Insingo grind?

blade man

blade man

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I'm just about ready to pull the trigger on a small Insingo, but I have a question...how thin is the blade ground? I've read several instances where people have noted that it slices better than the regular/classic/21 blades, and I wondered if this was due solely to the blade shape, or if the blade was ground thinner to more of a slicing grind.

My EDC is a small regular BG-42 that Krein reground down to .010". While I'm sure the Insingo isn't that thin, I am wondering if it's a thinner grind than the normal Sebs....
 
I have a small regular and Insingo. The hollow grinds appear the same to me, but I don't have a micrometer handy to check for sure. The tip on the Insingo appears slightly thinner, however, so that should make it slice better towards the tip (I looked down focusing on the sides to estimate the width with disregard for the swedge, so I don't think it's a visual trick induced by the swedge, but I am perhaps wrong).
 
Iv been itching for one of these for a while but I will wait until I can buy direct and throw some bling on it.
 
Thanks for the responses so far. I should clarify, I'm speaking more of the thickness/thinness of the primary grind than the edge bevel.
 
blade man said:
Thanks for the responses so far. I should clarify, I'm speaking more of the thickness/thinness of the primary grind than the edge bevel.
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Mine feels about the same, but I don't have a mic to check.

I believe it slices better due to the blade shape, being a gentler curve compared to the Sebenza.
 
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