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The convex edge, that is... I tried to like it, but it just didn't cut nearly as smoothly as my Benchmade Kulgera with S30V blade. I had reprofiled the Kulgera to 30 degrees with 40 degree polished micro, and it just cuts like crazy. My Insingo edge, not so much. I would strop it on leather with 0.25 micron Diamond spray to give it a little bite, and I never could get the edge just right. It would have a smooth, sticky edge on my fingernail, but it would only shave hair in one direction. My Kulgera (as well as reprofiled 710 D2) would slice paper with just the faintest hiss. The Sebenza, no matter how much I stropped the edge, would just slice it, and after about 3 passes, it would start to catch. So, I basically had had enough and decided to just reprofile it with a standard V-grind at my normal angles above. I did find out while reprofiling it that while the bevels looked even, the edge did not meet right in the middle. That is probably what was causing it to shave only in one direction. Also, one bevel was more convexed than the other, and took a lot more work to actually hit the edge with. I believe I have this fixed now. I gotta say, it finally cuts the way I want it to cut. It can push cut circles in a sheet of paper, and pop hair in both directions. It will also whittle hair pretty good too. I'm finally happy with the edge now. Now I just gotta wait and see how long it lasts during use. I do find myself hitting the leather at least once a day, so I shouldn't have any problem keeping on top of it. I have no desire to just cut until it's dull, because that's not how I normally treat my knives. I already know it's a bit softer than I'd like, but again, I think routine passes on the leather strop should keep it nice and keen.
So... am I the only one who's decided the convex edge wasn't for them and reprofiled their Sebbie?
So... am I the only one who's decided the convex edge wasn't for them and reprofiled their Sebbie?