Chisel grind choppers?

[trentu]

What experiences have you guys had with chisel grind choppers? Does a chisel grind work best for an easy to sharpen deep chopper? Looking for the pro's and con's of this grind. Thanks.

 

[Frank Niro]

In my opinion chisel ground knives are just junk unless used as planner blades in a saw mill. They are terrible to sharpen properly, require a lot of extra force to cut through dense materials and then want to cut to one side. Frank

 

[Mace]

Jerry Fisk had a chisle ground cutter a few years back at one of the Moran hammer-ins, I belive Jan Dubois used it in the cutting comp. I don't recall how well it chopped but I remember it singing through a few things with little effort. It was right handed...so the grind was on the right side of the blade as you hold it...the left side was flat.
Mace

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Chopping requires a different geometry than slicing. A sashimi blade with a chisel grind is very sharp, and will often out-cut a standard grind.It works by the applied force being drawn across the cutting object. On a chopper, the force is delivered in a directional manner, straight into the object. This requires a perfectly matches set of bevels on both sides. A convex grind may work best for heavy use choppers.

Stacy

 

[trentu]

Thanks guys.

 

[ryan9977]

trentu....i have a japanese knife that is chisel ground and it is a wicked chopper....it wasn't designed for it but it chops wood like noone's business.....it has a convex bevel on one side and is flat on the back....just a small bevel blended in on the back to deburr it......it is super tough and cuts great.....ryan

 

[C.Edmondson]

Jimmy Fikes has used alot of chisel ground blades for his choppers, and well you all know what people think about them, Ive never heard a bad thing, its always been great.

 

[Leu Custom]

depending on how steep the grind is on the chisel grind you're talking about, you can make still some serious choppers but we're talking about maybe a 30-40 degree angle as to give it more chopping power !

 

[P.Brewster]

I have a chisel-ground chopper from Japan; I don't care for it.

It's good for saplings and stuff that can be cut in one slice, but chopping dry wood is a hassle.

Splitting wood (by tapping on the spine with a stick) is impossible; the knife digs in like a.... chisel.