Hi there everybody,
I kind of stuck here with a task with my Sharpmaker from Spyderco.
I am very happy with the Sharpmaker and it amazes me how sharp you can get a knife with this tool. I got no problems when it comes to straight/plain edged blades.
I sharpen my Endura 4PE with no problem. Same goes with the Delica PE both have VG-10 steel...
With all my enthusiasm I bought the same knifes for EDC purposes also as combo edged versions.
Well here is the problem using the Delica Combo/Edge a lot... I got the feeling that the serrations were not that razor sharp anymore... No problem I thought and set up the Sharpmaker... watched the video with that part and did as far as I can tell the same thing Sal does in his description. (almost!)
Well the result is not what I expected...
Serrations got dull... and it took me a whole day and a lot of patience to get them back into shape (and a whole portion of luck I guess to hit the right spot/angle)... because of the short length of them on this knife I could not make the sharpening moves that precise and it was pain...
Also they did start to perform again after I stropped the serrations with a medium sort of microfiber cloth... and on my jeans and then again they became razor sharp!!!
So my question to you "fellow sharpeners" is this...
Is there a trick I could use to make this happen and to know and understand what I do.. cause I got a Pacific Salt SE and A Tasman Salt SE on the way and I am already frustrated about my abilities to sharpen serrated blades (or at least partially serrated ones for now!) and really want to use those blades.
I am sure that I can get the result with the larger serrations on the Endura combo/edge... but the new knifes I expect to arrive soon have in my understanding also the smaller serrations... but a longer surface to make the right moves I guess!
So if you can give me advice or refer me to some more information I would really thank you.
Have a good day
Michael
I kind of stuck here with a task with my Sharpmaker from Spyderco.
I am very happy with the Sharpmaker and it amazes me how sharp you can get a knife with this tool. I got no problems when it comes to straight/plain edged blades.
I sharpen my Endura 4PE with no problem. Same goes with the Delica PE both have VG-10 steel...
With all my enthusiasm I bought the same knifes for EDC purposes also as combo edged versions.
Well here is the problem using the Delica Combo/Edge a lot... I got the feeling that the serrations were not that razor sharp anymore... No problem I thought and set up the Sharpmaker... watched the video with that part and did as far as I can tell the same thing Sal does in his description. (almost!)
Well the result is not what I expected...
Serrations got dull... and it took me a whole day and a lot of patience to get them back into shape (and a whole portion of luck I guess to hit the right spot/angle)... because of the short length of them on this knife I could not make the sharpening moves that precise and it was pain...
Also they did start to perform again after I stropped the serrations with a medium sort of microfiber cloth... and on my jeans and then again they became razor sharp!!!
So my question to you "fellow sharpeners" is this...
Is there a trick I could use to make this happen and to know and understand what I do.. cause I got a Pacific Salt SE and A Tasman Salt SE on the way and I am already frustrated about my abilities to sharpen serrated blades (or at least partially serrated ones for now!) and really want to use those blades.
I am sure that I can get the result with the larger serrations on the Endura combo/edge... but the new knifes I expect to arrive soon have in my understanding also the smaller serrations... but a longer surface to make the right moves I guess!
So if you can give me advice or refer me to some more information I would really thank you.
Have a good day
Michael