Serate an unserated knife

It's not practical, the only sharpeners designed for serrations that I have seen are WAY too fine for putting serrations into a straight edge. I imagine someone with some a few round files and some serious skill COULD, but you may find that most are done in a production type environment and the serrations are put on WITH or before the edge is ground in.
 
Chances are you'd end up with a big mess. just sharpen with a low grit stone and it should slice through stuff better than a high polish would.

And if your job needs serrations, just go get a full SE Spyderco.
 
its possible but a lot of work and the right equipment. its best to leave the blade alone and buy one with serrations.
 
There's no practical way I know of. My grandfather worked with knives and knew how to work with blades, and he always used hand tools so as to not ruin the heat treat. I spend more time wishing I didn't have serrations on my blades, but I'd say your best bet was to get a knife with serrations if you want them. Putting "teeth" into a modern blade would be next to impossible.
 
I had a customer begging me to try and i do them all the time now.Not the prettiest,but they really rip and seem to hold up well.
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IIRC some one used to add serrations to plain edges, dont remember who now, do remember they charged by the inch and did a good job of it, try a search.

the only reason i rememebr anything about it was i couldnt fathom why anyone would wanna do that unless they cut a LOT of rope lol.
 
888knivesrus says they can add serrations to a PE. I've bought a couple knives from them, they're good people.
 
what kind of knife do you want serrations on? i can talk to my friend with a mill. its possible we can do it using diamond or carbide cutters if you cant find a knife you like with serrations to fit your need.
 
i believe its better to buy a serrated blade knife, like one spyderco ...you choose..
the serrations are well thought for cutting, not just eye candy, or random teeth
 
The best serrations have a chisel grind. One side is flat and the serrations are on the other side. I don't like serrated edges though.
 
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