Is there a name for the style of blade that...

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That is flat all the way to the tip on the sharp side? I don't know how to decribe it well. The Kershaw Leek is a good example of one, though. A lot of these knives are reverse tantos, but not all reverse tantos are like that, so... is there a name for an edge that stays flat to the tip?
 
Flat edge...:rolleyes: :footinmou




Also known as zero-bevel.



Chisel grind.
 
see storm's response = wharncliffe or sheepsfoot
 
Originally posted by pendentive
see storm's response = wharncliffe
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'Kay... but I still don't know what that means. Did I say something incorrect about the Leek?
 
kinda hard to understand what you mean, bro

be specific
 
I think pendentive must have gotten you wrong (at least I hope that I wasn't the one who got you wrong :rolleyes: ;)).

He was talking about different blade grinds. If a knife is only sharpened on one side with the other side being completely flat and even, it's called a chisel grind - as opposed to regular double-ground blades. Examples for chisel ground knives would be traditional Japanese kitchen knives and most Emerson tacticals.
 
wharncliffe and sheepsfoot refer to the "profile" of the blade.

Chisel grind, flat edge, zero-bevel = refer to the cross section of the blade. ie, "flat all the way to the tip".
 
Yeah, I mean't that it would look flat if you saw it from the side. If you were to put the edge of the knife on a flat board, all of the edge would lay against the board. Most knives curve, the Leek does not.
 
Goat, do a search on "chisel grind" and "wharncliffe sheepsfoot blade shape". That should give you all the info you might need on those subjects.

This is the 10th post in this thread within 12 minutes...wow! :eek:
 
wharncliffe

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Two more examples would be the CRKT PECK series (Wharncliffe blades) and the Spyderco Rescue series (sheepsfoot blades).

Whoa I think we oughta slow down a bit...so many replies, so little time... ;)
 
Zero bevel

Edge goes straight from the top of the spine to the cutting edge - no secondary bevel.

Can't find a knife pic right now, so you'll have to use your imagination on this wood model I made for a custom seax - to be made by Himalayan Imports and etched by Ferrous Wheel.

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Originally posted by TheMightyGoat
Yeah, I mean't that it would look flat if you saw it from the side. If you were to put the edge of the knife on a flat board, all of the edge would lay against the board. Most knives curve, the Leek does not.
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True. However, the Leek is not a true Flat Grind. :rolleyes: :footinmou

"Flat Grind" is what you're looking for

vs. Hollow Grind

or Convex Grind


I think I have another pic...:eek: :D
 
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