time too many.

I really like my Spyderco Centofate 4. I picked a Kershaw Needs work that is nice, but the Spyderco carries better.
 
I've got alot of knives, but will never buy one with a recurve, serrated edge, or one with to much rear drop in handle.

Its the old Butcher in me, and years of having my Deer proccesing buisness I guess. I don't buy many knives that I feel wouldn't be great for skining/hunting/camping etc... Though I'll never use 90% of my knives.

I have some fancy D'Holders and other handmades, and also Randalls, Doziers, CRK's, Busse's, etc...all the way down to factory Case knives. But none have any of the three features I first mentioned.
 
I think the concept of the recurve is to bring the belly of the blade out more. If you actually use your knives you'll notice that you tend to use the belly of your knife more. Recurves aren't that hard to sharpen if they are subtle (something like the spec bump is a another story).

It's a functional design imo.
 
AKnife said:
I think the concept of the recurve is to bring the belly of the blade out more.

It's a functional design imo.
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Thats not really the concept, except on fighters. You get all the belly you need in a knife without recurve if its designed to have a bit of belly.

The concept of the recurve is mainly for fighting knives. When you make a slash starting with the edge near hand and pull through, the belly come's through much deeper and catches more than a knife without recurve.
They are great on a fighting knife for sure!

Though for my needs its not functional at all.
 
I hate them on folders. Fixed blades are different, depending on the model.

I hate flippers, recurves and AO, so I've be up the creek for a while now with new production folders.

Thankfully, so stuff more to my liking has been coming out recently, and the terrible trend seems to be at an end.
 
Ken44 said:
Thats not really the concept, except on fighters. You get all the belly you need in a knife without recurve if its designed to have a bit of belly.

The concept of the recurve is mainly for fighting knives. When you make a slash starting with the edge near hand and pull through, the belly come's through much deeper and catches more than a knife without recurve.
They are great on a fighting knife for sure!

Though for my needs its not functional at all.
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True, but the same can be said when using the knife for EDC chores.

I've only really had experience with a handful of Kershaw's, but when EDC'n I noticed most of the wear on the blade was where the belly starts to curve out.
 
AKnife said:
True, but the same can be said when using the knife for EDC chores.

I've only really had experience with a handful of Kershaw's, but when EDC'n I noticed most of the wear on the blade was where the belly starts to curve out.
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No true, it gets in the way for EDC chores! And of course any blade will wear more in the belly.

I give up, I'm not sure your getting it:p
Only trying to help, I mean no disrespect:)
 
I do not particularly like recurves, except maybe the 710 (although I would run to buy a non-recurve version immediately).
Some are downright ridiculous, like the Osborne Gaucho.
I definitely do not see any advantage for regular use and a lot of PITA to sharpen (I like to sharpen my knives freehand on a Spyderco ceramic benchstone).
So, unless it is a collectible or a knife with a particular steel, I steer clear of recurves.
 
I think it depends on the recurve. There is so much on the Bump that it act like a Hawk Bill with a drop point tip. But most of recurves I've used, the curve is so slight that it doesn't really make that much of a difference in general use. As far and sharpening goes, I do 97% of all my sharpening on a paper wheel and/or crock sticks and that hasn't prove to be an issue with any of my recurves either.
 
Ken44 said:
No true, it gets in the way for EDC chores! And of course any blade will wear more in the belly.

I give up, I'm not sure your getting it:p
Only trying to help, I mean no disrespect:)
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In my experience I don't see that much of a difference. Of course I'm using knives with subtle recurves in them, in fact I think the only knives I own with the most recurve would be my shallots.

Again I think the concept of the recurve is to bring the belly out a little more and for aesthetic purposes.

You can disagree with me all you want, but it won't change my experience or opinion.
 
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