Optimum blade length/shape; what's YOURS?

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What is the best combination of blade shape & length
for your E-D-C?

Me : That reverse "s" 1 3/4" on the Spyderco
Cricket, just for casual use, though.:D

Self defense : The hawkbill on the SpyderHawk & 3 3/4" blade :eek:


What say the augurers?

AET :D
 
5" colt 1911 acp for the self defense:D

Drop point or spear point for everything else.
 
3.5" Drop point blade, full flat grind starting from 3.5/4.0mm blade thickness.
A deep finger choil is always useful as well.

The next favourite would be a spear point with all the other criteria the same.
 
Four and one-quarter inches long, sharp and pointy...That describes my Spydie Police model(s).:).
 
Oh I guess something around 4" in length. 3/16 or 5/32 spine thickness, and a high-hollow ground drop point is fine for me.

Depending on a few variables I might opt for flat ground as yop mentioned, but currently I don't have much need for that much steel behind the edge.
 
is what I've carried the most of and what I keep going back to. Something in the 3" range. As of late a thinner blade that cuts. I have real tools in the car if I need to pry something apart.

Frank
 
It doesn't exist!

A 4-inch black-coated blade. Flat-ground, clip-point with a little bit of belly made of D-2 or VG-10. G-10 handles over steel or titanium liners with opening hole and Axis lock and 4-way clip options. The BM D2 AFCK comes closest but not quite.

The SOG Northwest Ranger would come close in a fixed blade if it were plain-edge and a better steel with a better sheath.
 
Take a look at a CRK Brend, Thats my ideal blade, espeically with the Brend hand rubbed satin finish.
 
For all-purpose carry my ideal blade is a clip-point recurve somewhere in the 4" to 5-1/2" range. The Benchmade 710 represents the shorter end of that and the Camillus CUDA Maxx Bowie is perfect for the longer.

--Bob Q
 
I guess the blade length would be about 4" long and dual ground tanto style.
I would have never picked the tanto style until I bought a Benchmade 722 Pardue.
The more I use it, the more I like it. It's alot more versitile than I ever thought.
 
I love drop point blade designs. Attractive, clean, simple, efficient and easy to sharpen.

Length..3 ins is ok but a little small. I would say 3.5 - 4.5 ins would be ideal for me.
 
Hate to barge in with ignorant questions, but what's a drop point blade? And what does flat ground mean?
 
flat ground means the face of the blade is flat (ie is is a V shape) rather than hollow ground (in which the blade face goes in like a cut throat razor, concave) and convex where the blade bellies out

concave grind means that the spine of hte knife can stay thick and strong while the blade edge can be very thin therefore very sharp. it is good because it can be so sharp and the blade can cut with less resistance but it is bad because the edge is so fine it can be weak

convex blades have alot more material around the blade edge. this means that the edge is very strong and it makes an excellent edge ofr heavy duty work. disadvantages of this are that there is high resistance to the blade as it cuts through anything, the edge cant be as sharp and they can be difficult to sharpen (it requires you to rotate the knife as you run it along the stone to keep the bevel on the edge)

flat grinds are between the two. a good compramise for every day use. For EDC flat grind is my favourite too

oh yeah, and a drop point blade is like a fallkniven mod p or a cuda talon or a cuda EDC. straight spine down to the tip, dropping slightly and then a nice big blade belly. excellent cutting power and no bits that are tricky to sharpen
 
I like a flat ground drop point blade, and something else I think would be interested in would be a blade with a much thinner section toward the tip of the blade, for cutting cardbourd, for camp food prep, etc.
 
Originally posted by BladeFreak
...and something else I think would be interested in would be a blade with a much thinner section toward the tip of the blade, for cutting cardbourd, for camp food prep, etc.
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this is the thinking behing the parang, the belly of the blade is sharpened to a very strong and not too sharp chopping edge, the front and rear of the blade is sharpened to a much finer edge for food prep, skinning and general camp work.
 
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