Cheap beater knives I can practice regrinding.

Cereal_killer

Cereal_killer

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I'm hoping to learn to regrind blades, I have a few knives I'd like more of they were flat ground and I have some tanto's I'd like to get rid of the forward grind line on and a recurve or two I'd like better if they weren't recurved.

I have a 1x30 belt sander and will be getting a selection of belts soon, what I'd like to get together is a list of knives that would make good candidates for a regrind. Cheap knives I won't care if I screw up, maybe some Enlan/Ganzo/SRM knives or something like that. If you can suggest some thick behind the edge beater knives and some recurve knives and anything else you would think could really benefit from a regrind that's what I'm looking for here. As mentioned I'm especially interested in deleting recurve's and flat grinding knives with high hollow grinds. Both fixed and folder suggestions welcome.

Please don't turn this into a knock-off discussion, yes counterfeit's/knock-off's are bad, mkay... I'm not even planning on using them (most likely I'll give them away to the local scout troops after I'm done), the only thing I'm interested in them for is practice so I can [hopefully] eventually be confident enough to do my nice knives.



Mods-I put this here cause I'm only asking for suggestions on knives with specific blade shapes, not tips or a how-to to actually do the work but if you feel it would be better in the maintain & tinkering section feel free to move it.
 
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Gunshow specials!! Ya know, the bucket of crap knives for a few bucks. By a lot and settle for a 20$ bill.
 
Gun show, didn't think about that, I usually avoid those tables of pos knives like the plague. Good idea man.
 
If your looking to turn a high hollow grind into a flat grind check out an enlan el02 it is a hollow grind and has a pretty thick blade. If you do one I would be interested in seeing finished product in a pic.
 
Consignment shops or any second hand shop. I have picked up knives for $.20 to $1. each
 
Cheap machetes and axes are often really dull when you get them. I've still got a machete from a couple of years ago for like $4 I have yet to put an edge on. You could buy some of those $1 walmart knives. Who cares if you mess them up since they're practically free. Then you can move up to gas station specials after you've gotten a little practice ;)
 
Check out flea markets for mtechs and what not. Look for the people who will have only a few and get them for a few dollars like < $5. Avoid people who'll sell exclusively junk knives.
 
Anything by Frost Cutlery. One of those big plastic bins that you get for $20. Or go on eBay and buy bulk lots of TSA-confiscated knives.
 
I bought some "gun show" specials a while back. Try looking at the throwing knives... You get a bunch for the price of 1 and they come in all different sizes and the blades are about 1/8 to 3/16 thick. I like the throwing knives because if you are going to grind free hand they have a lot of steel to hold on to whilst you grind Grind GRIND!
 
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