Anyone ever put a scandi grind on a saber ground blade?

[Geoffrey]

Hi guys wondering if anyone has ever modified a saber ground knife, like a Ka-Bar or any of the Spec Plus combat knives, into a scandi ground blade. By this I mean has anyone sharpened the enter bevel? If so can you let me know how you did it and how it turned out.

Thanks.

Geoffrey.

[Moine]

I did that with an old ka-bar, but with a slightly convex edge (using the foam & sandpaper trick). It cuts better and the edge is not as tough as it used to be... this was predictable ;)

The thinner the edge, the sharper it gets. The thicker the angle, the tougher...

I found, though, that by putting only a very small microbevel at a more open angle, the edge retention was better and edge "injuries" (chips, rolls, dents...) tended to be smaller.

Here's a pic :
http://www.davidmanise.com/img/gear/convex-ka-bar.jpg

Note : the false edge is not sharpened. It's a light reflection.

Cheers,

David

[Andy]

I always took a saber grind to be a single bevel per side rather then the kabar type with a secondary bevel. One thing to remember is that the primary bevel on a knife like the KaBar or Grohmann boat knife is a fair bit less then on a typical scandi knife with a single bevel. Convexing the edge seems to me the favorite method of improving wood woork performance.