Chinook Help Please

[panama]

Spyderco made changes to the chinook 3, are they still good?
Spyderco does not have any chinook listed on their website??

I understand back cuts fairly well. The chinook being a single edge blade (I think it is not double edge) is said by many to be useful for backcuts. Can someone explain this to me? I assume what is meant is that the blade is ground on the second edge but not cutting sharp??
Thanks in advance for help.

 

[J85909266]

The Chinook III is the same as the Chinook II, only with a flat ground blade as opposed to hollow ground.

The spine is flat with no swedge or sharpened edge. "Back cut" refers to how the upswept tip will catch and penetrate a target on a back swing, not actually slice.