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How to grind a blade a bit?

ScarFoot said:
And a fine choil it is at that!
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Thank you. It's actually pretty comfortable, too.... It's just that I personally disagree with it in principle..... I'm more proud of the rust-blueing that I did with that Becker.... ;)
 
Crag the Brewer said:
Thank you. It's actually pretty comfortable, too.... It's just that I personally disagree with it in principle..... I'm more proud of the rust-blueing that I did with that Becker.... ;)
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Well, I might make a knife without a choil in my next batch. You can’t be the only one compromising around here.
 
jayjaygee said:
Hey thanks again for this tip. The file finally arrived last week, the temperature finally went up enough to go out to the garage today. I now have two knives that are much more useful to me than they were. Image attached (assuming I'm doing it right)

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I can’t see the picture but I’m glad it sounds like it worked out for you.
 
I’ve even drawn it up so you know it’s serious…IMG_0227.jpeg
 
Crag the Brewer said:
Well, I'm a minimalist usually in general. I like a reason for doing things. "I'm a Taurus" if that matters...? Hahha. I'm told we are lazy and stubborn. I think I am being efficient.
I've asked people for their reasons for wanting a choil (either finger, or sharpening) and I have yet to hear a legitimate reason. People have talked about reasons for sharpening... but I've sharpened knives..... NO problem. I don't understand why they need it?
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It's not that you can't sharpen a knife without a choil, but in many cases the edge terminates at the plunge, which results in a smile, which looks like :poop:. It's also an issue for inexperienced sharpeners who run up onto the plunge, because it eventually creates an unintended recurve.
 
Blade Lab said:
It's not that you can't sharpen a knife without a choil, but in many cases the edge terminates at the plunge, which results in a smile, which looks like :poop:. It's also an issue for inexperienced sharpeners who run up onto the plunge, because it eventually creates an unintended recurve.
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I agree that I could understand that a recurve could eventually happen....
Not that That's a bad thing or anything... I'm not sure why people are hung up on recurves being bad or scarey?

If someone is sharpening k390, M4, or anything else Super into a recurve....?
Id like to buy them a beer. Haha.
 
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