What blade profile do you prefer for your TRADITIONAL KNIFE main blade and why?

knarfeng said:
I modified the title so that folks are immediately aware that this is in Traditional when this pops up in the "latest threads" list. Keeps out the pocket clip crowd.
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I think my assimilation into the 'Brotherhood of Traditionalists' is complete. Until you'd mentioned it, I didn't even think of pocket clips, as it relates to knives. That's something of a revelation to me. :D


David
 
Clip is a nice blend of point, some belly, and long, straight edge. If I had to have one, it would be a clip. Make that a California or Turkish clip if it had to have style! :)
 
On a multi-bladed knife I like a clip or spey and a wharncliffe or sheepsfoot/coping. This way I have a pointy blade and a blade with belly. On a single blade knife I like a spear, kind of a compromise between the two.

For instance, I like the GEC boys knife with spear point but I'd rather carry my 2012 BF knife (or the 48 wharnie/clip trapper I just ordered in African Blackwood :) )
 
Sheepsfoot.

Can you believe it? I tend to go for congress patterns the most, or recently I picked up a stockman but find I always use the sheepsfoot from it more than the other blades. I can't wait for my 2013 tbf congress jack.

Paul
 
Wharncliffe...Because it has a sharp point at a good angle. The straight edge is easy to keep razor sharp and it lends itself to more utility use than others styles that have belly, which works best for food prep.
 
jc57 said:
Clip. Handles a number of my cutting needs. I also like a straight edged knife blade in the same package, preferably a sheepsfoot. To get both of those that means I have to go with a Stockman type pattern, which coincidentally is my most favored carry choice. If someone could figure out how to put a full length clip and full length sheepsfoot into a medium jack pattern, without the sheepsfoot having to sit so proud, I'd be a buyer.
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John,
I'm with you one this. I found a GEC. #53 to be about as close as I could find. So I ordered one !
 
I find a two blade combo to be the most useful for what I do throughout the days. I flip flop between a case peanut and a mini trapper, both small and useful blades. I like the trapper because it has two long blades, use the spey a lot for food and the clip for work and dirty tasks. peanuts clip is used for food and pen for dirty deeds. zen in the pen. yip for the clip. hooray for the spey!
 
Obsessed with Edges said:
I think my assimilation into the 'Brotherhood of Traditionalists' is complete. Until you'd mentioned it, I didn't even think of pocket clips, as it relates to knives. That's something of a revelation to me. :D


David
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Bwahahaha! Our plan has succeeded!
 
I really like a spear or drop....but like a sheepsfoot or coping for secondary.
 
Personally, I think the big Spear point is the least useful blade for me, however it does have merit as a good blade for a young boy (which is probably why it's the main blade on a boyscout knife. You're a little less likely to stab yourself badly with a wide spear point. And it works pretty good for spreading peanut butter or mustard on on your bread.

I find the best all around blade to be a big Clip/Bowie style blade, and it's my favorite blade for general use. There is not much I can't do with a Clip Blade.

I like the sheep's foot blade for a secondary blade or a pen blade, and the wharncliffe would be a good second blade, also.

I used to rely on the spey blade a lot years ago, for cutting calves and hogs, which is where it shines. I always felt it was the best choice, for that chore, plus the rounded tip was safer to be around if the animal moved or kicked loose. IMHO a stockman can't be a stockman without a spey blade.

I always preferred the sheepsfoot for doing things like stripping Romex wire sheathing from electrical wiring, or maybe cutting leather on a board, etc.

Which makes the 4 inch stockman probably one of the best knife patterns ever made for EDC if you are a cowboy, farmer, etc. I also like the Great Eastern Wrangler pretty good, because I like the leather punch blade, but I would rather have given up the sprey for a sheepsfoot on that knife, as I don't cut calves much anymore, preferring to band them instead.

If I can only carry one knife with one blade make mine about a 4 inch long clip blade.
 
I just started carrying a Wharncliffe blade and have really grown to like them. The only job I can see that would be a pain is skinning. My daily carry right now is a GEC #72 Wharncliffe but if I'm out hunting or trapping my #53 MFT goes along for skinning with the clip point.
 
Forgive my ignorance,but im not even totally sure what these blade shapes are called?...Other that they are recurved.....Anyway,these are my preference...........................FES

 
If I were limited to one blade shape for a slip joint knife, it would be clip. I'm glad that many traditionals have at least two blades. The 2012 Traditional BF knife has a very good complementary pair. I find the Clip the most functional for day to day cutting activities.
 
As just some 40 year old suburban office worker, my cutting needs are slight, at best. Performance differences between blade shapes just isn't too much of an issue for me. So aesthetically speaking, I tend to prefer spear shaped blades, followed by drop points, then clips, sheepfeet, and finally wharncliffes.
 
Put me in the Clip blade camp. I'm an avid outdoorsman and the clip does very well for hunting and fishing tasks, processing animals and fish.

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Spear point or pen. Both great general purpose blades. I know carry a knife with both blades.
 
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