Best Serrations for Cloth and Rope

[Drop bear]

Could someone suggest a good brand of trauma shears. Can’t believe I don’t have any.

There is a brand called x shears that are supposed to be the bomb diggidy but I haven't tried them.

Leatherman do a multi tool. Recon do a multi tool.

There is a fishing brand called adreno that do some sort of line cutter? But are basically trauma Shea's, just a bit nicer than the disposable ones.(sea snips they call them)

I use the cheap ones a bit. As nobody can complain about me carrying them. And it will open packets and sort of cut rope.

 

[DocJD]

the bomb diggidy

Well , hot diggity dog !

If it's da bomb , I gots to have one .

 

[eveled]

Could someone suggest a good brand of trauma shears. Can’t believe I don’t have any.

I just bought cheap ones from Amazon. Tested the first pair, then bought more and spread them around.

They say Madison supply and have an airplane on them. FWIW

 

[Drop bear]

Well , hot diggity dog !

If it's da bomb , I gots to have one .

It looks well worth its diggidy reputation. They are just expensive and the sheaths are expensive.

$70 something dollars in Australia. Same for the sheath.

 

[tltt]

I found Veff serrations to work great on most everything!!!! Only downside is they really are only found on CRKT knives which use junk steel.or something you send him to have him put them on......Check out his website!!

http://veffsharpening.com/page3.html .

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The fellow in that video adds them to lots of things, they really do work well.

I also like 90's - early 2000's Benchmade pattern with softer teeth and wider teeth.

 

[The True North]

I use X-Shears trauma shears.

 

[GB940Rookie]

It looks well worth its diggidy reputation. They are just expensive and the sheaths are expensive.

$70 something dollars in Australia. Same for the sheath.

I use X-Shears trauma shears.

I’ll get the X Shears and a 2 pack of Madison’s. That should do it.

 

[Drop bear]

I’ll get the X Shears and a 2 pack of Madison’s. That should do it.

At the very least it solves the problem of opening clam shell packages in your car without stabbing yourself.

 

[GB940Rookie]

At the very least it solves the problem of opening clam shell packages in your car without stabbing yourself.

Word

 

[DocJD]

I'll have to look into trauma shears. I was thinking more along the lines of needing to cut seatbelts and tie downs in an emergency, but trauma shears could come in handy.

Regarding fixed blades...here in Kommiefornia it could lead to problems. Technically, a fixed blade stowed in the door pocket of my car could be considered a concealed fixed blade by an overzealous prosecutor, especially in some areas that I frequently visit (my daughter lives in the bay area). In Kommiefornia, a fixed blade with a blade over 2" is not allowed for concealed carry. The irony is I have a CCW and can carry a concealed pistol legally, but I am not allowed to pair it with a fixed blade longer than 2". Who votes for the idiots who write these laws?

For rescue purposes , some kind of guarded blade or trauma shears are best, to avoid causing further injury .

Probably better legally/ socially , for carry .

For more general utility / self-defense , my much preferred brand of serrations is from David Mary .

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads...s-found-on-my-prevalito.1965230/post-22379801

What sets his apart is the their sturdiness and ease of maintenance .

I've used Cold Steel and Spyderco type serrations extensively , for many years , amongst others .

Most work fine from the factory , and will keep cutting far longer than a plain edge .

But once dull , they can be a real challenge to return to factory sharp . Cold Steel is especially a PITA .

They can also be rather fragile .

DMC serrations are amazingly easy to sharpen , more robust and function extremely well .

 

[David Mary]

Thanks for the kind words DocJD . Yes, I can make someone a serrated knife or put serrations on existing knives for them. I love serrations now that I can make my own, and I use them on my own edc knives.

ETA: T tltt I just looked briefly at that Vaquero video. Looks pretty cool. I only got to 14 seconds, but I see a difference between what I would do and what I see in the video. I would also regrind the blade geometry so it is thinner behind the edge. And I don't know if he has been using his knife and dulled the points between the serrations, or if they came that way from the regrind, either way, I would send the knife out with pointy serrations, for the reasons discussed in the video Doc shared above.

 

[lambertiana]

Thanks for all the input. For now I will stick with the Spyderco, and I have a pair of X Shears on the way.