Can anyone tell me why serrated blades, and the serrated portion of combo blades are chisel ground rather than beveled equally on both sides? If during the course of sharpening a combo blade a bevel is added to the "straight" side, does it effect the performance?
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Why Chisel Grind on Serrations?
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The reason that serrations are normally only ground into one side of the blade is because trying to grind them on both sides and to get the grinds to match up nicely would be a bit of a pain, wouldn't you think?
If you start to grind on the opposite side in the course of sharpening, it'll reduce performance a little, but it won't turn into a butterknife on you. To properly sharpen the serrations browse through the maintenance forum, they've got plenty of good advice in there.
If you start to grind on the opposite side in the course of sharpening, it'll reduce performance a little, but it won't turn into a butterknife on you. To properly sharpen the serrations browse through the maintenance forum, they've got plenty of good advice in there.
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Not if the blade, pror to beveling, bulged out somewhat where the serrations would be.
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Hang in there, Maxx -- I'll move this whole thread there!
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I've had a Cold Steel Vaquero Grande for years of pretty hard use. Its tiny serrations are also cut on one side of the blade, and will bend eventually. All I do is steel the blade on the unsharpened side, and it straightens them up.
On the other hand, Chris Reeve's new serration pattern is big teeth cut alternately on each side of the blade. Since he makes them flat-topped, you can simply sharpen the edge as if it were plain.
On the other hand, Chris Reeve's new serration pattern is big teeth cut alternately on each side of the blade. Since he makes them flat-topped, you can simply sharpen the edge as if it were plain.