unusual knife shapes / designs
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This one is pretty odd. It’s a Benchmade Triage. It’s designed as a first responders knife. It has a straight tip, but instead of just lopping the point off a standard blade. It has an “opposing bevel” top of the blade is beveled on one side the bottom on the opposite. They converge at the tip to give a flat straight tip to pry on.
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I carried one of those orange hook knives on my jumpsuit when skydiving in the ‘70’s. They have progressed to more advanced designs for cutting webbing and lines, but I would miss the option for the straight blade.
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I keep a Benchmade Houdini Pro in my car. It's got a hooked blade seatbelt cutter.
I have a variety of expensive cooking, pocket and field knives. My mother bought me a cheap stainless steel ulu knife when she visited Alaska. I'm sure she paid well for it because she bought it in a tourist shop, but it is not fancy steel and has a machine engraved wooden handle. But it chops herbs like no other! None of my expensive knives chop herbs like that ulu. I cannot post pictures but just Google "ulu." Find a cheap one, that is mine.
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I have an el-cheapo ULU I use in the kitchen. Extremely handy knife.
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Yep, that's it! That's the one.
Hand made in the early 70's carried it as the skipper on a 65' sportsfishing boat. Was frequently dealing with tangled lines, especially when salmon trolling with 40 customers aboard, so cross draw sheath for quick grab, forward finger slots for fine control of the blade when selectively cutting fishing line, preferably not the one with the King salmon still on it.
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That's beyond strange!
Knives of Alaska makes some unusual blades. I lost mine in my 2018 fire but I might get replacements. They make Ulus, too. A good Ulu is excellent for slicing and dicing.
I like the short, wide blade with very little point for most everything. My custom job I didn’t want to beat around as everyday knife so I made me a copy of the blade shape. The blade is much lighter carbon steel and slabs are walnut. Whole knife is much lighter.
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Now that's a unique knife design. I like how the blunt end curves downward to keep the blade safe from accidentally puncturing the raft if dropped. What are the holes for? Lightening cuts?
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It's like my Delica on steroids.
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Not sure about the holes.
They seem to be purposely done and positioned.
You would think that adding an additional half-inch of cork would offset the weight removed.
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