Experience with thinner edges on the Becker line ?

[Cliff Stamp]

Has anyone thinned out the edges on any of the Becker line? If so - to what degree? What kind of performance gains did you see and did you have any durability problems?

-Cliff

 

[Bladeandbarrel]

Cliff-

I think you could probably thin down the edges a good 25% without any problems based on a "guestimation". The Magnum camp does very very well with an extremely thin (for its size) edge.

I imagine a Machax or Brute ground the same way would do equally as well, with added mass
for superior chopping ability.

 

[Cliff Stamp]

I cut the edge on my Machax down by almost 50%, its now about 15 degrees per side, lightly convex. I have done a fair amount of chopping with it on soft to medium wood, and it has held up ok. Some chipping and denting, visible, but fairly minor (1 mm to 1/2 mm long and half as deep) . I have avoided knots though and made sure that I was chopping in clear wood. Will do some heavier work later on, possibly this weekend, but likely the next. I have some lighter stuff to do first and want to prevent excessive metal removal as the damage might be significant on seasoned bone and such with the thinner edge.

-Cliff