Info on a sabergrind

[Hazelaar]

Dear forumites and more knowledgeable people,

I have quite a few knives, folders and fixed, but all of those are either a full flat, shallow convex or scandi ground.

In our local knife shop I held a griptilian 551 and really liked the feel and look of it. But I wonder about the grind. I never had a saber ground knife.
Now I looked things up and I know it's a stronger grind, than ffg but I use my knives for foodprep. Have 2 small children so cutting fruit on the go is a must. For this a knife like a spyderco endura or tenacious are great. But I wonder, is the saber grind a lot different?

Not planning to make this a dedicated kitchen picnic knife but cutting fruit is a daily task...

 

[Hickory n steel]

Dear forumites and more knowledgeable people,

I have quite a few knives, folders and fixed, but all of those are either a full flat, shallow convex or scandi ground.

In our local knife shop I held a griptilian 551 and really liked the feel and look of it. But I wonder about the grind. I never had a saber ground knife.
Now I looked things up and I know it's a stronger grind, than ffg but I use my knives for foodprep. Have 2 small children so cutting fruit on the go is a must. For this a knife like a spyderco endura or tenacious are great. But I wonder, is the saber grind a lot different?

Not planning to make this a dedicated kitchen picnic knife but cutting fruit is a daily task...

I've found that with a thin blade about 1/8" or less, a mid height sabre grind is a good durable jack of all trades utility grind that slices pretty well.
However it's not as good of a slicer if the blade is narrow because it won't end up as thin behind the edge as a hollow or full flat grind will.
This particular blade looks wide enough and not super thick,but I wouldn't be surprised if you're not happy with it's comparative slicing ability.

I'm just gonna throw this out there, have you considered a thin flat ground traditional that you can keep just for fruit ?

 

[Hazelaar]

I've found that with a thin blade about 1/8" or less, a mid height sabre grind is a good durable jack of all trades utility grind that slices pretty well.
However it's not as good of a slicer if the blade is narrow because it won't end up as thin behind the edge as a hollow or full flat grind will.
This particular blade looks wide enough and not super thick,but I wouldn't be surprised if you're not happy with it's comparative slicing ability.

I'm just gonna throw this out there, have you considered a thin flat ground traditional that you can keep just for fruit ?

Thanks for the reply!
I have a few trad folders, I'm from Belgium so opinel, vic, boker trappers, sodbuster and such are all part of my knives. But it would be a problem to carry multiple knives... police is already suspicious of knife carrying so multiple knives would give them a fit...

 

[LX_Emergency]

I suspected you were from around my area....the username looks suspiciously...Dutch (or Flemish in your case)

You can always regrind it to a full flat (or someone with a grinder can for you). I've done this with a ton a knives for a couple of customers. Even one or two Benchmades.

 

[Dean51]

I do not understand why so many small knives use saber grinds. A saber grind might work on a sword. On a knife all it does is make the primary grind more obtuse, which makes it harder to push thru material like cardboard. That also means they don't slice things like fruit as well especially apples.

For your uses you would be better suited with something like a Ontario Rat 2. Or other thin bladed FFG.

 

[Hazelaar]

I don't understand either, but I don't like the folding rats. Distance edge to handle is just to much. If there are other knives who look like a grip but with a ffg, let me know!

 

[ATJ999]

I don't mind saber grinds on smaller knives, but they are not necessary. I do prefer a saber grind for my hard use fixed blades, such as choppers, and smaller large knives that could be considered light choppers.

 

[Dean51]

I don't understand either, but I don't like the folding rats. Distance edge to handle is just to much. If there are other knives who look like a grip but with a ffg, let me know!

I just threw out the rat as an example of thin flat modern.
The Ritter RSK MK1 are Griptilian's with a taller flatter grind, you might want to have a look at it. Benchmade's not making the blades for Ritter any more but last time I looked Knifeworks still had a few.

 

[22-rimfire]

The sabre grind is generally my favorite using fixed blade shape. The example I commonly use is the discontinued Kabar Becker BK-15. I find this shape to be a jack of all trades from general outdoor use to hunting chores. I use the BK-15 as a bit of a model when choosing a fixed blade. Tis one of the reasons I really like the Dozier Pro Guides knife.