To reprofile, or not to reprofile.

Whiteswoodworks

Whiteswoodworks

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I picked up a mini Griptilian with a serrated edge today. I only paid 20 bucks for it and it was pretty gummed up and abused. The tip had been sharpened poorly to a blunt edge. The serrations were attempted to be sharpened, and in very poor fashion. So number 1, I hate serrations, and second of all I have been in a Wharncliffe mood lately. My EDC is a 940-1, so I don't really need a mini Griptilian. I have been thinking about re-profiling it into a Wharncliffe. I'm familiar with regrinding and I will keep it cool enough not to mess with a temper. In my opinion this blade has been ruined and I have no intention of spending 35 dollars with benchmade to replace the blade only to end up with $60 into it. Behind the edge measures .020, if I re-profile back past the serrations I will be at .030 to .040. If I intend on using this life as a beater, for stripping wire and things like that will that bother me? Any other opinions?

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If you only payed $20 and it's in that bad a shape and you know what your doing, I see no reason not to mod it to your liking especially if you think you'll be more satisfied in the end. Just my opinion.
 
Even if you don't know what you're doing, it's a great learning opportunity.
 
A thought - you might not reprofile the entire blade evenly. You could re-profile the plain edge portion and keep almost the same thickness behind the edge, and then separately sharpen away the serrations. It would give you a finer and a thicker cutting edge on the same knife, with a build in kind of "trap" that would catch material and hold it in the indention on the blade.

It would look kinda wonky, but, it already does.
 
Mm, you could make your own version of the Double bevel, reprofile the edge where it's at up front like said above and then just reprofile the serrations into a plain edge section that's raised. Could look cool
 
Comeuppance said:
A thought - you might not reprofile the entire blade evenly. You could re-profile the plain edge portion and keep almost the same thickness behind the edge, and then separately sharpen away the serrations. It would give you a finer and a thicker cutting edge on the same knife, with a build in kind of "trap" that would catch material and hold it in the indention on the blade.

It would look kinda wonky, but, it already does.
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I did consider that, and it would be useful especially since I strip wire at work. The only catch is it will not look as good, but I doubt that it will ever look "great". Thanks for the advice!
 
You won't hurt anything and at worst, you're out the price of a good meal at Outback Steakhouse.
Do it!
 
Whiteswoodworks said:
I did consider that, and it would be useful especially since I strip wire at work. The only catch is it will not look as good, but I doubt that it will ever look "great". Thanks for the advice!
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I would argue that it's the most sensible starting point, because, if you don't like it, you can just re-profile the rest of the blade to match the pre-serrated portion.
 
Subscribed...sounds like a cool project! Definitely go for it...doesnt sound like you have much to lose!
 
I haven't sharpened the it yet, it has .060 behind the edge. It's utilitarian, and usefull, but I'm not a huge fan.
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You did a nice job keeping the edge even, now just sharpen it up and post some more pictures! Have you considered a single bevil sharpening job? That would thin the edge a bit, and would maybe make it a little better slicer.
 
Whiteswoodworks said:
I haven't sharpened the it yet, it has .060 behind the edge. It's utilitarian, and usefull, but I'm not a huge fan.
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Shape wise, I think a sheep foot tip would match the end of the handle shape better and tie in with the overall design.

Take the grind line up higher to just below the thumb stud and from there taper it to Zero grind and you will have an awesome knife, once the zero wears off, its easily reprofilable.
 
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