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Jan 9, 2019

I'm wondering why knives like this are all the rage? If I want a meat cleaver or hatchet, I'll carry the real thing. I do own a large Artisan Cutlery tanto, and it's superb. Almost makes me forget my preference for spring assist knives...

PNWNative

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Mar 6, 2019

TGP389It looks like a major amount of the tip broke off or a chisel.

TGP389

Mar 7, 2019

PNWNativeThese "meat cleaver" knives are all the rage, but I just don't get it. I find a tanto blade does most anything I need a knife for. I'd want a different knife for skinning, but I don't skin critters. It would be a knife with a deep belly on it anyway, not this thing. This one would, however, be great for opening letters and boxes. I carry a similar pattern tiny model on my key ring just for that.

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reswright

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May 17, 2019

TGP389That's the knife industry. when something catches on everyone tries it out. a lot of it is consumer driven, by people who say what they want and someone makes it for them. then the captive market sees it and goes 'welp, I guess that's the new thing' and the people who judge each other by who has the newest stuff start keeping score until there's a new new thing to buy. I mean, I find them a little more useful than you seem to. I have a couple cleaver style folders and I've found they're actually kinda handy, to be honest, and a little fun to use. I don't typically use a pocket knife on food but I used a folding cleaver to slice a salami chub and for this task it was a pretty good shape. I can see people with certain specific needs in a knife really liking the blade shape in their daily use. But I will definitely allow that I don't carry one around with me in my day to day. Mostly I think they're everywhere because they're selling and they're selling because they're new and people like having the new thing.

TGP389

May 17, 2019

reswrightI agree. You've described trends in style very well. I also agree that this knife style would be handy for some tasks like salami or cutting rope. If someone insisted I take one, I certainly would, but I find a sheepsfoot just as handy. For me, I like a tanto. They have great penetrating ability and several almost straight edges. They can be used to cut, cleave and even chisel.

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TGP389

May 17, 2019

TGP389Look up Spyderco Mariner. It was the first Spyderco knife I ever saw, and I bought it, even though it cost far more than I could afford at the time. I got the serrated blade model, carried it for years, used it fairly hard, and it still looks almost new. It has a sheepsfoot blade, only serrated.

reswright

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May 17, 2019

TGP389I like a lot of different blade styles and shapes and consider them sort of a toolkit to choose from. Most of these shapes came from an original tool or implement of agriculture or war that had its own specialized purpose, for which that shape really mattered. And indeed for specialized tools I do tend to have favorite shapes. The tanto is a handy option for many things and so are most of the million variations on it. I like drop points and standard points as tools a little more just because I have muscle memory when it comes to using the angles of them, and I prefer hawkbill knives where the matter of self defense is concerned, but still I'd say at least one out of five knives in my collection is some sort of tanto. For the daily carry, and the deeply unspecialized nature of the tasks one deals with using a pocket knife. I suspect no difference between the major blade styles is larger than the impact of varying preferences of individuals, between their tasks and body shape and size and general disposition toward life. There's just too much variation in what you gotta do with a pocket knife.. so do what you like. It sounds like a copout but people like what they like for many more reasons than they can put into words, including biomechanics.

reswright

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May 17, 2019

TGP389I'm looking at the Caribbean, which is very similar.

TGP389

May 17, 2019

reswrightThe Caribbean LC200N is very similar. I loved and still love that old Mariner for anything except carving wood, etc. No point, either.

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TGP389

May 17, 2019

reswrightLike my great grandfather, I carry a small knife on my keyring to cut things, and a tanto for "social engagements." If I lived on a farm, ranch or a boat, the small knife would be larger with an assortment of blades on it.

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reswright

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May 17, 2019

TGP389Multi blade knives are coming back into fashion. They were cool , then they were old man knives, then dork bait, then I rarely saw them except for Swiss Army knives which always kind of hung in the market. Now I see lots. For a farmer or land steward or forester or someone that has to go to problems to solve them, they’re good kit. For a guy like me, who generally speaking has things brought to him to do or solve, I am usually dealing with problems while also within reach of my tools. I have a Victorinox which I think is somewhere in my closet but might be in the trunk of my car. Haven’t needed to find it. Speaks for itself. for boat knives I don’t need a multi blade. Just give me a decent folder with a marlin spike and I am good. To be honest I sailed for years and fished for years and I never once had to cut through rigging with a knife, but dealing with tight knots was an everyday thing.