Thoughts on recurve.

[bondy]

What the title says really just like to know what you think about recurve blades. iv just made one but not used it yet here it is. sorry about the crappy pics.

 

[cocomen69]

Thats a sweet looking knife. I like the looks of the blade alot. Is that Bocote?

 

[bondy]

Thanks cocomen69, no mate its zebrano wood with black liners, steel pins. steel is 3mm 01. cheers.

 

[Snow]

That's a good looking knife.

 

[Fiddleback]

Looks good. My thought on recurves is that I like the look, but really don't like using them.

I've made one too. Its sitting on the bench with no handle...

 

[pitdog]

I have to be honest with ya bro, that looks a real nice knife (the handles great) but I tend to avoid re-curves !!!

 

[Raskolnikov]

I think that a recurved blade is damned sexy, but they're far less convenient to sharpen for me; especially when in the field.

 

[GregY]

I have one recurve - I like the way it slices, hate to try to sharpen it.

 

[mtnfolk mike]

cool looking knife...:thumbup: i thought you were talking about recurve bows..

 

[Cpl Punishment]

I like recurves -- on kukris. Not sure of their utility on a small blade. They might be useful on a skinner, allowing for more "belly".

 

[texastonydobbs]

Only recurve I own is the Becker Brute BK1 and I love it but it is more difficult for me to resharpen...I still love it though...Great blade Bro !

 

[shotgunner11]

I love recurves, one of my favorite blade shapes. I find them to be much more efficent cutters in alot of circumstances due to the way the blade presents at a different angle and really bites in.

All that said, I avoid them in a outdoors knife because the way I like to sharpen in the field just doesn't work well with a recurve.