Insingo blade advantage?

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Hi,

As you may have read on the General Discussion, I am considering a purchase of the small LEFT HAND Sebenza in carbon fiber. I read that the Insingo blade shape is highly praised. What exactly
is the advantage of this blade shape over the standard blade shade? The knife would primarily be used for light to medium office work, like opening plastic packaging, tape on boxes, etc.

Thanks!
 
I'd guess it's better for your type of use. The tip is down lower do you don't need to hold the knife at such an angle, and the knife doesn't have much belly so it's mostly straight edge to use.
 
[video=youtube;0yf-7GM_rS8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yf-7GM_rS8[/video]
 
I EDC my small Insingo every day and use it for all the general tasks you would expect in a day. Personally, I don't find it "goofy" looking in any respect. The truth is, I could use (as well as a lot of others) a Vic Classic and be just fine, but it boils down to personal tastes. I am not sure there are really any tasks that I could or could not do with either blade shape, I simply prefer the Insingo.
 
I went with the Insingo,because most of my cutting chores were best served by this sheepfoot/Wharncliffe style blade. What cinched it was a call to CRK and their telling me that if I bought the Insingo version, they would sell and custom fit the regular blade to my knife. They won't do that if you buy the regular version. BTW... That video is from one of my knife mentors. TheApostleP is like a professor in "Knifeology."
 
My impression has always been that this is CRK's response to people screaming for a Whamcliffe. I haven't heard the screams since he designed this. They are very useful blade for around home and office tasks of opening packages and slicing on flat surfaces. I do not own one of these yet, but have a Wharmcliffe style knife(Cheaper- just sits on coffee table and don't mind getting it gummed up opening boxes with new Sebenza's in them) that gets more use than any other knife I own. Probably should buy one, but it's hard for me to break away from the clip points no matter how useful the Insingo is.

So many knives to buy, so few $'s
 
I want one, but I could only afford one CRK and the 21 regular blade is so damn good looking so that is the one I have
 
Strictly preference... carried a large for a while and loved it... it is a not often seen blade shape so it SEEMS unusual.... you do get used to it quickly.
 
I want one, looks great, seems practical. After this thread I was staring down a 21 cf insingo. Maybe another time.
 
I like the Insingo (small) over the standard blade.
It's safer, the standard is super pointed. I guess that's good if you stick things, I don't, I cut things.
I could see "office" people raising eyebrows at the standard.
 
This is probably a deviation from the original post , but the Insingo bladed knives just don't look as beautifully sleak when closed as the Standard .
The lines of the closed Standard bladed knife are just poetry to my eyes .


Ken
 
The insingo looks like the standard blade flipped over and sharpened on the opposite side. I almost got the cf lg insingo from knifeart but went with the standard instead. No regrets but I would like to try the insingo just to try it.
 
I'll admit, when I first saw the Insingo blade I thought it looked horrible. Now it's one of my favorite in the CRK lineup. It takes a little while to warm up to the different look.
 
If you think about it, Olfa carpet knives, Stanley utility knives, box cutters, many good kitchen knives etc are all 'insingo' style blades. The dropped point is just really usefull for any task that requires seperating two materials against a hard surface, or running a knife through a long section of material, which is issentially most urban EDC tasks. The knives I used as examples are completely designed for function over form, so the Insingo style blade has a place in daily human life I would argue. Having said that I agree it is not as pretty as the spearpoint versions, and you lose the fine point which also has its uses.

Get both (one for each pocket ;)
 
It didn't take too long to round up a bunch of functional "Wharncliff / Sheep's Foot / Insingo" shapes around the house and in my electrical tools. The CRK is the only blade in this photo where beauty is even a factor:

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kidcongo said:
If you think about it, Olfa carpet knives, Stanley utility knives, box cutters, many good kitchen knives etc are all 'insingo' style blades. The dropped point is just really usefull for any task that requires seperating two materials against a hard surface, or running a knife through a long section of material, which is issentially most urban EDC tasks. The knives I used as examples are completely designed for function over form, so the Insingo style blade has a place in daily human life I would argue. Having said that I agree it is not as pretty as the spearpoint versions, and you lose the fine point which also has its uses.

Get both (one for each pocket ;)
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I agree and respect everything you said in both your posts except for one thing; I do think it's as pretty.:)
 
kidcongo said:
I agree. I guess its not an obvious beauty its what I'm saying.
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Forgive me, I understood what you were saying. You're right. Its' beauty may not be obvious. For me, it was love at first sight, even thought I hesitated at first.
 
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