Which Palette knife should you buy? - the recommendation may surprise you!!

There are many different types of palette knives to choose from...
...so where do you start?
Frank no nonsense overview of the different types of knives available, things to bear in mind, and personal recommendations of a sensible place to start your collection based on many years of use!
Mentioned in the video is ‪@DaveUsherArt‬ - a fantastic RUclips channel that I have been subscribed to since it started back in 2013. Though he specialises in large brush water colour, Dave has done many videos over the years on knife painting in oil and acrylic. His obvious love for knife painting shines through, and I have pointed a great many people to his channel over the years... Strongly recommended as a resource to anyone looking to get started in knife painting in oil or acrylics!
I couldn't resist dropping this link in - I am lucky enough to have this beautiful painting on the wall in my dining room - • English Lake. Knife p...
Dave sells his paintings for incredibly fair prices on Etsy if you are interested... many of which have accompanying videos online;
They really do look even better in real life!

[@MissIdolize]

Thanks for taking you time to make this helpful video.
Ages ago, I recall some advice regarding not the flat end of the knife but the length, shape and angle of the 'neck' (for want of a better word). The bit between the handle and the shape tool, lets say. Hope that makes sense. The advice was to try and get one with a longer, more defined angle or something like that. Possibly concerning the distance between the substrate you are working on and your fingers/hands touching the surface or something? Heck, I wish I could remember exactly. All I know is, this foggy memory has stayed with me for years. And I have avoided buying palette knives coz they don't look like they have this correct 'neck'! No-one seems to address the 'neck' of the tool, only the shaper end.
Who knows - maybe my unclear memory is completely wrong. Does this make any sense to you?

[@DafyddTimothy]

It absolutely does make sense! I've done a lot of oil painting over the years, but have settled on a heavy impasto style - and for a good while my knuckles were forever getting messy! Then I found the knife i pick up at 4:14. That one had a really deep dive on the neck, and the perfect angle on the foot... if you are planning to be standing in front of a canvas reaching straight out in front of you, then that neck depth is essential but also it is really important to have a foot that angles back enough. As I say... 4:14 is the knife you are looking for!