Chisel grinds

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What do you guys think of Emerson's chisel grinds? Do they actually hold their edge longer? Is the tip stronger or weaker with a chisel grind? Are they easy to sharpen like Emerson's website says? Please chime in with your thoughts. :thumbup:
 
Edge holding has more to do with the steel than the grind used. The true chisel grind is very easy to keep sharp and look after. The "chisel" grinds on the Emersons like the 7s, Kerambits, La Griffe and Ravens has a bevel at the edge rather than a zero bevel grind, like you get on some of the EKI customs.

The rest of the Emerson line up has a V-ground blade but a single bevel edge. Some folks call that a chisel grind as well, some folks don't.
Weather they are stronger or not, I personaly see little difference in reality. (people tend to over analyse things and announce differences on paper that are actually negligible in practice). I think tip strength is one of those times, uless you take the grinds to extremes. I have seen chisel ground tantos with thin points and I have seen drop point flat V-ground hunters with thick points.............

As to being easier to sharpen, I suppose it is. But sharpening a knife isn't exactly hard to do any way, defo. not once you know how to do it properly.

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Haze is correct.
Also, it depends on the geometry. For example, a convex chisel would be stronger than a flat or hollow CG. But now you're talking a Tom Krein regrind or a custom blade.
 
This does seem like a constant debate. I consider any knife that is flat on one side and has a bevel on the other to be chisel ground.

I have used and made knives that were chisel ground with a secondary edge bevel, chisel ground with 0 edge bevel and chisel ground eith a blended convex edge bevel. I found that if the steel is decent and the edge is thin enough to get sharp there is not much of a measurable difference in a knife blade under 5 inches. Once you get into big knives the dynamics change and you can really tell the difference in edge configurations and profile.

My .02

-Nick
 
It depends on what you are going to use it for. If it is for daily chores such as cutting open boxes, paper, rope, etc, then you do NOT want a chisel ground blade. A "v" grind is better due to how a blade tracks as it cuts (v grind tracks straight). If you want slashing, thrusting, penetration (sounds kinky, huh!), then a chisel grind is better suited (think of a chisel point cutting through wood).
 
I my experience a chisel grind works just fine for all things from regular EDC tasks like opening mail, taking boxes down etc. up to bush craft stuff like carving tent pegs, making feather sticks, food prep. etc.

People always say the chisel grind pulls to the left or right and it's hard to use or what ever. I find this just not the case, the "pull" is easily correctable and at the end of the day makes little to no difference at all. (you can still drive your car when the tracking is out ;))
The last time I opend a letter a Special Forces team didn't spring out from under the rug to see if my cuts were straight so I don't really see what the problem is any way. :D:thumbup:
 
Yeah, now that I see it... It really doesn't matter as long as the knife cuts. :rolleyes:

Thanks every body! :thumbup: :)
 
CG's are ok, they will get plenty sharp enough for most any cutting task, i edc'd a socfk W/A 'B blade for about a yr and used it as a utility knife and it never failed to cut what i needed to cut, i cant remember ever thinking "gee i wish i had my spderco endura to cut this". i dont know about you guys but when i need a knife to cut something i just need a sharp edge and any sharp edge will do the trick be it a CG or a "V" grind or any grind.

right or wrong i tend to lump all the EKI's into the CG class though i know i am technically wrong, imho they are certainly all closer to a CG vs a std "V" grind, they all cut more like a CG, and are sharpened more like a CG.

other than some really fine cutting chores and maybe whittling they work just fine for edc'ing.

they are really easier to sharpen vs a "V" grind once ya get the hang of it, and will get plenty sharp, as sharp as any7thing with a krein regrind FWIW, it makes it more like a ZBG, but my old 'b blade SOCFK is pretty much hair poppin sharp with just the std old EKI grind,

do they offer any big advantage over a std "V" grind? i doubt it, but on the flip side i dont know if a std "V" has any big advantager over a CG other than whittling or certain fine cutting,
 
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