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Stupid question: is a 'chisel ground' blade one where only one side of the blade is sharpened? Like a STIFF KISS or Desperado?
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Chisel Grind?
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A chisel ground blade is where only one side of the blade is ground, and only the ground side is sharpened.
A chisel edged blade (which may just be my term, I don't know) is where both sides of the blade are ground, and only one side is sharpened. Only company I know of who does this is Emerson, and hten only on some of there knives, like the Commander.
I have no idea what you'd call a blade where one side is ground and the other side is sharpened, or where one side is ground and both sides are sharpened. Probably you'd just call it weird.
(edited because charpened isn't a word)
A chisel edged blade (which may just be my term, I don't know) is where both sides of the blade are ground, and only one side is sharpened. Only company I know of who does this is Emerson, and hten only on some of there knives, like the Commander.
I have no idea what you'd call a blade where one side is ground and the other side is sharpened, or where one side is ground and both sides are sharpened. Probably you'd just call it weird.
(edited because charpened isn't a word)
Esav Benyamin
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I have a Delta Z Pivot knife. It is unground on one side, flat ground on the other, and secondarily beveled on the flat ground side only. A razor 
The Cold Steel Vaquero Grande is a flat v-grind but has a fully serrated edge, which is not surprisingly on one side only, as serrations often are.
My Emerson Raven is a clip point with a v-grind but a single secondary bevel, like the Commander. I like the idea of calling this "chisel-edged" because it is confusing to call both styles "chisel-ground" but we do need a term for the other.
The Cold Steel Vaquero Grande is a flat v-grind but has a fully serrated edge, which is not surprisingly on one side only, as serrations often are.
My Emerson Raven is a clip point with a v-grind but a single secondary bevel, like the Commander. I like the idea of calling this "chisel-edged" because it is confusing to call both styles "chisel-ground" but we do need a term for the other.
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To muddy the waters a little more
,not all chisels are sharpened on one side only.Wood chisels tend to be, but not masonary or metal working chisels.
,not all chisels are sharpened on one side only.Wood chisels tend to be, but not masonary or metal working chisels.