Hatin edge help.

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I have a small problem. I bought a knife a few years ago that I absolutely love but the grind is on the wrong side for righties(the chisel grind is on the right side of the blade). The knife is a Chris Hatin TEC
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. Compared to my HD-7 that has the correct side ground. I did profile the other side in hopes that it perform better.
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I want the W&SS opinion on what can be done and possibly who can do it;)
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Additionally if anyone has info to share about Hatin that is welcome also;)
 
You could try regrinding the other side and turning it into a scandi, but it might get too thin depending on the current thickness. You would probably loose some of the size of the knife from spine to edge.
 
In my opinion the bevel should be on the right hand side for a right handed person. The bevel is against the material to be removed.

As I understand it the left handed version is seldom for left handed people. It is put on that side because the makers advert traditionally goes there so it is usually just a matter of cosmetics.
 
i made a chisel ground knife a few years ago and as an experiment i worked down the right side since the bevel was on the left side. the guy who bought it said it was now his favorite kitchen knife. i can regrind the knife if you like.
 
What Baldtacco said. For a righty thats the side you want the bevel on so you can lay the spine as flat against what ever youre cutting as possible so more force is transfered directly to the cut instead of being lost as torque.
 
BaldTaco and Ankar are correct. Whether it's a knife, chisel or slitter wheel, the single bevel is on the side of the material being removed. Your knife is correct for a right-handed person. I'm no expert on chisel-ground knives as such, but it strikes me as odd that there's a secondary bevel on the flat side. That kind of defeats the purpose, doesn't it? I think if I had a chisel-ground knife I would want the flat as flat as possible, and only sharpen the bevel. Like, well, a chisel. You could have that flat re-flattened (is that a word? ;) ) and the bevel brought right down to edge and it would cut straight and very clean. I have trimmed literally hundreds of miles of paper in my previous career as a printing-press operator, and that's the best way to cut cleanly.

Or, Richard or I or another maker could regrind it so the angle of the bevel is the same on both sides, like a scandi, if you wanted. Then put whatever (if any) secondary bevel on it that you prefer. It would look a little weird but it would work.
 
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If a right handed person put that knife (with the bevel on the right side) with the bevel against the item to be cut, then he would have to draw the knife toward him which seems to be the wrong way unless you are doing very fine slicing. :confused:
 
The popular concensus is that for a right handed person, the grind should be on the right side. I find it more comfortable to use a left handed grind for right handed use... but that's a personal choice. It really depends on the cuts you are going to use... draw, push, stop, trim.... they all use the bevel differently.

Rick
 
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