I might be the way I am with my edges because of the variety of use my EDC's will see. My Spyderco Military gets used for frequent food prep (I just like it better than my kitchen knives, guess I haven't found the right set for me), I take it to the woods frequently where I'm carving up wood for extended periods at times, break up cardboard and plastic bottles for the trash etc.
Also, the edges aren't solely about cutting performance. They also make sharpening literally take seconds. In all reality having to spend a minute or two on the stones with a regular bevel isn't exactly a patience tester, but it's still nice being able to reset my edges with 2 strokes of a fine stone per side. Also, with a DMT X Course stone I can reprofile most knives in under 5 minutes, unless I'm doing something like taking a flat saber ground Endura in ZDP189 flat to the stone. But reprofiling a full flat ground ZDP189 Caly Jr or S30V Para can be done in 5 - 10 minutes working at what I consider a relaxed pace. This amount of time spent reprofiling is moot when you consider the time saved during touch-ups.
Another aspect is safety. It is common knowledge a sharper edge is safer than a duller edge. Why this thinking hasn't extended to geometry as well is beyond me, but it's quite obvious by my testing that the thin edge bevel will be safer, as you're exerting 2 or 3 times less force in some cases.
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One last thing to leave you with. Some measurements I took comparing a stock Endura (VG10) to an Endura (ZDP189) reprofiled flat to the stone for a scandi grind. I measured the pounds of force it took to cut different materials.
Plastic: Each knife was used to slice apart large plastic drink bottles making a vertical push cut straight into the plastic bottle half, the ZDP189 knife took 4 pounds of force, while the VG10 knife required 10 pounds of force.
Apple: The knives were used to peel and quarter an apple. Using the scale to measure pounds of pressure required to push cut a fuji apple in half, the ZDP189 knife required a 13 pound push while the VG10 knife took 25 pounds to make the cut.
Cardboard: The knives were used to push cut and slice various types of cardboard. The knife was push cut straight down into the two layers at once and the force required for the cut recorded. The ZDP189 knife took 8 pounds of force to start the cut and 5 pounds of force to continue the cut, while the VG10 took 21 pounds to start the cut and 16 to follow it through.
Cables: Each knife will be used to push cut through CAT5 networking cable. The ZDP189 knife took 38-43 pounds of force to do this and the VG10 knife made it through twice with a 75 pound push and failed to make it through on 3 attempts using up to 100 pounds pressure. I did not feel safe using heavier pressure than this so did not attempt to finish the cuts.
Carrot: Each knife was used to peel a carrot and cut it into pieces using a straight downward push cut. The force of the latter was recorded with the scale. The ZDP189 blade took 4 pounds to cut the carrot and the VG10 required 9 pounds of force.
Also, the edges aren't solely about cutting performance. They also make sharpening literally take seconds. In all reality having to spend a minute or two on the stones with a regular bevel isn't exactly a patience tester, but it's still nice being able to reset my edges with 2 strokes of a fine stone per side. Also, with a DMT X Course stone I can reprofile most knives in under 5 minutes, unless I'm doing something like taking a flat saber ground Endura in ZDP189 flat to the stone. But reprofiling a full flat ground ZDP189 Caly Jr or S30V Para can be done in 5 - 10 minutes working at what I consider a relaxed pace. This amount of time spent reprofiling is moot when you consider the time saved during touch-ups.
Another aspect is safety. It is common knowledge a sharper edge is safer than a duller edge. Why this thinking hasn't extended to geometry as well is beyond me, but it's quite obvious by my testing that the thin edge bevel will be safer, as you're exerting 2 or 3 times less force in some cases.
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One last thing to leave you with. Some measurements I took comparing a stock Endura (VG10) to an Endura (ZDP189) reprofiled flat to the stone for a scandi grind. I measured the pounds of force it took to cut different materials.
Plastic: Each knife was used to slice apart large plastic drink bottles making a vertical push cut straight into the plastic bottle half, the ZDP189 knife took 4 pounds of force, while the VG10 knife required 10 pounds of force.
Apple: The knives were used to peel and quarter an apple. Using the scale to measure pounds of pressure required to push cut a fuji apple in half, the ZDP189 knife required a 13 pound push while the VG10 knife took 25 pounds to make the cut.
Cardboard: The knives were used to push cut and slice various types of cardboard. The knife was push cut straight down into the two layers at once and the force required for the cut recorded. The ZDP189 knife took 8 pounds of force to start the cut and 5 pounds of force to continue the cut, while the VG10 took 21 pounds to start the cut and 16 to follow it through.
Cables: Each knife will be used to push cut through CAT5 networking cable. The ZDP189 knife took 38-43 pounds of force to do this and the VG10 knife made it through twice with a 75 pound push and failed to make it through on 3 attempts using up to 100 pounds pressure. I did not feel safe using heavier pressure than this so did not attempt to finish the cuts.
Carrot: Each knife was used to peel a carrot and cut it into pieces using a straight downward push cut. The force of the latter was recorded with the scale. The ZDP189 blade took 4 pounds to cut the carrot and the VG10 required 9 pounds of force.
