Double-edge folders?

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Are there any good folders with a false edge that can be sharpened but still protected by the handle?

I wanna try it just for laughs.
 
Lets see..
Any Bali-song,
Cold steel triple action,
There's a Darrel Ralph kit knife that is double edged,
Cold Steel Ti-Lite,
Bm 350 Mini-Mel Pardue.
 
The Ka-Bar Dozier Thorn could be sharpened on the false edge.
Blade- 3-1/8" D2 Tool Steel.
• Length Closed- 4"
• Length Open- 7-1/8"
I bought one a few weeks ago and it has become my EDC. Very nice overall I think.
 
Bob Dozier D-TD.

Overall Length: 9 7/8"
Blade Length: 4 1/2"
Blade Thickness: .170
Weight: 5.25 ounces
Blade Steel: D2
Handle Material: 6AL4V Titanium
Lock: Dozier Tab-lock - locks the blade entirely across the back width of the blade, eliminating the need for a stop pin and greatly increasing the strength of the lock.
Blade Option: Top of blade can be sharpened or left as a false edge.
Price: $595.00

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If you can find an older BM Sentinal around somewhere they are excellent for that. You can't sharpen the entire swedge or it will expose some edge, but it works out nicely doing about 1 1/2" or so...nice knife also...
 
A "false edge" is already sharp. That's why it's called an "edge." It's called "false" because it doesn't run the full length of the blade.

An unsharpened suggestion of an edge on the spine of a knife is called a "swedge."

The Benchmade 46 would be the perfect example of just such a knife. As a help to you, Benchmade has already sharpened the full-length swedge as sharp as it legally can be without being considered a double-edged knife and subject to legal restrictions in many areas.
 
IIRC,there was a considerably less expensive Bob Dozier piece in the last A.G. Russell catalog that was advertised as being capable of being sharpened on the back edge. It looked fairly similar to gaben's picture.
 
akjon, that's the Ka-Bar Dozier Thorn that feth referred to. Tough little knife, razor sharp, needle point, and real snap on the opening. The handle is aluminum. They now come in a slightly more expensive all-black version as well.
 
Originally posted by Gollnick
A "false edge" is already sharp. That's why it's called an "edge." It's called "false" because it doesn't run the full length of the blade.

An unsharpened suggestion of an edge on the spine of a knife is called a "swedge."
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Thank you very much! That's good info that I didn't know. I learn something good like that every day on this forum. (One of the many reasons I hang out here.) Very cool, Gollnick. :D

Here's the plan so far:
I'm going to get a Police and try sharpening the back inch and see if I like it.
If I like it or if I think the inch is just a tease I'll get the KB-Dozier and do the same.

Also, I know that the back edge has a steeper secondary bevel so I think my primary bevel will also be steeper for edge retention. I OFTEN sharpen my knives at a lesser angle the first time I have to seriously resharpen it rather than just having to sharpen it. At least this way I'll have two edges with different angles depending on what I'm doing.

Unfortunately, and I'm anticipating here, I think hard work on the back edge of a knife can be dangerous because I'll be working DIRECTLY against the lock. I'll probably never get over this idea so I'll just be careful and never chop or anything with the back edge of the knife. Can you IMAGINE if the lock failed while I was chopping with the sharpened back edge of a knife and the lock failed?:eek: It gives me butterflies in my stomach just thinking about it.
 
Though no longer made, a Pocket Hobbit holds the whole top of the blade covered. As the sawtooth back of the top edge may ( or maybe not ) be viewed as an edge by the court, I sharpened the top front edge of the blade. It also increases the ugly/ scarey factor. Definitely not your average EDC.
 
Originally posted by Gollnick
A "false edge" is already sharp. That's why it's called an "edge." It's called "false" because it doesn't run the full length of the blade.

An unsharpened suggestion of an edge on the spine of a knife is called a "swedge."
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Uhm, are you sure?

I always thought it was the other way round... :confused:
 
1.Elishewitz Phantom. 2. Applegate-Fairburn.
But be very careful with respect to the locks. It is asking alot for a folder lock to hold when you use the top edge. The Pocket Hobbit's is particularly good, but the dserrations on the top edge are really for grabbing and trapping rather than cutting.
 
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