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so your saying that some reviewers would say this knife has two or three choils? lol.
Exactly! I've never seen a YT reviewer claim three choils on a knife, but several have referred to two.
so your saying that some reviewers would say this knife has two or three choils? lol.
The Spyderco PM2 (my EDC) does a great job of combining handle contouring and ricasso/blade shaping to create IMO a perfect choil.
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Thank you. I'm a n00b with regards to knives so I did not know this. My Matt Lamey EDC Bowie has a choil that is similar in function to the finger groove on the PM2.The finger groove in the ricasso of your PM2 is not a perfect choil, because it is not any kind of choil.
Per Merriam-Webster:
choil
noun
\ ˈchȯi(ə)l\
plural -s
Definition of choil
: the angle in a pocketknife blade at the junction of the wedge-shaped cutting part with the tang or the corresponding part of any knife
For a notch to be a choil it must intersect the blade edge. The PM2's finger groove is separated from the edge by a kick; thus, it comes no where near being a choil.
Hopefully I can be forgiven as I'm not reviewing knives on YT.
Lol. Yes. I fully agree with you that people claiming to be knife experts should definitely know the difference.I'll forgive you if you tell me some details about your Lamey EDC.
A noob can be forgiven because the word, choil, is so frequently misused by the professed blade elites. For example, KnifeNews.com doesn't know the difference between a choil and a finger groove (https://knifenews.com/three-rivers-manufacturing-releasing-two-mid-year-sequels/):
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Atlas
The Nomad slipjoint was the original TRM flagship offering for several years. However, Halpern says the diminutive slipjoint is officially retiring to make room for its sequel, the Atlas. “The original Nomad had a good life and has a lot of fans, but this will be the new Nomad model going forward.”
She goes on to say that the Atlas features streamlined construction and a slimmer build than the Nomad. “We’ve made it a lot simpler. There’s a lot less hardware and we’ve thinned the entire design out.” The simpler build is complimented by a refinement of the ergonomics, with a finger choil and groove on the handle working in conjunction for comfort and control. The Atlas’ non-locking blade is 1.99 inches long and made from S35VN steel. Its titanium and composite frame keeps its weight low at 2.1 oz.
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From what I have read, the original purpose of a choil was to have an unsharpened area to protect your finger in case of an accidental closure on a pocketknife.
large un-sharpened part of the knife blade that is located at the ricasso: where the blade becomes part of the handle.
I think that definition refers to the bottom of the ricasso, which would fit another definition:
I think that definition refers to the bottom of the ricasso, which would fit another definition: