Thread: Why are kiwi knives more curved?

Originally Posted by mikee

@Tahr, have you tried one of these
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Bark River Kalahari

One knife I like the "look" of but would probably lose just as fast as a 10 dollar bahco

I've got its small brother the "Mini Kalahari". Its a great knife so I imagine the Kalahari will be too.

Here's mine.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Gibo, this might give you an idea.

Good to see you still have my Loveless.

I think a few of the knives in the photo have been moved on

Originally Posted by MSL

I think a few of the knives in the photo have been moved on

4. But I've bought more than 4 since

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

yep the old Bahco from mitre 10 a mate of mine uses them hes a cronic loser of knifes and they at under $20 suit him to the ground
he helped with a big deer cull on a trophy block and field dressed 30 deer in a weekend with out needing to sharpen

Maybe I didn't define well enough.
It's the back of the knife. Not the edge.
The back sweeps up.
I assume this is to accommodate the sweep of the edge.
Also that design leaves the hand and back of the knife clear of the animal. More control
Still wonder where the influence came from.

Hmm back in the day, when things were forged on a hot fire and shaped with a heavy hammer it was probably easier to have a curve than a straight edge, I imagine someone decided they were easier to use that way and asked the blacksmith to make another with more curve and it went from there.

As for the geographical popularity I would presume a travelling worker who was good at his job but not good at settling down would have impressed with the knife and after he left others would have wanted a similar knife and got other smiths to make them.

Idle speculation but based on some knowledge of similar historical events.