Grinds on knife blades ?

[jessdale 416]

What grind do you guys prefer on your stalking knives ? Flat , hollow or scandi?

[Born Hunter 17,975]

Anything too fine just chips with bone work. So I like a compound grind, something like a off the shelf scandi that I'll then put a second more robust bevel on.

No way I'd attempt hollow. Be more inclined to try convex.

[spsurfer 891]

It actually depends on the use and the kind of steel.

Stainless steel normally needs a little beefier edge as tool steel and a harder blade (>60HRC) the same.

Now if you use the knife only for cutting, a fine edge may do the job, other hunters want something to open the rib cage or split pelvis bones, in this case a

little thicker edge and you're on the safe side.

The same for grinds. My knifemaker collegue Goshovskyy makes hunting knives with a hollow ground blade and an edge as a razor. Something that will excell every other blade, but don't use it on bones.

I prefer flat ground blades as these are more rugged and a good compromise of strong edge and cutability.

I made knives from 1.2442 tool steel with a razor edge or a 0,3mm or less and the owner is happy and hunters with a 0,5mm edge for hard use.

Regards

Nicolas