Chinook $75

That's a tempting price. What are the pros and cons of the hollow grind vs the newer flat grind chinook?
 
Duke05 said:
That's a tempting price. What are the pros and cons of the hollow grind vs the newer flat grind chinook?
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For the average joe there is little difference.

Hollow ground generally sells better to non-afis, likely because it "looks" better.

Many afis prefer a flat grind for easier slicing.
 
Zen thanks for the reply. Are there some situations where a hollow ground blade is better than a flat ground?
 
I'm not Zen but I have never seen any advantage of a hollow ground blade over a flat ground one. I don't hunt anymore but when I did, I used either a Sharade Sharpfinger or a Browning folding skinning knife. Both of these were flat ground. This was back before I even paid attention to the difference between flat and hollow ground blades. Even then I noticed that these two blade seemed to cut better and work better than any of the other knives I had at the time. Back then, I had Bucks and some hollow ground fixed blades.

So in over 20 years of hunting, working and carrying a knife, I have yet to find any reason to choose a hollow ground blade over a flat ground one. I'm sure there is a reason for hollow ground but the need doesn't jump out at me.

I have several hollow ground blades that work fine. M Centofante 4, Delica and a few others are fine. They would be better flat ground but they are not bad hollow ground.
 
I gave in. I already think I know what it'll feel like in my hand, and know I probably will have little use for it most of the time. Blame Ken Cox.

John
 
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