Tanto Blade?

johnwaynesandw

johnwaynesandw

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Hello all, I was just wondering how many guys carry a tanto blade for an edc knife. I have a few tantos but they do not seem to make a good utility blade, but I like the way they look. Does anyone else have this problem, or is it just me? Thanks John
 
I guess it depends on what style of tanto. If you're talking the chisel ground "American" tanto blade, with all the sharp angles, then I'd more or less agree. The tantos I make have a nice convex blade and no sharp angles and they're great utility knives.
 
Tanto blades are like a drug for me--I love the way they look, and I can't help but want to buy them, but in reality (at least for me) the serve no practical purpose. They are worthless as a utility/every day blade. I've evolved to liking big bellied non-serated blades, which I find to be the most practical.
 
 
Wasn't Tanto the Lone Ranger's little buddy.
Chisel ground Tonto knives make great paint scrapers and am told come in handy when you need to quickly put a sunroof in your car.
 
Quiet Storm said:
This has been discussed several dozen times in the past. Please use the search function before you post when you have a simple question like this.

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"Why tanto?"
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If that's the case, just about every topic has been discussed here before. Give the new guy a break!
 
Guys first off I am sorry for posting the tanto question. I did not think about searching for this topic. It was something I was thinking about while tring to go to sleep and just posted it first thingthis morn. OK I guess the tantos I have are the american style tanto (BM 47 CUDA tanto Bob Lum tanto to name a few). I realy like the way the tanto blade looks, but It seems to me all I carry is my BM 806 or the traditional folder lock backs like Case cheetha, the Buck 110 or 112 just because they work well for edc. I still buy those tanto blade when I see them at the gun show. IS there any tanto blades out there that are usefull? Thanks for all the fast replies. Thanks John


Sorry Quiet Storm for posting such a common topic. Thank you for all the links I was having trouble searching topics. John
 
sharpstick said:
If that's the case, just about every topic has been discussed here before.
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If my post sounded impolite I apologize, that wasn't my intention.
The search engine is a powerful tool, and I encourage newbies to use it. Not only will it improve the signal-to-noise ratio here, it will also provide him with many more opinions that this thread here alone will spark.
I don't think an anonymous negative rep point was in order for providing him with lots of threads on the subject. To the person who called me "anal" in the comment field...are you a bit of a coward?

There are things that have been discussed before and then there are things that have been discussed literally a few hundred times before.
If someone wants to ask if the Spyderco Paramilitary's handle is comfortable or if the Extrema Ratio Shrapnel is suitable for hard use or something, I'm sure that someone has already talked about that somewhere. But I wouldn't mind asking that question again at all!
But there have already been well over 1000 posts on stuff like "plain vs serrated", "Victorinox vs Wenger", "best EDC folder", "best steel" etc. that I'm not sure whether further discussion on these subjects is really worth it, unless you are more specific, like asking whether Wenger's screwdrivers are better than V'nox's.

John,
take a look at more traditional tanto shapes, they have plenty of belly for effortless slicing.
 
I carry a Benchmade 722SBT (G-10 version) every day at work and it's been the best knife I've found so far for general utility (for my uses). I like the tanto tip because it gives you a nice, sharp point for fine work and is fairly sturdy too. The rest of the blade is relatively strong and the straight edge is adequate for many tasks. Have to also say that the Axis lock makes the knife very handy and a breeze for one handed opening/closing. As for style--this one does have a lot of interesting angles in the grinds.

Maybe not my first choice for a sporting or outdoor knife, but still a fine worker.

Now if someone would just make a trailing point, spear or drop point with "tanto" grind lines (i.e. reinforced tip)....................! :cool:
 
I have a Crawford Combat Tanto that I sometimes edc. I'm not much of a fan for this type of knife, unless the blade appeals to me. The CT does just that. This tanto has a lot of belly to it and it is a great slicer. It is hollow ground.
 
artsig1 said:
I have a Crawford Combat Tanto that I sometimes edc. I'm not much of a fan for this type of knife, unless the blade appeals to me. The CT does just that. This tanto has a lot of belly to it and it is a great slicer. It is hollow ground.
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Now that kind of tanto looks like it would work great. The tanto knives I have do not have much belly to them. Thank you guys so much for the replies. Now I think I have another knife to add to my list.LOL Thanks John
 
I'm with mudflap. Love my BM 722 for EDC. Having two straight edges comes in handy.
 
While my BM710 was out for its Lifesharp service, I edc my Spyderco Lum folding tanto. At work, it made boxes a breeze with the secondary point. Didn't have to get my wrist perpendicular to the box to penatrate it. And now, pretty much whenever I carry a fixed blade, I cary the Spyderco Lum Fixed blade tanto. Both of these knives are just so nice.
-KC
 
I've never found a tanto knife to be 'useless'. I don't understand. It's sharp, it's pointy, it's a knife. Unless you're doing something very specific, I don't get why a tanto blade style would be useless.
 
I carry a very sharp BM 722 about half the time as edc

it's a great blade shape, sometimes you wish for the belly but others you're glad you have a tanto.
 
extrema ratio fulcrum 11, spyderco lum tanto, EKI SOCFK tanto, all of them are good edc tantos imho. the fulcrum is really a heavy duty knife.
 
What about the Benchmade Grip tanto? I've been eyeballing this one and trying hard not to break down and buy one. I already have the sheepfoot style Grip, but the tanto calls to me...
 
Thanks so much for all the input. I think the tanto blade is a good style blade. I was useing mine around the house last night and it seems to do everything I need it to do without any effort. Thanks John
 
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