Tanto style blades, what's everyone's feelings?

Still liking tantos... :thumbup::p;):D

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I don't know why people have problems with sharpening the tanto :confused:
 
I don't have much experience with tantos, but I like my only tanto that I own, a Charlie Mike Street Samuri in 1084. A little big for edc but I do love the grinds.
 
always_an_eagle said:
I don't have much experience with tantos, but I like my only tanto that I own, a Charlie Mike Street Samuri in 1084. A little big for edc but I do love the grinds.
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Cord wrap or G10?
 
Czechmate, nice edge on that 760LFTi! IS that convex? Been pondering doing that myself. On sharpening them; maybe the people who are having difficulty are using a guided system? I think they are pretty damn easy; sharpen one edge, sharpen the other.
 
always_an_eagle said:
It was a cord wrap tanto. A lot of tantos I see have a straight profile but I do like how the primary edge has a gentle curve. I brought it off of you in Instagram
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Hahaha! Wassup bro?

Nice to see you here!
 
Charlie Mike said:
Hahaha! Wassup bro?

Nice to see you here!
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What's up CM, it's Tony from Instagram. I'm also on Bladeforum. I love all your knives, my most used knife is that palm dagger. Surprisingly, a double edge knife has some edc uses besides stabbing bad guys, I use it more as a package opener and just a general cutting tool around the home. I guess you could say that with a tanto blade too. Just because a blade style seems useless or has a limited use to one person doesn't mean it is for the same thing for another person.
 
I like a chisel ground tanto. Not the easiest thing to sharpen in a wicked edge, edge pro, etc. But get a belt grinder or some bench stones and they're cake.

I just wish I could get a Protech CQC7 with the grind opposite the presentation side.
 
Pardon said:
I like a chisel ground tanto. Not the easiest thing to sharpen in a wicked edge, edge pro, etc. But get a belt grinder or some bench stones and they're cake.

I just wish I could get a Protech CQC7 with the grind opposite the presentation side.
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That's my favorite knife to make!



(this one is Ti)
 
I carried one for a few years. They aren't great in the woods, but not bad for the urban. The one folder I have I really don't like in use, though I do like my early fixed Master Tanto. I'm in no rush to buy into "tanto" styles again.
 
I like tantos for self defense. I don't use them for utility work but some here say they work very well. Scraping would be one such use.
 
crom said:
Czechmate, nice edge on that 760LFTi! IS that convex? Been pondering doing that myself. On sharpening them; maybe the people who are having difficulty are using a guided system? I think they are pretty damn easy; sharpen one edge, sharpen the other.
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Thanks and what you're seeing is the remnants of the old sharpening job blended with a new edge I did on my paper wheels... All buffed to make it look better LOL... :thumbup:
 
What a sweet blade that 760 is CM!!
I love mine.....just something about the machining and that monstrous slab of M4!!
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