Unsharpened

[delmas2nd]

saw this knife and was wondering if it were true how hard it would be to get a nice edge on it?
didn't know they had unsharpened knives. but duh, i guess you start with a blank and go from there.

 

[DaveT63]

I have been contemplating buying some of the Schrade blanks on ebay, but I don't know the first thing about grinding a knife, so have held off. If you decide to try it, please let us know how it goes.

 

[orvet]

The difficulty level can vary when it comes to grinding them.
Phil Gibbs once said that most of the Camillus knives were blanked, heat-treated and then ground. They used big liquid cooled grinders so heal buildup was not a problem.
I imagine Schrade used a very similar process. I have a drawer full of Schrade & Camillus blanks, but have not had time to learn how to grind them yet. With just a 2 X 72 belt sander you have to go very slow & quench after each pass. Someday I will get all those blanks, but I have too much other work at the moment.

Dale