Why do some blades have bevels and some don't?

cchu518

cchu518

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Hey folks do you k ow why some k ifemakers opt to not put bevels on their custom made knives or generally speaking?

I've tried some knives out with no bevelled edge that had a somewhat thick spine and didn't like them at all.
 
Without seeing the specific knives that you have in mind, the best and only reason I can think of is that they don't have the skill to put a bevel on a blade so they just use a bench grinder to grind a crude edge on the piece of steel.
 
Huh? :confused: All knives with an edge have a beveled edge. Unless the edge is convexed....is that what you are talking about? Or are you talking about knives that have no primary grind that ONLY hvaean edge bevel? Like zero ground scandies?
 
cchu518 said:
As in blades that are thick in stock but ffg...no secondary bevel.
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Ah. Zero ground. I don't get those either. I know people find it easy to be able to just lay the blade flat on a stone and sharpen....but to me that is taking off a lot a steel each time you want to sharpen. I'll put a edge bevel on a zero ground scandi, which is pretty much the same thing.
 
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