Spydie's Serrations

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Caleb

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Hi everybody,i'm new on this forum and i have an embarrassent prob with spyderco's serrations:( :The points are round and it not cut rope like it must do(or my HAAAAAAAAARPYdoes )
Please help me or i'll remove this **** to make it a peC05ss(I have the ****** AUS6 version and it doesn't hold edge like VG10 or ATS55)
THANXXX.
 
My recommendation would be to buy the Spyderco Tri-Angle shapening set with both med. and fine stones....I've been using mine with great results on serrated Spyderco's for the last 8 years...
 
Hi Melvin i have the 204 and i always use it but my knife is not in the best condition.I have a harpy,a calypso jr l.weight peand the Q pe
They are all incredibly sharp but my first knive(STANDARD)is dull:eek: :eek: :eek:
 
I've been using my Cricket for the last 5 months, cutting about 50-100 boxes/night at work... I sharpen it every day when I get home...

my serrations are still needle sharp, but I spend about 30-40 minutes on this little guy.

I use a small 2" section of 204 rod(my supplier cuts them up for customers to use), and do each serration seperatly. It takes about 2 minutes for each large, and about 1 minute for each small.

When I get a 204, I'll still sharpen the Cricket with the small section, as it's easier to get around the curve. I've had access to a 204 for the last yr or so, and it's the only one I haven't used it on.
 
Since I haven't yet purchased a 204, (waiting for the diamond sleeves to be added)I don't know how precisely the corners of the ceramic rods are for resharpening the serrations.

Lansky has recently released 3 4 1/4" "crock stick" sharpeners. One is for Spyderco serrations, another for Cold Steel, and I think the 3rd is a generic rod. While I doubt it, the corners of the Spyderco model conceivably could fit the serrations on your blade better, and enable you to restore your serrations to their previous glory.

I'm the farthest thing from an expert, but can't help wondering about how far up the blade you're using the corners. Since you have another Spydie with serrations, you have the model for the depth/height of the ground portion of the serrations. I would think that getting good points on the serrations would be quite difficult if the serrations were too shallow/short. For sure, I'd use the 30 degree setting to maximize the depth/height of the serration grind.
 
VampyreWolf, you have a lot of free time on your hands if you can spend 30-40 minutes a day sharpening a knife for work use! I like working my 204 too, but that's a lot of time.

May I make a suggestion? Save your spydies for your personal use. Get yourself a Stanley 99 retractable blade utility knife, and a package of replacement blades. When they get dull, you can sharpen them on the 204 or replace them. Much more cost and time effective, IMHO.
 
I actually have lots of time on my hands.

I work night shifts, 2300-0800, get home eat then sleep till about 7-8pm. Gives me 2-3 hrs till I leave again.

I have one knife that I spent 2 weeks on, a 4" skinner. Think I only had a 800 or 1000 grit stone available (in the house). It was for touching up our kitchen knives, and I was just starting with my hobby.

That knife is actually sharper then my spydies.
 
I have both the medium and fine grit DMT diamond rods that
I use on my serrated Spydies if they get really dull - which
doesn't happen often. I try to keep them touched up on my
Chef's Choice Serrated Knife Sharpener, which has fine grit
diamond wheels. Applying no pressure at all, I just drag the
blade back and forth through the sharpener 2 or 3 times, and
it restores the points to needle like sharpness, without
noticeably removing any material. I have the 204, but since
I've gotten the Chef's Choice, I haven't used it. BTW, love
that SpyderEdge! :D
 
Caleb:
I suggest you send your knife back to Spyderco for a free sharpening (see their web site for the address). And then, once the blade is in good shape, sell the knife and use the money to buy a Spydie with better steel, such as ATS-55 (Police, Endura, Delica, Rescue, or Pro-Grip), 440V (Military, Native Lightweight) or VG10 (Calypso Jr. Lightweight). Or you might find someone on the exchange forum willing to do a trade. A few months back, I purchased a Goddard Lightweight on the 'net. Once the knife arrived, it wasn't my cup of tea (too big), so I traded it to a fellow forumite for a plain-edge Endura that I love and carry all the time.
 
Hi every one and thanx for your advices but yesterday i've removed all the serrations on my C05 and i've transformed it in C01(if you want see the result,go to spyderco's forum thread name:just customized my clip with the dremel... edited by Vampyrewolf.
I hope the spyderco' diamond rods for 204 too!!
 
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