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Offline Fallguy

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Edge grind angle?
« on: July 20, 2012, 05:06:00 PM »
I have a question for the knife makers here. What is the angle that you grind your edge at on a everyday working knife? I know that if you go with a flatter angle 17 degrees you will a sharper cutting edge but it also will need to be touched up more often than a 25 degree edge. I have a CRKT Ignitor that I carry for work and I was looking to work it over with my Lansky sharpener.
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Offline m midd

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Re: Edge grind angle?
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2012, 06:21:00 PM »
Ive been doing alot of 30 degree on my smaller knives. It depends on the grind for me. A full flat grind i do 20 or 25. I do all of mine with a lansky and diamond
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Offline Lin Rhea

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Re: Edge grind angle?
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2012, 10:24:00 PM »
From 20-24 total degrees should do for most knives. Remember you can get a 90 degree angle to shave but it wont flow through material very well.
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Offline Fallguy

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Re: Edge grind angle?
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2012, 11:14:00 AM »
Thanks guys, I see the term edge geometry used here and just was looking for some a advice from a pro.
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