chisel grind

[Buffalohump]

IMO the chisel is purely there to save the manufacturer time and money. I think people are waking up to that fact though. I had a chisel ground knife up for sale and had a devil of time moving it. I think if it was a regular V grind it would have gone much quicker.

 

[beestokk]

My main problem with chisel ground blades and chisel sharpened edges is that 99% of the time they're ground on the wrong side for the majority of people (righties).

yes! i forgot about that, and remembering back that was a big part of my frustration as well. i thought it was maybe a CRKT thing or that I somehow received a lefty version on sale ha, if there is such a thing. is that the norm, and if so, for what reason?

 

[Gator97]

I doubt that's a norm. I have never seen Japanese kitchen knife with a chisel grind like that, and most of the customs I have seen have the edge on the correct side, for lefties and righties. Emerson is one maker I know that puts the edge on the wrong side, apparently CRKT is another, but that's far from the norm.

 

[Leu Custom]

Having made chisel grinds and double grind i'll say that the chisel grind is easier to grind (as there is nothing to match up) but takes longer to grind as there is more material to remove. The chisel grind is not as strong as a double ground blade with the same bevel width as there is the other side of the blade reinforcing the edge. They are wicked sharp and have less drag than a double ground blade as the flat side has no drag.

 

[Leu Custom]

I doubt that's a norm. I have never seen Japanese kitchen knife with a chisel grind like that, and most of the customs I have seen have the edge on the correct side, for lefties and righties. Emerson is one maker I know that puts the edge on the wrong side, apparently CRKT is another, but that's far from the norm.

I think the edge is ground on the left side simply for photographic purposes as all the logos seem to be etched on the left side of the blade which makes a chisel grind a little awkward to use for a right handed person.

 

[THG]

I don't like them because to remove the burr on the other side, you either have to grind at an angle (creating a new bevel anyway) or flush with the blade grind (I don't think anyone wants to do that.)

If I recall correctly, CRK does double-beveled serrations.

 

[Acolyte2]

I have a chisel ground neck knife and love it. It is a terrific utility knife, and does time camping and in the garden. I use a Spyderco Sharpmaker to sharpen it, so its not quite as chisel ground as it was, but its still an excellent little knife. YMMMV!!!