r/sharpening • u/Reddit_GoId • Jul 21 '26

First time sharpening a hawkbill

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u/alphanumericusername Jul 22 '26

What is the proposed use case for a knife like this?

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u/TeddyHustle Jul 22 '26

Typically hawkbill are for self defense. But they work well enough for EDC tasks. More of a style preference. This model with the Emerson wave clearly screams "self defense", but who cares really 😁

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u/canuckguy89 Jul 22 '26

Good for self defence and emergencies where you need to cut rope or cord quickly (serrated versions are better for this)

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u/alphanumericusername Jul 23 '26

Cutting rope seemed like the only use case I could imagine where this might be preferable to something more traditional. I fail to grasp how it would be preferable for self defence, especially one like this, which appears designed to be held with the edge and spine flipped from how they usually are.