Do you really need a tip on your knife?

A sharp tip can be very handy and very useful, but I can make do just fine with a sheepsfoot blade.

I even EDC'ed a Spyderco Atlantic Salt for about a year.
 
RevDevil said:
A knife without a tip is a sharpened spoon.
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:rolleyes:

Well, for most time I don't use tip but I've noticed I need it every now and then when opening tough and stubborn packages in work, like poking holes to thick plastic wrap to be able to cut it off without harming the content.
 
knarfeng said:
I used to think I didn't need a tip until I got a knife that did not have one (Case Sod Buster Jr.) and tried to EDC it. Got a new insight into the importance of having a good tip.
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+1. Same experience w/ that awful Griptilian. Taught me a lot about tips AND hype :).
 
I used to grudgingly accept a dull or otherwise useless tip on a knife (didn't like it, but I lived with it). But once I finally found a way to put a nice, wicked edge on 'em, I won't put up with dull tips anymore. I'm sorta OBSESSIVE about it now. Go figure... :D
 
Still dont see the issue with the Griptillian tip. I can pick splinters with mine, and it is only slightly less pointy, but much thinner (side silhouette vs. thickness) than the tip on my Cara Cara. Is there a bull nose version I'm missing?
 
I like a good sharp tip, and like someone said earlier, the Case Sodbuster Jr., also helped me to understand how having a nice blade tip can often make cutting so much easier. I kept pulling the Sodbuster out to use in situations where the cut required a initial pierce, and the Sodbuster made these tasks much more difficult than say one of my Buck 301'.
 
I tried to clean some trout with my EDC SAK. The small blade on it has a rounded tip (oversharpening, or factory rounded? who knows). No matter how sharp it is, it has trouble starting the cut, due to the rounded tip.

I am not interested in using too much force to penetrate the fish's hide, it is too slippery to push hard on, when held in my hand.

My other SAK is the one I reserve for fishing trips has a sharp tip (important) for cleaning trouts, and the pliers are handy for hook removal.
 
I like sharp tips, they are nice for starting cuts, making delicate precise cuts, or just to stab a hole.

A knife without a tip is only half a knife.
 
I've carried Spydercos with fully serrated blades to cut seat belts with. But day to day the only useful part of the blade was the sharpened tip, which I made great use of.

A pocketknife is primarily a utility knife to me. Making very precise Xacto like cuts with the tip is an important job. Useful as an awl or drill, too.
 
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