A very late ( Thank You ) guys. Partly because I am not very regular on this forum.

Sometimes I feel guilty for coming here inly to get info and ideas, and when I get some, I disappear. Baaad boy !

The question of knife shape still challenges me. The links above didnt all give pictures of different models and I visited websites like blade forums but it was too much info and I didnt want to have a PhD in knives.

So, I have a few simple questions about knife shape.

First the partially seerrated edge.

Do you really find it practical ? I have seen a few folders that are a few inch long and HALF of the edge is straight and half is serrated. I mean each part is not long enough to do any good. Or am I wrong ?

Seems to me that a folder with two blades, one serrated and one straight is better. Dont you think ?

Second is the tip

Well MOST OF THE TIMES, the tip comes on the spine side (on the "upper" side) , and there are knives with the tip just in the middle , and RARELY - as in our example above- the tip comes in the "bottom" ( meaning blade side)

Let's ignore the last one, would you prefer the tip to come in the center or "upper side" and why ?

Third but not least there is the area between the tip and blade. Mostly it would be round. However, there are a few models ( like in some survival or combat knives) where a part of the blade is like a 45 degrees chisel. I'll find a picture to illustrate and would appreciate to know the function and putrpose of each design.