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I just sharpened a JA Henckels serrated paring knife last weekend.  I was debating as to wether to remove the serrations altogether, or try to preserve the knife profile.  If you use a magnifying glass to look at the edge opposite the serrations, you will notice that there is a slight edge angle.  I sharpened this side only (at 25 degrees) using a fine graded stone.  It worked quite well.  If it didn't work, I would have removed the serrations.

Steve

Hi Jeff

When I reach the end of the blade, I lift my elbow to follow the curvature of the tip and keep the flat part of the jig firmly against the guide rod.  I don't follow the curved back edge of the jig.  Is this what you mean by rotating axially?

Thanks

Steve

Hi

I am very new to the Tormek and am still getting used to it.  I have sharpened hunting knives with a steep tip and Henckels boning knives with good success.  I found that if I don't have the holder positioned correctly along the length of the blade (set nearer to the knife handle) the width of the bevel will increase as you move towards the tip.  This is illustrated on page 53 of the user manual.  I tried using a tape measure to centre the jig on the blade and that helped (you may have to move it off-centre, toward the tip to compensate for the curvature).  The other thing is to keep the edge of the jig parallel with the cutting edge of the knife (again, use a tape measure). 

I think that some of the users on this site are very experiened and probably don't need to do all of this measuring to sharpen their knives, but for a new user like me, I found it helpful.

Hope this helps.

Steve