Coming back to Emerson with a CQC-7V

[The Fort]

I've had 3 Emerson's over the years and regretfully sold or traded them. No I also want to get another one, or more Thanks for sharing the pics.

 

[StuntDouble]

I honestly don't know Steely. I was trying to maintain the original angle, but just move the shoulder up a bit, and everything was done free hand. I'm thinking now it may have been a burr issue, especially at the tip. I could get it very sharp, then I'd lose it with the first slice of paper. Also, I'm thinking the edge may have still been a bit thick at the tip. Either way, I'm sure Emerson will fix it right up and have it back to me soon.

Man, I'm definitely having trouble resisting that SOCFK. If I wasn't already broke, I probably would have had it in my pocket by now.

 

[Steely Dorn]

Not the best pic but you can see how the bottom edge is quite a bit steeper than the factory edge at the top. Yours does still look steeper though so it could be rolling but it shouldn't loose an edge that fast through just paper. All of my Emersons, except for two that I reprofiled, I have just freehand sharpened matching the factory angle. I use the ceramic rods from my sharpmaker, medium, fine, and ultra fine, and a strop. I like to do three to five strokes on the bevel and then one on the back to straighten the burr. One for one with the strop. This will get then very sharp, sharp enough to take off the tip of my thumb without me noticing until I saw blood. Looking at your edge you seen to know how to get a nice edge but a lot of people including myself have problems sharpening the chisel edge at first. It took a bit of trial and error but I did finally get it.

 

[StuntDouble]

I have a feeling that I probably oversharpened the back edge when I was trying to remove the burr. And, as I kept trying to get rid of the burr, it was just making the edge thicker.

I think I could have stayed with the original angle, and just polished it up to improve its performance. That's what I'll probably do when I get it back from Emerson. I'll have to keep your process in mind when it's time to touch it back up.

Nice edge on that bottom knife btw. Are they both 10's?

 

[Steely Dorn]

Journeyman on the bottom, one of the most underrated Emersons but it wasn't very sharp when new since the edge was so obtuse. It's pretty obvious in the picture that the edge gets steeper toward the tip and I ground a bit past the edge on the handle end. It was one of my first jobs on a wicked edge and i learned that even with a clamp and guide it is easy to mangle an edge. I do have some doubles but no two exactly the same. If I get a second I will get one stonewashed and one black or one plain and one combo edge. I like options.

 

[StuntDouble]

Very nice. I actually had a Journeyman for a few hours, but the steep edge and sheer size changed my mind and I returned it. Great knife, just not right for me at the time.

I might go back to it though, because it looks like it would make a nice replacement for a small fixed blade in the woods.

 

[gooeytek]

These were the 2 that I did the back bevels on, and they held up fine at around 28 degrees inclusive (as far as my Wicked Edge goes). However, I didn't like the way the bevels looked towards the plunge.

After Chris Berry's regrinding skills, they're even crazier with the higher flat grind and I put a microbevel on them so they're not quite at zero. Kept the 7 thicker at the tip.

 

[StuntDouble]

These were the 2 that I did the back bevels on, and they held up fine at around 28 degrees inclusive (as far as my Wicked Edge goes). However, I didn't like the way the bevels looked towards the plunge.

After Chris Berry's regrinding skills, they're even crazier with the higher flat grind and I put a microbevel on them so they're not quite at zero. Kept the 7 thicker at the tip.

Whoa..now that's a tanto I'd love to see from Emerson.

 

[Steely Dorn]

That journeyman looks sweet after the regrind. The tip looks a lot pointier. I did a 7A at 30 degrees inclusive but it looked way too steep so I knoched it down and put a microbevel on at 40. Its the only Emerson I have put a v edge on and though it works nice I don't think I will do it again. I did it so I could sharpen while on the road, I bring my sharpmaker since the wicked edge isn't too practical to travel with. I have since found that using the sharpmaker rods freehand on the chisel edge is just as easy.