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I ended up with a CRKT Foresight in an internet purchase that went haywire. Knife actually work great (flips great) but I just couldn't stand the bulbous shape of the blade, and the resultant recurve of the blade. So although I hate to go to grinding on a brand new knife, I took this one to the belt sanders, and I must say I really like the result.
Here you can see the original shape of the blade--I didn't think to take before pictures so these are random images borrowed from various web pages: click them for larger image.
And here are some quick picks of the new shape created by me:
I was actually most concerned in getting the bevel back on the edge since I took quite a bit of metal off. But, using the guide--which I normally don't--on my KOWS, made it fairly simple, and I had a hair popping edge back in short order.
I've contoured a few blades, and done some fairly extensive grinding to repair some knives for friends before, but I am actually quite pleased with how this one came out-I must say.
Here you can see the original shape of the blade--I didn't think to take before pictures so these are random images borrowed from various web pages: click them for larger image.
And here are some quick picks of the new shape created by me:
I was actually most concerned in getting the bevel back on the edge since I took quite a bit of metal off. But, using the guide--which I normally don't--on my KOWS, made it fairly simple, and I had a hair popping edge back in short order.
I've contoured a few blades, and done some fairly extensive grinding to repair some knives for friends before, but I am actually quite pleased with how this one came out-I must say.
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