Are your combo edges only for self defense? I carry a cheap Schrade combo that I use for everything from opening boxes to prying rocks from my tire treads before driving on the flight line. The serrated portion gums up easily. Now that I'm getting into better knives that would only be used for defense. Please discuss the relative merits or combo and smooth edged blades.
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Edges?
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Welcome to the forums!
You will find that most people here are plain edgers. If you cut cardboard, rope, and other fibrous materials all day long, serrations shine. But, for many of the other every day tasks we do, a plain edge with a coarser grit sharpen on them will do better.
As for self defense, well, I'm not sure if there is any consensus here. Chris Caracci (who has a forum here) advocates partial serrations. I don't like serrations, as from my limited testing the serrations have grabbed clothing. If you got to the Practical Tactical and Chris Caracchi forums here, and do a search (hit the search button and sellect the tactics and training forums), you'll find lots of posts to read there.
Good luck!
By the way, my first quality folder was a combo edge, but now I won't buy combos at all.
You will find that most people here are plain edgers. If you cut cardboard, rope, and other fibrous materials all day long, serrations shine. But, for many of the other every day tasks we do, a plain edge with a coarser grit sharpen on them will do better.
As for self defense, well, I'm not sure if there is any consensus here. Chris Caracci (who has a forum here) advocates partial serrations. I don't like serrations, as from my limited testing the serrations have grabbed clothing. If you got to the Practical Tactical and Chris Caracchi forums here, and do a search (hit the search button and sellect the tactics and training forums), you'll find lots of posts to read there.
Good luck!
By the way, my first quality folder was a combo edge, but now I won't buy combos at all.
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This article may help you a little.
Serrated VS. Plain
Serrated VS. Plain