3/16th's BAIII "LE"

[Matteo Escobar]

A couple pics of my regular 3/16th's BAIII "LE", with a factory convex "zero" edge!!

 

[xaman]

wow, looks really nice!

 

[idahoskunk]

very nice :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

[book'em]

Did that have a black blade at one time?

 

[resinguy]

That's a beauty! Was that a coated knife that you stripped, and then had the shop put on the zero edge?

 

[stabber]

Kinda would be a ZTBA:thumbup:

 

[Matteo Escobar]

That's a beauty! Was that a coated knife that you stripped, and then had the shop put on the zero edge?

Yep, exactly!

 

[Str8Edg]

What does "zero edge" mean please?

 

[mikeymoto]

I believe it is basically a convex edge grind. At first I thought it was full convex, i.e. from spine to edge, but in the pics above the primary grind (on the belly) looks flat ground.

 

[mike biz]

My understanding is that a "zero edge" means that the edge grind blends smoothly into the primary grind leaving no discernable transition.

I found this quote from Jerry in another post:

"I define a "zero edge" as an edge that has been blended into the primary bevel of the blade and therefore has no definite, visible beginning. It is not simply a convex edge."

 

[mikeymoto]

By that definition I guess a full-on chisel edge could be called a zero edge, as could a full flat grind from spine to edge, or a hollow primary grind with convex secondary. In other words, one can infer from the quote above that the "zero edge" isn't locked into a given grind style, as long as it flows smoothly.

 

[JurT]

Very nice!:thumbup:

 

[Matteo Escobar]

My bad, apparently it's convex but not "zero". Anyway, you get the point!