Sharpening Serrated Blade
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Topic: Sharpening Serrated Blade
Posted By: Uncle Rudder
Subject: Sharpening Serrated Blade
Date Posted: 06 November 2009 at 2:20pm
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As much as I love straight edged knives, I have found that having the last part of the blade serrated comes in real handy for cutting thick rope/etc. But a dull knife is useless, and my Gerber is getting dull. Do you guys have any advice on how to sharpen a serrated edge? (Typical for me) I have misplaced my sharpening stone so I will be buying a new one here soon, and was wondering if you guys have any tips or products that I will need to sharpen the serrated portion of the blade as well as the straight edge. Danke schön
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Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 06 November 2009 at 2:25pm
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You need a special round stone for sharpening serrated blades. edit- by round, I mean cylindrical. There are plenty of videos/resources on this topic if you google around a little. -------------  irc.esper.net #paintball |
Posted By: slackerr26
Date Posted: 06 November 2009 at 5:52pm
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i thought serrated knives never get dull? or is that only certain ones? ------------- 
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Posted By: Uncle Rudder
Date Posted: 06 November 2009 at 6:00pm
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I found some sites telling me to use a special little stone that is triangular in shape, which I don't see working since the gullets are different sizes and rounded. Other than online, I can't find a tapered "rat tail" file that states what grit it is. I hate paying for shipping, it just feels like getting kicked in the nutts. -------------
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Posted By: Darur
Date Posted: 06 November 2009 at 8:53pm
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Some guys I know use sandpaper around a screwdriver with lots of oil. Not sure how good that is for the knife though. ------------- Real Men play Tuba [IMG]http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1859/newsmall6xz.jpg"> PH33R TEH 1337 Dwarf! http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/log_off_user.asp" rel="nofollow - DONT CLICK ME!!1 |
Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 06 November 2009 at 10:48pm
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if you really like the knife, take it to a professional.
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Posted By: ParielIsBack
Date Posted: 06 November 2009 at 10:52pm
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Or just send it to a professional. There are a lot who sharpen knives for $10-15.
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Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 07 November 2009 at 1:34am
| I have a Lansky Sharpening System that does a great job of sharpening knives. They make a serrated blade accessory hones that work well. |