This is something I thought about a lot before posting here, but after a total of six hours of hard manual labour with mySharpmaker, the decision to speak out is much easier now.
I understand the concept of a chisel edge, and the reasons that it was adopted on the CQC-7. It is easier to sharpen (on a straight blade, of course, but the curved Commander is a lot more difficult to sharpen on a flat stone), as you only need to hold the wide bevel against the stone, go all the way to the edge and then just strop the reverse side to remove the burr. Also, for a "combat blade", you just need a strong sharpened prybar that will not let you down, and the tanto blade CQC-7B is just that, and really good at it.
On the other hand, when you make a "double-V ground" spearpoint version of the same knife, it seems that this is geared towards utility use. BUT for a utility knife, you need a blade that cuts straigth down, not one that wants to "turn" towards the flat side of the bevel when you try to cut on a straight line. For this reason, or for any other reason that one might have (and you can call me old-fashioned for this), be assured that some people do prefer a true, double beveled, symmetrical ground blade.
For anybody else that does not know it, Emerson's "double-V ground blade" is DEFINITELY NOT A DOUBLE-GROUND EDGE, it is only a sligthly thinner chisel-edged blade, with the chisel edge brought towards the center of the blade width. Now, I cannot find ANY reason for this knife to be like that, other than cutting down on manufacturing costs: it is much easier, quicker and cheaper to grind from one side only, rather than sharpening from both sides of the blade, trying to make the bevels symmetrical and the knife really sharp.
After a lot of manual labour, I finally managed to turn my new spearpoint CQC-7A into a proper double-ground blade. I would have liked to know this in advance... I would also have liked to know about the pocket clip, because it also needed ten minutes of filework (!!!!) so that it could be mounted for tip-down carry (yes, I know, old-fashioned, not "tactical" at all...)
I find all this UNACCEPTABLE, and the reason that I am angry is that the rest of the knife is VERY VERY GOOD. If it was for something I dind't care for, I would just forget about it and move on. But, as I write this, my new CQC-7A is clipped to my pocket, tip-down and double-ground, at last. I am carrying my Emerson more and more lately, I like the shape of the handle and the general quality, but I cannot be an Emerson fanatic for the reasons that I have outlined above.
I understand the concept of a chisel edge, and the reasons that it was adopted on the CQC-7. It is easier to sharpen (on a straight blade, of course, but the curved Commander is a lot more difficult to sharpen on a flat stone), as you only need to hold the wide bevel against the stone, go all the way to the edge and then just strop the reverse side to remove the burr. Also, for a "combat blade", you just need a strong sharpened prybar that will not let you down, and the tanto blade CQC-7B is just that, and really good at it.
On the other hand, when you make a "double-V ground" spearpoint version of the same knife, it seems that this is geared towards utility use. BUT for a utility knife, you need a blade that cuts straigth down, not one that wants to "turn" towards the flat side of the bevel when you try to cut on a straight line. For this reason, or for any other reason that one might have (and you can call me old-fashioned for this), be assured that some people do prefer a true, double beveled, symmetrical ground blade.
For anybody else that does not know it, Emerson's "double-V ground blade" is DEFINITELY NOT A DOUBLE-GROUND EDGE, it is only a sligthly thinner chisel-edged blade, with the chisel edge brought towards the center of the blade width. Now, I cannot find ANY reason for this knife to be like that, other than cutting down on manufacturing costs: it is much easier, quicker and cheaper to grind from one side only, rather than sharpening from both sides of the blade, trying to make the bevels symmetrical and the knife really sharp.
After a lot of manual labour, I finally managed to turn my new spearpoint CQC-7A into a proper double-ground blade. I would have liked to know this in advance... I would also have liked to know about the pocket clip, because it also needed ten minutes of filework (!!!!) so that it could be mounted for tip-down carry (yes, I know, old-fashioned, not "tactical" at all...)
I find all this UNACCEPTABLE, and the reason that I am angry is that the rest of the knife is VERY VERY GOOD. If it was for something I dind't care for, I would just forget about it and move on. But, as I write this, my new CQC-7A is clipped to my pocket, tip-down and double-ground, at last. I am carrying my Emerson more and more lately, I like the shape of the handle and the general quality, but I cannot be an Emerson fanatic for the reasons that I have outlined above.
