in your opinion whats the most usefull blade shape?

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durbanposion

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im talking if u had to carry one type of blade what would it be? clip? spear? tanto?


i think id take an american style tanto, i like how u can draw cut like with a sheepsfoot blade but still be able to stab/ have a point for jobs that require them. although i doubt i could skin an animal with a tanto, that would just be messy.
 
I really like the recurve blade. I find it to work real well for many things, and pack some extra cutting edge into a smaller package.

After that would be a drop point/spear point blade. Again very useful for just everyday type tasks that you might run into.

That said I have found that I don't really care for the tanto shape. It just isn't all that usefult to me, and seems to be more a fad than anything else to me. I know some people wear by it, and truly do find good use for it. I just am not one of them, as I tried carrying one and found it mroe limiting than anything else.
 
The drop point/traditional spear (like a SAK) is said to be the best shapes for everyday use as it is the strongest and the one that leaves the most metal. But, it all depends on what you do. If you do a lot of scraping the tanto would be your best, if you do a lot of skinning a guthook may be best, ect.
 
IMO, the drop point/spear point design is the most versatile blade shape.

I use this blade shape every day, and have a few different knives with this shape that get regular use: SERE 2K, Northwoods Willow Leaf, Fallkniven A1, Chris Reeve Shadow, Busse SFNO, Ranger Knives RD6 and 7, Katz 302.
 
Hey Guys...

I love Warncliff blades...
They work well for most tasks and are probably the easiest blades to sharpen...

ttyle

Eric...
 
I'd have to say the spear point. That being said, I also have to agree with Normark's comments on the wharncliffe.

Paul
 
As an aircraft mechanic I find the tanto works best on the job. Sharp point for stabbing, great gasket scraper, and effectively two points with which to cut. mmm.. SEVERTECH
 
Simple drop point or clip point.

My favorite is probably a wharncliffe with perhaps a slight curve, but for all-around usefulness, the drop or clip is the most versitle.
 
I like a drop point blade w/ plenty of belly and a wide chord (i.e. Rittergrip, Sebbie, Swamp Rats). It just works well for anything from SD to Skinning and woodcutting...they slice everyday stuff like paper, plastic and card board as well. If you look at most of the widespread pattern in the american west they usually followed some variation of this style.
 
Wharncliff, then maybe Sheepsfoot/Lambsfoot or spear point next. I like a blade with a good splinter picker point on it though and some of the spears out there are too fat at the tip for this task. A modified Wharncliff with the tip swept upward and still having a good point is probably my all time fave.
 
Like most, I think a clip or drop point is most useful for every day tasks. However, the Americanized Tanto shape is more useful in an EDC knife than one might think. Specifically, there are a couple of chores, such as peeling stickers off or windows & the like that the modified tanto shape does better than anything but a razor.

And I have to say it's nice not to have to worry about your point getting damaged when doing rough stuff like cutting cord off of a metal fence post etc... Again, I think a clip or drop point is more useful for most things but the tanto isn't exactly 'useless' and it excells at certain tasks.
 
When I was designing my first custom folder I thought long and hard about the perfect blade shape for my daily needs, and that was a Wharncliff. I borrowed this blade shape from one of Tim Herman's knives and Art Washburn made the knife to my drawings. I still feel that I couldn't improve the design after almost five years.

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