Knife Blade Shapes & Why They Matter! | Knife Buyers Guide

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Do you know the different types of knife blade shapes and why they matter? In this buyer's guide, we'll show you the different types of knife blade shapes and tell you what to look for when buying a knife.
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0:00 Introduction
0:24 Standard - Eikonc RCK9 bit.ly/3mdlgGN
1:08 Drop Point - Cold Steel Voyager bit.ly/3Gpy1ou
1:53 Clip Point - Petrified Fish Victor bit.ly/3nSYyEr
3:20 Leaf-Shape - Spyderco Paramilitary 2 bit.ly/3ZMh2n7
4:14 Tanto - Benchmade Bailout bit.ly/3GqNFQi
6:21 Sheepsfoot - CRKT Pilar bit.ly/3KjyLwv
7:25 Wharncliffe - Pro-Tech Malibu bit.ly/3nSxQvE
8:28 Spear Point - Kershaw Lucha bit.ly/3MoDnnK
9:45 Dagger - Boker Kalashnikov bit.ly/3UfFHzq
10:42 Bayonet - Microtech Ultratech bit.ly/3Mso6T6
11:02 Trailing Point - CRKT Ritual bit.ly/3My9H7A
12:02 Hawkbill - CRKT Provoke bit.ly/3ZQplyf
13:17 - Conclusion
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30 июн 2024

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@rietzhu 7 месяцев назад

At least he admits it, we use our knives for basic stuff 😅 but people always complain or want “better steel” than D2.. 😂 like their using a knife as a crow bar, or wood carving or multi tool functions.. 😂. Thank you for this video! Great knowledge! 🙏

@merrickx Месяц назад

I'll pay triple to not have to sharpen knife more than twice a year and strop minimally

@CatsNBlades 8 дней назад

@@merrickx well D2 is a great choice for that actually. D2 is literally one of the hardest steels out there!

@rylanelven7319 Год назад

I (UK) own the bailout in M4 and used it to drill holes through a thick plastic bin(Trash can) so it didn't fill with water and it works phenomenally. I absolutely love the tanto blade shape and find that after a little practice, it sharpens to a razors edge in seconds

@whiteyfisk9769 4 месяца назад

Damn, if only there was some tool that would have completed that task so much better...somebody should really invent a drill or something. .the larp has reached levels not even thought possible.

@mattconklin4026 4 месяца назад

One of my favorite knives I own, I've used the tip to eat cheesecake

@juanQuedo Год назад

Bowie blades are IMO the best looking blades. Good video, very useful to see them all together.

@user-rz3wf1dd3l 5 месяцев назад

I like that Warncliff, it's cool looking, and made here in the USA.

@NMiller_ Год назад

This is a great video series. I love that you guys are doing a full knife anatomy series. Hope the series keeps going.

@chadwik4000 8 месяцев назад

They do a really good job, at least in the catalogs that I have gotten, of showing the different blade shapes and the different grinds, materials, terminology, etcetera and go a long way of explaining it in a concise and easy to understand manner. That's how I learned a lot when I started getting into knives back in the day. A good one is the difference between a swedge and a false edge. A Swedge is a section of the spine near the tip with material taken away, making it convex, but it does not have an edge. If you were to take a Swedge and sharpen it up, it becomes a false edge.

@unfi6798 Год назад

This vid is very educational & informative. Thank you Blade HQ.!

@ralphk9251 Год назад

Watched your last 3 videos, you guys really kicked it up a couple notches, could not handle the banter, keep these coming nice work

@lukebusbridge6611 7 месяцев назад

Great commentary - thanks. I don't yet have a sheepsfoot but they look super useful!

@max14719 Год назад

In my opinion, if I want to design a knife with piercing power, I'll make something like a drop point tanto or a spear point. It punctures nearly as well as a clip point without sacrificing rigidity. So bear with me: I believe the clip point is a method of reducing weight at the tip of the knife, which adds a little bit more maneuvering speed. Otherwise, I don't believe it serves any other function. But that's just my opinion. It is, however, very aesthetically pleasing.

@francor2263 4 месяца назад

I dont think the reason of clip point is reducing weight, that form of the tip makes it better for stabbing through skin which is its main purpose, the tanto tip is more tough for piercing into harder things and its less likely to break but when it comes to stabbing someone, if you make a movement upside there is a posibility to make contact with the upper and harmless part of the knife, what i mean is that the clip point has a bit more of angle to puncture and that could make the difference on a real fight

@donaldroehrig7817 Год назад

Great video explaining a lot of common blade shapes. A couple more would be the cleaver, splay, & harpoon.

