Serrations, Wot Serrations?

Grapevine said:
Or did you put the blade edge down perpendicular to the stone and just wear away the thing and worried about getting the angle later?
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Thats pretty much what I did :D Sounds like we have the same stone, mine is a 250 / 1000 from axminster tools in the UK. When you are doing something like this you need to be careful to keep the grit out of the pivot. I taped up the blade handle joint.


Crunch716 said:
Real fine work on the serrations! btw, is that a surefire you have there? which model is it?
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It is an old style Surefire KL1 led head on a Vital Gear 1 cell body:cool:

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I can't believe you're all praising this guy. StuartyR, I don't know how they do things back in Scotland but in the US people don't disrespect the work of great knifemakers. If you didn't want a serrated edge you should have bought a different knife.
 
I think it holds its lines very well and looks very good! While everyone has their own opinion and some people won't like what you've done, there's a whole body of people who deliberately modify their knives to fit their own usage, aesthetic and design needs. Personally, my knives are all users and if I needed to modify one to fit my needs I would. Nice work! (And the scratches wouldn't bother me a bit. Mine get that way naturally! :) )
 
ropey dope said:
I can't believe you're all praising this guy. StuartyR, I don't know how they do things back in Scotland but in the US people don't disrespect the work of great knifemakers. If you didn't want a serrated edge you should have bought a different knife.
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What?!:rolleyes: God forbid someone mod they're OWN knife. Nice way to introduce yourself to the forums. Besides, there isn't really a nonserrated version of this knife.
 
ropey dope said:
I can't believe you're all praising this guy. StuartyR, I don't know how they do things back in Scotland but in the US people don't disrespect the work of great knifemakers. If you didn't want a serrated edge you should have bought a different knife.
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At least in Scotland we know how to speak to each other:barf: . Perhaps you could pass on some advice to your great knifemakers, like spend more time designing better serrations.

Do you even own a knife dopey?
 
stuartyr said:
At least in Scotland we know how to speak to each other:barf: . Perhaps you could pass on some advice to your great knifemakers, like spend more time designing better serrations.

Do you even own a knife dopey?
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Spyderco make the best serrations in the world I'll have you know. Scotch people shouldn't be allowed to have knives until they stop wearing skirts.
 
ropey dope said:
Spyderco make the best serrations in the world I'll have you know. Scotch people shouldn't be allowed to have knives until they stop wearing skirts.
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After 2 posts this guy is getting on my nerves!!!!!
Perhaps a little constructive criticism is the way to go if you don’t like what Stuart did???
Moderators do we smell a troll????????

Stuart, I like your mod!!! I always end up modifying my knives to suite my personal preferences. Short of getting a custom (which I haven’t done *yet*) I always find I buy a knife because I like most of what it has to offer and I change the things I don’t like.

Good job on making the knife *yours*

ljg
 
My sincerest apoogies, I do know Stuarty and think he's done a great job with this mod, the balance of the blade is still extremely nice and it's a user and should have scratches on it anyway.

I was just winding him up a little.

Does anyone know BTW why Buck don't make the knife in G10/ATS34 with a plain edge? It's only available with FRN/400 series

I'm still somewhat jealous that he beat me to that M4
 
ropey dope said:
Spyderco make the best serrations in the world I'll have you know. Scotch people shouldn't be allowed to have knives until they stop wearing skirts.
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A knife is part of our national costume you know.:foot:

What is it with you, did your wife run away with a Scotsman?:D
 
Shame you removed the only good part of the knife:( . The work is done great though :thumbup:
 
ropey dope said:
Spyderco make the best serrations in the world I'll have you know. Scotch people shouldn't be allowed to have knives until they stop wearing skirts.
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Nice way to mae an impression. Scots don't wear skirts they wear Kilts and it is part of our national dress as is a knife (Sgian Dubh or one of the other variations of the spelling). Hell I am suprised you didn't accuse Scots of carrying a handbag because they have the Sporran as part of the national dress as well. :barf:
 
That took considerable effort, and the results are worthy of praise, especially because it's hand done and not machine done.

I often wonder about serrations. I have a Spyderco Delica that has a serrated edge and it's good for opening cardboard boxes, but not precise and fine work. It snags a lot too. I still have it and like it for it's uses, but still ultimately prefer a plain edg

Now you have a very nice cutter that you can take to the field and sharpen on a rock if you need to and not need any specialized sharpners.

cliff
 
Wellcome to BF Ropey-Dope.

It would be better to tone it down rather than call names. The behavior so far is not one of someone who will be enjoying this place very long.
 
The confusion seems to continue. May I direct you gents to the above post number 29:

"My sincerest apoogies, I do know Stuarty and think he's done a great job with this mod, the balance of the blade is still extremely nice and it's a user and should have scratches on it anyway.

I was just winding him up a little.

Does anyone know BTW why Buck don't make the knife in G10/ATS34 with a plain edge? It's only available with FRN/400 series

I'm still somewhat jealous that he beat me to that M4"


I haven't called anyone else names but Stuarty, someone I've been calling names for a while now. Sadly, my puerile sense of humour is often the cause of me having to make explanations such as this one.

If you have a newbies introductory thread around here I'd be very grateful for a link and I'll introduce myself in a more sensible and dignified manner.

A flat heed would be how scottish people say flat head and a West coast drip is a derogatory term for someone from the West coast of Scotland. A sheep shagger is a derogatory term for someone from the east coast of Scotland, particularly the Aberdeen area where I make my home. Both are used here in the friendly insult tradition of 'banter'.

Once again, heartfelt apologies to any who were offended, I know Stuarty wasn't.
 
ERdept said:
I often wonder about serrations. I have a Spyderco Delica that has a serrated edge and it's good for opening cardboard boxes, but not precise and fine work. It snags a lot too. I still have it and like it for it's uses, but still ultimately prefer a plain edge


cliff
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Now to start being sensible. I agree with you on this Cliff, I find serrations to be very useful in the right place. they are excellent for use on rope or other fibrous material and for a very quick cut. the Spyderco Rescue knives and H1 series knives make perfect sense but, for almost all other uses I would prefer a plain edge.
 
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