Sharpening Choil on your Folders?

[Dorito Monk]

It's not useless, it's called a "kick". It prevents the blade from hitting the backspring or the inside of the handles. It's a design necessity on lockback knives (and slipjoints).

Derp, that explains it. Makes more sense now. :thumbup:

 

[dsmegst]

I don't like them since they can catch the material you're cutting. But it has never effected my overall opinion of a knife. It's just not that important to me.

 

[EricV]

I like them, but I can easily add them to a knife without one with a simple triangular file, so they may as well build them without the feature and let those who want them add it. Just my take on them, I think it allows for a nice clean finish to the edge grind.

 

[Hard H2O]

Am I doing something wrong in my slicing, dicing, and cutting? I have never caught the choil on anything while using a blade.

I like a choil. I like them for the same reason I do not like bolsters on my kitchen cutlery. Hard to get the entire blade sharpened without one.