Have you ever had a clip point blade tip break?

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Is this a somewhat common thing to happen to the clip point tip? Does the tip tend to snap easily?
 
Ive not done it but have seen a bunch of pictures of tipped clip points.

Can be avoided, obviously. But jobs that require heavy work with the tip tend to favor other blade designs.
 
I have done it myself, one of my 66 HJ's, I was using it in the training centre - dropped it, and "ping" - I dont abuse my knives, but that day whether it was intentional or not I abused it, and paid for it, I fixed it well enough - but that is the only reason as to why a tip would snap off - abuse - or a more pc way of saying it - incorrect use.
 
As a child back in '70 with my 8OT... learned my lesson. Bought a SAK with screwdriver blades in '72 and it never happened again.
 
As a kid I stabbed an Old Timer clip point into some wood (stupid idea no. 1. thankfully I wasn't cut) then, when I pulled the knife out, I twisted it a bit (stupid idea no. 2), snapping off the tip. The episode taught me a good lesson about how to use and care for a good knife ...... and another good lesson about how to use my dad's Dremel tool. :thumbup:

-- Mark
 
I've seen a bunch of them. Most of the ones I've seen were on Schrades, the older carbon blades. They are pretty thinly ground. I've run across quite a few that were tipped, or they had bent tips. I've seen a few with the edge crinked a bit near the tip as well, and you can tell right away the blade was used inappropriately.
 
I haven't done it but I've seen a slew of them on the bay, mostly when I was in my Buck 110 phase looking for fixer uppers.
 
not happened to me .... but point first onto concrete would mangle most tips, I think :)
 
I have a small box of 897UH Schrade premium stock knives that came from the factory when it closed. All have broken blades, possibly returned for warranty. A few of them have every blade tipped or broken further back... Turkish clip pocket blade, sheepsfoot and spey. I have used this same pattern for most of my adult life and never broken one. "User Error", abuse or accident, just about any knife can be broken. Thin pointy tips naturally are easier to break. Don't pry, twist or use them as a screwdriver. They are cutting points. Very handy if used properly for jobs they are suited for.

Here are a few from the box:
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Lots and lots of old Buck 110/112 knives out there, with broken tips on their clip blades. Think I've seen more of those with missing tips, than any other make or pattern. I was looking at new Buck 112s a few years ago, in the sporting goods section at the local Walmart. The person at the counter had retrieved one in the box from their locked case, and I asked if I could look at a couple more. One of the additional boxes she pulled off the shelf had an older and very abused-looking 112 in it, that had obviously been swapped out for a new knife when the clerk wasn't looking. About 1/2" of the blade's tip was gone. I opened up the box, saw what was laying in there and immediately slid the box back across the counter to the clerk, who looked rather dumbfounded by it. :rolleyes:


David
 
Interesting Cougar, I have a Uncle Henry Stockman (885?) that I bought from Randall Knives back in 1970. I thought if Randall was selling it, it must be good. I did break the very tip of the clip blade off, but do not remember any abuse causing it. From the look of your collection, maybe they were a little hard/brittle? In any case a few minutes on a Norton Fine India stone and I re-point the blade. Hard to notice until you close the blade and see it is a little bit shorter in the handle. John
 
I was slicing a piece of lagging on a bulkhead and the tip of my Buck 501 slipped into a hidden, 3", void behind the lagging. When the tip of the blade hit the rear portion of the void, the blade snapped in half about a 1/2" back from the tip. We were tied up to the pier at NAS Coronado, CA and after a quick trip out to Buck Knives in El Cajon/Santee they replaced the knife free of charge. I was in uniform when I went and the woman behind the counter gave me a Buck 301 Stockman as a bonus and she also gave a Buck 301 Stockman to my buddy who was also in uniform - both free of charge of course. I had always been a fan of Buck Knives but after that I have been a really big fan of Buck Knives.

Lesson learned - whether intentional or not, don't stick or jab the point/tip of a knife blade against a solid object.
 
I've never done it myself. I know in the old days people would deliberately break the top off of a stockman knife in order to use it as a screwdriver.
 
Obsessed with Edges said:
Lots and lots of old Buck 110/112 knives out there, with broken tips on their clip blades. Think I've seen more of those with missing tips, than any other make or pattern. I was looking at new Buck 112s a few years ago, in the sporting goods section at the local Walmart. The person at the counter had retrieved one in the box from their locked case, and I asked if I could look at a couple more. One of the additional boxes she pulled off the shelf had an older and very abused-looking 112 in it, that had obviously been swapped out for a new knife when the clerk wasn't looking. About 1/2" of the blade's tip was gone. I opened up the box, saw what was laying in there and immediately slid the box back across the counter to the clerk, who looked rather dumbfounded by it. :rolleyes:


David
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I've seen a few Buck 110/112 knives with broken tips too David. I think the blades themselves are solid and an excellent design, if used as intended but can't stand up to the heavy abuse some guys/gals give them by sticking/jabbing them into all manner of things thinking they do not have to worry about the blade folding on them because they are lockback knives. Also, the nice pointed tips of those knives are a big temptation when someone needs to pry up an old nail or perhaps the lid off a paint can etc..
 
Modoc ED said:
I was slicing a piece of lagging on a bulkhead and the tip of my Buck 501 slipped into a hidden, 3", void behind the lagging. When the tip of the blade hit the rear portion of the void, the blade snapped in half about a 1/2" back from the tip. We were tied up to the pier at NAS Coronado, CA and after a quick trip out to Buck Knives in El Cajon/Santee they replaced the knife free of charge. I was in uniform when I went and the woman behind the counter gave me a Buck 301 Stockman as a bonus and she also gave a Buck 301 Stockman to my buddy who was also in uniform - both free of charge of course. I had always been a fan of Buck Knives but after that I have been a really big fan of Buck Knives.

Lesson learned - whether intentional or not, don't stick or jab the point/tip of a knife blade against a solid object.
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That's pretty cool. And now I'm kicking myself that I wasn't even aware of Buck's close proximity to San Diego, when I was stationed at the naval base there in the '80s. :(


David
 
Yep, snapped the tip off my old 1978 Schrade 194OT. The tip had gotten slightly bent and I was trying to flex it back the other way when it snapped.

I think it's one of the side effects of that great old Schrade 1095 steel, that the hardening that made it such a great slicer also made it a bit brittle.
 
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