sharpening serrations question

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Bill Bryant

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I have a small diamond coated rod (no anatomical comments please
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) which telescopes out a small tube that looks kind of like a mechanical pencil. I use it for sharpening serrations. It has a small groove running the length of the rod to use for sharpening fish hooks. It occurs to me this rod would be much better if it were made so it came to a gradual point so it could be used to sharpen different size serrations. Does anyone know if something like this exists and where would I get one? Have a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

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Bill
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I like to use a hard arkansas gouge slip after the diamond rod. Its a tear drop shaped stone that tapers from fat to thin. I just use it to polish the serrations a litle more. If you use it to much they get smooth onthe inside and don't cut quite as aggresively as when they have micro serrations. A soft arkansas gouge slip would be good for that too.

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I agree that the DMT tapered rod is the slickest sharpener going for serrations. It's super light and will sharpen any type of blade. For hunters and hikers where weight matters it's hard to beat.

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Ray Carr
 
I agree the tapered DMT is very useful, I also use a Spyderco file set. If you are sharpening Spyderco knives they make files that sharpen the serrations in setc of three at a time (one big and two small). The white fine 600 grit files leave a smoother finish than the DMT, (I think), and you can use the file to take the burrs off the flat side of the knife.
Spyderco also make a file set in a leather case which are really great. It's a set of four stones, triangle, square, round, and oval. The triangle really works great on Cold Steel small serrations.
These stones are 600 grit also and are almost as hard as diamonds. They really cut with no oil or water! When the stone starts to fill up with material, you just clean it with a green pad and ajax. I used to hate stones until I used these, they are really great!
 
Are the spyderco stones your talking about made of ceramic? I like ceramic stones a lot, they're the easiest to maintain and use of the stones I've worked with so far.
Another good way to take the burr off the flat side of the knife is to us a leather strop.I charge mine with micro fine green honing compound. Its supposed to have 1/2 micron grit size. I'm guessing its the same as the green jewelers rouge.It takes a little longer but you don't have to wory about putting a burr back on the inside of the serration, and it gets them really sharp.

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The Spyderco Files and Stones are ceramic like. They are like man-made safires (sp?), just below diamond on the hardness scale. The advantage over diamonds is that they leave a much smoother finish.
 
Doesn't Gerber also make a diamond coated rod that is like mechanical pencil sized? If my memory serves me well, the one I'm thinking about also is tapered for sharpening different sizes of serrations.

 
4scoleman, if it says man made saphires, its ceramic. Really, ceramic is a loose term used for non metalic man made compounds that have some of the same properties as metal.In this case, it doesn't have many of the same properties as metal other than its hard as hell. But its lumped into that category.
I have spyderco's fine white benchstone. I've used it alot for 3-4 years now and its still like new. Its great for steels like ATS34 and 55 that roll easily when you strop them because it gets them razor sharp without being stropped so you don't roll the edges.If anyone's debating on getting some ceramic stones, or looking for new sharpening stones, I recommend ceramic for fine stones. It cuts fast eve though its so fine too. That keeps sharpening time down.

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