sharpening my benchmade grippy...

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

So, i use a spyderco sharpmaker for my sharpening. I know how to use it well and haven't messed up a blade yet. I threw my Partially serrated benchmade griptilian 551s on there and im a bit stumped. The serrations push cut through paper, and so does the plain edge, but then it rips, but theres no imperfection in the blade. could it just be the paper? I tried it out on a callus and it slipped right through, so to me its sharp, but the paper thing confuses me. Any ideas? Is it sharp? I mean, don't flame me for me telling you its sharp, i mean what type of sharp is it, is it chopping sharp, razor sharp or is there something up and i need to resharpen it?

 

[trimcut123]

You might just have a burr.. Do the coarse stone again on the flats.. And that should get rid of the burr.. on paper. try it out.. And then use the whites again.. Sometimes that happens to me also..
Good luck
matt

 

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

I got rid of the bur. I run my fingernail across the blade to see if it catches. Nothing. I had to remove a bur on the serrations, but that was the hardest part.

 

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

I mean, I can shave with it, one pass hairs gone, i can split hairs, i can "filet" the skin on my hand lol just a lil to see if it would, just a sliver. It has no bur and it slices through paper but sometimes it catches n rips and theres not one imperfection in the blade. It hasn't been used yet... just messed around with paper, it sat in the box for a while and when i tried to see how sharp it was it wasnt to my liking. The serrations are amazing as is the PE but i just wanna know why it wont slice paper all the time lol. and if i stab it through a tissue and pull it back and forth it cuts and doesnt rip, mind boggling...