@FIatfoot Год назад

Scimitar too

@donaldroehrig7817 Год назад

@@Knivess0 Not worried 😅. Like I said, it was a great video. There are a hundred videos out there that cover blade shapes. I just wanted to point out a few other types in case someone only watches this video.

@raddderz 3 месяца назад

Thank you for differentiating the knife shapes

@BlackFishStudios_HMG Год назад

The sheepsfoot on the griptillian is hard to beat

@SilverOilman Год назад

I might argue that the hawkbill was not originally designed for fighting but has been adopted by those designing fighting knives. Even the karambit goes back to agricultural tools with its origin.

@quikdraw5203 Год назад

You are doing a great job. As a streamer, i know that speaking for myself, it was very difficult for me to get in front of the cam.

@daneboro6847 Год назад

Great informative video thanks man👍

@Poemwriter_Angelo 7 месяцев назад

The spyderco's are proably the most recognisable knives, just by their blade shape. i didn't like the triangular shape of the blade at first when i first saw them. but i'm starting to like it. i think they are a little bit too pricey so i rather pay a little extra for a benchmade. but a spyderco is also really cool

@whiteyfisk9769 4 месяца назад

Exactly. Ill either get a 50 dollar Kershaw, or Benchmade if im gonna spend big money.

@Fr_dG Год назад

Thank you for the video! A finger loop shouldnt be used to as a way to "retain" the knife since if used that way, the finger can be broken 😳. But the loop CAN be used to add extra maneuvers as part of the fight, like the karambit extension strike.

@masterrai5921 Год назад

Good old drop point is the best

@DaVinci740 Год назад

Drop point and sheep foot are my 2 fav, though I do have a benchmade 945 which is reverse tanto and I do like it a lot

@whiteyfisk9769 4 месяца назад

If you actually use your knife alot, especially for skinning and butchering game in the field, then drop point is by far the best choice.

@jeremyshackelford8080 Год назад

The hawk bill is also great at cutting banding, strapping, rope, anything fibrous. Adding serrations just adds to this utility

@balinoob1837 Год назад

eletrician use hawkbill knife, its great for skinning wires. its a great blade shape for task that involve cutting towards yourself

@quikdraw5203 Год назад

Hey Shackleford, you live in AZ??

@mattconklin4026 4 месяца назад

I've been rocking a spyderco rock jumper! Great knife

@atx1459 Год назад

Great video!

@rockymountainlockpicker9606 Год назад

Please keep making videos about blade geometry!

@user-rz3wf1dd3l 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for the review it's pretty cool. 😎👍

@danielabbott9312 8 месяцев назад

I really like wharncliff which Kershaw has the dividend and the leek on bladehq right now in magnacut below 140$ and 100$, got one of each, love the reverse tanto but I also appreciate a good drop point and I love the aggressive look clip points have, and I recently discovered I really enjoy a good harpoon point too, great video

@brunorojas3992 Месяц назад

Now i have to get a harpoon style.

@alexthatcher7204 6 месяцев назад

There’s also cleaver knifes for EDC.

@lancasteredc7773 Год назад

I’m not going to lie this guy was pretty funny in this video 😂😂😂 I like his reviews too

@flyfishingtheozarks Год назад

Points for the Spidey try on the Pilar.

@chrisvanek7877 10 месяцев назад

Great job identifying what types of blades. But maybe explain the application in more detail? Yah I get that pointy ones are more stabby than non pointy ones. But what applications were these shape’s designed for?

@samagee2211 10 месяцев назад

I have a Benchmade 4300, I had 2 but I gave my 2nd one to a friend after I replaced the first one that I thought was lost. I found it in me camping gear. I've had many knifes, I have all my fixed blades still, I have my grandfather's knife that I never use, but probably the best knife I own. I had barrage from Benchmade, it was an anniversary gift from my ex wife, but the 4300 is the best folder I've ever had.

@samagee2211 10 месяцев назад

The balance and grip are unmatched. I wish it had a little bit better steel but 154cm is good

@fredsanford336 6 месяцев назад

I've actually never ever wondered that but good video nontheless>

@wizardofahhhs759 2 месяца назад

If someone could make a traditional style slip joint with a clip, spear and sheepsfoot like a stockman I think that would make the perfect edc knife.

@FredDavisNonduality Год назад

Thank you and Blade HQ for rescuing Knife Banter. I had stopped watching it for a couple of years.

