Jimping, yay or nay?

equest said:
I don't question this to be true. I just wonder if someone could be so kind to explain in an easy way why this is so?

As for the jimping, I definetly like the fact that it isn't agressive neither on my 4 nor on the Izula. Matter of fact, I wouldn't need any jimping whatsoever anyway.
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If you drill a hole in a piece of metal ot wood or anything, you loose very little structural integrity. The rounded corners won't become a starting point for a crack.

A sharp corner becomes a point for a crack to begin.
 
Jimping doesn't really matter to me. I can take it or leave it. There is likely no knife that the jimping would be a deal breaker for me, so I just don't worry about it.
 
shotgunner11 said:
There is some stuff thats made specifically for cracked hands. I had the same issue for a time, I'll see if I can find it......
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They make this stuff called no crack that I used when I used to do a lot of wood working. It helps a lot because the wood dried my hands out so much.

As for the jimping, I havent had any problems with any knife I own but I have pretty calloused hands
 
@shotgunner11: When you put it like that, I wonder why I didn't get that figured out for myself. Thanks for your explanation, it's perfectly logical.
 
Jimping is useless but some people think it looks cool, so they tell themselves it actually serves a purpose. I personally like to keep the "biting" parts of the knife on the receiving end.

To be fair, if someone can show me a single instance of a performance failure that would have been avoided with jimping, I'll stand corrected. I might even eat me some crow donburi for tomorrow's Sunday brunch.
 
CapitalizedLiving said:
Jimping is useless but some people think it looks cool, so they tell themselves it actually serves a purpose. I personally like to keep the "biting" parts of the knife on the receiving end.

To be fair, if someone can show me a single instance of a performance failure that would have been avoided with jimping, I'll stand corrected. I might even eat me some crow donburi for tomorrow's Sunday brunch.
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I can think of quite a few instances where I've had to cut something very hard in a limited space, and it might not really seem like it at first but having your thumb slip over the spine makes it awkward. It doesn't really change the cutting performance of the knife, but it makes it easier to keep your grip stationary in really rapid motions, and if it's not stationary, then constantly having to readjust becomes very clumsy.

It's not a failure, but jimping just helps add precision in some instances.
 
Im not generally a fan of the jimping on knives. ESEE does a nice job with them though. Some blades Ive owned are freakin cheese graters on the thumb.
 
I have no negative issues with the jimping at all. I like it as is.... :thumbup:
 
I read this thread the other day, I didn't even notice the jimping at all while I have been using my 3 for a while now, and after I read it I still havn't really noticed it being a trouble spot. for me at least
 
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