Knives that make you go huh?! Why?!

K.O.D. said:
While it may resemble a pikal, look closer, and at the name. It is a design exercise more than anything, an inverted knife. I would understand if it were actually a pikal, or inspired, but it's just an idiotic artistic expression. Pikal, hawkbill, are all fine with me. This is not.
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Considering the designer himself says it's a pikal blade, I'm gonna say it's actually a pikal blade. It's not my cup of tea either, but I'm not calling it idiotic.

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Omnius said:
I like how slim it is and almost everything about Frenzy's design, especially the blue one, but not the size.
I can't understand why they didn't make a mini version. It would be great with 3.5 inches blade, maybe max 4 inches instead of that big 5.50. I don't really see the use or need for that in a folder. Other than posting images with that's the knife meme.
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LT's passion is martial arts . So he preferred the longer blades .

For fighting and for many regular utility uses , longer is better .

Reach , leverage , tip speed , and more cutting in one pass .

Longer is faster and more efficient .
 
Bill Siegle said:
The only be that makes my head tilt with confusion is the old orange paratrooper switch blades. The hook to cut the parachute cords is not the auto opening feature. It always seemed to me that for such a purpose built knife the cord cutter would be the one blade you want out one handed and fast.
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I think the idea was to jump with the hook open. They also made fixed versions with just the hook.

The only reason for the switch blade is for one hand opening. I guess to cut your other arm off if it is already mostly severed and you are hanging from it? IDK. I agree the whole knife seems counter intuitive.
 
It's good to see the Inversion has people thinking. Not everyone will like it or get it. I never thought that would happen. Kizer asked me for something different and I had been wanting to do a pakal folder since I made my first pakal fixed blade almost 15 years ago. They did a great job!

So, to many of those asking WTF, don't think of this as a normal knife, the layout is for two types of grip, pakal(reverse grip, edge in) the second, frequently referred to as saca tripas, forward grip edge up. Like the Inversion, these techniques aren't for everyone.

Due to some staffing changes, the guy at Kizer who was going to help with the marketing of the Inversion was not with Kizer when it was released. So, it had no information around it on release and the new staff didn't know the story. This situation didn't really help.

Any questions, please contact me.
 
Hi Dirk, just bought the Kizer Inverse knife you designed. Do you turn the knife in your hand like the Spyderco Pikal to turn it the correct way for pikal RGEI after opening it with the wave? Are there any deep carry clips available. I fell in love with the lines of this blade but i want to be super discreet about what and why i wear.
 
Knife companies have to keep coming up with new knives and new variations on old models to stay relevant to all the crazy knife collectors out there. You're either chasing the latest super steel, making the best in show drop point, or allowing your knife designers to put out some non-standard designs to catch people's attention. If you're not making weird knives, someone else is. Even if a knife enthusiast doesn't buy your weird knife, it gets their attention long enough that they might have another look at your other knives, because they appreciate that you're letting your knife designers to show some creativity.
 
Smiling said:
Similar like others said:

Folding cleavers
Folding bushcraft knives
Lots of large folders by Cold Steel (Frenzy, Rajah II...)
Cold Steel SR1 - 5mm thick blade on a folder
Spyderco holes on fixed blades
Pikal style knives

and this:
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I owned the spyderco version of that called the gunting.

I thought it was the bees knees at the time.

So the ramp is like a wave feature but instead of it catching on your pocket you belt the guy with it.

 
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