A Gerber Icon. Love the knife and I already know I could have bought better for $60, but I have plenty of Gerbers that work great so I hope this doesn't turn into a Gerber bashing thread. My question is about the Tanto blade itself. Does anyone EDC a tanto? Have you ever thought about what if your stuck with just your tanto. Different blades are designed for different purpose, but I've never put a tanto to work. Not my first choice to skin a deer, but I can make it work. What do you use your tanto for? Do you believe you can use it for the same purposes as a drop point or other? Thanks for your time.
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I carried a Gerber tanto for about 2.5 years. Loved it. I found it incredibly useful. I mostly used it for EDC tasks but I found that I use piercing cuts more than I realized so the point came in handy. The primary strait edge works well as a wharncliffe which is quite useful also. I wasn't very good at sharpening back then, so I won't comment on how easy or hard that is. Enjoy it. I'm thinking about getting another tanto.
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I have a few CS Tanto's I've used to skin every thing from Fish & Fowl to Deer & a few Hogs.
The point has also been used many times as a scrapper for gaskets on engine block ect.
The only limits on the uses for a quality Tanto are the limits of your Imagination.
Contrary to Urban Myth the the American tanto tip shape while very strong really sucks at stabbing.
The point has also been used many times as a scrapper for gaskets on engine block ect.
The only limits on the uses for a quality Tanto are the limits of your Imagination.
Contrary to Urban Myth the the American tanto tip shape while very strong really sucks at stabbing.
