More reground knives

[John Frankl]

I apologize for my miserable photography skills, but the pictures should at least give some idea of what I did.

The first is a Becker Necker. I like this knife--decent steel and a bottle opener!--but it came way too thick. As I flat then convex ground it, it also appeared to have been ground on a large wheel. It is now nice and thin, convexed on a KMG rotary platen, and finished on a translucent Arkansas and a CrO loaded strop.


The second is a Cold Steel RSK. I like the steel and trust the HT, but these have a saber grind, making them quite crowbar like. I took the grind all the way up to the spine, simultaneously thinning out the overall blade. I finished it on the KMG and similar to above. On this one I also cut the Kraton handle off and fitted it with a stainless guard and African blackwood handle.

Thanks for looking.

 

[hardheart]

love the new grind on the necker, and that SRK is a new knife :thumbup:

 

[thombrogan]

John,

Thanks for posting the pics of some awesome work. How the thinner edge on the Necker work out for you?

 

[John Frankl]

Thanks guys.

Thom, Well it cuts just great. But I have yet to test it for durability. OTOH, I use knives to cut, not pry. And it's a bit short to need chopping geometry

John

 

[cerulean]

Those look great, John. Thanks for the pics!

I really like the new look of the Cold Steel knife. :thumbup:

 

[thombrogan]

OTOH, I use knives to cut, not pry.

But why search for the proper tool when you already have a knife?

 

[ehhh]

That SRK looks VERY nice. I wish they came with a higher grind from the factory.

Those pictures are really tempting me to buy one to send off to you