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Why do we love sheepfoot so much?
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soc_monki
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My favorite blades are ones that have a more modern interpretation of the sheepsfoot/wharncliff profile. My 20cv sheepsfoot Griptilian is such a pleasure to use. Love the blade! Actually thought about swapping it into my hogue ritter because I like the Ritter handle better... But I love the Ritter blade shape too. Oh well...
Also, my zt 0456cf blade. Love it's profile and it's actually pretty thin at the edge and slices very well.
My Manix 2 has a leaf shaped blade, but the point is below the knifes centerline and it's a gradual belly curve... So it is similar to my grip and 456cf and slices very well too!
So yea... I'm firmly in the modified sheepsfoot camp. I like other blade shapes too, got to have variety!
Also, my zt 0456cf blade. Love it's profile and it's actually pretty thin at the edge and slices very well.
My Manix 2 has a leaf shaped blade, but the point is below the knifes centerline and it's a gradual belly curve... So it is similar to my grip and 456cf and slices very well too!
So yea... I'm firmly in the modified sheepsfoot camp. I like other blade shapes too, got to have variety!
Hurrul
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I value sheepsfoot/wharncliffe/k-tip inspired blades for their tip control when piercing softer material and digging into various material. The straighter edge does not "push" material away from the cut, as do knives with greater edge curvature. They are easier to freehand sharpen and make great practice pieces for advancing free hand skills.
It also interests me, that these designs have transcended various cultures - parangs, goloks in Asiatic areas; Santokus, Gyutos, Kiritsukis, and Honesukis from Japan. Some Seax style blades out of N. Europe share parallels with this topic. I hypothisize that these blade shapes were not only useful in funtional aspects, but easier to forge and grind into shape in the days before modern metal working tools appeared.
I do agree with other posters that a slight bit of each curvature up to the tip is beneficial in use, but I still like purely straight edged wharncliffes and sheepsfoot styles.
Some K-tip examples:
Gyuotos, Santokus, Kiritsukis:
Various sheepsfoot interpretations:
Parangs, Goloks, and an odd cleaver santoku heavy chopper at the bottom
Recently started to have interest in folding knives from Spyderco, so had to pick up this Dragonfly variant.
Some Seax pattern interpretations:
It also interests me, that these designs have transcended various cultures - parangs, goloks in Asiatic areas; Santokus, Gyutos, Kiritsukis, and Honesukis from Japan. Some Seax style blades out of N. Europe share parallels with this topic. I hypothisize that these blade shapes were not only useful in funtional aspects, but easier to forge and grind into shape in the days before modern metal working tools appeared.
I do agree with other posters that a slight bit of each curvature up to the tip is beneficial in use, but I still like purely straight edged wharncliffes and sheepsfoot styles.
Some K-tip examples:
Gyuotos, Santokus, Kiritsukis:
Various sheepsfoot interpretations:
Parangs, Goloks, and an odd cleaver santoku heavy chopper at the bottom
Recently started to have interest in folding knives from Spyderco, so had to pick up this Dragonfly variant.
Some Seax pattern interpretations: