Another JKM & Kumar Karda question.

[Triquetra]

How does the JKM and the Kumar Karda compare to knives such as the Helle, Mora, Becker Companion, etc. Size, weight, durability, edge retention, slicing, and just general versatility. Also, has anyone had a problems with their hand slipping towards the blade since they are guardless?

 

[arty]

I have a Kumar Karda by Amtrack, with a carved horn handle.
I don't have guards on my kitchen knives and they don't slip....even the ones with thin blades.
It really depends on what you plan to do with them.
The Karda has a 6" blade, so it is a "small" kife, about the size of a big Buck. It is differentially tempered so it is hard to compare with some others. The blade on mine is about 1/4" thick.
The knife does not slip, because the handle is not smooth - it is carved.
I didn't get it for combat, since I prefer a revolver for that.

 

[Nasty]

ROFLMAO...GO Arty!

I can't really answer the question...mass produced blades are no more than tools to me. I use them, eventually mess them up beyond concern and they simply fall by nature into the various tool boxes, tackle boxes, gardening implement buckets and so forth around the house. HI products and other individually made hand forged knives are different...

I can't help with these but to pick them up and say "Now, *that's* a knife!"

 

[Yvsa]

How does the JKM and the Kumar Karda compare to knives such as the Helle, Mora, Becker Companion, etc. Size, weight, durability, edge retention, slicing, and just general versatility. Also, has anyone had a problems with their hand slipping towards the blade since they are guardless?

Cuch, the HI knives are generally heavier and with thicker, generally much thicker blades than the Scandi knives.
As far as edge retention I have to say they are on par with one another except in the cases of the extra hard, RC 62, of the Scandi knives which are going to retain their edges better, But they are gonna be harder to sharpen too.
As far as the hand slipping forward the HI knives are under the same auspices as the Scandi knives. If you push too hard such as in a stabbing motion there is always the danger of your hand slipping over the blade.
However the Scandi knives aren't made for stabbing and neither are the HI knives so it becomes a moot point.
For any type of point push cutting as in a stabbing motion the knife is held with one hand as a guide while the other hand, palm forward, hits the pommenl of the knife driving it through the object being cut.
It's been my experience that the Scandi knives are generally thinner and lighter than the HI Knives for whatever that's worth.
They are both equally good workers with the Scandi knives generally better for fine woodcarving than the HI knives.

 

[Triquetra]

Thanks for the info.