"Peter A" > wrote in message
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> 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?
>>
>>
>>
>
> 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.
>
> --
> Peter Aitken

You can also sharpen between the serrations with the edge of a water stone.

Joe