How To Adamas 375

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Jncoedge

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Great blade. But the serrations suck

What is the best diameter rod to start with. Where can I find a rough round coarse sharper rod. Not a honer ????
 
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The Spyderco Sharpmaker is excellent at sharpening serrations. It comes with the medium and fine triangle rods, which I have found to be more than adequate for D2. They sell coarser diamond stones as well.
 
These serrations seem quite large. extra large I quote say. It normal benchsmde serrations

I think I need a 1/2 or 5/16 solid cylinder rod

I’ll try the spyrdero. I’m a spider and butterfly fan.
Just picked up a Delica “lock company” carbon fibers. Hella sweet It’s EDC. :)
 
Jncoedge said:
No one else has done this I guess
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Just my opinion, but if you like the knife but not the serrations, either sell it and get one without, or bite the bullet and send it to BM and have them do a blade swap.

I don't mind serrations, but on thicker stock they tend to be less useful... IMO. I think the BM serrations are hollow ground. I sort of destroyed a Boost blade trying to sharpen the serrations to my preference... made it look like shark's teeth. I used a DMT Diafold Serrated Knife Sharpener, and the SharpMaker stones for finishing touches. Although I probably should have just kept it that way, I sent it in for a new blade and thought I would give it another go (yes, I paid them to swap the blade). A couple years later I just ended up buying a second Boost without the serrations and don't miss the serrations at all.

For the record, I sharpen my serrations to cut paper within the scallops (much easier on thinner stock knives where I can keep the serration angles pretty steep). When I tried that with the thicker BM stock, it started removing material way high up into the blade (even at 40 degrees inclusive), as I think the original serrations were HG. I also don't think BM covers serrations in their life sharp warranty.
 
Scott321 said:
Just my opinion, but if you like the knife but not the serrations, either sell it and get one without, or bite the bullet and send it to BM and have them do a blade swap.

I don't mind serrations, but on thicker stock they tend to be less useful... IMO. I think the BM serrations are hollow ground. I sort of destroyed a Boost blade trying to sharpen the serrations to my preference... made it look like shark's teeth. I used a DMT Diafold Serrated Knife Sharpener, and the SharpMaker stones for finishing touches. Although I probably should have just kept it that way, I sent it in for a new blade and thought I would give it another go (yes, I paid them to swap the blade). A couple years later I just ended up buying a second Boost without the serrations and don't miss the serrations at all.

For the record, I sharpen my serrations to cut paper within the scallops (much easier on thinner stock knives where I can keep the serration angles pretty steep). When I tried that with the thicker BM stock, it started removing material way high up into the blade (even at 40 degrees inclusive), as I think the original serrations were HG. I also don't think BM covers serrations in their life sharp warranty.
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375 is the fixed blade Adamas that only comes in plain edge with serrations on the spine. OP, as already suggested the spyderco sharpmaker works pretty well for the serrations.
 
I quit buying Benchmade products because of the horrid overpriced design of this knife. I paid over $160 for my Adamas 375 and those serrations even sharpened had no practical use. Won't cut para cord smoothly. Jams up in cardboard. Burns and jams up in wood. Bad for batoning if that is your thing.
I ended up selling mine on EBAY for $60 free shipping accepting a $120 loss just to quickly get rid of the damned monstrosity.
After that experience. I refuse to buy another Benchmade product. USA made is no excuse to support a faulty designed overpriced mall ninja product.
 
I quit buying Benchmade products because of the horrid overpriced design of this knife. I paid over $160 for my Adamas 375 and those serrations even sharpened had no practical use. Won't cut para cord smoothly. Jams up in cardboard. Burns and jams up in wood. Bad for batoning if that is your thing.
I ended up selling mine on EBAY for $60 free shipping accepting a $120 loss just to quickly get rid of the damned monstrosity.
After that experience. I refuse to buy another Benchmade product. USA made is no excuse to support a faulty designed mall ninja product.
 
Silent H said:
The Spyderco Sharpmaker is excellent at sharpening serrations. It comes with the medium and fine triangle rods, which I have found to be more than adequate for D2. They sell coarser diamond stones as well.
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Have you used a Spyderco Sharpmaker to sharpen a newer released Adamas with a partially serrated blade (CruWear instead of D2 blade?)
 
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