full flat grind vs. saber grind

crossada

crossada

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i see many good replies to the zero edge thread and i have some follow up questions but did not want to change the thread.

what is the advantages/disadvantages to the full flat grind to the saber grind? lets say we have two big survival knives with 1/4" blades with the only difference being how they are ground.
 
The higher flat grind removes more metal making the knife lighter and raising the cutting ability. The lower grind leaves a knife that is significantly stronger laterally, a better prybar. Those are the two main issues, there are some side ones like flats are more efficient for hammering sideways.

-Cliff
 
The full flat grind is lighter, and often has a slightly more acute edge angle, but tends to get stuck in some material when being used for chopping.
 
thanks for the replies :)

the reason i was asking was i own a busse mr. mofo and just got me a mr. mojo. other than the mofo being alot nicer overall i just wanted to know if it was better overall.

what i do like about the full flat grind on the mojo is the asym. edge. i think it gives the chop more bite but i could be wrong.
 
The dual edge grind usually ran really high on one side which made the total included angle fairly acute and thus raised cutting and chopping ability.

-Cliff
 
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