How To regrinding the chisel grind

Therom

Therom

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Hello,

some time ago I had a mini CQC 8 Horseman.
I really liked this blade but I ended selling it due to the chisel being on the left side of the blade.
I like chisel grind, but really I cannot get use to have it on the left side :(

I have now my eyes on a CQC7A.... but here come again the chisel grind issue :)

Can you help me to know if their is any option to get a chisel on the other side of the blade?
How to make it if I have to do it myself?
Can someone do it as a service?
Can emerson accept to custom a blade (maybe a lefty blade on a righty handle)?
 
He's referring to the chisel edge, since the horseman had a v-grind with chisel edge. You would probably need a 3rd party to do it for you, unless you want to do it yourself.
 
harvey554 said:
He's referring to the chisel edge, since the horseman had a v-grind with chisel edge. You would probably need a 3rd party to do it for you, unless you want to do it yourself.
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Got ya. Didn't think that would be a cause for concern. Thought he was referring to the real chisel/zero knives.
 
The 8/ horseman is a chisel edge the reg. 7 is a full chisel grind. There is a 7 with a v grind. The chisel edge can easily be sharpened on the other side. A chisel grind would need a bevel ground on the other side and an edge out on it. There’s a few people on here who offer that service.
 
Thanks for the information
Sorry for using the wrong terms , you have been correct , I was referring to the chisel grind

If it can be re worked as a bevel grind, does anyone know the angle?
Can I try to re work it on a sharpmaker with diamond stones?
 
Therom said:
Hello,

some time ago I had a mini CQC 8 Horseman.
I really liked this blade but I ended selling it due to the chisel being on the left side of the blade.
I like chisel grind, but really I cannot get use to have it on the left side :(

I have now my eyes on a CQC7A.... but here come again the chisel grind issue :)

Can you help me to know if their is any option to get a chisel on the other side of the blade?
How to make it if I have to do it myself?
Can someone do it as a service?
Can emerson accept to custom a blade (maybe a lefty blade on a righty handle)?
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I reground one of my cqc7vs to true V edge instead of v grind with chisel edge. It totally wasn’t worth it. Honestly all you have to do is twist your hand a tiny bit to compensate for the chisel edge. Honestly in the end I just miss the chisel edge which was way easier to sharpen.

Top one is reground to V edge.
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Therom said:
Hello,

some time ago I had a mini CQC 8 Horseman.
I really liked this blade but I ended selling it due to the chisel being on the left side of the blade.
I like chisel grind, but really I cannot get use to have it on the left side :(

I have now my eyes on a CQC7A.... but here come again the chisel grind issue :)

Can you help me to know if their is any option to get a chisel on the other side of the blade?
How to make it if I have to do it myself?
Can someone do it as a service?
Can emerson accept to custom a blade (maybe a lefty blade on a righty handle)?
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Regardless of Emerson Knives' claims about the edge angle, I've always found that their edges to be rather..fat. So, I'll just take some 320 grit wet/dry sandpaper, and strop the blade to thin out the edge bevel a bit. I don't even change the edge width or move the grind up the blade, I just remove material from the bevel itself. It's hard to explain, but I guess I've always found the bevels themselves rather rounded from the factory. Once I'm done, they're flatter, and a bit thinner. After that treatment, I find I don't have as much issue with the blade skewing in one direction or the other, and it tends to behave more like a regular V-ground edge.
 
StuntDouble said:
Regardless of Emerson Knives' claims about the edge angle, I've always found that their edges to be rather..fat. So, I'll just take some 320 grit wet/dry sandpaper, and strop the blade to thin out the edge bevel a bit. I don't even change the edge width or move the grind up the blade, I just remove material from the bevel itself. It's hard to explain, but I guess I've always found the bevels themselves rather rounded from the factory. Once I'm done, they're flatter, and a bit thinner. After that treatment, I find I don't have as much issue with the blade skewing in one direction or the other, and it tends to behave more like a regular V-ground edge.
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Read a few times, but still don't know whether you mean primary or secondary bevel? Secondary is the actual cutting edge bevel (the "shiny" part on a coated blade).
 
I use a Wicked Edge, so turning it into a V-Edge would be rather easy, but you are going to take away a good bit of material.
 
I don't think is worth to do that to a new blade. You are loosing metal (quite expensive metal I must say) right away. Resale value (which is something people usually mentions but I don't personally care because I don't sell any knives, just buy them and use them), is rollaly screwed.

I wouldn't do it unless Emerson can provide you with a blade sharpened (edge) the way you like it, or better yet, sell you the unfinished blade (that is, ground BUT not sharpened) so you can sharpen (or get it sharpened) whichever way you see fit. If this is feasible, I don't know.

Best of luck.
 
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