TIP TALK
Knives Illustrated|January-February 2021
UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BLADE TIP SHAPES AND WHY IT MATTERS
JASON HOUSER
TIP TALK

To some people, a knife is just a knife. To them, it doesn’t really matter what style of tip or blade the knife offers. They typically are just looking for something sharp to cut open the next Amazon Prime package. But, in reality, each style of tip offers a specific purpose. When a person begins to understand this, then purchasing a knife has just gotten a lot more confusing. What once was thought of as a simple purchase now becomes a complex decision. Not only do buyers have to figure out what style of knife they want, such as a fixed blade, pocketknife, folding knife, and so on, but they also have to make the decision as to what style of tip they want.

Covering all the options knife buyers have when selecting a knife would take up a small book. The focus today, however, is to cover some of the more popular knife tips and what practical purposes they serve in your day-to-day activities or in a variety of real-life scenarios that we find ourselves infrequently.

“NO MATTER YOUR NEEDS, THERE’S A BLADE AND TIP TO FIT YOUR SPECIFIC TASK TO MAKE YOUR LIFE JUST A BIT EASIER!”

CLIP POINT

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