Couple new Krein regrinds to show off (big pics, I think)

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First, let me say that this community is loaded deep with good, honorable people. But Tom is maybe the kindness gentlemen I've ever encountered over the net. Nothing against any of the other greats, but I feel Tom stands among the top. -Just a really good person to deal with, talk to, and his work is amazing, if you don't already know. I can't possibly recommend his services enough. If you're on the edge to have a regrind done by Tom, JUMP!!!

A few years ago he did some work for me, and his current work is every bit as good as ever. Here are two knives I recently had him regrind. They are both hollow grinds and sharp as anything. The 806 (LE M390) has been blasted and lightly tumbled. There is a slightly sharpened portion at the clip-point as well; -just enough to stay safe while the knife is closed.

Enough said, here are some pictures, bare in mind, I'm not a skilled photographer by any means. I've wiped these with a TUF-Cloth, so some of that might show.

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They look great. You're making me regret selling my 806. If you don't mind, could you tell me what he charged to regrind those two?
 
Very nice. Did he refinish the AFCK? Aside from the edge bevel, I can't tell it's been reground at all.
 
Man the tip on that 806 looks insanely awesome, I would hate to get stuck with that...
 
Tom sure does great work. His shop is actually 15 minutes away from me. I wonder if he would let me see his setup etc. sometime? Maybe I will have to buy a knife for him to regrind first haha.

Great looking knives!
 
The BM now has a very thin hollow grind. The original partial flat grind wasn't bad, but this take the cutting efficiency to a whole new level. He also sharpened the back edge. Then I had him blast and tumble the blade. He's not fully equipped to to tumble away the blasting, so it actually appears more blasted than tumbled/stone-washed.

As for the CS pusher, the previous guy I had sharpen it caused the slight recurve. This wasn't my choice then, and wasn't done by Tom. But... It might aid slightly to the damage it produces if it is ever used, so it doesn't bother me.

If you look at the last picture looking down on the dagger you can see how drastically it went from being an overly thick, hard to sharpen, full flat grind which now has a crazy sharp hollow grind, which will resharpen easily (not that I'll be using it much for cutting).

The 806, went from a partial flat, to a hollow grind, similarly to the CS. Additionally, it's clip has been sharpened, and a new finish put on it. The CS push-knife went from a pure stabber not capable of taking much of an edge, to a knife that can now slash/cut with the best of them in addition to retaining it's stabbability.

Obviously these are basically weapons. The were both excellent from what they were designed for to begin with. Now they are far superior in every way. I'm just worried the push knife will cut through it's leather sheath. Plan is to keep it sheathed.

Bottom line, these blades went from Kabar like edge-grinds into Buck 100 type edge grind. They cut better and are easier to resharpen.

Tom not only works on weapons, by the way. Simply put, he can make "any" knife a better cutting tool. He can also full flat grind your knife, not just a hollow grind.

He has increased his prices from $35 (which was a steal) up to $45 (which is still a steal). Longer blades, and harder steels may increase the price, and he generally asks for $10 return shipping, which is fair. Again, besides that, he's a great guy. He'll talk to you and make sure he gets you what you want. Here's an older picture of some of his other work, include three of mine (the CQC-12, Jess Horn, and BM-42. The CQC-12 was and continues to be my single favorite knife of all time. This BM-806 might take that title away, but only time will tell.
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Wow that is a nice collection . I wonder how he regrinds the knife with out messing up the temper ??? Great thread you have here I think I might just send in my zt550 !
 
chavez556 said:
Wow that is a nice collection . I wonder how he regrinds the knife with out messing up the temper ??? Great thread you have here I think I might just send in my zt550 !
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That would actually depend on the speed of the belt or wheel and how hard you're pressing the blade against it. I've reground a couple of blades with little to no issues regarding heat. I suppose if one were regrinding a saber to FFG you'd need to dip it often, but simply thinning out the blade typically won't cause heat problems.
 
Come to think about it, I believe I once saw him say he lets his hands tell him when they're getting too warm. So that might actually be it. -Give him a call and ask, I'm sure he'd be happy to talk about it with you.
 
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