Distal taper?

[akadave2]

Ive always enjoyed a knife that was designed well with a bit of distal taper to the blade. It balances well and if the knife is primarily a slicer I think it helps with that as long as the blade thickness is obviously not too much. Has Busse done such a design or will they ever, more towards the idea of a pure slicer?

Thanks

 

[Lycosa]

Good question.
Jerry just grabbed his knife dictionary.

 

[pjackst]

^lol lol

 

[Jaxx]

The SOW has a nice distal taper.

 

[Noxious Fumes]

Pure slicers?....mmmmm..... Sounds like a job for one of the steak knives....

 

[Father & Son Traditional Sharpening]

Pure slicers?....mmmmm..... Sounds like a job for one of the steak knives....

No need for a distal taper on .090" thick stock…….

 

[RussMo]

The SOW has a nice distal taper.

Jaxx, that is the same blade that instantly came to mind. Also some of the FSH Custom Recurves. My SOW has a beautiful taper:thumbup. Don't have a spine shot of either of these knives but both have a great distal taper.

 

[gk4ever2]

The BAD, a special thin (.125") version of the Active Duty, has a distal taper. It also has a slightly higher hardness (60-62 RC if I remember correctly).

 

[Nuker]

Were Santa’s Outlaw Wicked variants the last ones to have it? (2007)

SOW (top)
BAD (bottom)

 

[Jaxx]

Were Santa’s Outlaw Wicked variants the last ones to have it? (2007)

SOW (top)
BAD (bottom)
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The post above yours mentions the BAD also having a distal taper, both came out within a year or less of each other ('07-'08)
I think these models were it, besides the occasional custom one-offs from shows & Ganza's. SOW's were Custom Shop variants.

 

[Nuker]

Thank you, Jaxx. (BTW: nice triangular pic of SOW)
I wasn’t sure when BAD came out.
Seemed like the thread needed a spine shot of each.