Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted January 9, 2009 Contributing Member Report Posted January 9, 2009 (edited) The reason the ulu knife wouldn't make a good round/head knife is the blade geometry. Round/head knives have a lot of curve to them and that places more cutting edge in a limited linear space....more cut per inch. A strongly curved blade will almost aways cut better than a straight blade for the same linear distance the knife is moved. Also, from what I've seen, leather knives are pretty thin as they are designed to slice, where an ulu is designed to chop. For a rather extreme example, take a common axe and compare to a chef's knife. Axes are great on trees, not so great on tomatoes. Opposite is true of the chef's knife for the same reason - blade geometry. Edited January 9, 2009 by TwinOaks Quote Mike DeLoach Esse Quam Videri (Be rather than Seem) "Don't learn the tricks of the trade.....Learn the trade." "Teach what you know......Learn what you don't." LEATHER ARTISAN'S DIGITAL GUILD on Facebook.
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