Serrated Edge?

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Mike Mossington

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Any tips on how to put a serrated edge on a using knife? Something that will look like the serrations are meant to be there, and not all mis-spaced? Is there a jig of some kind I can build? Appreciate your thoughts.
 
I've done serrations on 3-4 knives now. I like them for my EDC, but don't like making them so I'm carrying a benchmade about half the time now :D

Anyhow, I did it by hand using a combination of chainsaw files and diamond sharpening rods. This is pretty slow, but if your careful about holding a consisent angle and filing to the same depth, you can do a pretty good job. Cut one to completion, then the next one, then the next and so on. This takes care of spacing pretty well. They don't look like a production knife but they work and don't look bad either. The bonus to doing the final shaping with a coarse diamond sharpening rod is thatyour garaunteed to be able to find a sharpener that fits them. :cool:

I've heard of other folks making serrations on small wheel grinders or with sanding drums and a dremel. Don't how that works myself, but I think your getting into larger/more coarse , serrations with these methods.
 
Tape two chainsaw files together at the ends. Do one slot and use it for a guide for the next slot using both files this time.
 
Mark Williams said:
Tape two chainsaw files together at the ends. Do one slot and use it for a guide for the next slot using both files this time.
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Damn if that isn't the cleverest thing I've heard in a long time! I bet you could get perfect spacing that way-thanks!


Larry
 
I agree, Larry - why didn't I think of that? I seem to always take a really difficult approach - like making a jig, or using some kind of complicated process.

Thanks Mark, a really useful tip.

And thanks Matt, for suugesting diamond sharpening rods.

Mike
 
good Idea Mark
not to take from this
but you can replace one of the files with a round peace of drill rod (same size as the file) and use it as the guide that way it won't cut what you've already filed.
 
Even better Dan. That's the great thing about being able to knock ideas around. There's always a fresh brain to figure a better way or an improvement.
 
I have a 20 TPI Grobet file for checkering work, a single stroke across the edge gives evenly spaced nicks to start filing from. Come on over and borrow it if you like.
 
Has anyone tried using the Dremel router attachment, setting up a clamping block at an angle for the blade to sit in and making a template like the types used for larger scale dovetailing? Use a collet on the router base, and any variety of bits. Just a thought.

-MJ
 
George, don't know what a Grobet file is, but I'll come by and have a look in the next week or so. Thanks for the invite.

And thanks to all - appreciate the feedback.

Mike
 
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