Blade Shapes- a Random Dirkscusion

[@grimsby4207]

All the different blade shapes is like a candy shop. I love a blade with harpoon!!

[@wyattraineri3428]

Ramble! I think recurves are fantastic for cutting tasks. My archangel cuts like a demon and it’s easy to open boxes without damaging the contents inside. Would love to own a Battle someday because I think that blade shape is much more practical than people imagine. Great vid Dirk!

[@satudave]

Ya know I am all about the ramble. For me personally the overall aesthetic of the blade is what draws me to it. I have had specific tasks that I preferred a certain blade shape better than others but it usually isn’t a deal breaker for me. Enjoyed this one 🤘🤘😎

[@DirkWerning]

@@satudave thank you sir.

[@gurgurpalmann2047]

Ramble! Majority of this video I was like “that’s what she said” and laughing…yes the blade shape for me is what draws me in and sometimes it’s the uniqueness of the knife as in it’s opening and closing methods etc…great dirkscussion!!!

[@DirkWerning]

@@gurgurpalmann2047 lol thanks man.

[@Beans_blades_VMOGroup]

I love your channel bc you got the nicest stuff imaginable. 🔥🔥

[@HappyWifeHappyKnife]

I'm a huge fan of wharncliffe/sheepsfoot blades for opening packages. My personal favorite look will always be a recurve, though.

[@Drewzilla666]

Love these kinda ramble sessions. I haven’t been in this knife game for long, but I came in hard. Went through phases of only drop points, wharny and Sheepsfoot blades. Ive since expanded to all kinds of blades, and I’d love to add the RJ Martin Overkill as my recurve option!

[@DirkWerning]

@@Drewzilla666 that’s a good choice for a recurve.

[@Lack_of_response]

i like hawkbills for those "just the tip" situations where you don't want to overpenetrate. the tip is already pointed at a helpful angle in relation to the handle, and it has the same advantage in pull cuts as a recurve tanto. the dinosaur-claw aesthetics on some of them are also pretty fun, like the caswell morphing karambit or the pinkerton inversion.

[@masi_man_tony9503]

I really think if more people had the oppurtunity to try a double recurve Tanto similiar to the Battle they would understand how incredibly utilitarian that blade is despite looking like it wouldn't be ! ..... Ramble 😊

[@DirkWerning]

@@masi_man_tony9503 💯

[@rickbadger7581]

I really like that kizer huntsman, and the wharncliff. Something about compound grinds always makes me take a second look too.

[@DirkaDirka-n9j]

Ramble! 😊

[@edc4fun]

Sheepsfoot is my jam for edc. Good combo of form and function. I’ve been circling back to tantos a bit lately too. Ramble 👍🏽

[@DirkWerning]

@@edc4fun nice

[@kellyweaver1389]

I will carry any blade shape I love them all but... I can't stand serrated blades I do all my own sharpening and I don't have the patience for them this was a good dirkscusion I enjoyed thanks ramble

[@DirkWerning]

@@kellyweaver1389 thanks. Damn didn’t even talk about aerated edges oops.

[@meanderinoranges]

I have a lot of knives with blade shapes that I like. But I never found a blade shape that I truly loved until I got a Spyderco Endura Wharncliffe in K390. I reground it to 0.012" BTE, and turned the ricasso into more sharpened edge. It's now nearly 4.5" of simple straight cutting edge with a sharp point, and it's been my only carry for a huge 2-year house remodel. Seki City Spydercos have always been function first, second, and third. But my beat to hell wharnie Endura is even more than that. Pure function, and it rules.

[@DirkWerning]

@@meanderinoranges oh that’s awesome man. Congrats.

[@meanderinoranges]

@DirkWerning I guess my point is that we can love a shape's aesthetics, and that's cool and fun, but always fleeting. When we find a shape that truly functions the best for us, all that aesthetics stuff becomes fluff.

[@DirkWerning]

@@meanderinoranges I see your point.

[@M17ispy]

I love a trailing point/persian style with a a recurve thrown in like the Vandermeulen homicide. My only issue with recurves is ease of sharpening. I usually just end up using my drop point knives the most because of ease of sharpening.

[@DirkWerning]

@@M17ispy yep I get that.

[@dougwinchester4963]

I typically carry two knives , of different blade shapes , because they excel at different tasks . I love a hollow ground anything , especially a wharn/foot , for their slicing ability, and a drop/clip for their piercing ability. To me , a tanto combines the best of both , and adds scraping ability , so I carry a tanto the most . Not a big fan of cleavers , for esthetic reasons, but I do love their tall blades as a flat grind , for their cardboard destroying capabilities. I have a Huntsman that I honestly find kinda weird to use , other than on cardboard or package opening, but it's just so damn cool , I carry it a lot anyway. That's the main quality that gets a knife into my collection , and into my pocket. It's gotta be cool . That's why I got into knives in the first place. They're really cool . Ramble .

[@DirkWerning]

@@dougwinchester4963 yes the cool factor trumps ALL ELSE.

