Victorinox Edge Angle?

[Locust]

I remember reading here that Vic grinds their blades to just below 15 degrees per side. Could anyone confirm or deny this? Thanks

 

[cdf]

I suspect , but can't prove that it's 20 per side , 40 inclusive . I give mine a minute 15 degree backbevel on the Sharpmaker .

Chris

 

[Gareth UK]

in the "how it's made" clip it's said that the blade is indeed just under 15 degrees. Look at about 3:40 minutes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC78CMFIwnc

 

[Locust]

Thanks. I remember someone referencing that clip before. Now I'm really confused. I called the Victorinox Cs today and according to the company rep anything 91mm and up is ground at 20. What do you guys usually go for?

 

[NirreBosse]

I make them thinner than they come and convex. Bosse

 

[UnknownVT]

in the "how it's made" clip it's said that the blade is indeed just under 15 degrees. Look at about 3:40 minutes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC78CMFIwnc

Many thanks for that link....
yes, for quite a while Victorinox's claim was 15deg/side -
which always seems to me a bit too acute for the steel and hardness used.

Scan of a tag with Victorinox cutlery circa early 90's

However since I use V-hone crock sticks at about 20+deg /side and have looked under magnification I still feel that the edge angle is possibly closer to 20deg/side - despite all the seeming documentation that says 15deg/side.

Another possible suspect is actually in that video starting at about 3:55 right after they say 15deg - checking with laser - I do not know how that instrument was used, but look carefully at the close up of the gauge -the two red light dots either side of the center are at just under 20 degs..........

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[theonew]

I haven't had a new SAK in awhile but I always sharpen them around 15 degrees per side and remember seeing the bevel get wider on new blades. So my guess is they are factory ground around 17 - 20 degrees.

 

[Locust]

Thanks for the advice guys. I examined it a bit and decided to go with 20 per-side. My Explorer's blades are shaving sharp again.

 

[Sababa]

I confirm that they're 20°, I sharpen mine at 21,1° (I use a few euro coins and some trigonometry as a jig, oblviously I'm not so precise ) and the new edge coincides with the factory one, except for a very tiny (fraction of millimeter) shining line, the residue of the polished original edge.

 

[Sababa]

Mmmh, ok, I was using the search function, then I forgot that and I answered this topic thinking it was new, sorry!