Changing saber grind to a flat grind

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I have a Ontario RAK (1095 steel) with a saber grind on it and I'd like to take it to a machine shop and have it ground flat on a mill. So I have two questions

- is this at all practical or possible? I mean is it more trouble than it's worth?

- Would this affect the heat treatment of the knife?

I recognize I'd have to re-coat it afterward, but them's the breaks I guess! Ultimately I have a scrapyard dogfather on the way I'd like to do this to too if it works out successfully. Which i guess brings my to another question regarding the nature of the flat grind itself, why WOULDN'T you do a full flat grind on a knife? Seems like the ones people like the best are usually full flat grinds, and for a chopper like the dogfather (or any "survival" knife intended for heavy bush use) it would have greater penetration, less weight, and ultimately less blade wear as a result wouldn't it?
 
Really? No thoughts on this? I'm green around here, so I won't bump the thread again, I just thought maybe somebody had experience milling down blades. Maybe my understanding of the whole knifemaking process is wrong? Should I never mess with blade shape after heat treatment?
 
I'm sure it's possible but it could get expensive. This knife started as a full flat and was milled to a saber. It's not mine but I like it for some reason. It seems to me like it would be more trouble than it's worth to go the saber to flat route. But what do I know.:)

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- is this at all practical or possible? I mean is it more trouble than it's worth?

- Would this affect the heat treatment of the knife?
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Q1 - Yes it is totally possible to re-grind the saber into a full flat grind, however I would recommend getting the work done by a custom knife maker. You'll have to get a quote and decide for yourself wether its worth the trouble or not.

Q2 - The knife can be re-ground on a belt grinder without ruining the heat treat, but will require sharp belts and more time than grinding non-heat treated steel.

Your best bet would be to look for a knifemaker who lives near you.

Bruce
 
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