In article >, sf says...
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:09:43 -0400, Peter A >
> wrote:
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> >
> >I agree 100% Why on earth do people design knife sharpeners that move
> >parallel to the edge when everyone and their aunt Tillie knows that it's
> >movement roughly perpendicular to the edge that is needed for proper
> >sharpening.
>
> while I'd never dream of using it on my decent knives, how does it
> work on serrated edges?
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>

I don't know. I have found that sharpening on a whetstone helps a lot
with serrated knives. Of course it sharpens only the tip of each
serration but that seems to make a big difference.

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Peter Aitken