Inkosi Large v. Small Blade Shapes

I just mean that as a suburbanite, most of my cutting consists of utility type cuts. Insingo is the winner.

Drop points are better against cutting boards. I suppose also at processing game, if that's your thing. Maybe better at camping, wood processing.

I don't think of pocket knives as weapons, so the question of intimidation is not part of my thinking.
 
Open the box!!! For Goodness sake! The suspense is killing me! Serrated DP is my favorite CRK of all, with Insingo a very close second!
 
I've never felt at a disadvantage with either, I prefer the insingo; but a drop point is just fine too. I will have a drop point in pocket for the next 8 months (self-imposed yearlong challenge), and I will be able to manage I'm sure.

I don't believe the OP has really identified their main usage - I skimmed and might have missed it.
 
It’s easy to forget how simple it all is after obsessing over all these details. I don’t need a miracle knife. There isn’t one anyway. I need something that cuts. Razor blades cut. They are cheap. I’m going to spend over $600 on a knife that will cut a little better than a $.10 razor blade. Oh yeah, I’m not buying it because I need it. I’m buying it because I WANT it. And so if I’m going to do that, I’ll keep the one that makes me happiest when I look at it! Drop point, duh. Thanks knife therapists. I was lost. I am found.
 
I'm a weirdo in that I use only my EDC knife for cooking/food processing, and I do all the cooking.

IMO the DP is easier on cutting boards due to contact with the belly, but often needs to be drawn, pushed, drawn to get through all of whatever I'm slicing. The Insingo is harder on cutting boards (due to that sharp tip against the board) and needs only one draw cut to get through.

Minutia of course, but I prefer the Insingo because nearly all of my needs are box opening, box cutting, letter opening, and food prep.

DPs are for camping. Why? I dunno. Just always take one camping.

The only Tanto I have is a Regular, and that puppy is thick behind the edge! No good for cardboard. I mean, it'll do the job, but the others are a better choice for me. When I get a newer CRK Tanto I'll be interested to see how the edge thickness turns out to be.
 
jacobconroy75 said:
The only Tanto I have is a Regular, and that puppy is thick behind the edge! No good for cardboard. I mean, it'll do the job, but the others are a better choice for me. When I get a newer CRK Tanto I'll be interested to see how the edge thickness turns out to be.
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On the flat, large drop point Sebenzas are about 19 thousandths bte, but it gets thicker around the belly and toward the point. By contrast, the tanto keeps the 19 thousandths dimension all along the straight edge and at the corner, even part way up the tanto edge.

Simply put, it's thinner at the corner than the drop point is at the belly.
 
I started of beeing a DP guy, then I got a small insingo and switched around. Then got a large 31 in DP. So my favourite atm is DP.

I really like my small insingo though.
 
Modernflame said:
On the flat, large drop point Sebenzas are about 19 thousandths bte, but it gets thicker around the belly and toward the point. By contrast, the tanto keeps the 19 thousandths dimension all along the straight edge and at the corner, even part way up the tanto edge.

Simply put, it's thinner at the corner than the drop point is at the belly.
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Interesting. I just measured the Tanto Reg. It averages .28 thou all the way down the long edge. .31 at the edge transition.

Guess I wasn't imagining it. :) Thanks for taking the time to check it out. I'll report on my Inkosi Tanto later today for inquiring minds.
 
I have mostly switched to insingo blades on all my CR knives. The blade shape works for most of my cutting needs, but primarily because on a guided sharpening system, they are just easier to sharpen.
 
353 said:
I started of beeing a DP guy, then I got a small insingo and switched around. Then got a large 31 in DP. So my favourite atm is DP.

I really like my small insingo though.
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You sound back and forth like me.
 
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