Sharpening choil

I prefer the look of choils of any type, as stated above they leave a clean blade termination. Function wise I prefer nothing..If the blade gets dull in the field before having time to sharpen it I find rope and thick cordage get stuck in there too often on saw cuts
 
IMO no choil means, unless you are very careful repeated shapenings it will result in a recurved edge near the shoulders of thd grind, even a no choil design like some pukkos will will suffer the same wear, espescially if there in no relief behind the edge ,regringding or modyfying the choil as part of sharpening, may improve ease of sharpening, and edge geometry. IMO old school traditional pocket knives have some good examples of minimumilistic choil designs.
If I need to put my whole finger in the choil?...the maybe I should have built a better handle!!
 
IMO, a sharpening choil makes the blade look more professional, if that makes any sense. Also, at least for me, I never encountered any problems with the choil snagging on things.
 
elasmonut said:
IMO no choil means, unless you are very careful repeated shapenings it will result in a recurved edge near the shoulders of thd grind, even a no choil design like some pukkos will will suffer the same wear, espescially if there in no relief behind the edge ,regringding or modyfying the choil as part of sharpening, may improve ease of sharpening, and edge geometry. IMO old school traditional pocket knives have some good examples of minimumilistic choil designs.
If I need to put my whole finger in the choil?...the maybe I should have built a better handle!!
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Yeah, I don’t like oversized choils too, lol. A small sharpening choil will do just fine.
 
pvicenzi said:
Is the lack of a sharpening choil on a prospective knife a dealbreaker? I just bought a knife I otherwise love, that lacks a sharpening choil. It bothers me a bit. It is a Spartan Harsey.
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I love sharpening choils. It's not a deal breaker for me, but it is a factor.

I eventually plan on buying the S35VN Tenacious (the wife wants me to wait 6 months before buying anotherknife, God help me 😅🤣). If I groove with the knife like I think I will, I plan on installing a sharpening choil.
 
Carrying a Steel Will cutjack today. I just looked at it. Appears that about half the blade is choil...lol...
 
Like many of you, I prefer a choil but no choil isn't a deal breaker for me. I have never added one either.
 
I actually prefer there not to be a sharpening choil. They can get in the way when cutting sometimes.
 
I like them, cleaner edge when sharpening and no damage on the edge of my stones.
Not a dealbreaker though...

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Not a deal breaker. Spend enough time on the forums and you will see people complain about a sharpening choil and that it binds/hangs when dressing deer or on cardboard.

“To each his own”
 
pvicenzi said:
Is the lack of a sharpening choil on a prospective knife a dealbreaker? I just bought a knife I otherwise love, that lacks a sharpening choil. It bothers me a bit. It is a Spartan Harsey.
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It's a dealbreaker if you feel that it is a dealbreaker! There's no right or wrong answer, just personal preference. I personally like a choil, I see it as an added plus, but definitely not the end all be all. Plus like many have mentioned, you can add one yourself or just ignore it LOL
 
Buck knives come from the factory like this
see post 9

If you don’t correct it, over time you will get this
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So I fix the plunge line and add the tiniest of sharpening choils
Then if I sharpen it correctly eventually that tiny choil goes away, and I’ll probably never have to add it back again.

FWIW, I use a 4 inch hand held grinder with the thnnest cut off wheel a steady hand and a very light touch. Be very careful you can ruin a blade easily. But it is very fast.
 
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knoefz said:
I like them, cleaner edge when sharpening and no damage on the edge of my stones.
Not a dealbreaker though...

Add your own if you like
Here on my Esee 5

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Nicely done sir! Your second picture shows the sweeping grind. Necessitating the wide choil. I wish you had a before picture. But I can see the corner of the blade still kicks up a little indicating how badly it needed a choil.

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I really dislike the plunge line on the Buck 212’s. But love the size and shape. I added the choil to make it more useful to me.
 
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