Behind the edge database!
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Southfork:
0.023”/0.119”/0.119”
0.58mm/3.02mm/3.02mm
BTE/spine/stock
The spine has a distal taper so I put the same value as the stock thickness.
0.023”/0.119”/0.119”
0.58mm/3.02mm/3.02mm
BTE/spine/stock
The spine has a distal taper so I put the same value as the stock thickness.
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52100 CE Paramilitary 2:
0.022”/0.136”/0.145”
0.56mm/3.47mm/3.7mm
BTE/spine/stock
BTE measurement is averaged from 3 readings along the plain edge section.
0.022”/0.136”/0.145”
0.56mm/3.47mm/3.7mm
BTE/spine/stock
BTE measurement is averaged from 3 readings along the plain edge section.
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You must have one that's ground really thin. I just checked mine and got:
.022 / .120 / .125
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Yeah, I was surprised at how thin it was. She's a good performer for sure
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We should organize this into a public Google spreadsheet.
I really wish thickness behind the edge was a spec that manufacturers published. I think we would see a trend toward thinner edges pretty quickly.
I really wish thickness behind the edge was a spec that manufacturers published. I think we would see a trend toward thinner edges pretty quickly.
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Thing is, to get the whole story you also need to know the edge angle. 0.010" BTE might not perform any better than 0.030", if the edge angles are not the same.
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That is true, a knife with a 50 degree bevel but is 0.010" behind the edge will not perform nearly as well as one that is at 15 degrees but 0.025" behind the edge. Behind the edge thickness is only one factor in slicing performance. Blade geometry, stock geometry, blade grind, blade steel, blade finish, edge finish, steel heat treat, etc all have parts to play in cutting performance and edge retentionThe Meat man wrote: ↑Sun Jul 19, 2020 11:23 amThing is, to get the whole story you also need to know the edge angle. 0.010" BTE might not perform any better than 0.030", if the edge angles are not the same.
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The Meat man wrote: ↑Sun Jul 19, 2020 11:23 amThing is, to get the whole story you also need to know the edge angle. 0.010" BTE might not perform any better than 0.030", if the edge angles are not the same.
It's really just a fun topic. I knew going into it that there were too many variables to really KNOW what to expect, but we can at least average the numbers and get a ball park.
If anyone wants to spreadsheet this and maintain it you can go for it, I don't mind one bit.
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Oh for sure. This is a great thread and obviously the more information we have, the better.Evil D wrote: ↑Sun Jul 19, 2020 12:11 pmThe Meat man wrote: ↑Sun Jul 19, 2020 11:23 amThing is, to get the whole story you also need to know the edge angle. 0.010" BTE might not perform any better than 0.030", if the edge angles are not the same.
It's really just a fun topic. I knew going into it that there were too many variables to really KNOW what to expect, but we can at least average the numbers and get a ball park.
If anyone wants to spreadsheet this and maintain it you can go for it, I don't mind one bit.
It's just something I've been thinking about, as I become more aware of what actually improves cutting ability. BTE is hugely important but it's not everything: some knives I've owned have been really "thin" behind the edge until I put a 15 dps edge on them.
My K390 Police 4 is about 0.030" BTE but it's sharpened to about 10 dps, and I'd bet it would outperform a lot of knives with half the edge thickness.
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The Meat man wrote: ↑Sun Jul 19, 2020 12:25 pmsome knives I've owned have been really "thin" behind the edge until I put a 15 dps edge on them.
Exactly. Thin ground blade is only part of the equation, if the edge is ground at 90 degrees inclusive it's not going to cut very well at all. Then when you do thin out the bevel, your BTE number gets bigger despite the fact that the knife likely cuts far better now.
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Yes, DPS is important for understanding how thin the BTE is.The Meat man wrote: ↑Sun Jul 19, 2020 12:25 pmOh for sure. This is a great thread and obviously the more information we have, the better.Evil D wrote: ↑Sun Jul 19, 2020 12:11 pmThe Meat man wrote: ↑Sun Jul 19, 2020 11:23 amThing is, to get the whole story you also need to know the edge angle. 0.010" BTE might not perform any better than 0.030", if the edge angles are not the same.
It's really just a fun topic. I knew going into it that there were too many variables to really KNOW what to expect, but we can at least average the numbers and get a ball park.
If anyone wants to spreadsheet this and maintain it you can go for it, I don't mind one bit.
It's just something I've been thinking about, as I become more aware of what actually improves cutting ability. BTE is hugely important but it's not everything: some knives I've owned have been really "thin" behind the edge until I put a 15 dps edge on them.
My K390 Police 4 is about 0.030" BTE but it's sharpened to about 10 dps, and I'd bet it would outperform a lot of knives with half the edge thickness.
So, one can see that the edge bevel at the same angle DPS gets wider if the BTE is thicker.
Which means a low dps on a low bte will look like a mircobevel.
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If the edge ain't bending, you pretending :D :p
Rex 121 at 70.5rc
0.007" BTE, 15° DPS
Rex 121 at 70.5rc
0.007" BTE, 15° DPS
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Good grief Shawn! Who needs kitchen knives? I think I could dice a tomato just showing it this picture. :p :DDeadboxhero wrote: ↑Sun Jul 19, 2020 2:39 pmIf the edge ain't bending, you pretending :D :p
Rex 121 at 70.5rc
0.007" BTE, 15° DPS
That's incredible work. :cool:
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Thanks, it was a True Laser. :)
The Meat man wrote: ↑Sun Jul 19, 2020 2:49 pmGood grief Shawn! Who needs kitchen knives? I think I could dice a tomato just showing it this picture. :p :DDeadboxhero wrote: ↑Sun Jul 19, 2020 2:39 pmIf the edge ain't bending, you pretending :D :p
Rex 121 at 70.5rc
0.007" BTE, 15° DPS
That's incredible work. :cool:
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K390 Dragonfly 2:
0.016”/0.094”/0.094”
0.41mm/2.4mm/2.4mm
BTE/spine/stock
The thickest point of the swedge of the Dragonfly gives the same thickness as the bladestock, just in front of the ricasso. Obviously, it’s thinner at the actual spine - about 0.055”/1.4mm as far as I can make it.
