Blade Style

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Permalink Reply by Cam on May 9, 2009 at 2:17

I my self like Tonto's because i like having that second point, just make life easier. As for grind type not too sure because i really don't know that much about them but i would assume flat ground should be good at slicing.

Permalink Reply by kenneth noob on May 9, 2009 at 4:27

i love full flat grind. best grind IMO, but may not be the strongest. i'd love me a full flat ground tanto blade though.

Permalink Reply by Keelen Grimm on May 9, 2009 at 5:59

I like a modified drop point blade. I know a lot of people like a tanto blade shape and it does have its uses but I think it looks weird. I like a full flat grind and/or a hollow grind.

Permalink Reply by William Cutting on May 9, 2009 at 15:20

I agree with Keelen! I prefer a bowie or drop point blade and prefer a full flat grind for my tactical knife.

Permalink Reply by Matt L (knifeman15) on May 9, 2009 at 18:03

Me too. I like drop point and full flat grind. I also hate partial serrations. I want it either full serrations or none.

Permalink Reply by Tom Cai on May 11, 2009 at 20:03

Really? Full flat? Wouldn't that defeat the purpose of a "tactical" knife. As far as I'm concerned with a tactical knife it better be able to pry open stuff and cut concrete and not have a huge chunk of the edge get knocked out. That and hopefully it can stab the crap out of things ( not that I actually have done that. :D :D :D )

Pretty much the perfect "tactical" knife that I own is this, it's the top knife:

Clip Point
Penetrator tip
.285 inches thick
3/4 Flat Ground
S7 Shock Steel (call it SR-77 if you like, cause it technically is that, as well as S7)
Res-C handles

Makes a good bush blade as well. :D :D :D :D

Permalink Reply by Seamus McGuinness on May 25, 2009 at 9:19

Anyone ever try one of the chisel grinds? It's really starting to grow on me.

Permalink Reply by Nick Arsenault on May 25, 2009 at 9:59

personally i don't like tanto's... they bite (literally), i cut my self like 3 times in the 1st week i had it... all my other ones I'm less prone to self injury...

Permalink Reply by Cam on May 26, 2009 at 1:56

I have several knives with chisel grinds and i don't like it very much at all. I find it is good for stabbing tasks but not really for cutting. I don't really stab that much so it isn't of great use to me.

Permalink Reply by J.T. [HELLZZARMY] on August 24, 2009 at 15:22

I like the Blade styles and chisel grind on Emerson Knives..."There are several reasons for the chisel grind. For any of you who have ever used a correctly sharpened wood chisel for woodworking, you know what a chisel can do. Although a knife is not a chisel, those properties, when applied to a knife grind have almost magical effect. A chisel ground knife, being beveled, (ground) on one side only, possesses greater strength, (due to increased cross sectional mass) and they cut with an ease not found on any other type of blade. This is because there is no parasitic drag produced by the flat side when cutting --- no drag points. On top of that, they are much easier to sharpen --- you only have to sharpen one side."

Permalink Reply by RicK on August 27, 2009 at 14:22

nice feathering tom stay on top of ya camp craft its a skill that can go rusty and you never know when ya going to be using it ya M8 RicK

Permalink Reply by Chris Stookey on September 7, 2009 at 18:26

For purely tactical purposes, I like the Tanto blade shape with a chisel grind. For someone that knows how to take advantage of the Tanto, it can be a fantastic blade style. It's piercing properties are actually better than spear point, though it's cutting ability is a little less than spear or clip points.

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