serration question from newbie

[curious2003]

I apologize in advance as I am not familiar with knife terminology so I will try to explain my question best I can...

On my Endura which is half serrated, the "teeth" are not the same length. One is much higher like 2 mm. Does this affect performance in any way?

The scallop by this tooth is also shaped irregularly, as in it starts by having a diagonal line across to the right then the arch squished in.

I am new to knives as a whole and heard that serrations are very hard to maintain. I am wondering if anybody here can shed some light on this for me. If the problem is cosmetic and does not affect performance in anyway then I don't care. However I would care if either performance of my knife is affected or if this means sharpeneing is harder. The deformed tooth and scallop is the last one closest to the handle of my Endura.

thanks guys.

 

[Frank]

The easiest way to learn about Spyderco serrations is to go to the spyderco.com site, click on Edge-U-Cation, and then click on What is a Spyder Edge?

It is easier for me to sharpen a plain edge but since I work around boats, I prefer to carry a serrated knife. I touch up the serrations with a Sharpmaker. When the serrations get really dull, I'll send the knife to Spyderco or to my local knife store for sharpening.

BYW, you made a good choice with the Endura. It's one of my favorite knives.

 

[calyth]

I'm not exactly sure how the serrations work, but I know that they come very sharp, and are quite durable. I've other knives that mimics the Spyder-edge, but they're really nothing like it.
Check out the edge-u-cation page as Frank have said.