Can I get a chisel grind done the right way around?

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Does Emerson offer any models that are chisel ground the "correct" way for a right-handed user? By correct, I mean flat side facing the user like a Japanese kitchen knife.

I like chisel ground blades, but can't get over having them the wrong way around! For any kind of slicing task (which is 99% of what I use a knife for) I want the knife ground "properly."
 
I wouldn't call it incorrect, but I too would like to see knives done the other way. I still love my Emerson chisel grinds.


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OK let's be real.

Yes, it IS incorrect for a righty.

If a guy has to actually learn an entire new skill set to use a knife, while still dealing with crooked cuts, frustrating indexing, and difficult control, then yeah, something isnt optimal.

So there. I said it.

Emerson would lose NOTHING, and we would gain TONS by offering the option

Disclaimer again. I love my Emersons, but I'm not blind to blatant facts or kool-aid drinking.
 
I've thought about that as well. I always thought it would be cool if a vender did a special run of cqc7s where the labeling and branding was done on the side it is on but the grinds where on the other.


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Emerson knives are chisel ground correctly for right handed people. If you are using a pull cut like when peeling apples that is.
 
In the concept of the Emerson knives I suspect the chisel ground is this way because it fit better a field sharpening by a right handed user....

However I would prefer it the other way round too :(
 
Therom said:
In the concept of the Emerson knives I suspect the chisel ground is this way because it fit better a field sharpening by a right handed user....

However I would prefer it the other way round too :(
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Interesting! I actually feel more comfortable and have more control maintaining angles with the edge on the opposite side.
 
Right-hand grind AND better steel (CTS-XHP), please. DLC coating would be great, too. (Maybe Lynn Thomson will come through for us (hint, hint)).:D
 
hotbossa said:
I always thought it would be cool if a vender did a special run of cqc7s where the labeling and branding was done on the side it is on but the grinds where on the other.
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I would jump all over that.

Lapedog said:
Emerson knives are chisel ground correctly for right handed people. If you are using a pull cut like when peeling apples that is.
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:tickled_pink:

sutherland said:
Interesting! I actually feel more comfortable and have more control maintaining angles with the edge on the opposite side.
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Me, too. I've got a bunch of Japanese kitchen knives and I'm used to sharpening them.
 
It was done for aesthetics, there's a thread about it several years ago.
 
I am lefty but use my knife with my right hand... maybe it causes some mix in some of my moves ;)
 
A little insulting how you state the question of this thread. The "right" way. So you know more the EKI? Hmm. Im a righty and it works fine for me. I done have uneven cuts. Ive said it before. These knives are tools and are designed for certain uses. They are not for everyone. Just to make it clear, im not personally insulted by your question. You're entitled to your opinion but you can ask your question in a more polite way.
 
115Italian said:
A little insulting how you state the question of this thread. The "right" way. So you know more the EKI? Hmm.
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I used quotes around "correct" and "proper" for a reason. I'm clearly expressing an opinion. It's meant to be a bit tongue-in-cheek.

115Italian said:
Im a righty and it works fine for me. I done have uneven cuts.
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You can make anything work, but that doesn't mean it's optimal. A simple change would make them perfect IMNSHO.

115Italian said:
Ive said it before. These knives are tools and are designed for certain uses.
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It's very well documented that Emerson chose to ground the left-hand side of the blade for purely asthetic reasons; not because it was somehow functionally superior to do it that way.

Entire nations of people who use chisel-ground blades for slicing tasks grind the opposite side for a reason. For a right-handed user, it just makes sense to do it ... well, "properly" (lol)
 
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I agree, would love to see the chisel grind done correctly. I feel it is done how it is purely for aesthetics. Although, personally I think the flat side looks great.


I actually have a DDC SnG chisel ground correctly and much prefer how it cuts.
 
I am an Emerson guy and carry one (at least) daily - have for years and years but I did always pause for a bit of a head scratching moment over a Hard USE Knife being ground as they are for purely for photo-ops and aesthetics. :grumpy:

I probably wouldn't say that if I were left handed. :rolleyes:
 
The grind is the l least issue I've dealt with. I wish more attention would be paid to the lockup. Easily fixed by a trip to warranty but still annoying especially when the knife is new.
 
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