[@PatheticPeasant]

Some nice knives there. Turns me into a jelly person everytime i see your knives.

[@DirkWerning]

@@PatheticPeasant haha

[@grimsby4207]

There is nothing wrong with a ramble. Sometimes, that is the best way to get whatever is on your mind out

[@lando8913]

There's a blade shape for every job. None is superior in general, only in their specialty. The one you drew a blank on is the New Breed EDC Clydesdale.

[@DirkWerning]

@@lando8913 yep thanks.

[@profesorEDC]

👌

[@Sleepy_spartan717]

Ramble 😂. I go through phases with blade shapes but always seem to go back to the tried and true drop point. Tantos and clip points come and go from the collection too though as do wharnies.

[@gareygerosky8030]

my favorite blade is the Chris Reeve Insingo

[@DirkWerning]

@@gareygerosky8030 that’s my favorite CRK blade also.

[@paulmills426]

New breed EDC Clydesdale is the knife you couldn't think of.

[@DirkWerning]

@@paulmills426 yep

[@mikepersin6405]

Let me get in on that pocket Ryu. Wish they’d release.

[@DirkWerning]

@@mikepersin6405 same

[@BurntRelic]

Thought bout having saks modded to have some of the others blades

[@natedawggg97]

I only stray from a recurve since I don’t have a good sharpening system for it

[@philipvalentina3156]

Wharncliffe/sheepsfoot has become my daily carry for use most of the time. However, I will not pass up carrying a nice drop point

[@ulchfirgne]

What is that compound recurve harpoon tanto near the start)? Green micarta on the handle?

[@DirkWerning]

@@ulchfirgne that’s the Begg Knives One.

[@DirkWerning]

Yes its name is ONE.

[@Bojo1984]

Chaves knives Redencion 229, Tuya Wolf and Spyderco Nirvana are my all time favorite blade shapes 💯 I don't know if it's OK to say, but to me, when buying a knife, blade shape is more important than blade steel 🤫

[@DirkWerning]

@@Bojo1984 I agree 100% the shake is more important than the steel.

[@joeyh2565]

Ramble, but always interesting

[@WilliamKerry79]

Ramble on.

[@paullmight42]

New Breed EDC Clydesdale ;)

[@DirkWerning]

@@paullmight42 that’s the one 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@yamahammer4413]

"ramble"!

[@DirkWerning]

@@yamahammer4413 thanks.

[@elias_nichols]

Ramble. On paper, a sheeps foot or wharncliffe are the most "practical", I just can't bring myself to carry them. They just don't excite me. Like you though, I just love carrying recurves and tantos. Problem with recurves is they're annoying to sharpen lol.

[@DirkWerning]

@@elias_nichols true in the sharpening. But, I don’t shaken myself soooo it’s someone else’s problem 😂😂😂

[@nickpipitone1440]

RAMBLE! Blade shape is not so big a deal for me. as long as I can achieve my cutting tasks and enjoy the tool while using it. I'm happy

[@pink7930]

Ramble haha

[@mikeyeh7646]

Hehe … dirkussion = ramble?? 😜😜

[@DirkaDirka-n9j]

Eighth!

[@masi_man_tony9503]

Spyderco just does their own things LOL Spydie hole and Spydie blade LOL

[@DirkaDirka-n9j]

The spiderco blade shape just never appealed to me. I would never buy a serrated blade. I tend to favor tanto, harpoon and drop point

[@DirkWerning]

@@DirkaDirka-n9j nice.

[@paullmight42]

it's sheepsfeet or wharnys for me mostly...

[@737driver8]

which is the most utilitarian shape? Start a new one .....Ramble.

[@DirkWerning]

@@737driver8 hmm that’s really up to the user and the task.

[@737driver8]

@ I lean toward wharncliff/sheepsfoot for most tasks but then I like a little belly mixed in. I guess that’s why I mix and match my daily carry. Currently with a ckf evo 3

[@DirkWerning]

@ nice one.

[@lando8913]

"Dirkscussion" makes me think you do that all the time. "I gotta take a Dirk." Spelling? Check the Dirktionary. Talking to someone? You're having a Dirkalogue.

[@DirkWerning]

@@lando8913 haha NOPE just here. Jim Skelton coined the term actually.

[@nicktravaglini]

I refuse to buy or carry spyderco knives. 2 reasons. 1. They are simply hideous. There is no reason to carry a knife that i don't enjoy and i find them all grotesque. 2. They fix nothing on their knives. Their clip has been horrible for 30 years and they still do nothing to address it. Why buy a $200 knife then has to spend $30 more to get a working clip? Makes no sense and just shows a lack of respect for their clientele.

[@tomquirin4231]

hey brotha dirk, for myself , i am very picky , i only love 2 types of blade shapes primarily n they are the reg. drop points n tanto's , my blades are for protection n defensive purposes n i do all my cutting n such with my multi-tool i e.d.c. , great vid n content , email me bro , def. wanna talk more bro , thanks > tom !