HK 14255 Edge reprofile

[therulebookman]

I was wondering if it would be advisable to try and take the angle off the egde where the tanto slants up towards the tip. Making that sharp angle into a curve.

Could I do this with the extra coarse stone and my lansky? or should I try to get the shape I want (using the stone/file perpendicular to the blade) and then rebevel the edge?

something like this but not quite as big of a radius (curve) is the goal.

Or should I just leave it alone? For reference, the reason I want to do this is because the knife has a tendency to slip very fast once the blade reaches this angle doing a slicing motion, and I think that a little curve would at least slow this slipping. I've decided that a recurved tanto is not a very good blade design.

 

[Salamander42]

I'm not saying it can't be done, but it looks like a real PITA to me. I wouldn't touch it.

 

[therulebookman]

Hmm, I don't mind taking the time to do it...I just don't wanna screw it up. I just want some confidence in my methodology.

 

[Bill DeShivs]

It can be done, but the blade grind is not correct for it. Sharpening the spot where the angles formerly met will be a problem.
Bill

 

[therulebookman]

I was kind of afraid of that. Like, theres a little ridge going from the edge grind towards the spine. This is why I was asking which method would be best.