Sharpening serrated edges.

[Fred Rowe]

How do you go about Sharpining serrated edges.

Can anyone tell me how to sharpen a serrated edge by hand? What does it take?

Fred

 

[Michael Kemp]

The only thing that's worked for me is if I have a file &/or stone that is round or has a rounded edge - but slightly smaller radius than the serration ... so for a knife with big-small-small-big-small-small serrations it takes two file/stone - one big radius one small radius. PITA.

 

[v-6]

Fred i use a spyerco sharpener. works great , gets them real sharp doing only the grooved side. nothing on the backside.
i use the triangle stones
vern

 

[Fred Rowe]

Fred i use a spyerco sharpener. works great , gets them real sharp doing only the grooved side. nothing on the backside.
i use the triangle stones
vern

Thanks Vern, I'll give that a try.

Fred

 

[murphda2]

I have a set of Spyderco "Ceramic Files" that are shaped to fit the various shaped serrations used by spyderco. Thankfully, most companies use the same or very similar serration patterns.

 

[Rudy Joly]

A pink 1/8" cylinder stone and a Dremel works on regular serrations.


Rudy

 

[Stew]

Fred i use a spyerco sharpener. works great , gets them real sharp doing only the grooved side. nothing on the backside.
i use the triangle stones
vern

I do the same but with an occasional use of the stones on the backside - just helps knock the edge right a bit, I think.

 

[Joel Vaughan]

I've written a tutorial on this subject that is based on the Edge Pro sharpening system. But it can be adapted easily to any other angled sharpening system.

 

[HELLGAP]

Fred if the edge is beat up real bad I use a fine diamond hone . I sharpen gut hooks with them too but I dont stop there then I finish off with the cratex bullet abrasive bit. Its like a hard rubber bullet shaped bit that is used in your dremmel tool . slowly very slow and works pretty good. Ive only sharpend a few but it sure beats doing them with a ceramic rod. Jantz sells them maybee Tracey does too.