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Midgetje93

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At work with a broken wing. Got out on desk duty. So get to see the other side of Back End Delivery.

But I picked this little guy up at a pawnshop. A Benchmade 555. And damn I love everything about it. The side, blade shape, thumb hole, it may be MY perfect EDC. I’m not usually too wild about serrations. But I kind like this one. On the quest to grab more!
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91bravo said:
Ewww serrations. Congrats on your score!
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That’s how I feel mostly. I’m ok with them on bigger fixed blades. They are usually large enough to accommodate both.

But most folders I feel are too small and they don’t give enough room to do either well. But I like this so far. But next 555 will be non-serrated.

Wish I could get all of them this cheap! Lol
 
I have one of those with yellow scales and uncoated blade. One of my preferred pocket knives for office carry. Light, great cutter, does not scare coworkers... beautiful! I bought it on the exchange if I recall correctly.

Mikel
 
Serrations are a great feature for an EDC knife…. Maybe not those ones though. 🤷‍♂️
 
Serrations are wonderful. True, they work better on a longer blade. Nevertheless, they cut lots of things extremely well, such as baling twine, steak, and especially multilayer heavy duty corrugated cardboard. I have found that combo blades, such as those on Bugouts and Cogents, cut multilayer heavy duty corrugated cardboard better than do plain edge blades or fully serrated blades, even if the combo blades are not as sharp as the plain-edge blades and have a wider bevel angle. And serrations retain their cutting ability longer than plain-edge blades.
 
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Trivia question. Why serrations on steak?
 
Good haul; how much did you shell out?

I picked up a Mini Grip also, about a year ago from the Knife Exchange here. I wanted their modified sheepsfoot blade and the Spydiehole. Mine has the black scales, uncoated plain edge blade in ATS34. I agree, it is about the perfect EDC. With the blade being lighter, it doesn't swing as freely as my full size Griptilian, but it's still better than a lockback in that regard.

If I had to reduce to just a single one-handed folder, that might be The One.

Re. the serrations, my pet peeve about them is making them variable. Some are so skinny they're going to be impossible to get a tapered rod in there. Make them all the same, even if it hurts performance a small amount. That way, we can buy knowing that we can touch them up when needed. Cold Steel is the worst in this regard. Then there's Kershaw, with their stupid convex serrations...

My brother likes partially serrated blades because he's too lazy to sharpen a knife, and at least the serrations stay sharp a good while. May as well just go full serrated for him.
 
Midgetje93 said:
I’m not usually too wild about serrations. But I kind like this one.
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It dawned on me that on a Spyderco with the same size blade, most of that serrated area would be taken up by a finger choil and ricasso, so you haven't really lost much plain edge in this design.
 
Smaug said:
Re. the serrations, my pet peeve about them is making them variable. Some are so skinny they're going to be impossible to get a tapered rod in there.
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Absolutely!

Smaug said:
Make them all the same, even if it hurts performance a small amount.
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I don't see how it would. I think it's more a style thing.

My philosophy on serrations flipped 180° the day I learned how to make them. Before that the best I had available to me was SpyderEdge serrations, but even these have that narrow scallop that is hard to touch up with a rod. Now I carry this on my hip:

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And this at home when I'm not in work clothes:

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Smaug said:
Good haul; how much did you shell out?

I picked up a Mini Grip also, about a year ago from the Knife Exchange here. I wanted their modified sheepsfoot blade and the Spydiehole. Mine has the black scales, uncoated plain edge blade in ATS34. I agree, it is about the perfect EDC. With the blade being lighter, it doesn't swing as freely as my full size Griptilian, but it's still better than a lockback in that regard.

If I had to reduce to just a single one-handed folder, that might be The One.

Re. the serrations, my pet peeve about them is making them variable. Some are so skinny they're going to be impossible to get a tapered rod in there. Make them all the same, even if it hurts performance a small amount. That way, we can buy knowing that we can touch them up when needed. Cold Steel is the worst in this regard. Then there's Kershaw, with their stupid convex serrations...

My brother likes partially serrated blades because he's too lazy to sharpen a knife, and at least the serrations stay sharp a good while. May as well just go full serrated for him.
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Paid $60 for it. I guess $64 after tax. But still a hell of a score. After a day already scouring the internet to find another. Most are $100+ used. Them being discontinued doesn’t help.

And yea yea. I’d prefer non serrated ideally. But I’m not so against them that I pass on a great knife for a even better price
 
Love griptillians! Great edc’s. The lil native is another one! Someone say serrations?
 

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