I figured I’d give this chisel knife a try, since it’s not like I use this particular knife for its intended purpose anyway but rather as a general purpose sharpish piece of steel. I’m already carrying a folding knife and a Leatherman, so I don’t need a third knife with a pointy tip.
Edit: 6 months later - I’ve used the chisel end a ton. Far more useful in my work compared to a regular carpenter’s knife.
Is the blade side a single bevel as well, also is the chisel bevel the same angle as the blade?
Yeah both edges are single bevel. Didn’t actually even realise that while in the store. My only other single bevel knife is Opinel and that thing cuts crazy good.
I’m not sure about the angle but looks about the same.
Wonder how hard it’ll be to keep the edge, guess it prob depends on what you use it for? Single bevels can be sharp as hell, but kinda fragile imo.
Upon closer inspection, the chisel end seems to have a lower angle than the knife edge. It’s a relatively thick carbon steel blade, so I’m not worried about durability, and it should be easy to sharpen. I’ll probably just keep the chisel end sharp and leave the blade itself dull.
I wouldn’t worry too much about the actual durability, when I mentioned fragile it was more about keeping a good edge on it. My experience with single bevel edges is mostly with wood chisel and some kitchen knives, and both seem to require a lot more maintenance to keep them sharp.