View Single Post
Old 8th May 2005, 04:59 PM   #14
Rick
Vikingsword Staff
 
Rick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 6,336
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by tom hyle
The back edge (usually shorter on kirach; this one is unusual at least to my experience, and it sounds like to that of others as well) looks sharper perhaps because its bevel is wider; I'm pretty sure this is due to the blade having somewhat of an overall wedge-section, rather than being flat (?) thus for the same angle (is it?) to come to an edge takes a wider descent thru the thicker metal at the spine side of the wedge?
Flat but thick .

It is slightly wedge section at the base but at mid point and judging by eye (misplaced my caliper ) it appears to be flat .
Rick is offline   Reply With Quote