Do I dare say it?

David Mary said:
@Bob Denman, I regret to inform you that I see a sawtooth spine on a knife like a big wart on a princess.
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I like a sawback machete--forward swing cuts weeds and brush, back swing sweeps it out of the way. But on a regular knife, noooo.

BTW, here is my combo full-size Griptilian. My Samsung Galaxy 23 stupid phone is insisting on turning metal yellow or brown.
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David Mary said:
And super easy to maintain. Both as a user, i.e. ceramic honing/stropping, and as a maker, i.e. regrinding the beveled side thinner behind the edge after many sharpenings, and then touching up the scallops on the dremel whence they came.
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What kind of dremel tip do you use to touch up the scallops if you dont mind me asking?
 
Midgetje93 said:
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
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I think I paid $80 shipped for mine and THAT was a good deal. You did awesome.
 
91bravo said:
A sharp plain edge will do everything a serrated edge will and be MUCH easier to resharpen.
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I disagree. A plain edge won’t stay sharp after cutting something soft against something hard.

A plain edge also won’t cut tough stringy material (Like rope or strapping) as easily as serrated.

On a sailboat, I would choose serrated every time. Same if I worked on a dock cutting strapping all day.

Yeah, plain will do it and is easier to sharpen, but in those use cases, I’d rather do it faster and NOT need to re sharpen.

For the record, I have no serrated knives outside of the kitchen, so you can guess that I don’t run into those situations as often as some. ;-)
 
Smaug said:
I disagree. A plain edge won’t stay sharp after cutting something soft against something hard.

A plain edge also won’t cut tough stringy material (Like rope or strapping) as easily as serrated.

On a sailboat, I would choose serrated every time. Same if I worked on a dock cutting strapping all day.

Yeah, plain will do it and is easier to sharpen, but in those use cases, I’d rather do it faster and NOT need to re sharpen.

For the record, I have no serrated knives outside of the kitchen, so you can guess that I don’t run into those situations as often as some. ;-)
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I cut pallet banding all day long with a plain edged knife, with no problems.
 
Smaug said:
I think I paid $80 shipped for mine and THAT was a good deal. You did awesome.
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Yea I just got a second 555 off the bay. Same black combo blade with a purple handle. Yes. I liked it so much I got a second in a different color. May get a nicer scale for it. $80 + shipping. STILL a great deal.
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91bravo said:
I cut pallet banding all day long with a plain edged knife, with no problems.
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A wise man once told me that he only uses combo blades. His 2 reasons were:

You rarely use the back of the blade anyway so why not have serrations as an option.

It saves the plain edge from the tougher cuts.

Of course you can cut anything with your plain edge but theres no doubt there are uses for serrations that they just work better on. I don’t think there’s an argument to be had that serrations are worthless and serve no purpose.
 
Midgetje93 said:
Yea I just got a second 555 off the bay. Same black combo blade with a purple handle. Yes. I liked it so much I got a second in a different color. May get a nicer scale for it. $80 + shipping. STILL a great deal.
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Haha, somebody’s hooked. Congratulations on your new knife!
 
Midgetje93 said:
Yea I just got a second 555 off the bay. Same black combo blade with a purple handle. Yes. I liked it so much I got a second in a different color. May get a nicer scale for it. $80 + shipping. STILL a great deal.
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Whoa, slow down there!

There are plenty of other great designs of this ilk that you should think of before getting multiples.

I started looking for different scales for them; couldn't find much. The variety is all for the full size Griptilian. (whose checkering is far too aggressive, IMO)
 
Smaug said:
You're a prime candidate for a serrated knife! Open your mind and try one for this duty anyway.
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I have tried them out and to this day, I still PREFER a plain edge. Not saying serrations are better or worse, but my plain edge will hang with my coworker’s knife that is serrated.
 
Smaug said:
Whoa, slow down there!

There are plenty of other great designs of this ilk that you should think of before getting multiples.

I started looking for different scales for them; couldn't find much. The variety is all for the full size Griptilian. (whose checkering is far too aggressive, IMO)
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Oh I will. I’ve been eyeballing the spyderco lil native too. I just love everything about this. The size, blade, ergonomics. Don’t mind a few
 
  • Cold Steel Mini Recon 1 is another under-the-radar classic.
  • Victorinox Super Tinker is a perfect compliment to a single bladed locking folder.
  • Ontario Rat 2 in D2 ("R2D2")
  • Steel Will Modus in D2 (can they still be gotten new?)
  • Spyderco Native (full size) is not too big L'il Native might be on the small side...
  • Cold Steel Mini Tuff Lite; perfect little folding utility knife, with a Wharncliffe with 1" edge. Amazing how it fits the hand, for being so little. Hollow ground, too!
 
Smaug said:
  • Cold Steel Mini Recon 1 is another under-the-radar classic.
  • Victorinox Super Tinker is a perfect compliment to a single bladed locking folder.
  • Ontario Rat 2 in D2 ("R2D2")
  • Steel Will Modus in D2 (can they still be gotten new?)
  • Spyderco Native (full size) is not too big L'il Native might be on the small side...
  • Cold Steel Mini Tuff Lite; perfect little folding utility knife, with a Wharncliffe with 1" edge. Amazing how it fits the hand, for being so little. Hollow ground, too!
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Just like anything else. There’s always others to explore. And I probably will. But like a good pair of wranglers. When you find one you instantly click with. You like having other shades haha
 
Midgetje93 said:
Oh I will. I’ve been eyeballing the spyderco lil native too. I just love everything about this. The size, blade, ergonomics. Don’t mind a few
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Just a heads up, the lil native has excellent ergos but it is a three finger knife but if choked up and using the choil it’s then a 4 finger knife.

Those options are what I really appreciate about it. And size wise it’s excellent in the pocket and compression locks are also excellent imo.
 
Smaug said:
I disagree. A plain edge won’t stay sharp after cutting something soft against something hard.

A plain edge also won’t cut tough stringy material (Like rope or strapping) as easily as serrated.

On a sailboat, I would choose serrated every time. Same if I worked on a dock cutting strapping all day.

Yeah, plain will do it and is easier to sharpen, but in those use cases, I’d rather do it faster and NOT need to re sharpen.

For the record, I have no serrated knives outside of the kitchen, so you can guess that I don’t run into those situations as often as some. ;-)
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I agree, and for the record, I have lots of serrated knives I use on the farm outside the kitchen. :)

I usually carry at least one serrated blade and one plain edge, or at least a combo blade. Both kinds of edge are better at some things and worse at others.
 
Smaug said:
  • Cold Steel Mini Recon 1 is another under-the-radar classic.
  • Victorinox Super Tinker is a perfect compliment to a single bladed locking folder.
  • Ontario Rat 2 in D2 ("R2D2")
  • Steel Will Modus in D2 (can they still be gotten new?)
  • Spyderco Native (full size) is not too big L'il Native might be on the small side...
  • Cold Steel Mini Tuff Lite; perfect little folding utility knife, with a Wharncliffe with 1" edge. Amazing how it fits the hand, for being so little. Hollow ground, too!
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Man, I would be all over the native if it didn’t have a lock back.
 
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