"Juan Valdez" > wrote in message
...
> > I have never used Global knives but I would bet dollars to donuts that
> they
> > are all ground on both sides. Every "one-sided" knife I have ever seen,
> > mostly Japanese ones, may be beveled on just one side but the edge is
most
> > certainly ground on both sides. I do not see how you could get it sharp
> > otherwise. In other words, one side of the knive may be perfectly flat -
> the
> > left side for right-handed knives - but the final half millimeter or so
is
> > honed just like any other knife.
>
> You wagered dollars against my donuts? Pay up!
>
> The RHS of the knife has a mild bevel for about a cm or so. The last 1.5
mm
> has the final bevel which is at the greatest angle to the blade
> (sorry...what's the word for the flat part?). On the LHS, I really can't
> see any grind. If it's there, it's about the width of a hair.
>
> Man, these suckers rock!
>
> -Juan
>

Well, I bet it's there even if very thin! Enjoy your knives and may you
retain all your fingertips.


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