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Those who own CRK Sebenza tanto shall be able to explain.
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You know,
redsquid2
, that looks like a really good work knife pattern. I dismissed tanto knives as ninja toys for most of my life. But a few years ago I had a friend gift me a tanto bladed knife that had a more Americanized profile. Whoa... what a great work knife! I do a lot of carpentry/fine woodworking/repair work as part of my normal day, and I had never thought about using the tanto point for a wood chisel, a light scraper, trimming tool, etc. The knife was a POS, but it got me thinking in a completely different way.
I use a Harnds tanto a lot these days (easily searched for image) and just finished running about 700' of trim in a house. I use it constantly, all day long. I can use the blunt tip to clean out a corner that has old caulk or sealer in it, use the same tip edge to scrape a bit of errant paint spots on windows, use it for light prying to position wood before I shoot it in, and tonight I will re-sharpen to use it for fine fitting of new door locksets to trace around the existing mortises. When it has a fresh edge, it is great for slicing off splinter and bumps on sheet goods. I love having a folding chisel in my pocket. I use my CS SR1 tanto the same way.
Instead of a fighting/traditional tanto point, the blunt point works great, and I still have plenty of blade to shave off a bit of wood here and there to get the fit I want for wood working.
redsquid2
, that looks like a really good work knife pattern. I dismissed tanto knives as ninja toys for most of my life. But a few years ago I had a friend gift me a tanto bladed knife that had a more Americanized profile. Whoa... what a great work knife! I do a lot of carpentry/fine woodworking/repair work as part of my normal day, and I had never thought about using the tanto point for a wood chisel, a light scraper, trimming tool, etc. The knife was a POS, but it got me thinking in a completely different way.I use a Harnds tanto a lot these days (easily searched for image) and just finished running about 700' of trim in a house. I use it constantly, all day long. I can use the blunt tip to clean out a corner that has old caulk or sealer in it, use the same tip edge to scrape a bit of errant paint spots on windows, use it for light prying to position wood before I shoot it in, and tonight I will re-sharpen to use it for fine fitting of new door locksets to trace around the existing mortises. When it has a fresh edge, it is great for slicing off splinter and bumps on sheet goods. I love having a folding chisel in my pocket. I use my CS SR1 tanto the same way.
Instead of a fighting/traditional tanto point, the blunt point works great, and I still have plenty of blade to shave off a bit of wood here and there to get the fit I want for wood working.