Tom Krein regrind candidates

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I'm looking to get my first regrind done by Tom Krein, and I'm wondering what you would suggest as to the knife and the grind? I was thinking about getting a Spyderco Centofante IV reground with a very thin primary grind and a 10 degree inclusive secondary bevel, just so I can have an incredibly sharp cutter. Not for EDC necessarily, just something to have that's extremely sharp. Also, I've been looking at some less common knives, and was thinking about getting a Kanetsune Yama fixed blade reground with, once again, a high, thin primary grind and a 10 degree inclusive bevel. What would you suggest?
 
I suggest you just send him a knife, any knife.:D

I went for a "zero" bevel grind and its now a silly sharp knife so it was a good choice ! a secondry bevel would be fine also but the zero bevel looks better i think.

Either way the results will be worth it :thumbup:
 
Hm, why not take that Kanetsune and put a 4 degree per side zero bevel, if of course Tom thinks that'll even work. That should be just about as sharp as a knife there is.
 
Don't be afraid of using a zero grind as an EDC. You'll be surprised how much abuse it can take. You might still be a little afraid, but let your confidence grow as you use it more and soon you'll find yourself not even worrying about it.
 
Larrin said:
Don't be afraid of using a zero grind as an EDC. You'll be surprised how much abuse it can take. You might still be a little afraid, but let your confidence grow as you use it more and soon you'll find yourself not even worrying about it.
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What he said. I have used a Krein ground Centofante and it was a real good cutter. I have a couple real thin Krein regrinds that work fine for most EDC tasks at 10 degrees inclusive. Just cut straight and avoid metal and you will probably be fine, assuming the steel is of high quality withou a blown heat treat.

Mike
 
Here in Europe i was thinking exactly the same with a Centofante 4 sending it to Juergen Schanz in Germany.
I think he's the equivalent of Tom . I would like him to get the steepest angle possible on the Vg 10. Zero full flat grinds are awesome if done correctly imo. I am not that experienced yet to do it myself on benchstones DMT's .

Doing it myself would create to less backbevel/mass behind the actual cutting edge resulting in rolling chipping i think. On a belt grinder you can get steeper angles without affecting the steel mass behind the actual cutting edge imo. Any thoughts are appreciated..

I have my storage box(room) full with stuff in my appartment so i don't have room for setting up a belt grinder. Next to that no ventilation .:(

Otherwize i would opt for learning the belt grinder .
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Tom reground my Small Classic Sebenza and it made a world of difference in it's cutting and slicing! Tom does a great job. BTW, I also have recently purchased an Ultimate Caper and a Wharncliffe knife from him . Both are D2 and are the sharpest knives I own!

RKH
 
Tom's out of the shop on vacation, so might be a bit till you hear back from him.

Only regrinds I have from him are a Emerson PUK & a Emerson CQC-12. Both have standard edges now & are very sharp.

Even better is the Tom Krein Ultimate Caper I just got from him in CPM154. Nice handy little fixed blade, and it's as sharp as a scalpel.
 

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Halfneck said:
Tom's out of the shop on vacation, so might be a bit till you hear back from him.

Only regrinds I have from him are a Emerson PUK & a Emerson CQC-12. Both have standard edges now & are very sharp.

Even better is the Tom Krein Ultimate Caper I just got from him in CPM154. Nice handy little fixed blade, and it's as sharp as a scalpel.
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The Ultimate Caper is a great knife. I really like mine in CPM M4. Of course, I asked for the edge extra thin, and at .007" it fits the bill.

Mike
 
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