Zero ground Emerson knives...

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lonestar1979

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I do not have any Emerson knives, but in future will probably get one .What I am interested in is how Emerson customs with zero grind and factory emersons that are reground to zero chisel or zero v grind perform.One thing to mention, reading many posts about fit and finish is, the ones I handled at couple knife shows and at my dealer were very nicely done,with fit and finish on par with Spyderco or Benchmade.All input is welcome:)
 
As for sharpness, you really can't beat a well maintained zero ground edge. All of my zero grind customs have been super sharp. Maintainence is straightforward - just a few passes on a strop and you can bring the edge back to life. My only complaint is that the edge on a zero grind is delicate, so you have to be careful not to chip or damage it in any way. As for f&f, they are nicer than the productions, but there's still a few imperfections. After all, Ernie hand makes every single one.
 
Emersons slice very well across the board. The chisel grind on productions maintains a strong tip but is still very sharp. I own two custom Emersons but they aren't zero ground. I can say they will likely slice better than a chisel grind but a Maleta Azul said they will be inherently more delicate than a normal chisel grind.
 
Zero ground Emerson's are the best, and they cut like nobody's business. I never had any problems with the edge rolling or chipping, and maintained the edge with just a strop every now and then. I still miss this one

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As a tool, I like my Emersons with the stock blade.
I like the zero edge with a higher Rockwell, like my Leu folder.
rolf
 
but what if you would really mess up a custom zero ground edge??? if you send it in - one would have to grind down the whole bevel? - or do you get a new blade then? anybody done this?


nevermind - i just found the answer!
 
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depending on the extent of the damage, the whol ebevel might have to be re-done. usually people just maintain their zero edges with a dremel and a buffing wheel.
 
gooeytek said:
depending on the extent of the damage, the whol ebevel might have to be re-done. usually people just maintain their zero edges with a dremel and a buffing wheel.
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^thats what i would say too

apparently Mr. Emerson told another zero ground knife owner he buffs the edges - and it will come out the same as when he made it...

but if you really mess up the edge i believe there is no other way than re-do the whole bevel or change the whole blade - thats why in this case i would not let anyone else do it -even if the person was qualified - in order to keep your blade "real Emerson Custom" :D

people who got their zero ground customs back from a spa trip to Emerson reported it came out like new without any secondary micro bevel or anything
 
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:D - now i just need some zero ground custom like a cqc15, mini 15, a zero ground persian (although there cant be many of those around only found 1 pic) or maybe a cqc6 or a cqc7
 
I have a couple of zero-ground productions, and it's easy enough to send back if anything happens where I can't fix them myself.

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Yea, Chris did a great job on them. They will slice right down a page of phonebook paper under their own weight.
 
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