Your favorite blade shape?

[glocktenman]

1) Wharncliffe
2) Spear

 

[Old Engineer]

1. Clip preferably with a Sabre Grind
2. Drop Point
3. Spear
4.Sheepsfoot
5. Wharncliffe

Harry

 

[black mamba]

One of the benefits of traditional multi-blade patterns is that I don't have to settle on a single blade shape. However, in a single-blade traditional I tend to like a clip blade with a pointy tip and not too much belly.

John put my exact thoughts into words. Here are a couple of my favorites.

Northfield #72 long pull clip with great balance, half clip and half spine.

S&M #9 stockman. Both of these have a nice swedge, with the pull behind, not in, the swedge.

Schrade #881 clip, with a VERY pointy tip.

 

[22-rimfire]

I generally prefer a clip point on traditionals. They seem to work for just about everything. I can be satisfied with just about any design; clip, spear, wharncliffe, and so forth. Spey is probably my least favorite.

 

[Peregrin]

I don't spend a lot of time thinking about it, but I find that a clip point and a wharncliffe will pretty much cover the majority of my daily knife needs. I might have one, two or three knives on me but 90% of the time that will include a clip point and a Wharncliffe.
Here's an example of what I consider my favorite pattern. It's a Wharncliffe Trapper.

 

[PNWJimbo]

One of these

 

[Jack Black]

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1406735-Guardians-of-The-Lambsfoot!

 

[leghog]

Spear point. Best all around and most useful blade shape in my mind.

 

[Will Power]

I like them all!:thumbup:

Corn Blade

But special mention to Spear, Drop-Point, Sheepfoot.

Point taken about multi-blades, The GEC Dixie has a fantastic array and unusual: Turkish Clip, Wharncliffe, Drop-Point. Just wish they did a smaller frame 3, 3/8" -3.5" say.

 

[hughd]

Wharncliffe,Sheepsfoot & Coping.

 

[Old Hunter]

Clip blade followed by a Sheepfoot blade - top picture is of a big Clip blade in use. For EDC purposes a Medium Stockman gives me my two favorite plus a spare. OH

 

[JupiterPaladin]

#1 the California Clip used on many full size Trappers
#2 the long pull Clip on many Barlows
#3 the sheepsfoot when there is still a strong pointed tip

 

[Henry Beige]

The answer that first comes to mind is drop point. If given the choice, that will almost always be my pick. But very few traditionals have a drop point, the sodbusters being a notable exception.

With my multi-bladed knives, the straight-edged blades get most of the use, so that tells you something.

 

[abcdef]

Will someone show a Zulu?

 

[VANCE]

 

[YellowSwiss]

Old Hunter - Hard to beat a Buck 110 or 112. And the heat treat on that 420 steel...dang! Always a favorite.

 

[PNWJimbo]

Info on this one??

 

[Petunia D. Feeble]

A nice clip point is my favorite from an aesthetic standpoint, but a spear point with the bit of a swedge is my favorite to carry.

 

[Steely_Gunz]

I probably have more clip points than anything, but I find the spear point to be the most useful. Paired with a long pull and a swedge, there isn't a better looking blade shape to my eye.

 

[black mamba]

Will someone show a Zulu?

Here's one. The Zulu is a spear with a very low tip and just a little belly. It's a very useful shape for a single blade, as it sort of combines a spear and a sheepfoot into one blade.