Is it worth saving?

[viral]

So I got this blade heat treated and was cleaning the forge scale off and noticed that my edge had a straight spot in it that I must have missed while I was shaping then filing my bevel. So I took it to my trusty 1x30 and got my curve right. Anyway, my question is, is it worth saving it and keeping it as is or should I try and sand down my bevel thinner. When I put my edge on, it looks tall... I don't know, what's your opinion

 

[tim37a]

If I understand your question, you are saying the edge is thicker than you were trying for. That simply means it will not be as good a slicer but will be more rugged. Call it a camp knife and go cut down a tree.

Tim

 

[samuraistuart]

Everything looks right to me, can't really see any issues. The scratch pattern is slightly erratic as far as blade finish goes, but if that is the sharpened edge, and you are concerned about how thick the edge was to begin with, it's hard to tell from the pics but it looks about right. Really nice!

 

[J W Bensinger]

I would roll with it-looks like a perfectly functional edge bevel to me. Nice shape too.

 

[stezann]

I'm often struck with the same issue... the edge always seems very thin until sharpening!!! I'm not a big fan of heavily rolled edges; if it's going to be a rolled edge i believe it should start very high up the bevel and be very progressive to look fine, othewise the light will play ugly tricks....doing this right it is definitely not easier than flat grinding those bevel a bit thinner. I usually do this step, also rolling in the edge a bit, with water stones.
I don't know the steel you used and how it behave regarding edge geometry, but the knife will usually look better if the microbevel is...micro
That said, if the angle of that edge is keen enough it is only a cosmetic choice you have to make.

 

[Kazual]

My untrained eye doesn't see a problem in your pictures.

 

[Winegums]

Looks all good to me.

 

[Will52100]

Without looking at the blade up close and in my hand, I'd probably raise the sharpening bevel and then blend into a slight convex edge. If your concerned about the blade being too thick, do some cutting with it. Cut rope, wood, cardboard, carpet, ect, to see what it feels like. The idea is to get as thin as possible without getting to thing to where the edge rolls.

 

[xxwjtxx]

Nice work so far; I agree with the above post -- raise it a bit and just blend into a convex. Beyond that the pics do not allude to anything wrong at all.