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G'day all.
For my new knife, I'd like the Cold Steel Leatherneck SF.
The only problem for me is that it lacks a sharp back edge (which my Ontario FF1 does have).
So how crazy would it be to sharpen up 1/3rd of the Leatherneck back edge to a useful slicing profile? Anyone tried it?
From factory it's not a 'false edge' (like the Ka-bar USMC), it's actually a lot more chunky. Does the blade geometry lend itself to sharpening this edge or am I going to remove too much material and weaken the tip a lot?
Also, the knife comes in two formats..Sabre grind in D2 steel, or the flat grind in SK-5. The D2 model is slightly thicker (4.5mm vs 4mm I think) so I'm leaning toward that... Sound OK?
I'll use the knife for hunting (stabbing/slicing/chopping large pigs) and general survival/camp utility stuff like opening tins of beans, making holes in things & hammering on stuff (not really much batoning though).
Cheers for your advice on whether or not to risk ruining a new blade
PS I'm loving the advice on this forum and have read HEAPs but this is my first post.
For my new knife, I'd like the Cold Steel Leatherneck SF.
The only problem for me is that it lacks a sharp back edge (which my Ontario FF1 does have).
So how crazy would it be to sharpen up 1/3rd of the Leatherneck back edge to a useful slicing profile? Anyone tried it?
From factory it's not a 'false edge' (like the Ka-bar USMC), it's actually a lot more chunky. Does the blade geometry lend itself to sharpening this edge or am I going to remove too much material and weaken the tip a lot?
Also, the knife comes in two formats..Sabre grind in D2 steel, or the flat grind in SK-5. The D2 model is slightly thicker (4.5mm vs 4mm I think) so I'm leaning toward that... Sound OK?
I'll use the knife for hunting (stabbing/slicing/chopping large pigs) and general survival/camp utility stuff like opening tins of beans, making holes in things & hammering on stuff (not really much batoning though).
Cheers for your advice on whether or not to risk ruining a new blade
PS I'm loving the advice on this forum and have read HEAPs but this is my first post.