Insingo VS. Others

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A pocket knife is a poor substitute for a proper chef knife. If we were limited to one drop point and one insingo Sebenza, then the difference would be akin to a western style chef knife that excells at rocking cuts, versus a Japanese style gyuto which is better at tap chopping. Either way, everyone would eat.

I do like to keep a clean knife on me, one without tape residue, summer sweat and cardboard dust. Never know when I might need to make a clean cut.

"Problem" is neither sebenza(blades) makes room for the hand, that is where my preferance of the belly comes in.

A chefs knife makes room for your hand, a sebbie dont:

 

[rishma]

I had a small 21 dp, my first seb, which I really liked. I bought a small 21 Insingo and loved it. I bought another, then another, then decided I might have a problem…who needs three small micarta insingos??

What I like about insingo:
Swedge- so darn useful.
EASY to sharpen.
Ideal shape for most my cutting chores
Seems like a less delicate tip

What I like about dp:
Belly is better for certain cuts
The finer tip is better for poking
Comes in Damascus (I want one)
Visually more attractive to me.

Which is better? Not sure but I currently don’t own a drop point so…

 

[XJ-linux]

Hey, I just found a DP Large in may safe. I guess I'm not all bad!

I agree, though, that a DP has it's advantages over the sheepsfoot/Insingo shape in various areas. Sorta like everything else, a trade off. For me, the Insingo is very livable day to day for my general cutting tasks, but I admittedly don't work in a trade that requires anything in particular out of a knife.