Another interesting thing is the Dragonfly gets progressively thinner BTE to the tip, where most Spydies I’ve miked get a thou or two thicker.
I’m pretty happy with this grind, it’s going to be a wicked slicer! :cool: :spyder:
And it looks like the K390 is run pretty hard too, from the data starting to come into the HRc thread. :)
0.016”/0.094”/0.094”
0.41mm/2.4mm/2.4mm
BTE/spine/stock
The thickest point of the swedge of the Dragonfly gives the same thickness as the bladestock, just in front of the ricasso. Obviously, it’s thinner at the actual spine - about 0.055”/1.4mm as far as I can make it.
Another interesting thing is the Dragonfly gets progressively thinner BTE to the tip, where most Spydies I’ve miked get a thou or two thicker.
I’m pretty happy with this grind, it’s going to be a wicked slicer! :cool: :spyder:
And it looks like the K390 is run pretty hard too, from the data starting to come into the HRc thread. :)
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Proficient:
0.020”/0.133”/0.140”
0.51mm/3.37mm/3.55mm
Chinook 4:
0.032”/0.130”/0.137”
0.81mm/3.31mm/3.49mm
BTE/spine/stock
0.020”/0.133”/0.140”
0.51mm/3.37mm/3.55mm
Chinook 4:
0.032”/0.130”/0.137”
0.81mm/3.31mm/3.49mm
BTE/spine/stock
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Did anyone measure their Watu ? Just curious ...
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I’ll second that request. My watu is my best slicer by far.
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Current spydie collection: Watu, Rhino, UKPK Salt G10 bladeswap, Yojimbo 2 Smooth G10 Cru-Wear, Manix lw “mystic” 20cv, SmallFly 2, Waterway, Ladybug k390, Caribbean
Current favorite steels: sg2/R2, lc200n/Z-FiNit, 3v
Current spydie collection: Watu, Rhino, UKPK Salt G10 bladeswap, Yojimbo 2 Smooth G10 Cru-Wear, Manix lw “mystic” 20cv, SmallFly 2, Waterway, Ladybug k390, Caribbean
Current favorite steels: sg2/R2, lc200n/Z-FiNit, 3v
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Just got my hands on some calipers. My Watu is an even 0.010” along the entire edge. It’s absolutely the slicer we all thought it was. Although I could’ve told you that 2 months ago :D
- Comparatively, my Rhino varies between 0.010”-0.016” along the edge (mostly thickening near the tip but the grind in general seems to be a little wonky).
- My Native 5 salt clocks in at an even 0.019” all the way along the edge.
- My Waterway is 0.015” along most of the edge, but thickens up to 0.020” at the tip. Which on a fixie I honestly prefer.
- And I took my Spydiechef out of storage to confirm what I already thought. 0.020” along the belly and a mildly painful 0.027” at the tip. As I said in my 1 year review, this is no where near the kitchen knife standards, or even really spyderco knife standards.
And just for comparison on that spydiechef measurement, my work knife from Takamura cutlery is between 0.003”-0.005” behind the edge. And my Miyabi birchwood is 0.010” behind the edge. Those are both Gyutos’ (the Takamura is a tad longer) made of stainless cladded SG2/R2. The Takamura is 55 bucks less than the spydiechef, and the 5.3” petty from the same line is 110 bucks cheaper. Spyderco should probably grind the spydiechef thinner at its price point, just sayin...
- Comparatively, my Rhino varies between 0.010”-0.016” along the edge (mostly thickening near the tip but the grind in general seems to be a little wonky).
- My Native 5 salt clocks in at an even 0.019” all the way along the edge.
- My Waterway is 0.015” along most of the edge, but thickens up to 0.020” at the tip. Which on a fixie I honestly prefer.
- And I took my Spydiechef out of storage to confirm what I already thought. 0.020” along the belly and a mildly painful 0.027” at the tip. As I said in my 1 year review, this is no where near the kitchen knife standards, or even really spyderco knife standards.
And just for comparison on that spydiechef measurement, my work knife from Takamura cutlery is between 0.003”-0.005” behind the edge. And my Miyabi birchwood is 0.010” behind the edge. Those are both Gyutos’ (the Takamura is a tad longer) made of stainless cladded SG2/R2. The Takamura is 55 bucks less than the spydiechef, and the 5.3” petty from the same line is 110 bucks cheaper. Spyderco should probably grind the spydiechef thinner at its price point, just sayin...
Lightly insane.
Current spydie collection: Watu, Rhino, UKPK Salt G10 bladeswap, Yojimbo 2 Smooth G10 Cru-Wear, Manix lw “mystic” 20cv, SmallFly 2, Waterway, Ladybug k390, Caribbean
Current favorite steels: sg2/R2, lc200n/Z-FiNit, 3v
Current spydie collection: Watu, Rhino, UKPK Salt G10 bladeswap, Yojimbo 2 Smooth G10 Cru-Wear, Manix lw “mystic” 20cv, SmallFly 2, Waterway, Ladybug k390, Caribbean
Current favorite steels: sg2/R2, lc200n/Z-FiNit, 3v