EDC XIII Which knife or knives are you carrying today?

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The Benchmade Emissary.
 
Wowbagger said:
Thank you for responding.
The most recent one I serrated was a Cold Steel 3 inch Holdout. I chose that one because there isn't much handle hanging down below a straight shot back from the blade edge and that is sort of what I need but I am sure that belly and curved tip of your Ark would be even more useful.
Also the tiny Cold Steel serrations tend to hold tape glue and debris where the Spyderedge does not so that is why I put large serrations on the plain edge Holdout.


I have very recently bought the Gray FRN Serrated Chaparral but will not have a chance to use it at work until another truck load comes in.
I used it last night side by side with a factory edge Spyderco Carbon Fiber Mantra on cutting up croissant boxes from the bakery and cutting up a lotion bottle to get the last goop out and I must repeat : I am NOT a serrated edge fan and prefer polished plain edge. The Mantra blew the serrated away
but
there are CERTAINLY tasks where the serrated shines !

I was surprised to find the actual sharpening bevel that was on top of the Chap. serrations to be surprisingly obtuse. I would have much preferred they used the angle they created when forming the serrations. There seemed to be some angle on the flat side right on the edge. Not an optimal Spyderedge IMO 😕

Is it true the ARK has no flat right side but is hollow ground on both sides ? I thought I read that in the past some where.
It seems you have a rare and unique knife there in any case. 😍 👍
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I'm also not a fan of Cold Steels serrations. I actually have a SE Hold Out 1 that I removed the serrations, converted to a chisel plain edge.

That's strange the Chap had an additional bevel behind the serrated edge, but I recall seeing other knives like that. The ARK is hollow ground on both sides, without an extra bevel on the backside.
 
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