Does the Delica need a choil?

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Lavan

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Mine did.

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That's a nice knife Lavan. A choil doesn't hurt anything. Do you not like it?
 
I've been known to do this mod to most of my factory knives that don't already have it.
I'm just picky when it comes to sharpening, I guess.
 
Am I correct in thinking you are calling the small notch between the sharpened edge and the tang a choil? I always thought that was a Spanish Notch. In any case, nice job. Whatever they're callled, I like them when sharpening, but they can be a PITA when opening envelopes.
 
You mean the sharpening notch? I wouldn't call that a choil either, but that are semanthics. Nice job, and I yes it does....all of my knives have one thanks to the chainsaw sharpening bit for the dremel :).
 
I dislike choils, to me they don't add anything, they just take away from the cutting edge. To each their own.
 
Dan Barnes said:
Am I correct in thinking you are calling the small notch between the sharpened edge and the tang a choil? I always thought that was a Spanish Notch. In any case, nice job. Whatever they're callled, I like them when sharpening, but they can be a PITA when opening envelopes.
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I believe that you are absolutely correct. A choil is for a finger, and a Spanish notch is to facilitate sharpening. It does allow material to catch, though, and can be considered a functional liability.
 
I can live with a functional choil, the notch causes too many snags for me to be worth the benefit...IMHO:)
 
Funny, I thought that the notch in question, was indeed historically known as a choil, while the finger notch thingy, isn't really a choil but is commonly called such.

The spyderco glossary accepts both:

Choil
A choil is a round cut out seperating the cutting edge from the ricasso. It is also used to describe a cut out, molded or formed area where the handle and blade meet which positions/guards the index finger while gripping the opened knife.
http://spyderco.com/edge-u-cation/glossary.php
 
To me, a choil even when separating edge from ricasso is larger than the sharpening notch (a spanish notch is, I believe, also larger). A classic coil is for example on the SR fixed blades. The one that is transitioning in the handle like on the Caly Jr. Spyderco call, I believe, a 50/50 choil.
 
what ever its called i like my knives to have one, i put one on my Dodo and my vg-10 Delica.
 
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