They’ve clearly put a lot of thought into this, and I think folks are gonna be pleasantly surprised with its performance.Īnd yes, it should be plenty stabby as well :D “ He talked about it having a hollow grind on the belly and being thin bte(awesome!), a specific flat grind up front with a well thought out spine & a unique swedge. I’d venture that’s why some folks have had less than stellar performance.īut from what Eric talked about on this new design, I imagine it’s gonna cut like a demon. Some make chisel grind, most make the blades too thick, or too thick of a spine, etc. *Also worth noting is different makers make the blades in different variations, and most aren’t awesome. If you’re one of those guys who wants the thinnest blade possible and your main daily task is cutting open amazon boxes, then yeah, a thin ffg will work better (or better yet, just get a box cutter).īut for daily tasks and hard use, they’re great ime. It wasn’t until I got on knife forums & social media that I saw Internet knife bros saying they aren’t good for edc tasks, only good for stabbing, etc. I dressed a goat in Afghanistan with one and the front flat blade angle was mint up in the cavity separating the diaphragm from rib cage, and the secondary point worked great for cutting the esophagus/ windpipe). (They actually work surprisingly well for skinning too. They’re tough as hell and can do things like prying, opening paint cans, using as a screwdriver, etc that I wouldn’t dream of trying with a standard leaf shape ffg. “ I carried a tanto for almost 10 years and I never found it underperforming.įrom military service to plain old hard blue collar work, my tanto never left me longing for a different blade shape. You asked me the same question in the shot show 2020 thread. The PM2 and the Delica are both prime candidates for alternative blade shapes that are practical, such as the Tanto. especially if it maintained the metal liners. I'd buy a Tanto Delica with M4 steel immediately if it were available. The BM Bailout crosses the line of what I can bring into work, so it's not an option, and is not part of my collection. The entire time during that project I found myself wanting a small Tanto. All of the steels held up well, except for fine edge loss. I tried a D2 sheep's foot on a CRKT Pilar, a S30V leaf on a Lil' Native, a M390 wharncliff on a Kershaw Dividend, and a S30V drop point on a Bugout. This meant that I had to go back and forth, for hours, scraping a thin line where the belly could make contact with the sign. The shape of what needed to be scraped prevented any other blade style from hitting a flat. The sun turned the adhesive into something like cement and what scraped off was similar to sand. I had to rehab 4 outdoor signs, which involved scraping off a multi year rock hard adhesive buildup. I own zero tanto blades and recently found myself in the situation where a small tanto folder would have been the best tool for the job. It's not crazy, it's just one more tool in the toolbox.
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