Spyderco Southard Grind

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I'm just wondering if anyone has tried a flat or convex grind on the blade. I'm not sure if I should change my factory hollow grind to a flat or convex grind.
 
I don't think that the southard has enough blade steel left to convex the blade.

Not sure why you would want to change it though!
 
I was doing some cutting and whittling with it and it wasn't cutting as well as I was expecting. Maybe it's just because it's a factory edge?
 
Try resharpening it. It mght be the factory edge is burnt/weakened.

There's a whole thread on Nilakka by Cliff Stamp over spyderco.com forum discussing this effect. It is more obvious on Nilakka but might happen to any factory knife ground with power tools.
 
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