I am considering this knife, but at this price I don't want to do any heavy work to re-sharpen it.
Can anyone give me the edge angle (inclusive or not) on this knife, and the width at the base of the edge grind? I have a Chris Reeves Jereboam Mk II, and I have found the factory edge on it quite acceptable, but not more than that, so it is a good reference point.
I've ordered expensive knives of similar Hollow Handle design before (Martin Knives, for example), and found the quality high but the edge grinds way too open, which might result for me in coarse-looking home-made edge surfaces... For a $200 Tops that is fine, but not so much on an unpainted blade with a satin finish...
Thanks in advance for any angle/width figure, or other comparisons.
Gaston
Can anyone give me the edge angle (inclusive or not) on this knife, and the width at the base of the edge grind? I have a Chris Reeves Jereboam Mk II, and I have found the factory edge on it quite acceptable, but not more than that, so it is a good reference point.
I've ordered expensive knives of similar Hollow Handle design before (Martin Knives, for example), and found the quality high but the edge grinds way too open, which might result for me in coarse-looking home-made edge surfaces... For a $200 Tops that is fine, but not so much on an unpainted blade with a satin finish...
Thanks in advance for any angle/width figure, or other comparisons.
Gaston