"toller" writes:


[...]

It is not "quite" as silly as it sounds. I have used chef's knives for 30
years and have never used the point; occasionally on one of the smaller
knives, but never on the big ones.
If the point serves no purpose, and eliminating it would prevent a few
crimes of passion; why not?

It would also keep you from having some nasty accidents, and there are
very nice knifes without a point, e.g
http://www.dick.biz/cgi-bin/dick.sto...ct/View/719040
or
http://www.dick.biz/cgi-bin/dick.sto...ct/View/719055

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