Chisel Ground Woes

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oracle5

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I recently got a Leatherman Micra and its the first knife/multitool I've ever gotten with a chisel grind and I have to say I'm not digging it at all. I can't cut things straight with it at all and so I'm looking to change it. I don't have any kind of grinder or special tools so I'm wondering if it would be best to as I sharpen it over time to try and slowly work it more to a v-grind or to just go right for it and spend a while on a stone and get it shaped up or should I just leave it alone and deal with it.

Thanks,
oracle5
 
you can sharpen the flat side and turn it into a v edge over time instead of doing it right off the bat and taking life from the blade.
 
richard j said:
you can sharpen the flat side and turn it into a v edge over time instead of doing it right off the bat and taking life from the blade.
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What Richard said.


Personally I have grown to really dislike chisel grinds and have chucked most of them out of my EDC except for a CRKT M21 that I really like.

Tostig
 
The problem with those little Leatherman blades isn't that they're chisel ground. It's more that the edge bevels are way too thick and obtuse for such tiny blades.

I have a bag full of Micras that I use, lose, and give away. They all get prepped by taking the blade to a belt sander and grinding the bevel side of the blade flat against the belt, until I get a zero edge and more or less full convex grind. The flat side of the blade is left alone. Not only does this treatment turn that blade into a razor, it also seems to make it's asymmetrical grind into a non issue.
 
also make sure that the flat edge is on the right side for the hand you use to cut with.

If you're right handed, and looking at the spine of the blade, the flat side should be on your left. and vice-versa.
 
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