Sharpening Serrations

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I have a Tim Wegner full size and a tri-angle sharpmaker. I'm wondering if there's a special technique for sharpening the serrations with the sharpmaker. I think I just put the stones with the corners facing in (as opposed to a flat face) and draw the entire length of the blade down and toward me.

However, someone told me that serrations are better sharpended one tooth at a time, so I have been reluctant to sharpen the knife for fear that I'd make it more dull.

Any suggestions on the use of the tri-angle sharpmaker?

Thanks,
Mitch
 
Use the 40 degree angle, use the White(fine) stone with the corners facing each other. Alternate to sharpen on both sides (even if original sharping is only on one side). 20 strokes ea. 40 total. Sharpen the entire blade heel to tip. This info was taken from the Sharpmaker 204 guide.(dont want Sal to sue me for plagiarism).
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~Keith~
"War to the knife and knife to the hilt"

 
Last month, Sal said that he generally uses 3 or 4 strokes on the ground side to one stroke on the non ground side.

Dave

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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of More Knives

 
Mitch,
I suggest that you get yourself a copy of "The Razor Edge Book of Sharpening" by John Juranitch. Look for Razor Edge Systems on the Web (http://www.razoredgesystems.com/), from where you can order. This book will explain all the detail info on sharpening, that will enable you to answer these kinds of questions by yourself... You know the old saying: "Don't give a man a fish if he's hungry... TEACH him to fish so he'll NEVER be hungry again!!"
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STAY SHARP!!
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[This message has been edited by Heyns van der Merwe (edited 15 November 1999).]
 
I just got that book, thanks to RJ Talas (Thanks, Rich!) as an early Christmas present.
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I tried consulting it, coz a friend of mine brought in his old G-2 Endura (fully serrated) for sharpening, and wanted to check up on some pointers. However, the book doesn't cover sharpening serrations..
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I just used my Profiler and sharpened it using the edge. Seems to work okay, though I don't think I'm doing it right. I don't know if I should sharpen each serration one at a time, or just slice the blade through the ceramic edge just like sharpening a non-serrated edge..

Dan
 
Dan,
Use the Sharpmaker with the triangle points facing in. You basically sharpen serrations the same way that you do a plain edge, except the motions should be slower and somewhat exagerated. Just make sure that the edge is staying in contact with the ceramic. As said above do 3-5 strokes on the beveled side to every one on the other. I say 3-5 because it depends on how you like it. I basically just sharpen the beveled side until I can feel a small bur on the edge, and then I make a couple of passes on the other side to take off the bur. The white rods are usually sufficient for serrations unless they are really dull. When I do combo edges I like to sharpen the knife as though it were two different knives. I sharpen the serrations until I am satisfied and then I sharpen the plain edge portion.

I just reread your post where you mentioned that you were using a Profiler. Is that the Profile set? You can do the same thing with the profile on the edge like you said, just make sure that you have the bevel of the serrated edge up against the "stone". I use my Profile set almost as much as I use my Sharpmaker.

I hope this helps.

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The book mentioned previously (Juranitch) covers sharpening theory, and not necessarily the sharpening of a SPECIFIC knife (or serrations, for that matter). As long as you understand the basic principles, you can extend your knowledge (and sharpening ability) to ANY sharpening task at hand, including serrations! Just play around a bit - it is worth the bit of experimenting to obtain those SCARY SHARP edges!!

You are welcome to contact me via EMAIL if you want to discuss this further...
 
Mitch - Knowldge, understanding & Skill are the best knife sharpening tools. IMO, the Sharpmaker 204 is the 2nd best tool. I recommend a 12X lupe (loop) as your #1 teacher. Nothng quite like "really seeing" the edge, before, during and after the sharpening (re-edging) process.

Books like John Juranich's "Razor Edge book of sharpening", Spyderco's Sharpmaker video, (& the soon to be releaed Ken Delavigne book on Spyderco) will all assist in building your database.

IMO, the more you develop in the knowledge, understanding & Skill area, the more you will appreciate the Sharpmaker.

sal
 
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