@switchbeck6673 Год назад

Nice video

@gogart3 Год назад

Good, Thx

@Monsoonpain Год назад

I've pulled away from tantos...when I was young, I thought they looked great..now that I'm older...they are not useful for slicing or skinning. Its ok for Self defense , I suppose. I now use clip points for most daily tasks, I rarely reach for any of the tanto knives I bought years ago

@rgdcrss333 Год назад

I could've written this. Literally the same story for me. Used to love tantos when I was younger, but the appeal is no longer there for me. And the practicality isn't either. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@nicholasevans9627 Год назад

I wouldn't say they're useless. The "Americanized" tanto is useless. You can thank Cold Steel for making this design popular. The traditional Japanese tanto blade shape is pretty useful. A good example of this is the Viper Katla.

@francor2263 4 месяца назад

Its not useless just because it doesnt fit your tasks, the tanto main advantage is the toughness specially at the tip, no other knife has such strong tip, so if your main use is slicing and not piercing through hard materials then the tanto will be useless for you, but not for others

@Monsoonpain 4 месяца назад

@@francor2263 - good points. I did indicate that self defense was a probable use for the tanto. Reverse tantos however, are starting to grow on me...particularly one that was done by Kizer recently (I forgot the name tho)

@Ten_Mil_Will 4 месяца назад

OMG! I had to check the date to make sure you said this BEFORE me. I am the same - an "Americanized Tanto" is a Tan Toe (like feet in the sun). An actual "Japanese Style Tanto" is a Tahn Toe. I use pronunciation to differentiate between the 2 👍

@larrykincer5882 2 месяца назад

My tool knife is an old timer with a sheep's foot, and my weapon knife is a crkt wharncliffe

@timothyruth4980 5 месяцев назад

Hey, super helpful video!! Certainly for folks newish to knives, but also a great 'check yourself' for long time knife people. Thanks! ✨😺

@SteveK348 Год назад

For sure would have grabbed a manix, native or shaman to illustrate a leaf shape as opposed to a pm2, that’s more of a pelican head shape

@Nebelkrieger15 Год назад

I would say the Bailout has an american tanto and for example the boker kansei has a real tanto blade

@xXratlover69 4 месяца назад

i respect the decision to pronounce the tanto differently based on how accurate it is to its original design

@greggordon680 2 месяца назад

I've gravitated to the warncliff but I'm careful with the tip (I carry a mini pry bar on my key chain)

@jessebond4221 2 месяца назад

Hawkbills were straight up made specifically for harvesting nearly every society/civilization on the planet that used metals developed hawkbill knives independent from each other they were never popularized for any kind of weapon until the karambit evolved from harvesters tools

@romanininis 7 месяцев назад

I'm not a bladehq expert but the sheepsfoot blade has a straight edge.

@jackedorsey9492 Год назад

To me, " standard " would be a straight edge like on a box cutter or razor. You didn't mention the nessmuk and recurve blade shapes.

@CalebJohnson-mk3rt Год назад

Love myself a good sheepsfoot

@dontipton4570 Год назад

Agreed!!

@CalebJohnson-mk3rt Год назад

Blade HQ should do a video all about sheepsfoot knives.

@PeterMinearo 11 месяцев назад

The leaf shape blade always reminds me of a bird head.

@Kris_Stiletto Год назад

Very good Video. :-) Peace, Stiletto :-)

@2SPRITZ Год назад

Do you deliver to Canada or will it be kept at the border?

@brandonminiman Год назад

Nothing like a dagger. Looks intimidating

@jaredrobinson7071 9 месяцев назад

THought this was going to be a knife video and you were going to talk about edge geometry and what not, this is the most super unhelpful video about knives I've ever watched.

@armandoherrera5250 Год назад

How or where do I start ordering?

@DarkDragonSlayer Год назад

Drop point is where I stand with knives.

@chadwik4000 8 месяцев назад

In between a drop point and a clip point? Drip point?

@minhnghialuong4576 Год назад

Can u open a shipping company to Vietnam, I'm really want to buy those products

@andrewllamas1159 Год назад

Tantō is a short sword not a blade shape in reference to Japanese edged weapons

@aaronfisher9776 Год назад

I like modified blade shapes

@06_Gucci_Mane Год назад

I always be stabbin car hoods

@JR-pr8jb 5 месяцев назад

"Self Defense" "Tactical"? As one of 4 generations of military veterans, what nonsense! I love and collect pocket knives, but gimme a break!

@EternityUnknown 3 месяца назад

That guy, George, he said something disagreeable about blade shape 3 years ago.

@kylekarcher Год назад

No recurve?

@tangoyankee7521 Год назад

Spyderco Para 3 the best...

