What's that grind?????

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[/IMG]What do you call the grind that is found on the Randall model 10-3 and some custom Hinderer knives? It's a diagonal grind in which the bevel gets higher until it reaches the tip. I believe R. Hinderer calls it a slicer grind. Is there a proper term, and how is it done?
 
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I have no idea what knife you're talking about, but it sounds like it's just a flat/sabre grind that flows toward the tip? You can call anything any gimmick name you want, but adding punctuation to your question doesn't make it more of a question.
 
Yep, just looked up the knife. On one, as far as I can see it's just an angled flat grind. The other pic I saw it looks like a hollow grind, same deal. Technically it's probably a sabre/scandi/something at the ricasso. Someone may disagree, but I'm going to call this pure gimmick at worst, aesthetic choice at best. Can't see a practical advantage or application to the geometry, but maybe I'm missing something.
 
I believe it is just a flat grind, but angled. Hold the tip down a bit while traversing the blade across the belt sideways, the top grind line will angle up when done.


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...should make for a slow heavy feeling blade. I don't care for it but to each, his own.
 
I think its called a sweeping flat grind. The angle of the grind is steeper att the plunge and gets progressively flatter towards the tip. At least that is the only way I can get my head wrapped around it.
If others have better info, please correct me.

Brian
 
Hmmm... to my mind the "sweeping flat grind" describes a grind in which the plunge cut flows into the grind line in a smooth radius, without much of a definable corner. This looks like a saber type grind angled up at the tip, as Javand says.
 
Gody said:
The angle of the grind is steeper att the plunge and gets progressively flatter towards the tip. At least that is the only way I can get my head wrapped around it.
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Idk what it's called, but you're right. To get that kind of grind you need to vary the grind angle.
That takes a lot of skill but IMO it's not very attractive.
 
Salem Straub said:
Hmmm... to my mind the "sweeping flat grind" describes a grind in which the plunge cut flows into the grind line in a smooth radius, without much of a definable corner. This looks like a saber type grind angled up at the tip, as Javand says.
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You are right Salem. I have seen such grinds on knives by Thomas Haslinger (if I´m not mistaken) and they are pleasing to the eye as opposed to this one IMO. I do however think that the techniques involved to achieve these grinds, are pretty similar, but I could be wrong.

Brian
 
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I think it is done on a wheel and have done them. You have to drop your hand down your grinding with as others have said but rotate your hand toward you as your coming out to the tip. This creates almost a hollow/flat grind hybrid.
 
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