Tantos, why so much hate?

[knife chop]

One of my first good knives was a tanto. I used it for everything and loved it! I would say they get a bad image though. I even have poor thoughts of them from the junk knives trying to reel in the ninjas and such.

This is my most recent tanto

KRG_2403-4 by Richstag, on Flickr

I have not used it yet. My EDC is a partially serrated M390 707. That was also a test in revisiting serrations...

The point where it meets the belly, is it a sharp point or a bit rounded?

 

[HOKIE_FAN]

I personally like the tanto blade.

 

[JarrodS]

I like a good tanto blade. They are very good for light scraping, and fine/detail cutting - two things I seem do somewhat frequently. They aren't much good for slicing, however.

 

[Rare blade]

What's not to like

 

[richstag]

If you click the link you can zoom in better. If you see the reflection you can see the edge is a little shoddy right there. It would be a sharp point if you sharpened it right. I guess ZT uses belts? If so it's all too easy to round a tanto slightly. On my stone it will become sharp sharp.

The point where it meets the belly, is it a sharp point or a bit rounded?