[RemoW]

Hi all,

I am a Benchmade Ascent guy. But at the last gun show there was a guy selling the m16 CRKT for $25. I could not pass it up at that price.

Once I got i home and started inspecting it, I noticed that the blade is sharpened differently then I am used to seeing.


On my Benchmade the sharp part of the knife (or the edge) make what appears to be a v on either side of the blade. On the CRKT it looks like there is only one side to the v or like this \.

Can any of you knife people tell me if this is good,bad, or indifferent? I also wonder how do I sharpen it. All my sharpening tools use v shaped stones which work great on the Benchmade. But I am not sure how it would work on my CRKT.

Little info???

Thx,
Dan...

PS. sorry if I don't have the terminology correct.

[voilsb]

It's indifferent. You sharpen it just like any other knife. It's the angle that's important, anyway. Here's a link: http://www.bladeforums.com/features/faqsharp.shtml

Specifically, you want to go to http://www.bladeforums.com/features/faqsharp-differently.shtml and read the part about sharpening "Chisel-Ground blades"

[Sharp Phil]

M16 Review (http://www.philelmore.com/martial/m16.htm)

http://www.philelmore.com/images/m16-open.jpg

M16 Special Forces Review (http://www.philelmore.com/martial/m16sf.htm)

http://www.philelmore.com/images/m16sf-table.jpg

[JShirley]

Hey, Mr. Williams. The chisel-ground style you're speaking of won't work as well at some tasks- say, cutting through an apple, because the blade will tend to slip toward one side as you're driving through- but should work fine for defense, it that's your main objective.

Welcome to THR.

John

[usp_fan]

The Carson designed CRKT m-16 is not a true chisel grind. The difference is apparent if you compare an emerson CQC7 with the m-16. The m-16 is sharpened like many of the spyderco endura or delica type designs. The blade is profiled on both sides of the blade, however, on the right side of the blade, the bevel is carried down to the edge. There is no change in the bevel on that side. On the left side, the blade is profiled normally, and near the edge the bevel changes to create the sharpened edge at the optimal angle. I am convinced this is a manufacturing cost savings. These edges will sharpen normally using normal angles and normal sharpeners. The m-16 in my pocket right now is scarry sharp and was sharpened on the spyderco sharpmaker to get it that way.

A true chisel ground blade is only profiled on one side. The back side of the blade will be completely flat. These take and carry a great edge, but require different techniques to sharpen.

Hope this helps,

usp_fan

[voilsb]

Eh, it's only a "fake" chisel job because it's got the false back edge. If it didn't have the false double edge, it would be a normal chisel with a flat back.

Doesn't matter, though, because the techniques outlined in the Bladeforums Sharpening FAQ still apply.

[Ol' Badger]

Good price! I paid 38 for mine :(

[brownie0486]

M-16 review at www.folders-r-us.org

Look to the index at left under knife tests

Brownie