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I ordered couple old style voyagers clip points in vg1,but just serrated versions were available.Have no clue how to sharpen these small serrations.Should I just grind them off or there is a way to sharpen them.
Lansky make a sharpener specifically for CS serrations. It works great!
Alternatively, you can send the knife back to us and we'll re-sharpen it for you
Sharpening serrations should be done the same way regardless of serration. First, never grind the face of the serration. Second, use a ceramic rod to gently rub on the backside of the serration at a very low angle until a burr forms on the front side. Third, remove burr by power stropping via, cotton sewn wheel, paper wheel, or leather wheel with the compound of your choice.
In about two minutes you will have the sharpest serrations in town.
Sharpening serrations should be done the same way regardless of serration. First, never grind the face of the serration. Second, use a ceramic rod to gently rub on the backside of the serration at a very low angle until a burr forms on the front side. Third, remove burr by power stropping via, cotton sewn wheel, paper wheel, or leather wheel with the compound of your choice.
In about two minutes you will have the sharpest serrations in town.
I generally agree with you (I think an older post of yours is what convinced me to start doing it this way, if fact), but I'm thinking in terms of damage to a scallop. Let's say the edge rolls inward toward the concave side of one of the larger scallops, or the very tip of one of the little serrations gets bent toward one of it's mates (the tiny ones usually break off, but not always). Imho, you need something to flatten or straighten the damage before you go back to sharpening normally. That's where the Lansky dogbone I linked to comes in for me. I should have been more specific in my previous post. Maybe there's a better way to address such damage that I haven't thought of, but that's how I do it. :thumbup: