Thanks for that historical & evolutionary explanation of blade shapes. Even though I have collected cutlery for most of my 70 years, this is the first comprehensive video of its' kind that I have come across. Well done & keep up the good work!!!
Thanks for this background vid! The Tanto tip we commonly see today is not traditional, either for knife or sword, as you briefly substantiated in your example photos. The angular dual ground tip was sometimes seen on Ninja swords as a means of attempting to penetrate a samurai's armor. Lynn Thompson added the chisel point to his knife in the early 1980's to create a strong and "armor piercing" point that was less fragile than most fixed blades of the day. The traditional tanto "hamaguri" tip is actually a better penetrator than the dual grind "Americanized" chisel point. Check in with James Williams on that one... 😁⚔️👍
There are some traditional katana which have a version of what you refer to as an "angular dual ground" tip, the transition of which is referred to as the "yokote". These usually date back to the Heian period and are referred to as "Kamasu-kissaki" or "barracuda point". In most cases, however, this is a visual effect resulting from the fact that the "kissaki" is traditionally polished at right angles to the rest of the blade. To simply make blanket statements as you have, however, is incorrect. Traditional examples DO indeed exist. I have pointed this out to James Williams and rather than admit he was wrong, he just blocked me from the discussion. A clear sign that he has no argument.
Great video on knife blade designs; most people have little understanding of why there are so many different ones. Some of the oldest are consider being new never really are. To me that is what makes historic fixed blades and traditional pocket knives most interesting. If you add patterns of older knives combined with blade designs it is even more interesting. I made a list you might find interesting. Blade types Clip point, Tanto, Reverse Tanto, Trailing Point, Skinner, Upward Curve, Upswept, Straight back, Wharncliffe, Pen, Drop point, Spear point, Double edge, Hawk bill, Sheep foot, Needle point, Spey point, Scalpel, Spanto point, Dao blade, Talon, Gut hook, Harpoon, Leaf, Serrated, Blunt tip, Bowie, Kukri, Coping, Nessmuck, Clever, Reverse S Curve, S Curve, Assist blade, Saw Blade, Modified Blade, Machete, Straight Razor Most new shapes are just modified designs and use old names that confuse the true shapes of original known shapes.
Theres so many shapes i could have done a top 20, and your right the shapes we name today are a lot different than the original, i could have done A way better video but im working towards doing better quality videos, still learning
@@NeevesKnives Your video was well done and you did excellent describing the knife blades you picked. It not easy researching the history of cutting tools and getting right; I enjoyed your presentation and thank you for your kind reply.
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Nice job on the video,was fun.Don't recall seeing one like it. Even in printed media don't cover all of them in one article.Book could fill volumes.Have you ever thought about a video with examples of different knives.Ex trappers,stockmen,muskrat, clasp knives,elect.knife.Ect. Merry Christmas and,Happy Holidays!
Interesting perspective but I think you may be coming to things from the perspective of pocket knives too much, as a fixed blade the knives have somewhat different uses, a drop point is a skinner because it can be run along its back and not chop open intestines, the trailing point is fantastic at cutting out the arsehole of an animal, the sheepsfoot is often used in boating as captains did not want men stumbling around a deck with a sharp tip...I think the blades use in pocket knives is far removed from their original purpose.
Most definitely, and most of the things in this video were read from web sites and i usually finished it off will my opinion from a common folders point of view, and in all honesty i really wasnt happy with the video i felt like i could have done a far better job explaining, with better info, in a better way, but it took me a long time and it was a lot of work making this video considering i do all my editing on a phone, and film on my phone, im definitely still learning but this kind of video helps me create better content
A very weak explanations. For example clip point "for hunting", but why it was good for hunting ? Well didn't explain the basic need , which was braking through bones of a deer for example. Works like a charm.
Yeah i personally think i could have made the video way better, it took so long to make and was frustrating, but is a learning curve for me on making videos like this
Okay that makes since the Tanto blade shape should really be called ninjatō, it’s always confused me because small sword in a Daisho katana wakizashi and tanto. All of which have a drop point blade I guess 🙂 it makes since that if the tip broke off a reprofile job would yield a Tanto shape
Got 2 say I’m a fan of drop points and clip points I think 🤔 there just look 👀 sexy to me but the warn cliff are growing on me will u be reviewing the swaggs was wanting to get one
Probably a dumb question but why do some of my edges end up taller on one side vs the other. Usually more visible near the tip. I am using the new worksharp clamp system.
Most likely pressure, if your using a guided system then thats probably why, you might be putting more pressure on one side that the other, also the grind on the knives are sometimes off, meaning they are thicker on one side so the bevel will come out thicker, thats one of the reasons im always talking about grinds and geometry
Whaaaaatt..... Look at you. That was well curated, very informative , I’m impressed! Good job man, great content! I like Drop point. Pretty boring, but works well .
I love a good drop point and i appreciate you bud, it definitely took some work and im hoping to keep improving because honestly i wasnt very happy with it, but your comment definitely helps
@3:40 or so you say a tanto has to have the secondary point but proceed to show a illustration tanto shapes which shows the japanese tanto having no secondary point.
It does its just made by two different grinds, less pronounced, theres obviously going to always be variables, but thats what a tanto is two different angles. And or grinds
Lol you must be high man. That illustration shoes the grinds meeting before the blade even curves there is no second point on a japanese tanto just like the illustration. What blade shape would you say is the cold steel o tanto?
@@hyssean12 so then why would it be called a tanto and not a straight back? A theres two tanto american and japanese tanto one is rounded at the tip one is straight, i showed a clear example of both in the video, the first tanto came from soldiers breaking their own swords at the tip, obviously theres going to be companies that make shapes and call them what they want i have clear examples of that in my collection,
Yeah honestly Rick im not happy with the whole thing, I dont feel like i did the shapes justice, it was a video that i put a lot of work into and was kinda frustrated while doing it, i could of done a way better job
