Tanto Blades

Leu Custom said:
Ground for a right handed person, a chisel grind would have the bevel on the right side of the blade with flat side to the left.
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Hmmm. Makes one wonder why CRKT would put the beveled side on the left! The flat side is on the right.

The only advantage of a chisel grind (when ground correctly) is that it only has one point of drag where the bevel becomes the flat on whatever side it's ground on. The flat side has no drag at all as it's FLAT! Some people think it makes a lot of drag, but they are WRONG!
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Well, if you're right...and I don't doubt it in the least, then Columbia River's grinding their blades on the right side makes cutting difficult for those of us who are right handed. A distinct advantage of the v-grind is that a person can use it equally well whether they're right handed or left. Another is that v-grinds are a snap to sharpen on just about any sharpening system, where the chisel-grind should be sharpened at a larger angle.

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This CRKT M16-14T is ground on the left side.
 
You got it. Most people can not sharpen a true chisel grind. Thats why you see most CG's with a secondary edge----not a true chisel grind.
 
Confederate said:
Hmmm. Makes one wonder why CRKT would put the beveled side on the left! The flat side is on the right.
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I have read that companies grind chisel grind blades on the left side because it looks better when photographed. Yes, rather silly I must say and a lot of companies don't do it right for a right handed person.

Seems almost pointless to grind a chisel grind and then put a secondary bevel on it.

Most makers that make chisel grinds are too worried that their edges would not last if there was no secondary bevel.
 
Confederate said:
Hmmm. Makes one wonder why CRKT would put the beveled side on the left! The flat side is on the right.


Well, if you're right...and I don't doubt it in the least, then Columbia River's grinding their blades on the right side makes cutting difficult for those of us who are right handed. A distinct advantage of the v-grind is that a person can use it equally well whether they're right handed or left. Another is that v-grinds are a snap to sharpen on just about any sharpening system, where the chisel-grind should be sharpened at a larger angle.

crktm1614t01jp3.jpg

This CRKT M16-14T is ground on the left side.
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i have used LH grind CG's(ie EKI's) and RH grind CG's (ie a BM stryker CG) and for most stuff it made very little/ zero difference which one i used (i am RH fwiw). wouldnt matter at all for SD which is what most tantos are gonna be used for anyway.
 
Lycosa said:
You got it. Most people can not sharpen a true chisel grind. Thats why you see most CG's with a secondary edge----not a true chisel grind.
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i think the zero bevel CG's are easier than the std CG's, as long as ya dont mind scuffing the blade up. imho that aint a big deal.
 
1A,
You hit the nail on the head! And Master Leu, your knives, and Hartsfield's, are my sharpest knives.
 
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