Blades for a beginner

[SoulWatcher]

I'm quite new to the forums here but I was wondering if anyone could point me, pun intended, in the right direction on a good manual, books or any such literature on what all the different types of grinds I.E , "hollow grind,etc.,"are and mean. I need something remedial. Everything from what different knife styles are for and best for and how to sharpen your blades; I.e what is the best grind for specific blades, and the best tools to do so.so forth and so on. Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[ocnLogan]

So, I've never actually posted this here, and I'm not entirely sure what the rules are about this (should be fine, I'm not selling anything). But if it is, mods feel free to remove the link.

I have a really lame blog that I update sporadically/periodically, and I have one post on knives that covers a good bit of what you are asking for in your post. There are likely a few others out there, but I wrote this one after getting more into the hobby to address just what you're asking about (minus the sharpening bit). Just don't make too much fun of it .

Here is the link.
http://loganslearnings.blogspot.com/2013/05/logans-lesson-1-know-your-knives.html

Good luck, and welcome to the fun .

 

[TravisH]

Youtube is full of good instructional vids. Just search on "knife grinds", "how to sharpen knife", etc.

... what is the best grind for specific blades, and the best tools to do so.so forth and so on.

The key is - what is the task at hand? That drives which is 'best/better' be it grind, blade, steel, size, style, etc.