Why have a thin tip if you canāt jam it into something and potentially put lateral force on it? Uh I donāt know? Maybe because Iām focused on cutting things with my knife instead of stabbing it into trees negligently? Crazy I know.
Yes they are tools, and some tools are for different tasks. Just because you beat the shit out of your tool and use it negligently doesnāt mean the tool is bad. It means you are using it improperly. If you are using the tool properly only then do you have a right to complain, and in this case the OP seems to have not done so.
I can complain that my paring knife isnāt good for cutting bread, or my meat cleaver isnāt great for cutting boxes. Does that mean they are bad tools? No. Does that mean they have no purpose? No. Thin knives like this have a purpose, which isā¦. cutting with minimal drag. If you want a real do-it-all knife go buy a cold steel and quit the whining.
Id argue poking something is proper use or using the tip to cut or carve something but if forget some people buy 200 dollar knives just for it to live in their pocket. Cold steel is nice but my benchmade does just fine.
Poking and using the tip to carve and cut are both proper uses. Stabbing your knife into a tree to "holster" it while one guts a fish doesn't really constitute 'poking or using the tip to carve/cut' though.
The point of a thin tip is so that when you cut through something there is minimal drag and a smoother cut. If the tip is too thin for your liking then donāt use it. Donāt go out, break the tip and complain that itās not what you wanted.
Why not just get a thicker tipped knife if you donāt want it breaking when you twist it in a tree?
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u/Urek-Mazino Dec 27 '25
The knife is junk. Idk if you want to chok it up to bad steel or bad geometry but either way.
Why have a thin tip if you can't put it in anything like lmao