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I love the chisel ground blade. Would Spyderco consider doing a sprint-run, in a folder, at some point in time? If anything, I do believe these would all sell and they would become collector pieces. Thanks.
Rolf
 
I think a Michael janich chisel ground blade would the ticket on this one. I'd be all over that one.
 
No real interest myself, but do you want it for show, or for go Rolf? Just asking because 99% of the chisel ground knives I've seen make me chuckle because they'd work better for me than for right handed folks. :D Just like Spyderco's serrations, they're ground for looks, with "pretty" side where right hander's can see it, rather than where it would be most useful for them. Japanese chisel ground kitchen knives are about the only ones that are built for "go".

Paul
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Rolf why ruin a good thing? No chisels please.
I thought you were going to order a custom chisel leafstorm from Wilkins?
 
Can anybody tell me why a chisel grind would be better for general utility? I can understand that a chisel grind can make more precise cuts when used in the kitchen for say, Japanese cooking, but foe general utility. That's one of the things keeping me from getting an emerson.
 
One benefit is that they are easier to sharpen. In my experience, I have not met too many people that refuse a knife handed to them for use after looking at the grind. I mean, chisel, hollow, ffg, saber, etc each one has it's perks, and I guess it is all a matter of preference. There are some people that feel like they have to keep up with the Joneses, when it comes to knives.
 
Yes, I understand but I'd just like to know where a chisel grind excels. Is ease of sharpening the only "perk"?
 
Personally, I can't stand a chisel ground edge. What was the original purpose of a chisel ground edge?
 
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I believe it was designed for scraping off layers of stuff like wood or ice. Hence the complete flat surface of one side. Maybe:confused:
 
A planer! I like that. You'll have a ton of kindling and shaved ice for snowcones, that's for sure. :thumbup:
:D
 
Reeek said:
Personally, I can't stand a chisel ground edge. What was the original purpose of a chisel ground edge?
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To chisel things? :confused:


I'm another one who is baffled by them. To me it seems like the only reason to use one on a knife is to cut production costs. The only chisel ground knife I own is a cheap POS liner lock tanto mall ninja joke, and I think the only reason I still have it is because it's buried in a box somewhere and I don't feel like digging it out to drop it off at Goodwill.
 
If the grind is on the correct side, it works well for certain types of food prep. Probably why the Japanese use it on a lot of their high end kitchen knives. I suspect that, aside from sushi and shaving wood like its namesake, there's probably not much it does better than other grinds and at least a few things it probably does worse. Like so much of what people find desirable in knives, it's mostly an image thing.

Paul
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I think you're going to have to motivate a little harder than that Rolf. Have you thought about putting something together in PowerPoint? :D
 
Thanks guys.
Paul: I'd like a chisel Spyderco folder for the cool factor. To be honest, I don't use my high-end knives for utility work. I like the history of the design too. The chisel blade was an old style Japanese knife that was easy to make and sharpen and was carried as a covert knife.
555. I WAS going to get a Wilkin's custom chisel folder but changed my mind because of this. $$ :eek:
Mark: KMA. :D
 
The chisel grind is inherently twice as sharp as the double bevel because the final angle is twice as acute. This is an advantage in preparing certain types food such as shushi. The slices can be very thin (see through). The chisel edge tends to run in a straight line which results in uniform slices. A convex edge in contrast might tend to wander when slicing but is a good geometry if you need to change directions when cutting.
 
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