Blade Recurves

Do you prefer recurved blades.

  • Yes

  • No

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I don't mind a slight recurve. Helps accelerating the cut especially in stuff like card board. I don't let the ones I have get dull so sharpening isn't an issue for me. Easily touched up on a ceramic rod.
 
I actually like them, for the usual reasons about changing the angle and pulling material into the edge.

I dont usually go for extreme ones, but a slight recurve like on my new Buck 722 is very utilitarian.
As for sharpening, the edge of my Sharpmaker's rod, and then stropping seems to work fine for me. I just stopped the 722 earlier tonight because it got some heavy use earlier today. Every single part of the edge will pop hairs with ease.
The strop conforms to the curve, so in my experience, a recurve is no big deal to keep sharp with stropping.IMG_1078.JPG
 
While I admit that recurves can occasionally be attractive, as others have stated I really dislike them due to difficulty sharpening (I’m still not a great sharpener).
 
The only recurve I have is the Benchmade 710. This slight recurve does wonders for certain cutting tasks. Zip ties are a breeze, and so is rope. I wouldn't say I prefer them, but if they're functional and add to the actual functional use of the knife, I don't mind them. I would love to have the budget for the Emerson Commander, as it looks like a wicked cutter. I can't even imagine how well it would cut with some thinning and polishing on the Edge Pro!
 
I don't like recurves and I wouldn't even carry or use a knife with a recurved blade. Nothing to do with their cutting performance, in fact I think they do cut free-hanging stuff a bit better, it's just that I prefer to sharpen with flat stones, and while some folks can sharpen a recurved blade with a waterstone, I can't. I do have a ceramic rod, though, as my Leatherman Surge's main blade has a slight accidental recurve on it, and my Surge is not only my multi-tool but also my back-up blade.
 
19-3ben said:
I actually like them, for the usual reasons about changing the angle and pulling material into the edge.

I dont usually go for extreme ones, but a slight recurve like on my new Buck 722 is very utilitarian.
As for sharpening, the edge of my Sharpmaker's rod, and then stropping seems to work fine for me. I just stopped the 722 earlier tonight because it got some heavy use earlier today. Every single part of the edge will pop hairs with ease.
The strop conforms to the curve, so in my experience, a recurve is no big deal to keep sharp with stropping.View attachment 780446
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There's not really any inward slope to that edge--at least none discernible in the photo. It looks like the heel of the blade just juts out suddenly, which is rarely going to be useful.
 
I currently don't have any recurves, and don't like them. There are some specialized cutting tasks they can be useful for, but since I seem to rarely do those things with my knives, I avoid them entirely. Just makes sharpening that much harder, for me the trade-off isn't worth it.

ETA: Well I forgot I do have one SLIGHT recurve, there's a barely discernible recurve in my Spyderco Street Beat. For the life of me, I have no idea why they took that beautiful little 3.5" EDC blade, and put that tiny recurve in it. It adds NOTHING, and only makes the blade more tricky to sharpen. A recurve doesn't even make sense on that kind of blade IMO.
 
Generally speaking I don't buy recurved blades on folders. I don't think I own any and if I do the curve is very minimal. I see some practical use in larger fixed blades, but I tend to stay away from them.
 
Considering the vast majority of votes/opinions (most of which I agree with :thumbsup:), I wonder why so many continue to be made and, presumably, sell. :confused:
 
Well, I'm a khukuri guy, so recurves are no big deal for me to sharpen;)

I prefer them by a wide margin. The ZT920 may be my favorite pocket knife of all time. It just bumped off the 909 from that spot due to the blade shape and materials.

I fully admit that I'm a weirdo in this regard.
 
I'm in the *like some recurve on some knives* camp.
Especially useful when cutting frozen rope in my Winter job on a ski hill, or nylon clad hose in my Summer job.
Found they cut almost as good but cleaner than a Serrated blade, which for some is hell to properly sharpen also.

Since I also strongly prefer Plain Edge blades, I have a few EDC's with a slight recurve.
One that gets used mostly is a 2002 MT Amphibian. And it's one of the few Serrated knives I own...

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Different strokes ... and all that...
 
Charlie Mike said:
One only has to look at some of the Mick Strider Custom stuff to see that the high dollar multi-grind stuff was never intended to be used, let alone sharpened.
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So true. I see these pieces of....’art’(?) sell for thousands of dollars and have to wonder at the decision making process these people must go through before depleting their accounts. :rolleyes:
 
they look great on some designs, and some specific blade shapes work very well for some specific tasks, these being my current favorite recurves

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My only recurve is an Emerson Commander. Other than looking just plain evil, I don't really see that the recurve has any functional advantages over other patterns for everyday use. It's a knife that just I haven't fallen in love with it like my CRKs, Hinderers, etc, but it's a good, solid, heavy duty knife & it stays clipped to my first aid bag in my truck.
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FortyTwoBlades said:
There's not really any inward slope to that edge--at least none discernible in the photo. It looks like the heel of the blade just juts out suddenly, which is rarely going to be useful.
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Yeah, thats a weird design choice. I cant see how that would add any usefulness at all.
 
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