Full flat grind pic examples plz.

[Eli Chaps]

Hey bro, I wasn't trying to be an ass, I just get on the spectrum occasionally.

Okay. So just to be clear, when you say Full Flat Grind in the greater knife world, people are going to respond just as they have here. That is referring to the primary bevel. The fact that it is called a primary bevel, by definition, means there is at least one other bevel. In this case it is the secondary bevel (cutting edge) and any micro bevel someone might put on it.

If there is no secondary bevel, it is called a zero grind.

Not trying to be a jerk but it's important to use the right terms to get to what you're after.

 

[craytab]

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Contradicts this



You can't have NO DEVIATION AND A SECONDARY BEVEL,

dafuq??

And to what do we owe this exercise in semantics? Seems to me that if you want to be deliberately obtuse the questions could go on forever.

You need to not over think this. First try separating zero edges and primary grind types.

 

[David Mary]

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David Mary makes a most excellent full flat/zero grind* knife in his EDChef. I've only had mine a little over a week, but it has done all of the knifey things I've needed, and it is most excellent in the kitchen... I got one for my mother as well, and she loves it, especially for preparing smaller meals for her and Dad. To top everything off, David is a gentleman to deal with... Couldn't recommend him more highly.


* Edit to add, I guess everything depends on your definition of full flat...

Thanks for the shout out!

I grind freehand, so it's more likely very subtly convex. But yes, they are zero ground for pure performance, with a small microbevel for apex stability.

Sometimes people question whether it can be called a zero grind with a microbevel, in which cases I defer to Josh: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/zero-grind-knives.1477524/#post-17001863

 

[unwisefool]

The old cold steel spike knives:

 

[Planterz]

deliberately obtuse

No, that'd be be a secondary bevel. Being deliberately acute would be a zero grind.

 

[comis]

Okay. So just to be clear, when you say Full Flat Grind in the greater knife world, people are going to respond just as they have here. That is referring to the primary bevel. The fact that it is called a primary bevel, by definition, means there is at least one other bevel. In this case it is the secondary bevel (cutting edge) and any micro bevel someone might put on it.

If there is no secondary bevel, it is called a zero grind.

Not trying to be a jerk but it's important to use the right terms to get to what you're after.

I'm with Eli here--it's the lingo of the knife 'hobby' and part of its 'culture'. Talk to any dealer/maker/knife enthusiast, and I think overwhelming majority would describe it this way. It may not make perfect sense in spoken English, but it is what it is. I think the only exception is Scandi or Sabre grind, most probably won't expect a secondary or edge bevel if it is a true Scandi or Sabre grind.

 

[craytab]

No, that'd be be a secondary bevel. Being deliberately acute would be a zero grind.