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Do you EDC combo edge?

The only knives I like with combo edges are Emersons and I edc my Commander 6 days a week. It gets Sundays off.
 
The only serrated knife I use is a steak knife on a plate. Full serrated blade then.
 
I have a couple combo edge folding knives. I guess it's the Boy Scout in me wanting to always be prepared. But then I usually have 3 to 5 blades on me at a given time! Even if I'm carrying a combo edge blade, I rarely use it except for thicker plastics and tougher cardboards. My main EDC is a straight edge. The last time I used my serrated edge was to trim the top of the Christmas tree to get the star on at a good height.
 
I'm not a big fan of CE either, but have owned quite a few. I do prefer the serrations on a ZT or Kershaw much much more than any other brand.
 
Naaaaah, when it comes to combo edges i'm like superman with Kryptonite, a big no no for me. The only knife I have with combo edge is a Sog Trident, it stays in my Jeep, just in case.
 
Tho my brother in law swears by them combo edged knives, the only good knife is a serrated knife...no fuc$&@ wonder he always asks me to sharpen is blades.
 
I have a ce mini presidio its used extensively for garden and yard work...love it!
 
I don't like latest gadgetry or change and carried a lock back Buck 110 type Gerber until '06.
Then I was given a pocket clipped, serrated folder with thumb stud and I've never looked back. Serrations are now a near requirment for me at least on a folder.

There may me a time to finess cut something with a plain razor sharp blade and then there's the rest of the time when you need something sawed through fast without grimacing at what it might be doing to your stropped keen blade.
 
Full serrations or none for me. Thats partly why i love having my Leatherman on me everyday it has both a full PE and a SE. I have a fully serrated Endura 4 that i found in a pawn shop that ill use sometimes but rarely if ever carry it.
 
I have before but I didn't buy the knife that way intentionally, it just happened to be a combo edge when I got it. Some of the one handed SAK's are combo edge but they have a unique kind of serrations that are pretty good. Otherwise the serrations on other knives haven't really gotten in they way since most cutting I tend to do doesn't need that much edge but it certainly didn't help much. I would rather just have a plain edge blade and then maybe carry a multitool or other knife that has a dedicated serrated blade if I felt I really needed it.

On specific use case for a combo edge could be a self defense knife though, since the serrations would hurt a lot more to the bad guy. Most of the time you could still use the plain edge portion for EDC tasks but I don't generally recommend knives for self defense, unless you're well trained or possibly on the ground being beaten to death and its your last ditch effort.
 
I own and use both plain edged and partially serrated edged knives.
Knives are always on rotation with my usage.
Though if I were to find myself in a "stranded" situation as were the car and truck drivers recently stuck for 24 hours or more in Atlanta, or any car/highway "breakdown", a subway train underground during a electrical power loss.... the last knife I'd want to be limited to having with me would be a plain edged knife.
90% of LEO's that I know and work with EDC partially serrated edged knives.
I really depends what the majority of someones every day cutting needs are.

Keeping serrations "seriously sharp" is a learned "skill" which many have never really mastered, resulting in a disdain for serrations and
often frequent silly exclamations as in "the only thing serrations are good for are...." etc. etc.

A few of my own preferred partially serrated knives.

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Clean cutting, no so called "tearing"

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I don't buy combo edges. I just dont like how they look and in general only give 1.5-2 inches of each. Seems silly. I would be open to full serrations for a work knife but I generally dont put my knives in that situation where extreme use is needed.
 
It seems I've always got one CE in my rotation or in my pack...
Like a few of us have said previously in this thread you can really rip through what you need to quickly.

Do tend to favor plain edges though.
 
I have one, and it's an old Frost from when I didn't know any better. Not hating on CE knives, per se, just the way the cookie crumbled. I have/use all plain edge now. I could see myself buying a CE knife if it was a sweetheart deal on a knife I had the hunger for.
 
PropThePolecat said:
Good knife there. I've got one just like it.

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@ PropThePolecat :thumbup:
After I purchased it I liked it better than I thought I would.
I find it a great EDC size.
About a year later I bought a first gen. Alpha one, great build, but size wize it felt like I was holding a baseball bat in my hand and I sold it.
The P.F. 'Bravo One Survival' is just the right size for me and superbly sharp.

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I have a plain edge ffg (orange) and a combo edge saber ground endura (black)
I carry both, I like them both equally depending on what I'm doing.
I typically carry my combo edge knife to work, or if I'm going to be doing a lot of rough cutting, such as hose, thick rope, heavy fabrics, and it works for other Edc tasks as well. However I keep the serrations shaving sharp they don't tear but cut great. I carry the plain edge for cutting cardboard paper or tape, or for general Edc outside of work, also tend to use it camping more for food prep
 
My only good use for a serrated edge was some pruning some samplings off a japanese maple when I was too lazy to walk to the shed to get the proper tool. Otherwise I just stay clear. Not enough of either edge on a combo edge. A plain edge kept sharp is all I need, unless I really need a different tool altogether.
 
chambelona59 said:
@ PropThePolecat :thumbup:
After I purchased it I liked it better than I thought I would.
I find it a great EDC size.
About a year later I bought a first gen. Alpha one, great build, but size wize it felt like I was holding a baseball bat in my hand and I sold it.
The P.F. 'Bravo One Survival' is just the right size for me and superbly sharp.

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I agree. The handle is extremely well designed, and in combination with the Gotham swedge, allows for many different grips.

I wanted a Alpha and Foxtrot too, but they're just too huge. Now the Mike folder looks nice, like a larger Bravo, but with a titanium framework and Niolox.
 
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