cqc7 chisel grind - left bevel or right bevel for right handers?

[DavidL41]

I do leather working and am in need of a new knife soon. It is going to be a chisel blade http://www.japanwoodworker.com/produ...Hidetsugu.aspx and I have the option to buy the bevel on the left side or the right side. I hear that the CQC7 is a chisel knife and want to know from any owners what your thoughts

If I am trying to get a 90 degree straight cut on leather and am cutting on the right side should I have the flat side on the left (closest to the leather) and the bevel on the right or other way around. Most of the time I see people use the bevel on the left side for a right handed knife but I would think it would be the other way around

Is there a difference in which side has the flat edge in terms of cutting a 90 degree cut (not slanted left or right). In wood working if I remember correctly they use the flat side on the cutting line of mortises why don't the right handed chisel leather working knives have the bevel automatically on the right for right handed.

I can't find my knife to try it out and would like to see if anyone knows the technical viewpoint of it. If it makes any difference I make straight chisel cuts and push forward to cut too.

 

[rayster357]

It makes a difference. I prefer that the grind bevel be on the rightside/back like Japanese chisel kitchen knives where the Emerson's are on the leftside AKA face side. I'm righthanded and have difficulty cutting in a straight line through thicker materials in comparison to a conventional V ground blade with or without the chisel edge. If the object being cut is thin, then possibly no difference. I have been carrying my HD7 lately and have become hesitant to use it because of the lefthand chisel blade's cutting charastic. Will probably sell that knife soon as it rates extremely low as a usable knife for ME at work for work.