Removing serrations?

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Joey the roach

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Good day gentlemen, I have a question about removing the serrations from a fully serrated knife. Can serrations be removed with a file? Can a they be removed with a grinder?
Or should I take it to a machine shop?
Has anybody ever tried this?
I think I could do this with a file. However any advice would be greatly appreciated thank you.
Joey.
 
It really depends on the knife and how the serrations are done. I've ground a few Victorinox SAKs to a plain edge with just some files and sandpaper, but the serrations were rather shallow and the steel they use is soft.

Take into account that you'll lose some steel in the process and that almost all serrated knives have a chisel edge.
 
You will loose alot of steel depending on blade.

If it is something someone might like. Sell it or trade it.

If the teeth are just to far gone.
You have nothing to loose.

What kind of knife is it?
 
When I first got my Wicked Edge sharpener I wanted to use it on less expensive knives before moving on to more expensive ones. So, I started with an old serrated Kershaw beginning with the 100 grit paddles (is that what you call them?) and worked my way up. After removing A LOT of steel I ended up with a squarish recurve as I didn't have the paddles specifically made for curved blades. I would never do this to a knife I care about or plan to use again–I would start looking for a non-serrated version of the same knife.
 
uxo2 said:
You will loose alot of steel depending on blade.

If it is something someone might like. Sell it or trade it.

If the teeth are just to far gone.
You have nothing to loose.

What kind of knife is it?
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It ain't nothing special. It's just a cold steel talwar XL. Aus 8. Soft metal. The worst that could happen is I ruin a perfectly good knife. I think it's worth a try not too much to lose.
 
You can remove them w/ any abrasive, but keep in mind you will likely have a recurve and the edge will get really thick at that point w/ out a regrind. Here is a CQC10 I removed the serrations on so that the edge thickness is consistent all the way along to the tip.

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razor-edge-knives said:
You can remove them w/ any abrasive, but keep in mind you will likely have a recurve and the edge will get really thick at that point w/ out a regrind. Here is a CQC10 I removed the serrations on so that the edge thickness is consistent all the way along to the tip.

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This is beautiful work REK. One of the things I always look at on custom knives and regrinds is if the grind lines are perfectly horizontal or vertical depending on the grind angle. You did a damn near perfect job, even in the finer parts up above and to the right of the hole on the blade. Very nice work man, very nice.
 
aquaman67 said:
That's amazing work. I bet that slices much better now than it ever did.
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You'd win that bet.
I have a couple of Joshes regrinds and they are nothing short of amazing.
Which reminds me, I've got another to send his way...
 
razor-edge-knives said:
You can remove them w/ any abrasive, but keep in mind you will likely have a recurve and the edge will get really thick at that point w/ out a regrind. Here is a CQC10 I removed the serrations on so that the edge thickness is consistent all the way along to the tip.

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Holy Moses you did a fabulous job. It doesn't look nothing like the original big thumbs up:thumbup:
 
Joey the roach said:
It ain't nothing special. It's just a cold steel talwar XL. Aus 8. Soft metal. The worst that could happen is I ruin a perfectly good knife. I think it's worth a try not too much to lose.
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Perhaps it would be better to sell it and buy a new one with a plain edge.
 
Thanks guys! Yeah it will be an amazing slicer now =) The problem w/ removing serrations is that to get the edge centered the grind/edge has to be brought back to the middle of the deepest serration, in other words, you will lose some blade width (from spine to edge) and that cannot be helped if you want a centered edge anyway ;)
 
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