Explanations and thought process of general knife designs

[blademaster2000]

Why don't knife makers post more info on the logic behind their specific designs? It seems it is just general "so and so decided he wanted to make a sharp knife for his son", or "we made this knife to never fail in the woods". I can't fine anything as to why a blade has a swedge angled a certain way, or why a particular grind was chosen for example. It sure would be interesting to know. Does that make sense? Thanks in advance. Love reading the discussions.

 

[cncpro11]

You should check out Allen Elishewitz's video series on the Hogue EX-04.
Fairly in depth yet simple explanation behind his award winning and very unique design.

Here is part 3 of the series.
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Another great video series is the Chris Reeve shop tour. He shares many details and philosophies behind the timeless classic CRK Sebenza.

 

[Moses2792796]

Thanks for that video link. I would also be interested in any information regarding the technical features of knife designs that anyone can provide. There are a couple of wikipedia articles that I found useful for very basic general knowledge, but they don't go into a lot of detail...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grind#Typical_grinds
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade#Knife_blade_profiles_.28Patterns.29

 

[blademaster2000]

Thanks, guys. I'll be sure to check out the links. It is also interesting that from a marketing perspective there would be an abundance of explanations.