Next trending blade shape

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IMHO drop points and spear points both achieve a perfect extension of the fingers in three dimensional space when aligned with a centerline through a tool or slightly above. A knife is one perfect example. A couple of millimeters above the line is consistent with how humans point their index fingers. It’s never perfectly perpendicular to our bodies but just slightly above.

This example defeats the purpose and indexes slightly downward.
 
All I know is it's slicey. I'm not too much into the pointy tip, but I'll deal with it..

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Blue Sky said:
Semantics perhaps, but I think “trend” describes something that builds over time and has staying power
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True enough, but the OP asked about "trending" which is a word I never heard in common parlance before social media. Somewhere there's an early interview with Marissa Mayer when she was still at Google, describing how promoting the most popular YouTube videos made no sense because it only gave more weight to what was already on top — so instead they developed algorithms to identify what was increasing in popularity at the fastest rate, which has come to be known as "trending" behavior.

For us primitive hominids, the OP is asking which blade shape is just starting to gain steam.

No clue.

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Didn’t consider it that way before, but sure. From that perspective though, I can’t really point to anything right now I would label “trending”.
 
I've tried many different types of knives and found that drop points primarily and clip points do the best at work, sometimes a sheepsfoot can be handy.
As far as knives go for me, the wheel has already been invented.
 
well, I hate this trend, personally, I don't like a 'flatiron' cleaver, but now even gerber has one in the md 'drop' (using 7cr17 steel)

does anyone use something like this for edc?? I am a fan of a good wharn, but this seems obtuse
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dirc said:
well, I hate this trend, personally, I don't like a 'flatiron' cleaver, but now even gerber has one in the md 'drop' (using 7cr17 steel)

does anyone use something like this for edc?? I am a fan of a good wharn, but this seems obtuse
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:) This video is what I understand that a cleaver is used for , mainly . Sort of like a hatchet , it needs some heft to work .

I have no idea what a small , light folding "cleaver" is meant to accomplish . Maybe to just look cool and be "liked" ? :confused:
 
Love the Tighe Rod, I had a mini, but it just didn't fit my hand.

I care less about current trends and about when are certain things gonna go away.

Compound grinds, chisel grinds, folding pry bars, pocket bricks. Please make like a tree and get outta here!

Just because it can do heavier duty work doesn't mean it's gotta be pull my pants down heavy.

I bought into the brick like folder movement for a little while, but sold them off for the most part. A ZT 0561 does not belong in a pair of slacks.

Now, 3.5" is my max blade length, and I prefer under 4oz.
 
Definitely seen a lot of Cleavers these days, and the knife shop where I work part-time can't keep them on the shelves.
 
From what I've been viewing it looks like Sheepsfoot, wharncliffe, and cleaver blades are (Trending). I can see the first two because of the EDC functionality But folding Cleavers? :confused:
 
dirc said:
well, I hate this trend, personally, I don't like a 'flatiron' cleaver, but now even gerber has one in the md 'drop' (using 7cr17 steel)

does anyone use something like this for edc?? I am a fan of a good wharn, but this seems obtuse
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I use a big and heavy cleaver in my kitchen, for chopping. Smallish folding cleavers look useless to me.
 
The new harpoon drop point on the Jason Guthrie Scout provides good options for thumb position.
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I would suggest the OP skip the trending and instead stick with something with a traditional and useful blade. Trending knives are a recipe for disappointment. They are expensive at the crest of the trend and tend to fade quickly, once the buzz dims. It is the time proven designs that will always stay in demand; because they work and they work well.

n2s
 
Trending knife shapes? I'm more of a traditionalist. These are sort of fixed-blade Swiss Army knives. Plenty of variety.

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some things are better left forgotten, honestly...
now I need to somehow re-forget that existed, thx :/
 
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