Chisel grinding 3v before or after heat treat?

[DCL Knives]

Hello everyone,
I was planning on ordering some 3v from Aldo soon for my next batch of knives and many of them are going to be chisel ground. I read that some steels warp with a chisel grind in heat treat and I'm wondering if 3v is one of them.

The blades are going to be about 6" long and made from 5/32 stock, if that makes a difference. Also I have a single speed (fast) 2x48 grinder so I'd really rather not have to grind it post heat treat if possible.

Thanks for all your help,
Drew

 

[Daniel Fairly Knives]

You should be fine either way. To me it gets tricky with long, thin knives or full flat grinds with no shoulder. 3v is stable in heat treat even with a thinner edge.

Alternate between the grind and the opposite side... keep the heat even and try to keep the knife cool even before heat treat.

 

[DCL Knives]

Thanks Daniel, just the advice I was looking for. Also I forgot to say that I will be sending them to peters.

 

[J. Rosa]

Daniel is right. You shouldn't have any trouble with 3v and Peters does a great job of keeping things straight.