So, after getting my 6th CRK knife I discover something....

[Jan I]

Obviously, someone has not been paying attention.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/917029-Insingo-Micarta-anyone

I have a small Insingo with Micarta on order. I have considered offering my large to trade for a small. I generally prefer a longer blade but for reasons I cannot explain, I seem to prefer the Insingo in the smaller size. I think the small Sebenza is just about perfect for EDC in my right, front pocket. The Micarta inlayed knifes just want to be EDC.

 

[lemmuhj]

I too didn't like the blade shape at first. Glad i gave it a chance. I have a large micarta and love it. I think the coolest part of the blade is the almost sharpened swedge on the top. It's very hard to see how it actually looks from normal side pics, but i do remember seeing some awesome close up pics on this forum not too long ago. Great design.

 

[Kalsu]

My large Insingo was my first CRK. I really like the blade profile. I have used it for everything from food prep to general cutting tasks to game cleaning (deer, ducks, geese). It does them all well. I posted this picture here in another thread, but I think it is at home here as well.

 

[DrDrifter]

I'll have to be honest and say I'm not that fond of the sheepsfoot/wharcliffe style blades. They are not really better at anything and might even be worse for some tasks. I don't want to sound too negative but I have used knives for a long time in my work as a forester and for fun, for me they are nothing worth shouting about really.
For a kitchen knife the blade style starts to make some sense but that is a rather specific use and you don't see a blade shape like that in common use untill you get up into chopper territory. Knives like Parangs, Panabas, Golok or even modern comp. choppers where a downward point is actually of some use or a forward up ward point is of little use. They are especially good for dealing with bamboo, be it cutting, splitting or "cracking" for flooring/walls etc. That is why we see them so often in areas like South East Asia.

This is just my opinion and we all learn to use knives in our own way and like what we like. :thumbup:

I'd be very interested to hear some of the pros and cons of a drop point vs. insingo (wharncliff) blade shape in your exeriences and opinion. Anyone else as well.