Whats a recurve blade better at doing.

IMO they look great, but non-recurved edges are more practical. The only benefit that I have heard of (but not personally experienced) is that they supposedly give a better edge angle of attack, increasing cutting effectiveness. I have a few recurved Busses, but invariably pick up a non-recurved Busse when actually using one.
 
Cut'n rope! The recurve is a trend that did not last too long. For what I want in a knife, the recurve never made sense to me.
 
I don't find the recurve good for anything but aggravation at sharpening time. Plus a little aggravation at cutting time too.
 
When you're cutting into stuff like rope the recurve draws the blade into the material. I like recurves and find them useful as long as you're not trying to slice something on a cutting board. It's also nice on a big chopper, sort of like a kukri shape for attacking the log or whatever.
 
Basically what serrations are good for. Either way, they make it more difficult to sharpen.
 
I have a Kershaw Groove, which is a recurve. I have no problem either cutting or sharpening, and I for one really like recurves in general. It would appear that I am in the minority though.
 
phatch said:
I don't find the recurve good for anything but aggravation at sharpening time. Plus a little aggravation at cutting time too.
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What phatch said...:D :D :D...and said well...


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CL01 said:
Basically what serrations are good for. Either way, they make it more difficult to sharpen.
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+1

They make interesting looking blades and may be of some value in hand to hand combat but for 99.999% of what I ever use a knife for, they add no value and make daily tasks more difficult.
 
I think some people find a recurve useful for cutting stuff that's free-hanging, like rope, webbing, or maybe that plastic screen/barrier you see around construction sites. Not what I personally need for my purposes, but I'm glad recurves are available for them what needs 'em and likes 'em.
 
I like a slight recurve like the 710 and I don't find it any harder to sharpen. I think it helps cut cardboard, rope, plastic, zipties, hose, ect. I don't like big recurves for kitchen or really fine work. Most of my favorite knives like the 710, Blur, Boa, and many other Kershaws have recurves.
 
I also like recurves; I find that it gives the knife a big fat slicing area, particularly if it's super sharp. Obviously, not so useful on a cutting board, but that's what I have chefs kives and cleavers and whatnot for. ;) With recurve blades, I find myself using the belly and the edge more; with other blades, I end up using the tip a lot, and I don't like that so much.
 
mr.trooper said:
Do you actualy CUT stuff in the real world?
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good question for a guy with a screen name of "The Chef" and is a restaurant manager :p

only recurve I liked was my BM 750, and it had serrations, so I never had to deal with the curve in sharpening. A plain jane drop point is my favorite blade profile.
 
I like a little bit of recurve, as on a Benchmade 710. I find it useful for cutting most things. Rope, cardboard, ect. Like somebody else said, it imprvoes the angle of attack a little.

I don't want to make it sound like it make a ton of difference, but with a 710 like recurve, it certainly doesn't hinder the knives cutting ability like some of the earlier posts suggest.


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also, with an edgepro, or any curved sharpening stone, a recurve isn't any harder to sharpen than anything else.
 
recurves are great, they give you increased cutting, slicing and chopping power
they cut much better than a plain edge
they're preformance is worth the fact that they are alittle harder to sharpen
for sharpening recurves the spyderco sharpmaker is great, and a diamond rod for the field(or you could just take one of the sharpmaker rods)
 
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