FSH vs HOFSH Weight diffrence?

[500jefferyDK]

Skunk is supposed to get about 200 of a mid weight FSH. It will not be as thick as the HO, from my understanding, but it will be halfway in thickness between the FSH and the HO. However, it will easily be as stiff as the HO since it will be the saber grind instead of Flat grind, kinda like the Prototype.
They should be very cool. Skunk can chime n here when he expects them, but I think he's been saying two weeks for sometime now.:thumbup:

Cobalt

Thanks for the info.
Sorry to ask this but what is a saber grind?

Cheers,

André

 

[Cobalt]

Cobalt

Thanks for the info.
Sorry to ask this but what is a saber grind?

Cheers,

André

Look at the Zero Tolerance series. They are saber ground to give them stiffness because they are 3/16 thick. In fact most busse knives that are 3/16 are saber ground to add strength. So imagine a .27 inch blade that is saber ground would be probably as strong and as heavy as the 5/16 inch HOFSH. If it is anything like the Prototype the saber grind is very high so it will have a geometry closer to a flat ground blade, which is better for cutting and slicing.

 

[Josh Muller]

Cobalt

Thanks for the info.
Sorry to ask this but what is a saber grind?

Cheers,

André

that image comes from -
http://kreavex.com/edgeucation/edgegeometry/

in order left to right those grinds =
-flat saber
-full flat
-hollow saber
-full hollow
-im not sure about the next two... kinda looks like two variations on convex, one thick convex wich i guess could be called a saber convex, and the next a full convex? they also look like they have to different rates of curve on each side....
-flat chisel ground saber
-full flat chisel


left out from that set are fullers, convex chisel, hollow chisel, convex fullers and im sure there are a few others that are missing.

oh, and cnc bevel grind (combination convex grind that is made by a set of fullers)

 

[Silas]

Thanks for the diagram SethMurdoc. :thumbup: