Serrated S30V

[David Mary]

My brother lent me his PM2 in the titular steel. He’s asked me to do some of my mods and interested in trying serrated. I bought this PM2 for him maybe eight or nine years ago now. Would Spyderco S30V from that time support thinly ground serrations I wonder.

 

[David Mary]

His is the black one.

 

[norcalAF]

That modded one looks awesome!

 

[Mimic Knife & Tool]

I love Spyderco mods and I really like that mod!

 

[Twindog]

You might want to check out this earlier thread, which is a discussion on S30V that includes Jerry Hossom and Sal Glesser. I think you'll want to check the hardness of you brother's PM. If it's off -- lower -- it might not take serrations. Otherwise, it should be OK.

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/s30v-questions-cliff-stamp-u-r-welcome-to-post.258256/

I remember back in 2006ish the manufacturers were not getting the quench rate right and the steel could get soft and chip -- which seems counterintuitive. But after they caught on, S30V was pretty good.

Josey

 

[David Mary]

Thanks Josey! Jerry Hossom sure is a friendly looking fella from that profile pic. I was expecting someone mean looking (impression his blades gave me, I guess! )

 

[BlindMouse2of3]

Man David that side by side makes me want a pm2 again.

 

[DocJD]

thinly ground serrations I wonder.

Your style serrations or Spyderco's ?

IMO , your serrations are just fundamentally more sturdy .

 

[DocJD]

Thanks Josey! Jerry Hossom sure is a friendly looking fella from that profile pic. I was expecting someone mean looking (impression his blades gave me, I guess! )

Some of yours are also just a bit "mean looking " my friend . In case you didn't know .

 

[Alberta Ed]

Spyderco's Salt series is serrated.

 

[DMG]

Spyderco's Salt series is serrated.

But not S30v

 

[ferider]

See Spyderco C81GS2 and C101GPS2, both in S30V and serrated. No idea about thickness required though.

 

[TC]

Go with Doris Day: "Que serrate, serrate..."

 

[jbmonkey]

seems to me David, your serrations might fair okay on spyderco s30v hardness........

I can't see the teeth breaking off easily, unless used to go after something that would chip the edge anyways, as a plain edge.

only 1 way to find out though....do it and see what happens.....

 

[David Mary]

This is my Military in S30V a few hours ago.



This is it now. Gonna try it out on my knife before I commit my brother’s knife to it.

 

[SharpBits]

Give it some abuse and see how what geometry holds up.

 

[David Mary]

Correct.

 

[Ikhnaton]

Wow, your regrinds are really nice, that looks like a wicked cutter. I love that you delete the choil, I never quite got why you'd put choils on blades so small

 

[David Mary]

Wow, your regrinds are really nice, that looks like a wicked cutter.

Thank you!

I love that you delete the choil, I never quite got why you'd put choils on blades so small

Agreed.

 

[SharpBits]

I remember when Spyderco released their folding Pukko-like knife in S30V. It had a zero grind which they later had to change to a microbevel due to many complaints about chipping. It seems an unforgiving steel in very thin edges, at least back then. Maybe things have improved?