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Any love for serrations?

I am not a fan. Serrations are kind of a specialty feature by my way of thinking, and the tasks that they are specialized for are tasks that I never do. Another big thing s how they look. For a normal person, this probably wouldn't be an issue, but I, like most knife knuts, prefer my knife to comply with my personal aesthetic tastes, and serrations are one of the things that I find rather undesirable. To further the reasoning for my distaste, I might mention that I primarily use my knives for wood carving, and you can't really substitute a good scandi or convex in that department. But that is just based on preferance and my personal uses.
 
Well, I will say that they are not as good as woodcrafting as a scandi grind, or such. However, as I've said before, how often do you cut wood when you're hiking?

I dont generally make many traps when I'm out. I'll make fuzz sticks for fire-making - but, serrations actually do that pretty well. I cut cord for various things - serrations do that well. I like to fish, so I cut fishing line. I guess I'm finding that a serrated edge sort of works for me, and my personal uses. Other people, I guess not. Another thing that has been brought up, and I'll address: I like the way the serrations look! :foot:

But, I like discussing things, so I thought I'd bring it up! Seems I'm the minority, though.
 
Another thought... think about a knapped flint blade. Primitive, original... basically a serrated edge, right? It's just good cutting! :D:p
 
EMT_Lee said:
Another thought... think about a knapped flint blade. Primitive, original... basically a serrated edge, right? It's just good cutting! :D:p
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That statement just rings true with so much logic and cunning argument that we will now have to send Rick to go over there and bite off your ear....and beat you silly with your own flip flops....
 
When I used the Delica serrated edge, I used it daily and sharpened it about twice a year on a crock stick.
 
Serrations are just uniform edge chips :p

Actually, I have no problem with them. I have a nice Delta 5 with cocobolo scales and a 50 / 50 edge, and it's a treat to use. I used to carry a CRKT M-16 with a partial edge, and it was (and still is) a handy knife.

I tend not to go for them often, for a few reasons. One is ease - and style of sharpening. I like to sharpen with water stones and finish with a strop, and serrations require a bit more attention. The other is aesthetics. I like a nice, uniform cutting edge. I also like custom knives, and serrations are more of a production knife thing, for obvious reasons.

All the best,

- Mike
 
I like serrations because they are slow to dull and cut even when dull. they dont carve nothches but can saw wood in many cases.

That being said my usual edc knife is a plain edge, but my backup is a spyderco salt serrated.

I Have two spyderco Salts one serrated and one plain I think I may have to bring both and give them a head to head test on my next overnight.
 
I prefer plain edge without any sort of serration. Though I could see the usefulness of a fully serrated knife if you worked on a boat or farm or around trucks where you'd have to tie things down. They certainly have their advantages over plain edged blades, just not something that is that useful for most tasks I use a knife for.
 
Another thing I just thought of: if you cut yourself with a serrated knife, you are going to be in alot more pain and have a much more jagged wound than you would with a plain edge.
 
i avoid serrated edges, i just don't like them. every combo edge i've handled, the plain edge's geometry seemed off, due to the chisel ground serrations. a combo edge just ruins the whole blade for me. serrated edges are too specialized for my needs. the only combo edge anything i carry is a sog powerlock. but it's not a knife, it's a pair of pliers.
 
I just don't like sharpening a serrated edge. Plain edge always comes out sharper. I mean I can completely wreck a plain edge and still get it back to shaving sharp with a little effort. Not so with a serrated edge; YMMV.
 
I can see that I have a different idea on serrated edges, sharpening does not enter into it for me because I almost never need to sharpen serrated edges. That Spidie would stay sharp for months of abuse, it still cut fine even when the super edge was long gone. Serrated is not a replacement for plain edge, to me they are different tools like a car and a truck.:)
 
I dont like them .

Simply because of the number of times I spent sharpning my knife on things other than specially made and shaped sharpening stones and jigs .
 
I prefer a plain edge, convex or flat grind.

No real reason for my dislike of serrations as I am sure they cut just fine.They just aren't my thing.
 
For hard utility use, I kind of like a serrated edge. I wouldn't carry one as my primary blade, but I've found them handy for heavy duty cutting tasks...canvas, webbing, rope, sandbags, leather, linoleum even CAT-5 wire. I'm much more abusive with a serrated edge. They do take some patience when sharpening and I've found the small (GATCO?) triangular sharpening stone the easiest to sharpen...it does take more time though.

I use to carry a fully serrated Spyderco Military as my secondary folder. I still have it, but went back to a plain edge as that's what I prefer the most. The older Leatherman Wave had a serrated sheepsfoot blade that I used a lot, but now it's the Vic Spirit blade that takes on those chores. It's not as good as a Spyderco, but works on the tough stuff without damaging my plain-edged folders.

ROCK6
 
I like serrations. I originally thought I wouldn't like them. Then I bought a knife that had a combo edge and found myself using the serrations all the time. I wish there were more folders that had two blades...one PE and one SE.
 
I don't like them at all. I usually remove them from a knife if I end up with one that has them.

The privilege of being able to neglect the knife because it will cut like a saw when dull does not seem a virtue to me. When I want to cut something, I want that knife to cut it, not saw away at it. I accept, even welcome, the fact that I have to maintain my knives. The privilege is having a good knife, one that is sharp, one that can be relied upon because of the effort I put into making it so.
 
I really like serrated knives. I carry a Pacific Salt PE and either a Pacific Salt SE or Tasman Salt SE everyday. The PE gets used more, but that doesn't make me dislike serrations. The Spyderco Salt series knives are so lightweight, why not carry two (or more) for different tasks.

I agree with most of EMT Lee's comments.

I don't mind sharpening serrated edges.

I always see pictures on BladeForums and elsewhere when people have carried several to many big heavy (12 to 16oz plus) fixed blades on camping trips for "special" tasks. If so, why not carry another "special purpose" 3oz folder?
 
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