Factory Edge Idea

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Jammer Six

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So, everyone is unhappy with factory edges.

Has any manufacturer offered a knife with no edge? Just the knife, thinned, maybe ground down to shape, maybe the grinding done, but no edge?

The the customer could put whatever edge he or she wanted on it, right out of the box.
 
Does any manufacturer offer a "knife" without the tip, the spine, the tang, and the handle so that everyone can purchase and modify it to their liking?
 
If it would lower the price of the knife then im on board. Overall it might hurt sales for non knife people and less picky knife enthusiast. Some brands get it right though.
 
sharp_edge said:
Does any manufacturer offer a "knife" without the tip, the spine, the tang, and the handle so that everyone can purchase and modify it to their liking?
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They sure do:

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I can't wait to get mine in the mail! I've heard the ergos are fantastic and the fit and finish are worthy of a much more expensive knife. Some people say it copies Hinderer but I just don't see it.
 
Jammer Six said:
So, everyone is unhappy with factory edges.

Has any manufacturer offered a knife with no edge? Just the knife, thinned, maybe ground down to shape, maybe the grinding done, but no edge?

The the customer could put whatever edge he or she wanted on it, right out of the box.
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Opinel practically does, at least years ago when I got my handful of them. They basically just have the primary, super thin, convex grind which *almost* becomes an edge.

Spend a few minutes with medium grit stones and you have the best cutter in your arsenal
 
Jammer Six said:
So, everyone is unhappy with factory edges.

Has any manufacturer offered a knife with no edge? Just the knife, thinned, maybe ground down to shape, maybe the grinding done, but no edge?

The the customer could put whatever edge he or she wanted on it, right out of the box.
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Your joking right? People may complain about the factory edge for various reasons, the edge isn't smooth and polished enough, or it isn't sharp enough, etc. In reality, this is the nature of buying production knives. If companies implemented your idea, there would be fewer companies.
 
Why do you need an edge for anyway?
Aren't knives meant to be collected and doodled with while watching TV?
It's a genius idea, as there will be less liability risk for the manufacturer, so it will be possible to put financial and manpower resources to deliver a very shiny (but very dull) blade. It's a win/win no brainer situation.
 
FullMetalJackass said:
Why do you need an edge for anyway?
Aren't knives meant to be collected and doodled with while watching TV?
It's a genius idea, as there will be less liability risk for the manufacturer, so it will be possible to put financial and manpower resources to deliver a very shiny (but very dull) blade. It's a win/win no brainer situation.
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Yes! Hand-rubbed satin finish is necessary on these knifes.
 
There are a bunch of smart @$$#$ on here. I'd buy one. It couldn't be a standard thing though. Few enough people can sharpen a knife, and of the ones that can, few would be willing to do that. However if Spyderco or Benchmade were to offer this on some sprint models, it would give people who would buy sprints a chance to taylor their edges exactly how they'd like. This type of buyer would also be more likely to use one of the nicer guided systems like a wicked edge or edge pro or tormek. Imagine a 52100 Military sprint ground to a 0.005" flat on the edge and you could add an edge at the angle you want without having to even out factory bevel, correct accidental recurves, etc.
 
depending on the brand... i get good edges with mcusta, WE Knives, and spyderco. ZT is not that bad, a little uneven but always sharp. benchmade is probably the worst offender in the factory edge.

i heard that some companies have a person use a jig to sharpen on a belt or wheel, this seems to work far better than by doing it all by hand alone.
other's do it by hand on a grinding wheel or belt.
 
Mo2 said:
depending on the brand... i get good edges with mcusta, WE Knives, and spyderco. ZT is not that bad, a little uneven but always sharp. benchmade is probably the worst offender in the factory edge.

i heard that some companies have a person use a jig to sharpen on a belt or wheel, this seems to work far better than by doing it all by hand alone.
other's do it by hand on a grinding wheel or belt.
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The worst offender in QC probably, as they are mostly the sharpest I got! Sorry you got lemons :(
 
SpySmasher said:
They sure do:

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I can't wait to get mine in the mail! I've heard the ergos are fantastic and the fit and finish are worthy of a much more expensive knife. Some people say it copies Hinderer but I just don't see it.
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Don't listen to the haters. That's no copy.
 
FullMetalJackass said:
The worst offender in QC probably, as they are mostly the sharpest I got! Sorry you got lemons :(
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no, they are uneven grinds and dont extend plunge evenly either. most of my benchmades were sharp tho. sorry i didnt specify what i ment exactly, i assumed anyone that had a benchmade would know that, alas i was wrong, my bad.
 
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