Why do we love sheepfoot so much?

Richard Coyle said:
I think you are thinking of a wharncliffe. Wharncliffes have a straight edge whereas sheepsfoot has some belly...
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Sheepsfoot has no belly. Neither do lambsfoots nor wharncliffes. All are straight-edged.
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Richard Coyle said:
Whaaaa? :eek: o_O


What are all of these knives marketed as “sheepsfoot” then? Maybe it’s a traditional thing?
I’m confused.
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Knife companies started adding a modest belly to the traditional sheepsfoot / wharncliff profile, calling it a "modified" sheepsfoot / wharncliff. Until they can come up with something better than that, it's acceptable to me. A very slight belly does not make a whole lot of difference in most of my cutting tasks.
 
Richard Coyle said:
Whaaaa? :eek: o_O


What are all of these knives marketed as “sheepsfoot” then? Maybe it’s a traditional thing?
I’m confused.
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What lieferung lieferung said I think is right. A sheepfoot (or sheepsfoot) is an old traditional blade shape, often seen in Navy/rope knives, and as a secondary blade in stockman knives. Straight edge. But when the modern, "tactical" knives took off in the 1980's, that's when you saw all kinds of new shapes and modified old shapes. The knife in the first post I would consider a "modified" sheepfoot, as it is not quite traditional. But the more the merrier! :)
 
Richard Coyle said:
Whaaaa? :eek: o_O


What are all of these knives marketed as “sheepsfoot” then? Maybe it’s a traditional thing?
I’m confused.
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An abomination is what I call them , i suppose they're more like exaggerated drop points I suppose because they are definitely not sheep's foot blades that's for sure.
 
sabre cat said:
I guess so.

What I consider a sheepsfoot blade is really a modified sheepsfoot then?

So, that means that Spyderco’s D’Allara 3, Benchmade’s 550, and the CRK Insingo are all modified Sheepsfoot, right?
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If they don't have straight edges, yes, I guess. I mean, it's no big deal if the makers want to call them sheepsfoots, but they are not what are traditionally called sheepsfoots.
 
lieferung said:
Force is applied evenly across the entire edge. It's great for a lot of tasks. I also personally find the profile aesthetically pleasing.

I'm not a fan of the Sheepdog though, I consider that to be a cleaver blade not a sheepsfoot. It's too chunky.
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yeah, it's fat, you could say that :D
 
There are times when I like a straight edge. Yes, it's easy to sharpen. It offers a different kind of cutting than knives with a belly. Whether sheepsfoot, lambsfoot, wharncliffe, etc.; this family of blade shapes also tends to offer a very useful point for detail work. A true sheepsfoot offers a good finger index for using that point.

While I'm generally a fan of Kizer, I'm not a big fan of the Sheep Dog. Like some of the cleaver-style pocket knives, the blade is big and chunky. The blade to handle ratio seems strange to me. As others have pointed out, it's also not really a "sheepsfoot". The "reverse tanto" Feist is closer to the style in question. Now, if Kizer wants to explore some of these straight-edged styles down the road; I'd love to check them out.
 
Chronovore said:
There are times when I like a straight edge. Yes, it's easy to sharpen. It offers a different kind of cutting than knives with a belly. Whether sheepsfoot, lambsfoot, wharncliffe, etc.; this family of blade shapes also tends to offer a very useful point for detail work. A true sheepsfoot offers a good finger index for using that point.

While I'm generally a fan of Kizer, I'm not a big fan of the Sheep Dog. Like some of the cleaver-style pocket knives, the blade is big and chunky. The blade to handle ratio seems strange to me. As others have pointed out, it's also not really a "sheepsfoot". The "reverse tanto" Feist is closer to the style in question. Now, if Kizer wants to explore some of these straight-edged styles down the road; I'd love to check them out.
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Our new product, Horn, is almost a straight-edged blade, ;) hope you like that.
 
danbot said:
Sorry, You always "sound" serious. :) My bad.:thumbsup:
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LOL!!!!!

My wife always tells me that I am way too serious and that I should learn to relax. She enjoyed your comment quite a bit.

A long time friend says basically the same thing as my wife every time he reminds me that I have a stick up my...well, you get the idea.

Thank you for your comment. It made me laugh inside. Right now that is not easy to do. I just lost an aunt yesterday and one sister is not doing well. Her days are numbered.

All of this after another sister passed last August. The last year has not been kind to my family.
 
sabre cat said:
LOL!!!!!

My wife always tells me that I am way too serious and that I should learn to relax. She enjoyed your comment quite a bit.

A long time friend says basically the same thing as my wife every time he reminds me that I have a stick up my...well, you get the idea.

Thank you for your comment. It made me laugh inside. Right now that is not easy to do. I just lost an aunt yesterday and one sister is not doing well. Her days are numbered.

All of this after another sister passed last August. The last year has not been kind to my family.
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I'm sorry for your loss. My condolences to you and your loved ones.
 
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