Serrations.

Is it possible to sharpen serrations to look good and well polished like the factory edge? I can't stand having my knives look less than perfect. Scratches, poor edges, etc. drive me insane. I just got my BM-910S yesterday, and the serrations are starting to bother me. Just thinking about how hard it is going to be to sharpen it in the future drives me crazy, especially since Benchmade's LifeSharp service doesn't even apply to serrated portions of the blade (lame!). I think I will just go back on Tuesday to the store and return it because I don't want a serrated edge.
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Of course they don't have a plain edged one either. Oh well.
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-Chang the Asian Janitorial Apparatus, unhappy at serrations.
 
Velitrius

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I agree with you, Comrade. The serrations on my BM CQC7 are beginning to be a pain. The Spyderco Sharpmaker does a very good job on the serrated part, but I'm tiring of that entire section of the blade altogether.

I thought the serrated part would be good for the rope cutting I do on the job, but I've found a way to cut rope with a plain edge just as good:

I take the Sharpmaker to the plain edged blade in question. I use the coarse stones on it until the rough edge is there, then quit. The rough edge hacks rope like nobody's business.

I doubt I will ever buy another blade that has any serrations on it whatsoever. Plain edges for me from here on out.
 
This is a growing sentiment on the forums that I have noticed. I have a combo edge AFCK and I wish I had bought a plain edge. Live and Learn I guess! Its not that I don't like serrations but they are just not for me and a growing number of others too- welcome to the club!

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I just hope they will give me a refund instead of store credit. Their return policy didn't say anything about store credit instead of refund, so they better not try to pull any funny tricks on me. Should I kick and scream if they don't give me a cash refund. Or maybe I'll just yell loudly that they are just trying to keep the yellow man down
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. I really should have ordered on the internet. $150 is a little much to pay for a Benchmade Stryker. I could have gotten it for about $95. I think I'll go use my refund to get a plain version.
 
I've always recommended against serrations (except for kitchen bread knives, of course.) About a year ago we were still selling more plain than combo blades but the reverse has been true for the past 9 months or so. Maybe it will trend backward.

If you really want a plain edge to do sawing type cuts well, just hone a little on the rough side like a kitchen knife. Don't polish it. It will certainly do sawing cuts better than a dull serrated edge. Take care.

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Oh Oh looks like everyones serrations have worn down at the same time. Well good thing there are some of us here with good sharp strait edge knives if you serrated guys need to borrow one
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Bob
 
Consider this. All plain edges have serrations they are just small and usually not noticed to the naked eye. Now if you magnify the edge enough you can see them. I seem to be getting better performance from knives just using the coarse stones of the Spyderco Sharpmaker. I assume this is due to the "micro serrations".

I never purchase serrated knives as their use is too limited for me. I would assume and I could be wrong that the coarser the sharpening stone the larger the micro serrations and the more the knife behaves like a serrated blade only easier to sharpen.

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Roger Blake
 
Mike loves them, I'm ambivalent about them. Properly sharpened, a knife doesn't really need them, though in some cases it's a matter of "the right tool for them job".

Daily carry? Plain edge, every time. It's just easier to maintain, and the serrations generally aren't long enough to do more than start the cut for the plain edge portion. Plus I find plain edges more aesthetically pleasing.... the lines of the knife aren't interrupted.

Spark

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Serrations have their uses, but most tasks can be handled with a plain edge. I do keep a knife with serrations on me, but that's in addition to a plain edge. I have 3 knives with serrations on them, all combo edge: The crappy S&W which was my first knife other than a SAK, a BF Native, and a CPM 440V Native. The 35/65 ratio of plain edge to serrations on the Native makes it almost like a fully serrated blade. I tend to have more use for plain edges but in the meantime the Natives almost instantly slice through french bread.

Still waiting to get a Sharpmaker so I can put a coarse edge on my BM 710. Or maybe another knife since I anticipate that I'll replace that one with another knife.

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Simon Yu

"I look at it this way. If things get much worse I'll be too dead to care."
 
My daily carry for the last year and a half has been a Spyderco Walker Lt/Wt partial serrated. I love the knife, hate the serrations, (ugly little teeth). I'm thinking of replacing it with a CRKT KFF, small with plain edge. In fact the only knife I'll ever buy with serrations is a Bread Knife. Other than that serrations are useless to me.

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Yeah, we hate them now, but they have their place. A folder with serrations is a folding SAW. If you want a knife, buy a knife; if you want a small pocket saw, buy a serrated blade. I have two Delicas I use as saws only -- all the rest is plain edge.

Now, to answer your question, YES YOU CAN! Serrations can actually be sharpened to razor edge and polished at the same time. Buy a Gatco (sp?) pocket cross sharpener (those little 1/8" dia. medium and fine stones) and a rotary tool (Dremel, Wizard, etc...) At VERY low speed, use the fine rods to polish the serrations and sharpen. Patience at a steady hand will produce results even the most anal among us can appreciate. I if you go too fast, you could affect the temper, so I'm told.

Just buy another knife, in plain edge, but keep that one too.
 
I'll agree. I detest serrations on a knife - unless the knife is totally serrated. I plan on getting a fully serrated Spyderco Military (I have the plain edge), and a Buck Crosslock Doubleblade. After that, I'll never need to buy a serrated blade, and will never buy a combo!!

Besides cutting very tough material, the only thing I can think of where a serrated blade would come in handy would be if you wanted a design in the spreading of your thick but non-chunky peanut butter!!
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Down With Serrations!!!
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It's a personal choice, and mine is always plain edge. Can't sharpen 'em worth a crap, and don't really use 'em, so what's the point?

Had a friend who worked in shipping/receiving (warehouse stuff) and he would've been lost without his serrations. He sharpened them with a round sharpener like used on kitchen knives during carving! (don't know what those bloody things are called) He didn't care what they looked like, as long as they'd grab and rip through that nylon strapping.

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Brandon

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Elvislives - I belive you mean a "Butchers Steel", more commonly just a Steel.

I hate serrations with a passion. I usually carry a folder with them, just in case, buti dislike them immensly.

James

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The beast we are, lest the beast we become.
 
** As far as collecting These Type of Blades.
I Like them for the Look only. Never to
be used in the real world.Just a Look.

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My favorite is plain edge. But I also have several serrated and semi-serrated knives that I get good use out of, too. I haven't yet had to sharpen any serrations yet (too many knives in the rotation?) but don't worry about when I'll need to. I have the old 203 Sharpmaker.

For me, it's okay when a knife gets a few scratches on it from honest use (i.e., not from being dropped or thrown around). I figure when it's time to resharpen them I'll just not worry about the looks of the serrations.

Camrade Chang:
BTW, you probably did the right thing buying the Benchmade in person. I prefer to check all knives personally before I buy them, unless you can find a good source who will check it all for you.
Jim
 
I tend to avoid knives with serrations because I cannot sharpen them nearly as well as a plain edge.
Additionally, I seldom encounter tasks where a plain edge won't work.
I do have a couple of knives with serrations (AFO & Spyderco Standard). I always take one of them when I'm working around rope.
Also,I would prefer at least a combo edge for survival uses.
But in the real world of usual cutting tasks, plain edge is always sufficient to me.
Later, Bill
 
OK, I returned it.
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I got cash for it. Next stop is me ordering some knives off the internet. With big note in the comment section to check the liners, spacers, and the blade grind.
 
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