B13

Anyone considered the shallow hollow grind for this? Might make it lighter while sacrificing as little as possible in other areas......
 
I'd prefer flat or convex. The thin stock and hollow grind might make it lighter, but will also make it wimpier. I think the thin stock is enough.
 
B-13! It's what I'd use to make breakfast...
IF I HAD ONE!!!! :eek:
Won't ya help a piglet out Jerry?!!?? ;)
 
I believe the shallow hollow grind is what makes the tglb as good a chopper as it is for its size category. I can only imagine it would make a 13 inch blade that much deeper a biter. And it was only a suggestion. I'm on board for what everybody chooses.
 
tinfoil hat timmy said:
I believe the shallow hollow grind is what makes the tglb as good a chopper as it is for its size category. I can only imagine it would make a 13 inch blade that much deeper a biter. And it was only a suggestion. I'm on board for what everybody chooses.
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Dan Busse told me personally at Blade Show last year that the hollow grind on the latest version of the Regulator was to facilitate chopping abilities, which makes sense considering edge geometry heavily influences chopping abilities (thinner = better). So I'd have to agree that your assessment of the TGLB's grind and chopping abilities is spot on IMO…. :)
 
Red Angel Dragnet said:
You said chopper my friend…. ;)
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Red Angel Dragnet said:
Dan Busse told me personally at Blade Show last year that the hollow grind on the latest version of the Regulator was to facilitate chopping abilities, which makes sense considering edge geometry heavily influences chopping abilities (thinner = better). So I'd have to agree that your assessment of the TGLB's grind and chopping abilities is spot on IMO…. :)
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Makes sense on thicker stock but I'm not so sure on a thinner knife. Plus if a hollow grind is better for chopping KNIVES, why are most some other grind? I'm not professing to know. I'm just curious.
 
Blade Runner 7 said:
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Makes sense on thicker stock but I'm not so sure on a thinner knife. Plus if a hollow grind is better for chopping KNIVES, why are most some other grind? I'm not professing to know. I'm just curious.
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Keep in mind that a hollow grind can be a large or small diameter, not to mention the edge can still be insanely thick with a hollow grind. Really it's all what the maker want's it to be…. :) You could grind a thinner knife hollow and still leave the edge quite thick, so I wouldn't say it's a terrible idea.

I never said a hollow grind was better for chopping, what I believe Dan was getting at with different words was that it facilitated penetration for the knife to bite deeper. The edge on the Regulator's I had seen personally from Blade last year were some of the thinnest edges I've seen on something that size from the shop, if not the thinnest.

Now I'm not advocating that any knife should or shouldn't be hollow grind, just that it does have it's applications when you have a certain size/weight envelope you are working within and expect a certain degree of cutting/chopping abilities.
 
I say we all take a solemn vow to make pb and j sandwiches with our b13 first thing once they come in. Special dispensation for those who cannot eat pb and j
 
I'm in on the pb and j idea. And R A D hit the nail on the head. The SHALLOW hollow grind would be lighter I believe, along with deeper biting. And from what I've dug up, the diameter of the grind on the tglb resembles that of a standard hula hoop.

And, I'm in for WHATEVER THE GROUP DECIDES.
 
tinfoil hat timmy said:
I'm in on the pb and j idea. And R A D hit the nail on the head. The SHALLOW hollow grind would be lighter I believe, along with deeper biting. And from what I've dug up, the diameter of the grind on the tglb resembles that of a standard hula hoop.

And, I'm in for WHATEVER THE GROUP DECIDES.
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Nice we are ordering already. [emoji16][emoji16][emoji16][emoji16]
 
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