Shapen the False Edge

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I have a few CRKT Companions that I would like to have the false edge sharpened. Any one know who might be trusted to do this right? I'd give it a shot but don't trust my skills with a file or belt sander to keep the edge in line or not burn out the temper. Thanks!
 
i dont mean to be rude, but if you do that in California, be very careful. The sharpened top edge makes it a dagger.That said ,if you're in the San Diego area, go see Dennis Wright in La Mesa. 800-400-1980.
take care, guy
 
Like the man said..........a double edged knife is a felony in most states...


the same penalty as carrying a gun!!! :eek:
 
Well, probably anyone skilled with a grinder could do it for ya. You'd probably just want to polish the clip again with a curved sharpening stone or sand paper.

As far as the law goes, I'm personally not sure I would worry about. Judge Lowell Bray has written a whole stack of articles for Blade magazine about the dirk & dagger laws in California, and reviewed actual cases. The courts once found a man guilty of carrying a dagger for having a Spyderco mariner. That's right, a blunt tipped sheepsfoot blade was considered a stabbing instrument. So your knife could easily be considered a dagger as it is now anyway. It doesn't matter whether it has one, two, or NO edges. (if you carried it locked open IIRC. The law has changed several times over the last few years.) However, by the same token, charges were dropped against a man who was found carrying a spike bayonet under his coat. Now, if a politician wants to say an object is designed or used for no other purpose than stabbing people, then surely a spike bayonet would fit their definition. But, the law was worded so broadly to include anything that could be readily used as a stabbing weapon, that judges decided intent must also be considered. After all, the lawmakers surely didn't intend to jail people for carrying pens, right? The guy carrying the spike bayonet used it for his job to poke holes in drywall for running cable wires. No crime. Thus, if you are carrying your folder as a tool, you are legal whether it has two edges or not. If you intend to hurt someone, you would be charged for carrying a butter knife.

Also, according to your state laws , the knife has to be "capable of ready use" as a stabbing weapon. I'm not familiar with the Companion, but if we're talking about a folder, then to be charged with simple violation of the dagger law, you haved to carry it locked open! (I doubt anyone actually carries their folder with the blade open in their pocket. it would pretty much defeat the whole point of carrying a folder in the first place.) So, everything I typed above may be moot anyway.

As I said, if we're talking about a folder, I wouldn't worry about it either way. But of course, the final decision is up to you. Just make sure it's an informed one.
 
Thanks for the advice guys! Dennis can do this for me. Happily in CA (at least as of today) a double edge is legal. Just can't carry a fixed blade concealed. :)
 
Loki is correct -- double-edged is legal here. But any fixed blade, double or single edged, is illegal to carry concealed.

Joe
 
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