favorite points

[boysurvivalist]

just wanted to see what you guys wanted in a knife tip strength, cutting, any thing you like or dont like

 

[m]

I think tip strength is very important.Most knives even from the most popular makers and manufacturers fail at this crucial area.
The drop point is usually a good compromise between piercing ability and strength if they don't overharden the steel and make it brittle anyway.
A knife for the most part should be able to take a little lateral bending even in this area.If it can't then in general it was hardened to much.

 

[cerulean]

Depends on what the knife is used for. I like a thin point on pocket knives and I'm usually not concerned with tip strength. It's true that a drop point is a good compromise with tip strength, and a good versatile design overall. Of course, if you want a knife with a really strong tip, you can get a knife that has no tip!

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Cerulean

What the hammer? what the chain?
In what furnace was thy brain? - Blake

 

[Chang]

Drop point and spearpoint are great. Clip point is good. Geometric tanto vary... chisel ground ones look really weird, sharpen really weird, and cut really weird.

 

[Burke]

I really like clips, and spearpoints with swedges. I used to like tantos, but I'm really sick of them, and I don't like how they seem to detract from the useful edge of the blade.

 

[AncientSUL]

Humm, for me it is the sheepfoot and the warnecliff blade points. Really great for almost any kind of work. I especially like them when the maker incorporate a little curve to the blade like Terzoula does.

Liong

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