What's your favorite blade shape/design any why?

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I thought this would be an interesting topic of discussion. We all have our favorite knives and the blades play a big part of it.

My favorite blade shape is the reverse tanto. It is a wonderful blade shape. It has a VERY strong tip, good belly for utility tasks, and it is aesthetically pleasing. For me, this blade shape winds out.

In the future, when funds allow, I really want to try out the Hinderer "spanto" as well.

EDIT: What's your favorite blade shape/design AND why*
 
MSgt said:
Wharncliffe Blade as I find it so precise to cut with.
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That's really interesting to me. I don't own any warncliffe folders but I have a Gerber MT with one. Do you mean precision when cutting on a table? Thanks
 
I like the shape a drop point saber grind, like my BM Griptilian and my Houge EX-01. Great looking and super functional in an EDC role.

I like the saber grind for several reasons. A good strong point, a good belly, and an area with a nice straight edge The flat faces give it strength and function of wedging or prying things. (FFG doesn't Wedge or pry well IMHO) also, i think it just looks great. I like seeing the grind likes and the different faces. The swedges on these blades look great too and makes for a good piercing point
 
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i wouldnt say i have a favorite but depending on the task...

alot of people dont like the americanized tanto but i do, but only for an abuse taking knife, i think it seconds as a chisel and works great to scrape at stuff, without killing the normal edge, annnnddddd the secondary tip works great(if you can keep it as a sharp point and not round it off) for opening boxes and whatnot at a different angle than the first tip. however i think the primary edge should be strieght not recurved, YMMV

that being said i dont hunt..but if i did i would not bring a tanto, lol
 
Burdan said:
I like the shape a saber grind, like my BM Griptilian and my Houge EX-01. Great looking and super functional in an EDC role.

I like the saber grind for several reasons. A good strong point, a good belly, and an area with a nice straight edge The flat faces give it strength and function of wedging or prying things. (FFG doesn't Wedge or pry well IMHO) also, i think it just looks great. I like seeing the grind likes and the different faces. The swedges on these blades look great too and makes for a good piercing point
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Saber grind is a type of GRIND, not blade shape (from what I know, correct me if I'm wrong). You can have saber, hollow, full flat, scandi or convex ground knives. They can feature a drop point, spear point, tanto, wharncliffe, sheep's foot, clip point or leaf shaped blade designs.

I mostly like drop points, because I like to have a solid tip and a very nice belly on my knives. However I also like leaf shaped blades a lot too. For defensive purposes not many designs will beat a spear point, clip point or tanto blades.
Just my 2 cents.
 
Wharncliffe for me.

It's just a overly functional blade design. Perfect for cutting precisely.
 
The reverse tanto is hard to beat in my eyes as an overall blade, good belly, straight part and sturdy tip.
 
I like the roachbelly shape mostly for its asthetics, but for soft tissue work it is my favorite.
Allround use favorite would be a near spear drop point with a log flat plain edge.
 
I am partial to wharncliffe and varaitions on the style. Atthe moment I am EDCing a Sebenza Insingo and it has the perfect blade shape for my needs.

Amos
 
I think the drop point is probably my favorite for general purpose, do everything blade, closely followed by a modest clip point. They handle all sorts of slicing, cutting, ect. tasks well on rope, tape, cardboard, wood or food.

If you eliminate food/game prep, I think the wharncliffe makes a great EDC blade shape.
 
If I had to choose an overall favorite (function, use, and aesthetics), I would agree with the reverse tanto.

However, I've noticed most of my hard use knives are drop point. There just doesn't seem to be many reverse tantos appealing to me (besides the 940 and 950).
 
American Tanto, but only if the spine is straight and flat and the blade is heavier at the second tip as there is more width at the second tip vs the base of the knife, and preferable all in a chisel grind

yeah im picky lol
 
I would definitely go with a nice leaf shaped blade, with a constant curvature to the edge. I find this shape excels at cutting rope, cloth, cardboard, wood, this, that, and the other thing. :D They're also easy to sharpen, which is a big thing for me, and look right purdy. :thumbup:

Like these:

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Preferably with a small sharpening choil and FFG. :thumbup:
 
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