ZT 0801 Factory Sharpening

[grownstar]

Here's a shot of mine with that sweet lockup (serial #0129)

 

[KnottyEagle]

I actually wish they would do this more on flat ground blades. The edge is considerably thicker back there because of the blade being flat ground and causes issues when sharpening on the Wicked Edge, at least for me.

 

[Stays Sharp]

Here's a shot of mine with that sweet lockup (serial #0129)

Whoa that's early.

 

[M0NK]

I think that's their way of saying "please don't cut yourself when you choke up on the blade"

 

[pnsxyr]

Mine is like that as well. On most folding knives, that area really isn't all that useful even if it is sharpened (it's usually too damned thick to cut anything). I think ZT chose not to even sharpen it because it leaves even more metal at the base of the blade. If you flip it upside down, you'll see that in that area it has a nice amount of metal left on.

Also as others have noted, on many knives even where this area is sharpened, it is a nightmare to actually sharpen because the angle is ridiculously different from the rest of knife. I have a few knives with this area sharpened that the EP actually cannot do. The way ZT did this will allow easier sharpening...polishing that little area on most knives is a super nightmare to me, so I like how they finished it and I think the extra steel is a plus given it's added in an area that won't really impact cutting IMO.

 

[grownstar]

Whoa that's early.

That's the first thing I said to myself! Still, it's been over a month of normal use and the lockup is solid as a rock :thumbup:

I am fully confident in this bad boy.

 

[NetshadeX]

Here's mine serial #4134

 

[AntDog]

Exactly. If anything, the person who sharpened the op's blade looks like they took greater care to make sure they only sharpened the sharpenable area of the blade and left the wide plunge area purposely bare.

That's what I'd say. Looks like they just didn't sharpen the part that couldn't or shouldn't be sharpened.