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Serrated knife sharpening wheel

Started by Garrett47, December 17, 2024, 10:58:10 PM

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3D Anvil

Quote from: RickKrung on February 28, 2025, 02:57:41 PM
Quote from: tgbto on February 28, 2025, 08:20:02 AMPlus I realized afterwards that a serration is not a half-circle, but rather a portion of it, so the diameter can be wider than the pitch.
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A radius gauge set, like below is the right tool to measure the serrations. Match the curvature of the gauge to any portion of a internal or external radius and read the measurement from the stamped markings. 
Thanks!

3D Anvil

So until now I've been getting by on bread knife sharpening by ... not really sharpening, but by using the SchleifJunkies' "leather wheel for serrations" and the edge of a belt to strop serrations.  I was using 1 micron diamond on the wheel and PA-70 on the belt.  Worked okay, but not really satisfactory for a dull knife.

This morning I leveled it up, using 20 micron diamond on the wheel, and I'm pretty happy with the result!  I was sharpening a Mercer bread knife with roughly 1/4" serrations.  Before sharpening, it measured at around 300 BESS.

I did 3-4 passes on the bevel side at the measured edge angle (25°) and then stropped on the edge of a leather belt with PA-70.  That got my BESS reading down to 110-125g, which to me is more than acceptable for a bread knife.

Now, I don't know how it would work with a really dull knife, and it's obviously not going to restore a knife with rounded points, but that's a topic for another day.

https://schleifjunkies.de/en/product/leather-wheel-for-serrated-edge/