Actually a lot of "Knife" folks would not believe how well a knife that size, shaped like that will work for a multitude of tasks. For instance, that belly would work well for hollowing out a piece of wood for a bowl or a spoon. It would also work well for a skinning knife and also splitting wood (depending on the blades thickness). I have a "Frontier" knife made from the spring portion of a trap. it is not much more than 1/16 inch thick and 4 inches long and VERY soft, but works well but yeah it doesn't hold an edge all that long, but on the up side, it sharpens easily.