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Does this little space serve any purpose?

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Its a sharpening Choil. Basically it allows for two things;

1) a Clean sharp edge to where the grind begins/ends in the ricasso area. Without it you will usually have a bit of a dull spot where the grind is started but the primary grinds don't get close enough to create an edge. This depends on how the blades are ground from the factory so it doesn't always apply in that manner.

2) It allows you to sharpen all the way to the end of the grind and past without marring up the finish of the knife. Basically makes it easier to run a stone to the end without hitting the guard or ricasso.


Function it doesn't have a real purpose, but I tend to use them for striking fire steels, if the spine on a blade is too rounded to use.
 
EricV said:
Its a sharpening Choil. Basically it allows for two things;

1) a Clean sharp edge to where the grind begins/ends in the ricasso area. Without it you will usually have a bit of a dull spot where the grind is started but the primary grinds don't get close enough to create an edge. This depends on how the blades are ground from the factory so it doesn't always apply in that manner.

2) It allows you to sharpen all the way to the end of the grind and past without marring up the finish of the knife. Basically makes it easier to run a stone to the end without hitting the guard or ricasso.


Function it doesn't have a real purpose, but I tend to use them for striking fire steels, if the spine on a blade is too rounded to use.
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Thank you, that makes sense.
 
also if your really lazy and dont mind making that knife a beater (expensive as it is lol) it makes for a decent bottle opener
 
Catches on whatever your cutting if you stick it in all way, or are skinning or whatever. I really like that feature. and normally take a metal file to the base or the middle of by blades to achieve this.
 
Being rounded, it also eliminates 90 degree inside angles that are more likely to be stress areas and be prone to fracture.

This isn't so much about it's purpose, as a bit of info on the shape/design of it.

Kevin
 
brets-ftw said:
also if your really lazy and dont mind making that knife a beater (expensive as it is lol) it makes for a decent bottle opener
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Sounds a bit risky to me :eek:
Plus why not to use a spine of the blade combined with your hand as a leverage point, save the edge for cutting. :)
 
rookie4real said:
Sounds a bit risky to me :eek:
Plus why not to use a spine of the blade combined with your hand as a leverage point, save the edge for cutting. :)
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you definitely could but this takes less effort and besides sharpening is fun of course i really have to much time on my hands so that could just be me
 
I also find it handy for trimming close to small things (e.g., cuticles): like the back end of an Xacto blade. Kinda hard to do that with the tip of a 4" knife.
 
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