Emerson COmmander Regrind

[simko]

Hello everyone, i dont like the single grind on my commander, i would have thought the blade would have been ground so it was more friendly to right handed users (damn you lefties!!! )

anywho, ive decided that i want it double ground, or something like it... now can i send it away to do this?

or.... i have an idea of my own: i was thinking of taking a dowel, or a sharpening steel and wrapping it in a coarser piece of sand paper and to "sharpen" the commander on the steel, the sandpaper would cut into the steel, and possibly do a new grind... for the experts, if this works... what are some good grits?

 

[The Tourist]

There are lots of double grind, re-curve blades out there. Why butcher the Emerson?

I feel the same way as you do; I sold my Commander to a friend, and used the profit to buy a suitable knife.

I read somewhere that a hot-rodder dropped a 302 Mustang motor into a Mazda Miata, and it ran fine. Of course he butchered a Mustang and weighted down a Miata to do so; both cars were built for something else.

Mercworx has a bank-vault recurve now, but I cannot say if it is double bevel or not. Darrel Ralph makes recurves. Try some research, and good luck.

 

[roshi]

I received a Commander in trade that had been reground to a full V grind. It was likely done on a SharpMaker and it was done well but I went further and reprofiled both sides on my Edge Pro so I now have an even full V grind edge that looks like it was done at the factory.

I'll second Ichabod Poser, don't butcher the Emerson. If you'd like to trade your standard edge for my reprofiled full V grind (waved satin blade) with perfect lock up (just had it checked and "tuned" at the factory)send me an email. The scales on my Commander have been polished to resemble CF. Other than that and the regrind I would state the conditon as excellent.

 

[longbow]

I wouldn't try the v grind thing unless I had the Edge Pro or a Lansky Diamond hone. I have the diamond hone and really don't think I would try it even with that truth be known. It takes way to much effort. I have tried various EKI's over the past 2-3 years and couldn't get passed the chisel grind thing along with QC issues.

What I did do though with a CQC7 I owned along with 2 Comm.'rs is to use the Lansky to sharpen them to where they would cleanly shave hair. The only one I reprofiled was the 7 and that was because the blade was so short. Something like 3.25" or maybe a bit less. What you want to do is and what I have found to be true is that the edge is 25 deg out towards the belly and then where the belly starts it is 30 deg. Don't ask me why but on the above 3 mentioned knives this is what they were. I used 25 deg where called for and then 30 deg. It is kind of like a compound edge angle. On the 7 I used a staright 25 deg. I started with a extra coarse diamnond, then coarse, and then med. and then fine. Didn't strop the back until I had done all 4 hones and there was a good looking polish to the blade cantle. I then stropped the back about 25-30 times on newsprint and then the back of a writing tablet. This will give the appearance of a mirrored hair line on the back side and this should cut very well.

My biggest bitch with EKI's is the finish on them leaves much to be desired and the chisel grind I just don't get. To much work to make them perform the way a knife should. Until I rec. this new to me CQC7 andwhat appears to be a dropped point blade. Outstanding fit and finish and just stropped it on some newspapers and now voila cuts like a razor. They should all be like this. Polished liners, excellant fit and finish. Hope this helps. Keep'em sharp

 

[SAK]

With the recurrent postings regarding dissatisfaction with the Emerson grind you would think there would be an opportunity for someone to make money by providing a regrind service.

 

[Crayola]

Hey aaron!

To regrind the edge, you can use your dowel trick with success. It will take some time, but patience and elbow grease will do a great job. You could send it to a maker who is comfortable sharpening recurves (sorry bud, I am not!). Or, you could send it to someone with an Edge Pro to do the trick.

I don't see how putting a double ground edge on a Commander is butchering it??? The knife's primary bevels are double ground, it is just that there is a secondary edge bevel on the one side.