Knife Blade Shapes & Why They Matter!

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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@rietzhu 6 ай бұрын

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 11 күн бұрын

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

@rylanelven7319 Жыл бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@juanQuedo Жыл бұрын

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

@user-rz3wf1dd3l 4 ай бұрын

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

@NMiller_ Жыл бұрын

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

@chadwik4000 7 ай бұрын

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.

@BlackFishStudios_HMG Жыл бұрын

The sheepsfoot on the griptillian is hard to beat

@lukebusbridge6611 7 ай бұрын

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

@timothyruth4980 4 ай бұрын

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

@FredDavisNonduality Жыл бұрын

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

@raddderz 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for differentiating the knife shapes

@unfi6798 Жыл бұрын

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

@ralphk9251 Жыл бұрын

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

@mattconklin4026 3 ай бұрын

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

@masterrai5921 Жыл бұрын

Good old drop point is the best

@quikdraw5203 Жыл бұрын

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.

@SilverOilman Жыл бұрын

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.

@Poemwriter_Angelo 7 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@Fr_dG Жыл бұрын

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.

@donaldroehrig7817 Жыл бұрын

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

@FIatfoot Жыл бұрын

Scimitar too

@donaldroehrig7817 Жыл бұрын

@@Zx2Solomon 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.

@rockymountainlockpicker9606 Жыл бұрын

Please keep making videos about blade geometry!

@DaVinci740 Жыл бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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.

@max14719 Жыл бұрын

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 ай бұрын

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

@jeremyshackelford8080 Жыл бұрын

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

@balinoob1837 Жыл бұрын

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

@quikdraw5203 Жыл бұрын

Hey Shackleford, you live in AZ??

@chrisvanek7877 9 ай бұрын

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?

@daneboro6847 Жыл бұрын

Great informative video thanks man👍

@user-rz3wf1dd3l 4 ай бұрын

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

@danielabbott9312 8 ай бұрын

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 12 күн бұрын

Now i have to get a harpoon style.

@atx1459 Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@lancasteredc7773 Жыл бұрын

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

@samagee2211 9 ай бұрын

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 9 ай бұрын

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

@gogart3 Жыл бұрын

Good, Thx

@Ten_Mil_Will 3 ай бұрын

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 👍

@flyfishingtheozarks Жыл бұрын

Points for the Spidey try on the Pilar.

@switchbeck6673 Жыл бұрын

Nice video

@2SPRITZ Жыл бұрын

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

@SteveK348 Жыл бұрын

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

@greggordon680 Ай бұрын

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

@alexthatcher7204 5 ай бұрын

There’s also cleaver knifes for EDC.

@Nebelkrieger15 Жыл бұрын

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

@jaredrobinson7071 9 ай бұрын

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.

@fredsanford336 5 ай бұрын

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

@wizardofahhhs759 Ай бұрын

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.

@armandoherrera5250 Жыл бұрын

How or where do I start ordering?

@larrykincer5882 Ай бұрын

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

@xXratlover69 3 ай бұрын

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

@CalebJohnson-mk3rt Жыл бұрын

Love myself a good sheepsfoot

@dontipton4570 Жыл бұрын

Agreed!!

@CalebJohnson-mk3rt Жыл бұрын

Blade HQ should do a video all about sheepsfoot knives.

@jackedorsey9492 Жыл бұрын

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.

@chadwik4000 7 ай бұрын

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

@minhnghialuong4576 Жыл бұрын

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

@Monsoonpain Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 ай бұрын

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 ай бұрын

@@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)

@brandonminiman Жыл бұрын

Nothing like a dagger. Looks intimidating

@PeterMinearo 11 ай бұрын

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

@aaronfisher9776 Жыл бұрын

I like modified blade shapes

@Kris_Stiletto Жыл бұрын

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

@jessebond4221 Ай бұрын

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 6 ай бұрын

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

@kylekarcher Жыл бұрын

No recurve?

@DarkDragonSlayer Жыл бұрын

Drop point is where I stand with knives.

@tangoyankee7521 Жыл бұрын

Spyderco Para 3 the best...

@andrewllamas1159 Жыл бұрын

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

@ergezinger Жыл бұрын

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

@06_Gucci_Mane Жыл бұрын

I always be stabbin car hoods

@EternityUnknown 2 ай бұрын

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

@Max-js1mx Жыл бұрын

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

@MantasAlaburda-ow7ij Жыл бұрын

Missing harpoon blade shape.

@jamesdurant9518 Жыл бұрын

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

@badmunkyedc1 Ай бұрын

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

@Mpafanai46 Жыл бұрын

Never heard a blade shape like ’standard'

@Remix-lt7oc 11 күн бұрын

you forgot the Cleaver blade shape

@Sam-gf1eb 9 ай бұрын

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

@Yuki_Ika7 8 ай бұрын

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

@JR-pr8jb 4 ай бұрын

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

@m.c.7421 8 ай бұрын

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

@IIllIIllIIllIIll Жыл бұрын

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

@adamw8469 Жыл бұрын

Stab thru a car hood? What??

@willbates8464 Жыл бұрын

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.

@ax85114 Ай бұрын

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

@OfficialJoshKB 8 ай бұрын

Stabbie

@HobbyHobbit-ue6oi Жыл бұрын

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

@bubbicus Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

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

@bubbicus Жыл бұрын

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

@underskillednunderpaid 11 ай бұрын

@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 😅

@jaredrobinson7071 9 ай бұрын

lol let me tell you how you're wrong.

@SilverOilman Жыл бұрын

Boo-e Not like David Bowie.

@pelewads Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@mountain-milk 4 ай бұрын

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

@JR-pr8jb 4 ай бұрын

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

@jerrydonquixote5927 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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