Big fat tanto

rbmcmjr said:
That is the first time I heard that story. There are more than a few out there
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Oh, okay. I didn't realize that. Were they up for orders on the site at one point?

He was asking about a Tanto releasing this year, and I knew those Force One's came out a while back. I was going on something someone else mentioned: I wasn't around when these came out. I've only ever seen one on the exchange, and I've never even seen a thread about them so I have never known them to be a design that was out there in big numbers. Were they up for custom ordering at some point, or just the Co store? Thanks.
 
If you want a tanto, just post in the WTB, ask for a Public Defender, Tali-Whacker, Force 1 or a PT5.
 
tsiloics said:
CRK's take on the so-called Americanized tanto is perhaps a little more useful. There you get an effective secondary point and a chisel-like forward grind.
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You do not get a chisel-like forward grind. The forward grind is a convex vee.
 
Definitely at BCS...

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AAHHH. Thanks Paddling Man.

So I'll take one in satin/black paper and one in satin/snakeskin please. Oh, and to save on some shipping could you include a Meaner LE also. Thanks so much. :D
 
Well, it looks like the Tanto is down but not out. I saw some really nice infi blades---- Thanks! OINK!!
Lycosa
 
Esav Benyamin said:
You do not get a chisel-like forward grind. The forward grind is a convex vee.
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I meant the profile, not the edge grind. The forward portion of the blade is useful for cutting operations where the edge is pressed forward, as opposed to slicing. I have a tendency to use my tanto 'Benza that way.

Still talking about the profile here... because the primary point (the tip) is relatively obtuse, you get a more useful secondary point.

In terms of an illustration, say you were cutting leather thong to length. That might be done with the forward edge by pressing down onto a cutting board. Then, you might cut paper on a work surface with the secondary point. That position requires less articulation of the knife than would be needed with a drop point.

Finally, there's the rearward edge that can be used more like a bellied blade would be - for example, if you were slicing rope or webbing by inserting the blade into a loop.

Mainly what I'm saying is that I think a geometric tanto profile with a larger angle at the primary point is more useful than one with a relatively acute, fine primary point. Also noting that a tanto profile tends to divide itself into different sections of blade that can be used in different modalities, as opposed to a bellied blade, where there's one continuous curved edge.
 
Str8Edg said:
AAHHH. Thanks Paddling Man.

So I'll take one in satin/black paper and one in satin/snakeskin please. Oh, and to save on some shipping could you include a Meaner LE also. Thanks so much. :D
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Are you sure you don't want a dog tag or cap with your order? :p
 
It was good to read that some Hoggers knew that not all Tantos have that abrupt 45 degree point. Most traditional Japanese blades had the curved point instead. That is my favorite between the two. OINK!
Lycosa
 
Lycosa said:
It was good to read that some Hoggers knew that not all Tantos have that abrupt 45 degree point. Most traditional Japanese blades had the curved point instead. That is my favorite between the two. OINK!
Lycosa
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Taken to its logical extreme, you get something like the Graham Brothers' Razel:

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Rick
 
Rick,
Who said a knife is not a pry-bar----- or a scraper?? That's FUNKY! Thanks for the pic.
Lycosa
 
Ha, I ground down a file at work in order to make an effective paint scraper, it looked a a fair bit like that Graham Brothers' knife.

However I ended up snapping it in half while attempting to use it like a pry bar!
 
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