Kizer factory grind angles?

[ThatDamnSasquatch]

So I have a few Kizer knives now, and one or two have come from the factory with a questionable level of sharpness. Not an issue, as this happens in production folders, but I was looking to sharpen them and I couldn't find anything anywhere on what the factory grind angles were for Kizer blade profiles.

As information, I tend to use a Spyderco Sharpmaker with med, fine, and ultra-fine stones to get shaving sharp out of most blades, but I didn't know what variance these angles may be from the factory. Just curious.

 

[abbazaba]

Most of mine could not be touched up on the Sharpmaker out of the box because the angles were too obtuse (greater than 20dps), so I reprofiled most of them at this point to 17dps. I did voice this to Tracy at Kizer in hopes that they would start making them "Sharpmaker compatible" out of the box.

 

[jbmonkey]

yep just got my first kizer. very impressive build quality and fit and finish. not sure on heat treat yet? guess ill find out once i put 'er to work.

primary bevel angles are more than 15 degrees per side. not too much more maybe 22 to 25 range just guessing didnt measure it yet. i just adjust my grip to compensate for the angles and it sharpens fine on a sharpmaker. if you cant figure it out...use the sharpie trick to find the secondary bevel angle and hit it on the ceramic.