does spyderco resharpen their serrated knives?

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rogerxd45

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so ive always stayed away from serrated knives due to the difficulty of sharpening them. what im wondering is if spyderco will sharpen their full length "spyderedge" knives if you send it in like they do with regular plain edge ones?
i sent spyderco a message a few weeks ago and i never heard back from them.
the resason im asking is because some companies (like benchmade) dont cover serrated knives in their sharpening service.

im good at sharpening my plain edge knives but have never had any luck with serrations and it wouldnt make a lot of sense to spend the money to buy the tools i need since almost all my knives are plain edge. and to be honest i really just dont feel like learning to sharpen them but if i could get a full serrated knife sharpened by spyderco i would happily add one or two new knives to my collection
 
Sharpening serrated edges is not difficult; you can find conventional or diamond hones that fit the grooves, similar to curved hones for wood chisel gouges.
 
If you carry it in to their building at Golden, CO the nice lady at the sales counter will sharpen it for you, no charge. On a Spyderco Sharpmaker.
If you mail it to them, I guess they will refurb the blade. Might cost more than the knife is worth.
If you buy a Sharpmaker, you can sharpen nearly anything including your serrated blades.
 
Hi OP, yes, Spyderco will resharpen their serrated knives. I would echo the sentiment of others here though and highly recommend the sharpmaker. I used to avoid serrated knives for the same reason you do but there is no need. If anything, serrated knives are even easier to sharpen than plain edged knives with the sharpmaker. Here is a copy and paste response I made to another poster some time ago if you are interested.

Serrated Edge:

Fine rods in the 40 degree slots. Three passes on the serrated (left) side pulling straight down like normal. Then 2 very light passes on the back side. When working the back side, tilt the knife so it is almost flat with the rod...about 5 degrees instead of the 20 degree angle you would get if you pulled straight down. Repeat until sharp. Thats pretty much it. One tip is you want to go fairly slow and keep the pressure fairly light so that you don't "jump" the serrations. If you go too slow it doesn't work....too fast either. There is a certain speed at which the rod will smoothly enter and sharpen each of the individual serrations as you pull the knife down. It will be pretty obvious once you are doing it and have a tactile feel for it.

That's really all there is to it. I carry and use a serrated Pacific salt everyday and use it for all manner of work, much of which consists of fish cleaning and bait cutting. I sharpen it at least once a week and it takes all of 60 seconds given the technique outlined above.
 
Alberta Ed said:
Sharpening serrated edges is not difficult; you can find conventional or diamond hones that fit the grooves, similar to curved hones for wood chisel gouges.
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Howdy from a fellow Albertan.

To the OP, yes. If you send in any Spyderco knife, they'll sharpen it for you. I haven't had any problems sharpening my serrated Spyderco knives using the Spyderco SharpMaker. If you don't have one, I can't recommend one highly enough.
 
well thats just great i think you guys pushed me over the fence on the sharpmaker!
AHHHH these knives and all the stuff that goes with them are killing my wallet.
i already bought two knives this week, a kershaw launch 3 in s35vn and a spyderco mule in 4v and now i have to buy the sharpmaker.
ive been on the fence about it, i really like my gatco sharpener but some blades are difficult to hold steady in the angle guide, for it to hold the blades right there needs to be a flat section near the spine, so knives that are full flat ground or have a swedge on the top are difficult to hold in place. i also think the sharpmaker would be better for touch ups. the gatco is great when you need to re-profile the edge to a different angle or fixing chips in the blade but its a pain to set up when all you need is a quick touch up that requires more work then my strop can provide. i do need something to fill the gap between my loaded leather strop and my gatco and i think the sharpmaker will fill that role quite well.

maybe i should hold off on buying it until my birthday (12/13) or Christmas since im kinda hard to shop for because if i want something i buy it myself and people have no idea what to get me and i dont have an answer when they ask for ideas
 
apparently i missed this when i was trying to find the answer to my question,

"Blade Sharpening: Complimentary on PlainEdges, SpyderEdges and CombinationEdges provided. Please include $5.00USD for shipping and handling. $5.00 will cover the return shipping cost for up to 4 knives.
 
Get a Sharpmaker too.I hate serrated edges for my carry blades but the Sharpmaker really woke up my favorite kitchen bread knife.It works astoundingly well on serrations!

I like to bake bread...and you need a sharp serrated blade to serve it to hungry children nice and hot.

With plenty of butter!
 
I sharpen my serrated Tasman on my Sharpmaker. I'm sure I don't do a great job, but it seems really easy to get pretty darn sharp.
 
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