Chisel --> V grind for a CQC7?

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eyeofthetiger

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Hello,

I have an Emerson CQC-7 with a chisel grind (& part serated). I like the handleing of the knife alot, but don't like the chisel grind at all! Do you know of a place i could send it to to have a quality V- grind put on? Or is it even possible considering the partial serations? I'm still quite the blade-novice.
 
sure, just send the knife to me, ill take it off your hands. :D
personally I love the zero chisel grind. i find it easier to sharpen, and extreeemly sharp.
 
Please tell me you are referring to a production model, and not one of the customs.
 
I guess this means I'm not going to get an answer to my original question? :confused: Sorry if this isn't a great question.
 
Eyeofthetiger

To answer your question:

There have been many makers that have helped out the crew here in the past with minor to major projects. Shoot an email off to them and you should have little trouble finding help.

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If any of these fella's can't help you due to thier workloads, there are a mess of makers here on the forums that can.
 
Sorry about that, eye of the tiger, I was waiting to see if anyone else had made such a change to an Emerson. All the commotion is because a custom CQC7 would go for three times $600, and probably more (is that fairly close J.H.?). And you're right, either amount is a lot of money. It's just that some of us here have "got it bad" and have gotten used to the price of satisfaction (or got in line years ago when the price was lower :D).
Yes, a chisel grind could be made into a double sided grind, and the serrations wouldn't be a problem as they could be re-cut too. However, you will end up with a slightly shorter and narrower blade which might look odd in relationship to the handle. If the grinder isn't careful (the gentlemen John has recommended are most capable) you could lose your heat treat. If the blade has a coating, you will lose part of it, which might look odd unless you remove all of it. Another option would be to have a new blade made, but I'm not sure whether or not that would violate copyrights or patents. Any of these custom changes might very well cost at least as much as the original price of the knife.
Why not try to get used to the chisel grind (it's part of what makes it an Emerson), or put it away as a collectible. Eventually even the production models have value as a collectible, especially a classic design like the CQC7. Certainly it won't hurt to make further inquiries, but these are some of the problems you may encounter.
 
Almost any grind can be altered,however once a knife blade is chisel ground it is not possable to do a V grind evenly without major alterations to the blade deminsions.
Say you have 1" wide chisel ground blade that you want to alter, we'll say to a double ground flat grind, when you are finished your 1" blade is now 1/2"with a very deep V grind that will be harder to sharpen than the chisel grind that you started with and the blade will no longer resemble the knife it once was and will no longer function as it was intended.

Hope this helps

Kevin
 
trade it for a V grind CQC7 - i dont particularly care for the chisel grind either, the sharpest one i have is a BM975, i must admit it is RAZOR sharp, but i just couldnt seem to get my CQC7 that way, and believe me i tried (and tried and.....)

sifu
 
send em to me.....I will be happy to put a "v" edge on it for $15, including shipping back to you.

While its there, why dont you have me bead blast and anodize your liners another color?!!!

david

p.s. after reading Kevins post, he is right about putting a true "v" GRIND on the blade. What Im talking about is just putting it on the cutting edge.....basically sharpening it on both sides into a "v"
 
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