Recommendation? Re-profile to a convex edge

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Looking for a knife maker with a great turn-around time that will re-grind my miller brother bros M-8 .34" Z-Wear PM blade to a convex grind. The angle on this knife is not very ideal for for friction-less chopping and I want to find someone who can remedy that for me. Thank you.
 
I do not, but I do know that he is fairly quick to respond to emails. Often the same day, if not, the following.

His reviews are often glowing and his work is held in high regard.
 
I’ll also throw in a plug for Bryce, of the looking edge. He can be found here as member TLEsharp.

Hell of a good guy. Like the kinda guy who just sold a bunch of his knives to support the local Boy Scout troop.
Gets great reviews and prices are very reasonable.
 
This is the one that I want to be re-profiled:
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I'm thinking that you're not gonna be able to convert that to a convex. I think you'll only be able to get a full flat from that. In order to change the primary profile of a blade you have to grind it down. If most of the material is already gone, what are you gonna do? You gotta start with a scandi or low/medium saber grind to be able to "convert" to convex.

I'm also not familiar with the concept of frictionless chopping from anything that doesn't glow from the use of some kind of alien crystals.
 
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silverds said:
I'm thinking that you're not gonna be able to convert that to a convex. I think you'll only be able to get a full flat from that. In order to change the primary profile of a blade you have to grind it down. If most of the material is already gone, what are you gonna do? You gotta start with a scandi or low/medium saber grind to be able to "convert" to convex.

I'm also not familiar with the concept of frictionless chopping from anything that doesn't glow from the use of some kind of alien crystals.
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So... about these glowing alien crystals that you are familiar with, do they make edc sized crystals?
Lol

I know what you mean, but I believe he is looking to smooth any crisp transitions, and by doing so, reduce points of binding.

That being said, smoothed transitions could create more surface area, potentially causing sticking at the stopping point of the chop.
 
Yeah I saw the thread titled Re-profile to a convex edge and I thought, just sharpen it by hand on a bench stone. Most guys can get a convexed edge rather easily from a slightly angle inconsistency. Then I saw all the referrals to Josh at Razor Edge and thought maybe he meant a primary regrind.

I mean, seriously though. You don't have to send it to anyone, just re-sharpen it yourself. You'll be amazed how easy it is to convex your edge, doing it yourself.
 
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