@ergezinger Год назад

I thought the Paramilitary 2 and Para 3 were labeled 'Clip Point',...

@jamesdurant9518 Год назад

Stabbing through car hoods? Lynn C Thompson has entered the chat

@Mpafanai46 Год назад

Never heard a blade shape like ’standard'

@Max-js1mx Год назад

give me a folding two hand curve back one 😂 someone tries to mug me? they'll think again!

@badmunkyedc1 Месяц назад

There is no such blade shape as a reverse tanto! It's not sharpened on the secondary edge.

@Sam-gf1eb 10 месяцев назад

If you're after a knife for self defense, you're after a sword.

@Yuki_Ika7 9 месяцев назад

Or a dagger (as in the short sword kind, not the blade shape)

@MantasAlaburda-ow7ij Год назад

Missing harpoon blade shape.

@Remix-lt7oc Месяц назад

you forgot the Cleaver blade shape

@ax85114 Месяц назад

The "sheepsfoot" blade has nothing to do with the sheep's foot 😂 It is shaped like that because it was used to clean/trim sheep foots

@IIllIIllIIllIIll Год назад

The word you're looking for is 'exhort'. I exhort you too get a Spyderco.

@m.c.7421 9 месяцев назад

Tonto in Spanish means "dumb" haha I laughed after he said dumb American

@adamw8469 Год назад

Stab thru a car hood? What??

@willbates8464 Год назад

Cold Steel knives makes videos to advertise their knifes where they do crazy shit to blades to show how abusive you can be. They do things like stabbing through cars. They make some of the most popular tanto blades witch because of the shape can handle the abuse. That's what he's referring to.

@HobbyHobbit-ue6oi Год назад

You took a big risk by making a video on such a controversial subject.😮😮😬😬😉😉

@bubbicus Год назад

I'm in the minority in that I don't like the PM2, I just don't like it and will never own one.

@underskillednunderpaid Год назад

You are the minority. But there is nothing wrong with that my man! It's a great knife with an undeniable pedigree. But some knives just don't speak to people and there is nothing wrong with it. But... if you have never had one I'd reccomend trying one out.

@bubbicus Год назад

@@underskillednunderpaid I've had one, but it just didn't speak to me. The Shaman on the other hand, that's a damn fine knife! I like the Manix 2 and the Smock as well. Spyderco makes incredible knives overall.

@jayr526 Год назад

No worries. Not liking the PM2 is only a venial sin. If you ever win one, keep me in mind.

@bubbicus Год назад

@@jayr526 I'm not gonna lie, I had to look up venial sin lol. Glad it's just venial!

@underskillednunderpaid Год назад

@Ryan Weiss I will say, I didn't like them at first, thought they looked super weird but they grew on me, have yet to get my hands on a shaman 😅

@pelewads Год назад

I'm sitting here looking at my small stockman. I didn't realize that that clip point was only meant for stabbing. Clip points are great for digging in to wood. For like drilling holes. There are a lot of things you can do with a point, aside from stabbing someone. Please do not give the naysayers more ammunition

@kurzification Год назад

You missed the point.. it was designed with defense/fighting in mind. But Like lots of tools it can be used for multiple things.. for instance, a flathead screw driver. Designed for driving screws, but also great at opening paint cans as a pry bar. Intent and use are two different things

@OfficialJoshKB 9 месяцев назад

Stabbie

@jaredrobinson7071 9 месяцев назад

lol let me tell you how you're wrong.

@JR-pr8jb 5 месяцев назад

"Piercing," "self defense,: "tactical," etc. Total pretentious male fantasy bullshit. For man-to-man combat, you're way better off with a baseball bat.

@SilverOilman Год назад

Boo-e Not like David Bowie.

@jessicahamby6373 12 дней назад

You're running a knife show and you can't even pronounce Bowie right? Ffs

@mountain-milk 5 месяцев назад

I couldn't imagine using a trailing point to fillet a fish or process game.... terrible advice

@jerrydonquixote5927 Год назад

Paleeeeease!!!!!🙏🏻 the Bowie knife was named after Jim Bowie the man that fought and died in the Alamo! Jim Bowie "boowie" it is not named after the rock singer David Bowie "Boewee" who made his last name from the original Jim Bowie I would think a man that works for bladehq would know that! It's very disrespectful and irritating to hear people call it a Boewee knife like it's named after the rock singer! 😂

@jerrydonquixote5927 Год назад

Pronounced"Tonto" not " tanto" God I'm done watching this video listening somebody butcher knife names! 🙄