Sharpening choils are a psyop.

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Not completely "used to be".

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Blues said:
I want to take a moment in recognition of D Danke42 making his first on-topic post. Can we all just bow our heads in silent thanks?


Thank you. And now back to our regular programming. ☺️ 🤣
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Idk, I saw him do it in 2024. Oh you mean in this thread.


Eta: and to be on topic: no choil needed on my edc folder, and my neck knife has a “dropped edge”

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KnightAspirant said:
Ever try to slice something open like a package of potting soil or anything that should be extremely easy for a nice blade to glide through, only to have it get hung up in the "modern" oversized "sharpening choil", forcing you to switch to a pinch grip on the blade to prevent the material from getting into the choil again?

Sharpening choils can be so annoying in practice its like they are a psyop.

The Finnish had it right with pukko's where the sharpened steel begins directly at the top of the handle. They actually use their knives!

My microtech LUDT has such a large mouth choil area that its almost unusable unless you use a pinch grip on the blade. My thing is this- if I have to move my hand off the handle to make the knife cut well, its not a good design. For what is a handle made for? Your hand.
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I bought a really nice Bark River belt knife. That said, evidently my hand is a bit wider than the grip and the knife has no choil, and every time I pick it up I cut my forefinger at the proximal joint so it stays in the "knife box". I love the knife, it's otherwise really well made, but I won't carry something that cuts me almost every time I use it. It was bought as a defensive knife, and with no choil and no guard I have no idea of how to use it as such. (in their behest, it's otherwise a great knife, the problem lies with me).

Horses for courses, I guess. I'm old and clumsy, that probably figures into the equation.
 
My post to you was calculated for humor and not an actual haranguing about thread drift pease pease . But my post in response to the good Thorgrim, while colored by an attempt at the same, was because I believe he deserved to know the Bark River situation, given his public praise thereof. Thus I felt it justified to make a post for that specific purpose. The PTB will have the final say as always.
 
Thorgrim said:
I bought a really nice Bark River belt knife. That said, evidently my hand is a bit wider than the grip and the knife has no choil, and every time I pick it up I cut my forefinger at the proximal joint so it stays in the "knife box". I love the knife, it's otherwise really well made, but I won't carry something that cuts me almost every time I use it. It was bought as a defensive knife, and with no choil and no guard I have no idea of how to use it as such. (in their behest, it's otherwise a great knife, the problem lies with me).

Horses for courses, I guess. I'm old and clumsy, that probably figures into the equation.
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Which model did you get? Sounds like you got the wrong knife for the intended purpose.
Using a knife like a Mora #1 or a puukko has a bit of a learning curve. Pull it from the sheath with the ring and pinky finger. Pinch the handle between the forefinger and thumb with the butt seated against the heel of your palm. You can't monkey-fist it, you hold it like a steak knife. It takes some practice and you need to be careful until your brain and hand figures out how to do it without a lot of thought.
 
pease said:
Who pissed you off that much that you dug a grave
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You're taking things a bit too literally...

(Must remember to use more emojis...)



I think we've beaten the sharpening choil topic to death and are getting more than a little sidetracked. Let's move on.
 
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