Removing Serrations?

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Has anyone ground a serrated edge into a plain (or recurved) edge?

I just got a partially serrated ontario tak-1. I'm not fond of serrations, and I'm tempted to do some handy work on this, but I wouldnt mind checking out the results of similar projects, if there are any.

If youve done this, do you got any pictures?
 
I've never seen a re-grind that looks good, you're probably better off getting a new knife without serrations.
Or get used to the serrated blade.
 
Yep, used my Lansky to remove the serations off of my CRKT. You're right, I did end up with a sort of re-curve to the blade, but I am much happier with it now. Down side is, the Lansky took forever, unless you have a lot of free time, I would suggest trying to find a faster solution. I'll try to remember to post pics when I get home from work.
 
I would just let them wear down with Use and Resharpening to avoid a recurve.
 
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I did it to a 806 a while ago. Actually, I had it done for me. I had it turned into something that resembled a "tracker" type blade. It was thin where the two edges met, so it didn't get hung up while cutting. For me, it was a mistake because I decieded to sell the knife shortly after. I just sold it, after about 3-4 months, to someone who ground it more, into a regular recurve. I bet I got 50 bucks less than I could of if I had left it factory.
 
Might want to check out a thread started by Tom Krein recently. Looks like he knows how to do it pretty well.
 
Cheers!

I dont think this TAK-1 could turn out as nice, the serrations are quite deep at 1/8", I would probably have to remove a considerable amount of the original plain edge to have it blend in smoothly.
 
I did it on a CRKT Polkowski/Kasper Companion. I don't have any pics of it completed, but here's one pretty close to finished:

EDIT: Don't know why that pic didn't work. I'll try to get a working one up tonight.

And here's the thread where I asked for advice:

Removing serrations?

There's some good advice there. The knife didn't turn out quite how I expected, but it's alright. The steel was pretty soft and I did most of the work with a file. If you choose to use power tools, go slow and be careful not to let the blade get too hot. Good luck!
 
Removing serrations is not a problem. If you can live with a slight recurve it is even easier.

I have taken them off of a Junk Yard Dog, Emersons and am getting ready to remove them from a couple of Benchmades and Emersons.

Let me know if I can help.

Tom
 
Keep it simple. Use a bastard file or coarse diamond/silicon carbide bench stone to remove the serrations by hand and establish a new bevel with either a freehand benchstone method, belt grinder or Lansky style sharpening device. It's really very easy on the SAKs because they have relatively soft steel to begin with.

NJ
 
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