Spyderco Tuff regrind

razorsharp · #1

Hey guys. Just thought I would show off my latest regrind. A Tuff thinned out to about 0.004 to 0.005" behind the 14dps edge. I have done some tests and it's holding up fine (chopped wood, cut boxes, pried open a paint can) . Gonna be fun to try out, will be rotating it with my new lionsteel Sr1. The grind height, If it didn't have a fuller, would probably look exactly the same, steel was basically only removed from behind the edge and not so much the back of the grind

jabba359 · #2

Excellent work Travis. Very clean looking grind there.

razorsharp · #3

jabba359 wrote:Excellent work Travis. Very clean looking grind there.

I was really hard to get them consistent with the worn 80 grit, when I order new belts I'll attack it with a fresh one which will leave it more consistent

Thanks man

Blerv · #4

Sick work there bud :D .

cckw · #5

How do you manage heat doing that?

razorsharp · #6

cckw wrote:How do you manage heat doing that?

Gets dunked in water every pass or 2, it only ever gets slightly warm at worst. I dunk it even if I can't feel heat

Evil D · #7

Can we get a pic of how thin the edge is?

78lilred · #8

...... Now I've gotta get this done to mine someday soon. How thick did you keep the tip?

That is a beautiful grind, well done.

razorsharp · #9

Evil D wrote:Can we get a pic of how thin the edge is?

Similar edge angles

razorsharp · #10

78lilred wrote:...... Now I've gotta get this done to mine someday soon. How thick did you keep the tip?

That is a beautiful grind, well done.

I keep the tip thicker if the customer wants me to. Some knives I'll do that to anyway. I was going to keep the tip at 0.010+" but decided screw it, and made it all consistent

xceptnl · #11

This regrind looks terrific Travis. How close was the belt to the upper blade flat?

Coulro · #12

razorsharp wrote:

That is a cool picture!

spyderHS08 · #13

Great work brother! Love the new grind. That is one of my favorite spydercos to date. I picked one up when they first came out and can't get overs it's beefyness, love it. Big ol thick blade, Titanium, G10 and tuff as ****!!

defenestrate · #14

Do you have an opinion about grinding S30V that thin? ai think it would be sweet on my Navaja.

razorsharp · #15

Don't beat the crap out of it putting side loads on the knife when it's ground thin and it should be fine. S30v should be perfectly fine at about 0.006" behind the edge and should be good for heavier use at 0.010" behind the edge plus or minus a little. (like hard whittling with torque, careful battoning)

78lilred · #16

razorsharp wrote:I keep the tip thicker if the customer wants me to. Some knives I'll do that to anyway. I was going to keep the tip at 0.010+" but decided screw it, and made it all consistent

Very nicely done, keep us updated on how it performs. Mine gets side loaded at times doing home improvement stuff. Tip looks quite nice going by your latest pictures.

wquiles · #17

That looks awesome - nicely done!

razorsharp · #18

no deformations

shunsui · #19

Good job. Love the look of that. A lot of regrinds look a bit severe. This one has a nice resonant quality with the design of the blade, and it sounds like it still holds up pretty well for a tuff knife. Very tempting stuff.

razorsharp wrote:

senorsquare · #20

shunsui wrote:Good job. Love the look of that. A lot of regrinds look a bit severe. This one has a nice resonant quality with the design of the blade, and it sounds like it still holds up pretty well for a tuff knife. Very tempting stuff.

Agree. I love how you got it thin behind the edge without butchering the fuller. Very nice work sir.