Edge rebevelling

[mjolnir74]

If I buy an Emerson CQC-8 who can I send it to for edge reshaping to a traditional bevel?

 

[DGG]

If I buy an Emerson CQC-8 who can I send it to for edge reshaping to a traditional bevel?

If you know the angles any sharpener should be able to accomplish the task. Why don't you do it yourself?

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[mjolnir74]

I'd rather have it done by someone who knows more about it than I do. I don't want to take away anymore steel than I have to. I'd probably ruin the knife.

 

[DGG]

I'd rather have it done by someone who knows more about it than I do. I don't want to take away anymore steel than I have to. I'd probably ruin the knife.

It is a strong knife. If you take off a fraction too much steel it will not affect its usefulness. No professional knifemaker or sharpener is going to use a micrometer to measure how much steel is removed when reprofiling the blade. I think you are worried about this too much. I'm sure if you did it yourself you would take off just the right amount. We are not talking about slapping it on a belt sander with 70 grit paper here.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Mjolnir, welcome to Bladeforums!

How do you sharpen your knives now? Do you do any of them yourself?

 

[Daniel Koster]

I'd rather have it done by someone who knows more about it than I do. I don't want to take away anymore steel than I have to. I'd probably ruin the knife.

Might be best to better define what you're looking for. Do you want it completely reground? or just a new micro-bevel?


Knife pic:

 

[Esav Benyamin]

We have a similar discussion going on right now: A favor to ask.

The CQC-8 has a v-grind and only the secondary bevel is chisel ground. This is not hard to convert, and if you were to do it yourself on a Sharpmaker, it wouldn't be difficult at all. It can take time, though, but if you do it little by little as you normally resharpen a knife, it will gradually become a v-ground secondary bevel with no special effort.

 

[mjolnir74]

Mjolnir, welcome to Bladeforums!

How do you sharpen your knives now? Do you do any of them yourself?

I use ceramic rods and a leather strap. They work very well but would'nt be efficient for reshaping the edge. I just want the edge to sharpen like every other knife I own, plus I've owned a chisel edged knife before and it seems like the edge is put on the wrong side for a right handed person.

 

[Stone Knife]

the edge is put on the wrong side for a right handed person.

They are on the wong side for 'righties' on the Emerson's. I guess they do it that way so they will "look" cool to right-handed users?
Never could understand it myself so you're not alone.

Just start sharprning it on a Sharpmaker 204 as though it were a V grind and you'll be cuttin' like nobody's biznuzz.

 

[Daniel Koster]

used a diamond rod and you won't have too much trouble making it into a "v" bevel.

 

[SIFU1A]

left side/right side ona CG knife really doesnt matter, i have had both and they both still cut like CG's. the right cuts no better than the left.

i had a commander which had been "V" ground, and whoever did it did a good job, looked factory, i thought it ruined the knife myself, properly sharpened CGs work just fine for most stuff.