Have you gotten a Kershaw with a bad bevel?

[iandh]

I dunno about "bad" bevels. Off bevels, sure, it happens. If it's really that bad, Kershaw will fix it up to the user's liking.

-M

I'm sure they would... I tried to do Kershawguy a favor by not bothering him with something that wasn't his problem in the first place, and posted this thread only to find out if non-blem Kershaw purchasers had experienced the same problem beyond those forum posts that I had already read.

Guess I shouldn't have given any backstory... or had the NERVE to admit to being very skilled at tool sharpening.

LOL :thumbup:

were talking about a 65$ blem knife here, not a fully tuned 700$ Sebenza.
I'm sorry but I have never heard such things coming from someone who is "extremely skilled" at sharpening.

I'm not sure how many more times I can explain this... me farming this re-bevel out had NOTHING to do with my skill at hand-sharpening. It had to do with the fact that I don't posess a sharpening jig, on a re-beveling job that most certainly needed to be done with a jig, or else risk damaging the blade (which is exactly what happened).


I'm not sure what the price range of the knife has to do with me asking whether bad bevels are common in the brand.

 

[Jason B.]

To answer your main question simply..... if you get a perfect factory bevel consider yourself very lucky.

Seeing that your a machinist I can see why you might think a jig set bevel would be needed but trust me its not. Its not going to make a bit of difference and if not done by a skilled user may end up worse than what you started with.

I think the main thing that might be working against you is proclaiming your a skilled sharpener yet complaining about a uneven bevel. No offence but this should be a non issue for you.

 

[iandh]

To answer your main question simply..... if you get a perfect factory bevel consider yourself very lucky.

Seeing that your a machinist I can see why you might think a jig set bevel would be needed but trust me its not. Its not going to make a bit of difference and if not done by a skilled user may end up worse than what you started with.

I think the main thing that might be working against you is proclaiming your a skilled sharpener yet complaining about a uneven bevel. No offence but this should be a non issue for you.

I've mentioned this repeatedly, but I will explain one more time since you are one of the few that has replied politely (which I must thank you very much for).

The reason I wanted to have a jig used, is because the angle between the blade edge, the end of the hollow grind, and the tip of the thumbstud, left a VERY small margin for error in hand grinding. I'm talking within a couple degrees, and I'm good, but not that good. Obviously the "professional" sharpener I gave the knife to wasn't either, which is the exact reason I specified to him that I'd like the job done with a jig.

 

[frontline29]

I'm sure they would... I tried to do Kershawguy a favor by not bothering him with something that wasn't his problem in the first place, and posted this thread only to find out if non-blem Kershaw purchasers had experienced the same problem beyond those forum posts that I had already read.

Guess I shouldn't have given any backstory... or had the NERVE to admit to being very skilled at tool sharpening.



I'm not sure how many more times I can explain this... me farming this re-bevel out had NOTHING to do with my skill at hand-sharpening. It had to do with the fact that I don't posess a sharpening jig, on a re-beveling job that most certainly needed to be done with a jig, or else risk damaging the blade (which is exactly what happened).


I'm not sure what the price range of the knife has to do with me asking whether bad bevels are common in the brand.

If your "extremely skilled at sharping" like yourself, sharping by hand or with a jig shouldn't make a lick of difference.

Most skilled sharpeners I've talked to get better results sharpening by hand without a jig.

Regardless,
it's a 65$ knife. Slap a bevel on that sucker and put it to work. :thumbup:

 

[iandh]

If your "extremely skilled at sharping" like yourself, sharping by hand or with a jig shouldn't make a lick of difference.

Most skilled sharpeners I've talked to get better results sharpening by hand without a jig.

I've explained the exact reason repeatedly. There is NO margin for error near the base of this knife due to the shape of the profile grind, and the thumbstud location. The guy who tried to hand bevel it, nicked the blade in the exact same two spots that I was afraid of it getting hit, which is why I wanted it done with a jig. I said I'm good, not perfect.




I don't see this discussion going any further. I've said my peace, and I think everyone else has had a good chance to say theirs.