Kershaw Recurve

Sharpening them is no problem with a Sharpmaker, takes the same amount of time as the straight edge blades.
 
J_Curd said:
It's a good thing your feelings aren't actual geometry. A recurve blade of any style has more cutting edge than a design without dual curves, given the same beginning and end point of the edge, and comparable overall blade width and length.

Mathematics tells no lies.
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I understand that the recurve technically gives more available edge to the knife, but how useful is it really? To me it's useless and ties part of the blade up. That's why I compared it to a combo edge knife. You have about half that's useful and another half that isn't really useful.
 
For dressing animals its quite usefull.
Recurves give more available edge for scraping down tissue from bone, cutting hide from around the limbs. All these cuts are edge robbers. I got a kershaw echo that will out last my mora 2000 at the same size blade. The recurved kershaw gives me more edge to dull.
 
I personally find them a PITA. I like them for cutting. I found the bm 710 recurve to be quite useful as well as on my mini skirmish. However when dull I cant get the full length of the blade as sharp as I like. SO I don't bother with them anymore. Im sure they can be sharpened but im not interested when there are other knives i like that can be sharpened easily. As for my 710 i got rid of the recurve and am waiting for its return:)
 
Josh K said:
I feel you loose a lot of available blade length making it a recurve.
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Josh K said:
I understand that the recurve technically gives more available edge to the knife, but how useful is it really? To me it's useless and ties part of the blade up. That's why I compared it to a combo edge knife. You have about half that's useful and another half that isn't really useful.
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Don't redirect, just say, "oh yeah, my geometry...not so much...BUT I do find them useless." ;)

It's okay to be wrong. Much easier than confusing us with that you really think.
 
J_Curd said:
Don't redirect, just say, "oh yeah, my geometry...not so much...BUT I do find them useless." ;)

It's okay to be wrong.
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I feel you lose a lot of available blade length making it a recurve.

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I still don't like recurves.

Recuves on paper give you a longer continuous edge. So do serrations but you don't see those on every single knife. Just because it technically gives you a longer edge doesn't mean it's any more useful.
 
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I used to hate them,because of sharpening problems.I've been warming up to them recently though,now that I got that sharpening problem fixed.

They just look sexy!:cool::D
 
Recurves don't take me any longer to sharpen.

One advantage of recurves is you can get some deep belly without the tip of the knife being greatly upswept (which for most people reduces tip control).
 
Josh K said:
Just because it technically gives you a longer edge doesn't mean it's any more useful.
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Technically, it doesn't make them any less useful to the end line user.
Not everyone lives in you little world, Josh. :)
 
svrider3 said:
Technically, it doesn't make them any less useful to the end line user.
Not everyone lives in you little world, Josh. :)
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Should I start off each post with "My opinion is as follows:" ?

I happen to be an end line user, and they are certainly less useful to me.
 
I have a pretty decent quantity of knives in a variety of blade shapes, and I can't really think of any instances where I thought to myself, "I wish this weren't a recurve, I just can't use all of the available cutting edge!"

Can anyone actually explain the thought that a recurve provides less usable cutting edge?
I can understand how that applies to combo edges, as there are just some things that serrated edges are not appropriate for cutting.
 
kneedeep said:
I have a pretty decent quantity of knives in a variety of blade shapes, and I can't really think of any instances where I thought to myself, "I wish this weren't a recurve, I just can't use all of the available cutting edge!"

Can anyone actually explain the thought that a recurve provides less usable cutting edge?
I can understand how that applies to combo edges, as there are just some things that serrated edges are not appropriate for cutting.
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There are some things I don't like cutting with a slight inward curve. Cutting on a flat surface is one definite example that comes to mind. It's also part personal preference and use. People ardently refuse to use liner locks because they feel they are weak.
 
Josh K said:
There are some things I don't like cutting with a slight inward curve. Cutting on a flat surface is one definite example that comes to mind. It's also part personal preference and use. People ardently refuse to use liner locks because they feel they are weak.
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Reasonable explanation. Wasn't questioning the preference.

So then a Wharncliffe or sheepsfoot would be your ideal blade shape?
 
kneedeep said:
Reasonable explanation.

So then a Wharncliffe or sheepsfoot would be your ideal blade shape?
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Not ideal but close. Really I like the Military / Paramilitary blade shape. Good amount of belly with a sharp tip.
 
Hrm...cutting areas on a flat surface...handle over the board in red, handle off the board in green...

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How about you imagine that you're laying the blade flat on the cutting board. You know, like a sane person not trying to dig up an argument. ;)
 
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