Help me V grind my chisel ground blade !!!

I just had mine ground about a week and a half ago. But I got someone locally who sharpens knives to grind it for me.

I though of doing it myself but I don't have a lot of faith in my sharpening and re-profiling skills.

This should be interesting. I'd also like to know how others went about changing their grind.
 
It'll take a while, and to make it an even V-grind, you're going to have to take off a lot of steel.

If you don't make it even, the blade is still going to veer off in the flatter direction, but to a lesser extent than the original chisel grind.
 
For a major re-profiling job like that, I'd seriously consider having it done by a pro. After that, touch-ups could done by you with no problem using a "rod" type system like the Sharpmaker 204 (using the corners of the stones only for the recurved edge of the Commander).

Good luck. It should be a worthwhile project.:)
 
Assuming just the edge is chisel ground, all you have to do is sharpen on the other side until the bevels look even. This should not take too long assuming you have a decent way to remove the metal, for example get an x-coarse sanding belt and staple it to a piece of wood and use it as a file with the blade clamped. It would take less than five minutes to get the edge to the right shape and then you just sharpen it.

-Cliff
 
Great idea! I would carry my 02 mini-com a lot more if it wasn't for that d@mn chisel grind...
 
I had the same problem with my mini-CQC7. I simply put a full convex grind on both sides of the blade. Much better cutting and easier to sharpen to boot. Chisel grinds are horrible IMO, thick edged ones are even worse :barf:
 
My 2000 Commander now has a "V" grind , nw all I have to do is get it REALY sharp . The "V" grind is as straight as most of my factory ground knives .
 
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