I’ve been using my sharpmaker to sharpen my serrated Spyderco Salt 2, and haven’t been completely happy with the results. It was sharp, but not sharp enough, if you know what I mean.
I saw a post on reddit a few days ago where someone used their worksharp to sharpen serrated knives, and their technique worked.
Basically, you hold the knife at an angle across the belt, instead of parallel. The belt is flexible enough that it flexes into the grooves of the serrations. Do a couple of passes, then a light pass on the backside of the blade to remove any burr.
I used my WSKO with an aftermarket 800 grit belt. Then switched to a leather belt to hone it. I got a mirror edge, and the knife is sharp enough to slice hairs. Cutting cardboard with it is a pleasure- it slides cleanly through the cardboard.
Anyway, I thought I’d share this technique here, in the hopes that it can help others get their serrated knives really sharp.
I saw a post on reddit a few days ago where someone used their worksharp to sharpen serrated knives, and their technique worked.
Basically, you hold the knife at an angle across the belt, instead of parallel. The belt is flexible enough that it flexes into the grooves of the serrations. Do a couple of passes, then a light pass on the backside of the blade to remove any burr.
I used my WSKO with an aftermarket 800 grit belt. Then switched to a leather belt to hone it. I got a mirror edge, and the knife is sharp enough to slice hairs. Cutting cardboard with it is a pleasure- it slides cleanly through the cardboard.
Anyway, I thought I’d share this technique here, in the hopes that it can help others get their serrated knives really sharp.