Pointless knives , what are they good for ?

[colin.p]

Pointless knives are great for children. And for some tasks, there's no point in having one.

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Thanks, I'll now I have that stupid tune going through my head for the rest of the day...

 

[Horsewright]

I got a Mini Grip with the sheepsfoot blade and I like it alot... but it still has a small pointed tip area.

Same with the White River Sendero Pack knife I have for hunting season. Kinda rounded, but still has a usable tip.

I would do just fine if both of these knives were reprofiled to get rid of the pointed tip, but they've got 'em so what the hey.

@Horsewright that Damascus Nutter is the shit. I need one. Call it the Cheeze Cutter and Peanut Butter Nutter. I'd use the hell out of that.

Closer than ya know! I really just rounded up one of my standard paring knives. Here's a couple unaltered (sorry for the pun), ones:

 

[craytab]

Please educate me if I'm missing something !

Seems like you already listed most of the reasons. One you missed is that maybe folks just like the way they look, which is a perfectly fine reason to like something. Or do you only buy things for functional reasons?

 

[Bigfattyt]

I've used pointed knives for cutting calves.
Spear, clip, warnclif, and drop points
I have also used the rounded spey blades.

I much prefer rounded spey blades.


The first time a bigger calf hoofs you in the groin, you understsnd why a less pointy tip is beneficial.

Happened to me!

Also, my lomg spey blades make the best sandwich making, condiment spreading, peanut butter/regular butter etc blade.

 

[whp]

Lot of cowboys use a rounded tip knife and in cowboy vernacular its known as a "nutter"

Here's a deal I did a while back on some. I was hesitant to build such a knife at first because I too was in the same thought process as @DocJD

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/well-its-pointless.1508574/

On our own ranch, the wife asked me to make a damascus one. She wanted a smaller knife that could be passed around to whoever was doing the cutting:

Here our young friend Emma is using it to cut her first calf:

My daughter used it too:

The wife as well:

This knife is used just for this specialized task. Each gal pictured above has and carries a regular edc too:

This little guy has worked well for us:

I first saw these pictures a while back on another post. While I understand the process, I don't like these pictures any more now than I did back then!!!?!! And grandparents on both sides of our family lived on farms.
Poor cattle.

 

[whp]

When it comes to knives, n98%

Seems like you already listed most of the reasons. One you missed is that maybe folks just like the way they look, which is a perfectly fine reason to like something. Or do you only buy things for functional reasons?

When it comes to knives, 98% functional, 2% appearance.
(My wife says I don t have very good taste. Life is probably easier that way.)