Most knife uses in non-defensive roles require very little piercing or stabbing cuts. The Benchmade Mini Grip 555-1 with a Modified Sheepsfoot Stabbing and Piercing Blades Look to a modified sheepsfoot or wharncliffe blade if you need some belly. They typically come to a very fine point, which is prone to chipping or breaking.īut the control they provide is phenomenal. Sheepsfoot and wharncliffe blades have very little belly, but they have tips that provide a great deal of control. Using the tip-reinforcing profile of a tanto flipped on its back, the reverse tanto gives you the best of both worlds without sacrificing much in terms of piercing or slicing. If you need a bit more piercing, but still want some belly in your blade, a popular design is the reverse tanto (below). Like the drop point there is both enough belly and enough tip to do a variety of cutting tasks, from light piercing jobs to slicing for food prep. The Spyderco Chaparral with a Leaf Shaped Blade Likewise, the Spyderco “ leaf shaped” blade provides similar function. If you don’t know what you will be doing with your knife, a drop point gives you predictable utility. Originally designed as a hunting blade shape, the drop point allowed you to pierce the skin of an animal and cut underneath the skin without as much risk of accidentally piercing the organs.įrom this first purpose, many knives since used the drop point to great success. The reality is there are an infinite number of blade shapes, new ones being created every day.Įven with the variety of blade “species” there are a handful of blade “genuses.” Let’s take a 30,000-foot view of the major blade shapes.īob Loveless’ decision in the 1940s and ’50s to drop the tip of his blades below the spine resulted in the best, most beautiful general-utility blade shape ever: The drop point. When you first start buying knives, you think there are a half-dozen or so blade shapes. Here is what you need to know: Custom blades made by T.M. Every blade shape excels at a certain task.
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