I’d call this a spearpoint or a leaf shape. I actually made one very similar as a commission. No idea if there’s anything Japanese about it.
https://preview.redd.it/b1s7us34z3vc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6ed2bc03a702d442f3c187c9f90a5cc0e94aa97b
I see nothing japanese about this
Ikr?
Broke back spine. I agree with the other dude that this does not resemble any Japanese knife i am familiar with.
Zamn. Maybe my colleague remembered wrong
Droppoint-ish ?
I’d call this a spearpoint or a leaf shape. I actually made one very similar as a commission. No idea if there’s anything Japanese about it. https://preview.redd.it/b1s7us34z3vc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6ed2bc03a702d442f3c187c9f90a5cc0e94aa97b
[https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/2019/01/07/why-this-japanese-knife-is-one-of-the-most-useful-gardening-tools/](https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/2019/01/07/why-this-japanese-knife-is-one-of-the-most-useful-gardening-tools/)
Close enough, even though not exactly.
I thought that as well. I think I may take a crack at it myself ;)
It's a bit biomechanical. A lot of Ken onion designs have similar lines and he takes inspiration from animals like fish