Chisel capabilitiy questions

When I had a 13. I picked up a mini 7. I have owned a regular 7 in the past. I appreciate Emerson knives for sure. But the mini 7 was relatively useless as a knife for my needs. Short stubby and not all that great at cutting with such an obtuse edge. The 7 regular is far more capable. I would never reccomend it. I couldnt even sell it off beisides on here. Between the two I would take a mini grip any day of the week and it would perform as a knife should.
 
I think I'm going to pick up a Super CQC-7 when they're back in stock just go get that chisel grind and when I get it have it reprofiled into a zero edge.
 
Lapedog said:
If the CQC7 is what you desire then buy a 7v which comes with a V grind but a chisel edge. I took one of my 7vs to a guy who does traditional Japanese waterstone sharpening and he ground a V edge on that knife to match the V grind. Cost me less than 20$. Now when I want an Emerson with a V edge I have my 7v to fill that role.

There are lots of Emerson knives that have this V grind but chisel edge. All of these are easy to put an edge grind on to achieve that V grind. Infact most of the modern offerings from Emerson seem to have that V grind chisel edge.
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Good advise. Chisel ground knives work great, you just have to be aware that you will have to tilt the spine to one side when cutting to get it to cut straight ;)
 
All it takes is a little adaptability to make the chisel edge work. But it'll honestly never perform better than a thin, conventional edge, no matter how used to it you get.

This isn't a bad thing at all. Only objective. Just understand your expectations and know the knife's limits. Be aware.
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My main carry is a 7A. But I'll be the first to tell you it's not the best knife for cutting. The crooked edge takes getting used too, and regardless of how small the angle is, its still on a really thick blade. Hard to index and steer. My Tenacious honestly outperforms my 7A in every way I've tested, except for edge holding, which is actually pretty close.

But, I will say I've learned to appreciate the chisel grind, mostly because of the uniqueness of it. Really isn't that different to sharpen in practice. Just sounds different on paper. If anything it's actually more finicky, because you can't really hone it well due to not working well with the slight microbevel produced by quick honing. Burr removal is also not as straightforward as described. You still have to work each side like a standard edge to get that soft thing off there. Lotta metal to remove on those thick edges to get anything done.

I won't rationalize how chisel edges are better or even equal, but they are sure different! Bring the option of having that edge ground on whatever side you prefer and NOW we can talk enhanced capabilities!

I guess if I had to really tell someone why I PERSONALLY carry Emerson (ya I know, there's another thread for that), it wouldn't be the chisel grind, or even toughness or capability. There are PLENTY of knives out there that can do everything better. I carry for the style, construction, ergos, and exclusivity. Plus the 7 is an icon.

By exclusivity I'm referring to carrying a knife that's so quirky it actually takes its own skill set to use (just give a non knife person an Emerson and see what I mean 😐). That's kinda neat to me for some dumb reason.

Overall, I just like Emersons. And have come to like the chisel edge through submission!

As Rolf said, get that 7. I would personally go with the 7A style blade, since it's a little more conventional and V ground.

Enjoy.
 
One thing I underappreciated about a chisel blade like the 7 is how you can make some really detailed cuts. I painted our bedroom a few weeks back and I really liked how when doing some edging and marking edges and doing the trim / windows with tape I could really cut along some sharp edges using the flat, non sharpened side of the chisel blade.

Really works so much nicer than going in at an angle with a utility knife, etc.

My CQC7-BTS is my go-to workhorse knife. Has been since I bought it.
 
Ok so I've done some carrying and light use with mini cqc7, and have to say I'm not very impressed with its cutting ability. It doesn't even cut cardboard. Tried cutting up a simple cardboard that a toy came in and it just tore and drug through it. And Same with a twelve pack diet coke box which isn't very thick. My large griptilian zipped right through as a comparison.


So I've done some reading on regrind, what about sharpening the un sharpened side to bring in edge more closer to a v edge?
 
Let me say this, I love the knife, it's solid, feels super strong. Just don't cut which is what a knife is for right? Idk just kind of conflicted. Any advice
 
My mini 7 didn't come super sharp either, but 1-2 min with ceramic stones and it will clean shave your arm. The blade is thick and narrow, and in cutting ability it doesnt even come close a ffg spyderco or SAK (the chisel edge trails and the thickness wedges the medium cut), but it's sharp enough to pushcut news paper.

With that knife you have chosen a bit lower cutting ability for more strength. This isn't a bad thing, it's just what it is :)


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My mini 7 didn't come super sharp either, but 1-2 min with ceramic stones and it will clean shave your arm. The blade is thick and narrow, and in cutting ability it doesnt even come close a ffg spyderco or SAK (the chisel edge trails and the thickness wedges the medium cut), but it's sharp enough to pushcut news paper.

With that knife you have chosen a bit lower cutting ability for more strength. This isn't a bad thing, it's just what it is :)


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