I purchased a partially-serrated SOG SEAL Pup Elite close to a month ago, and I have a question regarding the way that the angle of the grinds on either side of the blade are uneven. I would really appreciate it if someone could tell me whether or not this is normal? I searched the internet, but could find nothing said the edge comes ground unevenly. I emailed SOG through the support feature on their website over 3 weeks ago with this same question, but have yet to hear back from them. I am also going to post this question in the SOG manufacturer forum, but not hearing back from them is stressing me out a little. I did a lot of research to find a fixed-blade within my budget that would hold up for a lifetime. I am happy with it durable feel, and I like the design. Although I do wish I'd gone with the straight edge now, but that's no one's fault but my own. At this point, I'm not sure if it is normal, a factory defect, or has something to do with the serration? This site and the posts by its members were very helpful while researching, so I thought I would give this a shot. Thank you.
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SEAL Pup Elite: uneven grind?
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Um it would help a lot if you actually described how they are uneven, pictures are even better.
serrations are usually only ground on one side of the blade. some knife companies transfer that same single sided grind to the plain edge portion of the blade. often referred to as a chisel edge (different than a chisel grind). I do not know how sog does it, but that would be my guess.
does it look like the "left" side of the blade has a typical edge grind, while the opposite side has no real visible edge grind?
serrations are usually only ground on one side of the blade. some knife companies transfer that same single sided grind to the plain edge portion of the blade. often referred to as a chisel edge (different than a chisel grind). I do not know how sog does it, but that would be my guess.
does it look like the "left" side of the blade has a typical edge grind, while the opposite side has no real visible edge grind?
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My SOG NW Ranger's blade is ground ever so slightly off-center. It's a defect, but not a major one. And at SOG's price point, I think it's to be expected, but they're tough knives.
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Plenty of people here on the forums that will resharpen your knife for a nominal charge. Many of them will also put the edge to the specs you want.
If the grind is horribly off, though, you may wan got look at returning it. Horribly uneven grinds just make for a lot of unnecessary work for reprofiling the edge. And they result in a lot of metal having to be removed.
If the grind is horribly off, though, you may wan got look at returning it. Horribly uneven grinds just make for a lot of unnecessary work for reprofiling the edge. And they result in a lot of metal having to be removed.
I should've known I'd run into some beginner issue like this, but posting images on here is not what I was expecting. It did not show that well in the picture, but I was going to use one of them as a point of reference. The edge on the front side of the knife, with the SOG logo and the deeper serrations, is ground farther down the blade. When you look at down at the blade, towards the tip, or look at the tip from behind the knife, instead of seeing a two equally long sides meeting to make the point of a triangle, the front side of the knife's side is almost twice as long. I could be wrong about the angle of each grind not being equal, but the back side has definitely been ground a good bit less. I hope you guys can decipher this mess of a description, and that it helps clarify my situation.