Regrinding a serrated edge to plain or CE

fishwatcher · #1

Whose had their Spyderco serrated edged knives, re-ground to plain or combination edge? How did you like the results? Any recommendations for people who do this work or have pictures of the results? Does Spyderco offer this as a service?

The knife I'm considering doing this to, is a SS Mariner. I'm sure this might become part of the discussion.. ie modifying or mutilating a classic!?

My goal, is to have a knife, capable of more delicate cutting tasks, that serrations are not optimized for.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this.

kwakster · #2

Don't do it, the result will never be what you intended originally, especially on a classic like this one, you said it already.
Better to buy a new or used C89 Atlantic Salt with a Plain Edge if you can spare the cash for it.

catamount · #3

I agree that the PE Atlantic Salt would be a better idea than potentially destroying a classic. If you prefer VG-10, New Graham has a PE 93mm Rescue in stock.

http://newgraham.com/detail.aspx?ID=3804

The Deacon · #4

Then, of course, there's always the option of buying a "real deal" PE Mariner and selling your SE one. But, IMHO, you'd grind away too much of the blade getting rid of the serration trying to turn an SE into a PE.

Kaizen · #5

I saw someone on BF do it succesfully. I wouldn't do it myself. See if you can trade it for a PE Mariner or a Salt.

jaislandboy · #6

Mutilating the spyderedge is Heresy! :p

#7

Hi Fishwatcher,

I wouldn't recommend it. If you do it mechanically and your not skilled, you have a good change of ruining the heat treat. Even if you do it manually, you will have to remove a great deal of steel before achieving the goal.

I would suggest getting a plain edge "something" for the delicate work you are trying to do.

sal

dmrllgr · #8

Here is another way to look at it... How expensive would it be to grind away the serrations as opposed to buying a new knife? It would be a shame to put the money into the knife if for just a little more you could add another to the collection.

fishwatcher · #9

Thanks for everybody's comments. You're all absolutely right. In fact, I have a Native in S30V coming within a few days. PE of course!

By the way.. it's not that I don't like SE at all.. I have a CF Delica that is SE, but the front centimeter or so of plain edge, enables me more cutting flexibility, then the Mariner which is serrated all the way through.

I guess that's why that blue 93MM rescue exists.. with some PE in the front and SE in the back.

messer454 · #10

I did an old beat up and abused Endura for a guy at work a few years ago. I took it slow on a belt sander. I had over the years sharpened most of the serrations away or they had been broken by misuse. He was too cheap to buy anything else and I took pity on him.

1. I will not do it again
2. It did take off too much metal to suit me in the looks dept.
3. I would not ruin a serviceable calssic for this
4. It did allow the abused knife to be serviceable again

I also reground a Cold Steel Voyager Tanto w/ serrations to a PE drop point because I was bored (before the kids were born). It doesn't look really pretty but it did cut much better. Hmm I wonder where that knife went? It is about the only non Spyerco or Victorinox folder I still have. Oh well, no loss.

In closing don't do it.....IMHO.

spydutch · #11

Regrinding the very best part of the blade???? :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :eek: :eek:

Xplo · #12

A couple of days ago I finally took the last bits of the serration off of an old CE Native and reprofiled it to < 30 degrees for easy sharpening with the diamond file on my Leatherman. I also sharpened the tip (removing metal from the back edge). Not really that tricky. Took a fair bit of effort, though...