Tanto challenge

Quick update - so far I haven't once thought "I wish I had drop/clip point or wharnie/sheepsfoot".

Recon Tanto bites fairly deep into wood, takes down small branches just OK, and it did OK on the meat when I used it for meat prep for fun (I mean, thickness is the factor here, it's not a kitchen knife).

Recon1 Tanto has been great EDC performer, secondary point was particularly useful when it came to cutting tape and opening packages.
 
Final update:
Recon Tanto did all fixed blade jobs well.
Recon1 Tanto handled all EDC duties well, and I'm still carrying it.

I never thought "I wish I had drop/clip/wharnclif/sheepsfoot point" through entire 2 months. This is also a reminder of how little we actually need. But I'm keeping some other knives mainly for sentimental value.
 
this is my only Tanto style knife.
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Final update:
Recon Tanto did all fixed blade jobs well.
Recon1 Tanto handled all EDC duties well, and I'm still carrying it.

I never thought "I wish I had drop/clip/wharnclif/sheepsfoot point" through entire 2 months. This is also a reminder of how little we actually need. But I'm keeping some other knives mainly for sentimental value.
Agreed, the Recon 1 tanto, whether gen1 or gen3, is a fine knife that is superbly capable.
 
I've been carrying this one for about a month. Used it for a lot of food prep to see how that chubby blade would do. Turns out it's not too bad when (easily) kept razor sharp.



Yes, the chubby fat blade drags noticeably through some things...



...but the aforementioned sharpness glides readily through onions and tomatoes, at the very least.



So it wizzed up this tasty salad with no real issues, aside from the lack of belly not quite scooping out the seed guts as does my usual kitchen knife (XL Cold Steel Voyager, clip point).



And it sliced through steak like it wasn't even there. In fact, I was quite surprised -- no, amazed, AMAZED is the right word! -- by how effortlessly it sliced apart cooked meat.

 
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Tanto blades are to me just like anything else, with the exception of a flexible boning or fillet knife, I used a kershaw brawler in my old produce job back in 2013 for everything, produce cutting, box cutting, tire wraps, pallet plastic wrap, you name it, plus the produce that's packed in ice come in boxes that are coated in wax to discourage deteriorating, the wax on these boxes were great for knife sharpening, you'd do it as you would strop, not exactly sure what it did to the knives, but dulling knives cut much better afterwards, back to the point, the tanto knife worked well, even with produce debris working it's way into the liber lock and pivot area, it got gritty but the lock never gave out, I ended up losing it. I never felt like the tanto shape hindered anything. A knife is a knife
 
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The American Tanto profile is a pretty good design. I got Four RD Tantos, I want to have one modded with a drop or spear point tip. Otherwise my great Recon 1 with a Tanto blade (American Tanto profile) at 4" is a main EDC along with my Ka-Bar Space Force Folding Tanto.
 
I carry my hand reground Buck Strider 881 mini tanto quite a bit.
Strong & capable knife in a small package.

 
Final update:
Recon Tanto did all fixed blade jobs well.
Recon1 Tanto handled all EDC duties well, and I'm still carrying it.

I never thought "I wish I had drop/clip/wharnclif/sheepsfoot point" through entire 2 months. This is also a reminder of how little we actually need. But I'm keeping some other knives mainly for sentimental value.
Of course they did their jobs well. That’s like saying water rehydrated me today.

Kidding, man. Great choices of knives. The Recon 1 is one of my favorites.
 
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