Why a recurved blade?

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What is the advantage of a recurved Busse blade? The only one I can see in creating a tip heavy blade for better chopping.

Thanks for the insight.
 
actually, making a recurve blade out of a otherwise straight edged blade will make it less tip heavy by removing material that is forward to the hand.

with heavy recurves, if you are doing a sawing action, the recurve can help keep the mateal centered on the main surface of your cutting edge

it also allows for a larger belly without moving the tip upward.
 
Recurve advantages: More cutting edge than straight edges of same blade length, continuously changing cutting angle slices better, easier to use as a draw knife (bark removal)as item tends to stay towards the middle of the blade. Just my top 3 reasons why recurve blades are useful - hope that helps
 
Thanks guys. It seems the only downside would be a minimally weaker blade but its INFI so its a non-issue.
 
SethMurdoc said:
its a little bit harder to sharpen...
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I've found re-curves to be a lot harder to sharpen personally. The only re-curve that I have used extensively is the Emerson Commander. No matter how hard I try, the "re-curve" part of the blade doesn't seem to hit the stone.

The belly is polished to a mirror, but just below that is virtually untouched. If anyone has any suggestions I'd try them.

How do you sharpen the entire edge of a re-curve bladed edge?
 
I have had good luck with the Edgepro stuff and sharpening them. The stones are narrow enough to do the job.
 
I use a Spyderco Sharpmaker to sharpen my serrated and few recurves that I have...

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