Wear on the Black Coated Blade

rwATR · Jul 15, 2009

I was curious how well your black coated Emerson's wear under normal use. I bought this 2001 7 used and it seems like an excessive amount of wear.

Based on the edge, I'm pretty sure it was sharpened by the previous owner (it feels like a zero grind) and I'm assuming the wear is from the sharpening.

So if you could post pictures of yours, it would be much appreciated.

fespo276 · Jul 15, 2009

That wear line/edge looks too clean and uniform to come from random cuts.....Does the blade rub the liner...?

rwATR · Jul 15, 2009

It doesn't now. It may have in the past.

Black-Jacket · Jul 15, 2009

ive sharpened mine many of times and it sure doesnt look like that

SIFU1A · Jul 16, 2009

looks to me like someone was sharpening it incorrectly and was honing the side vs the edge, or maybe they stropped it a lot doing the same thing?

what does the back of the blade look like?

also, FWIW, any coating will wear/scuff with use, that knife is worn in an odd way though.

rwATR · Jul 16, 2009

Yeah, I'm aware that any knife with a coating will show it over time. I had just never seen a knife that looked quite like this.

It certainly appears as though the back was sharpened - ruining the chisel grind.

Haze · Jul 16, 2009

My black coated users don't look quite like that. I'm not sure what to think about that one ?
It could be "natural" wear but it also looks like it could be a failed convex attempt too.

rwATR · Jul 16, 2009

Haze said:
My black coated users don't look quite like that. I'm not sure what to think about that one ?
It could be "natural" wear but it also looks like it could be a failed convex attempt too.

Would you mind posting a picture of your users? I'm considering a couple EKI's and I'm not sure what finish I want. It would help a lot, thanks.

Black-Jacket · Jul 16, 2009

this one has over a year of hard use on it

SIFU1A · Jul 18, 2009

imho someone was trying to sharpen it who didnt know WTF..............

though i prefer satin finish on EKI's some do look better with the black, especially if ya have green G10, i really like the looks of my black tanto bladed green G10 handled SOCFK, for instance, but on most anything else i dont like thye black coating, especially on a knife which is gonna see a lotta use.