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In the Shop => Knife Sharpening => Topic started by: Lillis on November 24, 2014, 01:22:45 PM

Title: Gerber - Bear Grylls
Post by: Lillis on November 24, 2014, 01:22:45 PM
Im not a big fan of serrated knife blades, atleast not on my camping knifes.
So i tried making a new bevel and Im very pleased with the result. It looks a little weird at the bottom of the blade, closest to the handle. But i dont know how to make it look better, since the blade is smaller.
Before and after pics.

(http://i61.tinypic.com/10z3f5x.jpg)

(http://i60.tinypic.com/1z3rxgj.jpg)
Title: Re: Gerber - Bear Grylls
Post by: grepper on November 24, 2014, 08:55:32 PM
Nice job, especially considering how much metal you had to remove and completely reform the edge.  I too  have found that area right up by the bolster can be tricky.
Title: Re: Gerber - Bear Grylls
Post by: Herman Trivilino on November 25, 2014, 12:54:01 AM
Quote from: Lillis on November 24, 2014, 01:22:45 PM
It looks a little weird at the bottom of the blade, closest to the handle.

That's the transition from the cutting edge to the bolster. Even if you don't modify a knife in the way you have, you will still have to face this issue with a knife after it's been sharpened many many times.

There's not much you could do to improve upon what you've done. Maybe get in there with a grinder or file and extend the cutting edge all the way to the bolster. On a non-folding knife you can file down the bolster itself, but you have to be careful doing that with a folding knife as it may interfere with the operation of folding the blade. Having the blade fold in too far is a bummer as it makes it hard to unfold the knife.