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Hooo Boy. OK I'll step out on a limb here and get ready to be blasted later. Here goes......So what do you guys think the best knife grind is for a good survival knife? I admittedly don't know too much about the different grinds. Which knives do you guys have and what kind of grinds do they come with?
For the record, I have a Seal Pup and an ESEE 5 on the way. Can't wait to get back home and do some camping/hiking. This whole desert view is getting a bit old.
IMO a grind is in many ways the same as Blade style and thickness. By that, I mean each has a purpose it excels at. In some cases a Scandi grind is the best, in others a convex is the best, in yet others a sabre grind is ideally suited. Then again a chisel grind is super hard to beat for Planing and Chiseling.
Here are what I consider the 6 "Main" grinds you will find on knives. (There are more believe it or not)

1) Hollow Grind,
2) Flat Grind (AKA Scandi)
3) Sabre Grind
4) Chisel Grind
5) Double bevel Grind
6) Convex Grind
Now you wouldn't want 1 or 2 on a chopper (Too thin at the edge), you wouldn't want 4 on a slicer or skinner (The "Angle" is wrong for that)Or 5 (too thick, causing drag. But good for chopping) Does that mean you couldn't do it? No, you COULD, Just not as efficiently as another grind.