What are those huge "tank" knives for?

[Barry's Knives]

They are cropping up more and more and seem to me to be highly impractical, so maybe I'm missing something?

 

[esoo]

Like the Tinker Tank?

I've not used one, but basically a smaller Chukabocho or larger nakiri. Shibata-san suggested that knife to me when I was looking for a heavier version of his Kotetsu Bunka

 

[Barry's Knives]

Like the Tinker Tank?

I've not used one, but basically a smaller Chukabocho or larger nakiri. Shibata-san suggested that knife to me when I was looking for a heavier version of his Kotetsu Bunka

Yes exactly that. Thankyou for explaining. Still seem unwieldy to me though.

 

[esoo]

The only reason I've never tried the Tank is that in Canadian $, I haven't been able to justify it.

I've used a CCK 1103, and see the Tank as a smaller version of that.

 

[AFKitchenknivesguy]

Funny, i'm interested in one although it would be an adjustment as I have no knives with near that height.

 

[Corradobrit1]

I think the recent Watayama. gyuto's could be classified as 'tanks'. Def not my style.

 

[Chamber]

I have a Tinker Knives Tank and love it. Stupid sharp.

 

[Bensbites]

The only reason I've never tried the Tank is that in Canadian $, I haven't been able to justify it.

I've used a CCK 1103, and see the Tank as a smaller version of that.

Yes and no. The CCK grind is way different.
I have a Dao kiri, and once I thinning it out it is just fun to use.

 

[daveb]

For Sale.

Next question.

 

[madelinez]

The choil on the shibata is pretty interesting though, like a concave primary bevel and then a concave secondary bevel. It's hard to tell how a knife performs from choil alone (catchesides are a good example of bad looking choils). I'd still like to try the shibata just because of the choil though...

 

[Henry]

Bought one in February. Very thin behind the edge but thick at the spine. Heavy and tall. Feel like a laserey axe. I don't really know what they are meant for but they do murder bell peppers.