The point of it all

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I'd forget the rounded part at the top end of the blade as it is too far from the handle to be used for carving spoons as ya suggest.
I'd also bring the straight part all the way to the talon hole, leave the cutout out !

JMO ! Nice well thought out design !!!
 
While it's not real stabbing, I've used my Koster Bushcrafter to dig out a nasty splinter. The pointy end came in very handy for that, especially because it was the only knife on me at the time. *shudders at the thought*

I also have jabbed an Italian sausage off of the grill before my brother in law could grab it with his tongs. Very useful those points.
 
I preffer knives with tips. While I don't go around stabbing things in the woods constantly, a good tip does come in handy.

I find them useful for starting a cut when feild dressing, digging out splinters, whittling a divit or spoon, sticking it into some wood when I need to use both hands but don't want to mess with sheathing a messy blade, picking food out of my teeth with my bowie knife, poking unfriendly critters since I can't carry a gun.... I'm sure there are plenty of things I am forgetting, ...oh yeah, and I find them more asthetically pleasing to my eye. :)
 
Probably never, except when that one psycho black bear is dragging me out from under my tarp by my achilles tendon.... :eek:
 
pitdog said:
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I'd forget the rounded part at the top end of the blade as it is too far from the handle to be used for carving spoons as ya suggest.
I'd also bring the straight part all the way to the talon hole, leave the cutout out !

JMO ! Nice well thought out design !!!
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Take a look at page 3 (http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=744806&page=3), pitdog, and you'll see variations without the rounded top, and with no serration's, either.

This thing is still evolving, although I've stopped work on it until Ethan Becker and KA-BAR tell me to finish it off. You can see why I wanted to know about stabbing vs cutting, though.
 
WILLIAM.M said:
Looks like the Russian Machete
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It's really not, although I can see why you would think so. I had never seen a Russian machete until long after this thing was shown. It actually grew out of a WW 2 USMC Hospital Corpsman's knife that got modified more, and more, and more. Page 6 of the Ugly Stick thread gives the evolution.
 
BryFry said:
I preffer knives with tips. While I don't go around stabbing things in the woods constantly, a good tip does come in handy.

I find them useful for starting a cut when feild dressing, digging out splinters, whittling a divit or spoon, sticking it into some wood when I need to use both hands but don't want to mess with sheathing a messy blade, picking food out of my teeth with my bowie knife, poking unfriendly critters since I can't carry a gun.... I'm sure there are plenty of things I am forgetting, ...oh yeah, and I find them more asthetically pleasing to my eye. :)
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There would be a small, pointy, companion knife that would come with the Ugly Stick. It would be silly to have only one knife that doesn't have a point: the small one has a point.
 
PB Wilson said:
While it's not real stabbing, I've used my Koster Bushcrafter to dig out a nasty splinter. The pointy end came in very handy for that, especially because it was the only knife on me at the time. *shudders at the thought*

I also have jabbed an Italian sausage off of the grill before my brother in law could grab it with his tongs. Very useful those points.
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Those two examples alone have me realizing just how important a stabbing tip can be!

Macclint said:
Probably never, except when that one psycho black bear is dragging me out from under my tarp by my achilles tendon.... :eek:
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Now, stabbing has gone from "important" to "necessary."

Stay sharp,
desmobob
 
Okay, guys, no one said that no knife should have a tip, or that they're not useful. The question was how much do you really use a pointy tip, and how much do you use the edge for cutting.
 
I think for smaller knives, the tip is more useful.

Choppers, like Mick said, the only time I use the tip is to stab into a log for a photo! :D
 
Well...seldom do I use my knife for actually "stabbing" anything anymore. However a very good point is a major factor in whether or not i am drawn to a knife. I use the tip for different things other than "stabbing". For boring holes... such as in improvised water filters, line tensioners, for removing splinters or debris from wounds...and lancing. Plus a good point makes controlling the initial entry of the knife easier, and makes less pressure necessary when using the knife in chisel fashion making squared notches.
 
I will stab bread to break through the crust and start the cut if I don't have a bread knife handy. Other than that I don't think I have stabbed very many things.
 
Obviously, I've failed in how I asked the question. We all — including me — know that a nice pointy tip is important for some things.

Let's all assume that we have the small knife of our choice, with an excellent point, along with us for removing splinters or whatever.

Now that we have that out of the way, how much do you actually need a pointy tip on a knife with an 8 inch blade? How much would you actually be using the point, as opposed to using the sharp edge for cutting? Remember that this is a knife WITH AN 8 INCH BLADE meant for woods/survival use, not a pocket knife for use in the city.
 
Drilling holes in my hearths for bowdrill, of course if I have a 3" knife with me as a mate to the big'un than I'll use the little guy's point anyway. If you have a little utility blade with you that meets your pointy requirement then the big guy probably doesn't need a point.....Unless you are hog hunting..
 
kgd said:
Drilling holes in my hearths for bowdrill, of course if I have a 3" knife with me as a mate to the big'un than I'll use the little guy's point anyway. If you have a little utility blade with you that meets your pointy requirement then the big guy probably doesn't need a point.....Unless you are hog hunting..
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Thank you, Ken. One of the better, on track, answers.
 
The point is one of those things that you don't think you need until you need it. kind of like those guys who don't think they need a knife and you chuckle under your breath when they ask you to use yours.
 
I use the tip for carving all the time. It's not exactly stabbing, but a pointy knife is useful.
 
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