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Just got my DC Scrofa back from Tom Veff and thought Id show ya I generally dont like serrations, but a few years ago i got a CRKT M21 with Veff serrations because i was intrigued with the design. I was impressed with the performance the serrated area is angled to put more pressure on whatever you are cutting as you draw the knife back towards you. They are simple and easier to sharpen. I did have some chipping in this one; i was cutting a compression strap around a pallet of tile and had to slip the blade in sideways underneath it and twist a little bit to get contact with the band. I figured that it had more to do with my applying pressure to the little blade sideways than an inherent weakness in the blade itself. Still loved the serrations.
FF a few years. I picked up a Sus Scrofa. Ive always been interested in the hawkbill blade shape, and wondered whether or not they would be useful as a more general purpose knife. From what i understand they were originally developed for cutting rope and netting, etc... As you pull the blade back, it bites deeper because of the curved blade.
Recently i was looking for someone reputable locally that could sharpen my knives for me because i suck at it and ive had a few bad experiences with other sharpeners. Found out that Tom Veff (the guy who developed the Veff serration) actually sharpens knives for a living, and his shop is about half an hour from me near Portland. He started his business in 89. 25 years of sharpening worth a shot! He put a beautiful convex edge on my Kiwi, then reprofiled and convexed a shun knife that someone (not me!) had used as a fing screwdriver. It was perfect! Then i gave him my 411, Ratmandu, Street beat, and Culti. Incredible edges on all of them for an incredible reasonable fee.
Then came the Scrofa. It had stock serrations, but the way the blade angles down in front of the choil would make it a little harder to get what you are cutting into the smallish serrated area. I wanted to make them a little more aggressive. I thought that with the hawkbill shape suited for pull cuts, the Veff serrations that are also suited for pull cuts would be an interesting combo. So Tom added 5 Veff serrations and reprofiled the blade a bit so that there is no obstruction to feeding into the first serration. It turned out sweet! I couldnt be happier with the job that Tom did on this. I am very much looking forward to seeing how they perform on this knife. Now i just need to find some unlucky rope...
FF a few years. I picked up a Sus Scrofa. Ive always been interested in the hawkbill blade shape, and wondered whether or not they would be useful as a more general purpose knife. From what i understand they were originally developed for cutting rope and netting, etc... As you pull the blade back, it bites deeper because of the curved blade.
Recently i was looking for someone reputable locally that could sharpen my knives for me because i suck at it and ive had a few bad experiences with other sharpeners. Found out that Tom Veff (the guy who developed the Veff serration) actually sharpens knives for a living, and his shop is about half an hour from me near Portland. He started his business in 89. 25 years of sharpening worth a shot! He put a beautiful convex edge on my Kiwi, then reprofiled and convexed a shun knife that someone (not me!) had used as a fing screwdriver. It was perfect! Then i gave him my 411, Ratmandu, Street beat, and Culti. Incredible edges on all of them for an incredible reasonable fee.
Then came the Scrofa. It had stock serrations, but the way the blade angles down in front of the choil would make it a little harder to get what you are cutting into the smallish serrated area. I wanted to make them a little more aggressive. I thought that with the hawkbill shape suited for pull cuts, the Veff serrations that are also suited for pull cuts would be an interesting combo. So Tom added 5 Veff serrations and reprofiled the blade a bit so that there is no obstruction to feeding into the first serration. It turned out sweet! I couldnt be happier with the job that Tom did on this. I am very much looking forward to seeing how they perform on this knife. Now i just need to find some unlucky rope...
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