Full serrated endura 4?

[knife chop]

I'm thinking about getting the full serrated endura 4. what's it good for besides cutting more abrasive materials? also I'm concerned about the teeth chipping off when cutting heavy boxes. any thoughts? thanks!

 

[Doubletee]

For boxes a plain edge may be better?,,, for a full serrated look at a Pacific Salt:thumbup:H1 and edge they say is harder on serrated H1 ? I have a VG10 plain a ZDP plain and a Pacific Salt,,, love all! Depends on what your gonna cut!

 

[10fingers]

I use serrated a Spyderco daily at work and it works fine for cutting finer materials like paper bags.

I hold the edge flatter on whatever I'm cutting and let the peaks of the serrations do the slicing. I can cut medium mil plastic and paper bags with clean cuts

If I were dealing with thick cardboard or other heavy thicker materials I'd prolly opt for a plain edge because in my experience (with cardboard at least) the serrations get caught and clogged up pretty quick

If you do decide on serrations I highly suggest you try it in H1. It is an amazing performer with teeth:thumbup:

 

[TravisH]

For boxes a plain edge may be better?,,, for a full serrated look at a Pacific Salt:thumbup:H1 and edge they say is harder on serrated H1 ?

IIRC, Sal has said that the full serrated H1 blade is their best cutter, bar none!

There's an older post here where someone did a cut test on cardboard, PE vs SE, (Endura's I believe) and the SE out-cut the PE hands down! It wasn't even close. The PE dulled while the SE keep cutting. But both cut over a 1/2 mile of cardboard before performance degraded to unsatisfactory.

 

[brownshoe]

The teeth will not break off on cardboard. I bought a severely used early Endura with the integral clip for $5. The serrations were worn, but not chipped or broken. Clip broken off. Gave the knife to a 13yo girl and she still uses it now 7 years later. She has a new delica, but uses the old endura for rough work days and in situations where she might lose the knife. She uses it for everything, but usually has a second small knife if she's carrying a purse. The steel is not VG10, probably AUS8 or 6.

 

[Lycosa]

Listen to Sal.
Atlantic or Pacific. Go with the Yellow.

 

[knife chop]

How about a native in full serrations? I was ready to purchase a pacific salt and then the native was at the bottom of the screen.

 

[powernoodle]

KC, I have both the Endura and Native with serrations. In my view, the Endura's longer blade is a little better for going through boxes and whatever. But the Native SE rocks too. I have found the serrations to eat up cardboard like a dream. The real benefit of serrations is two-fold: it eats rope, plant matter and some other materials better than a plain edge, and it holds a working edge longer. Even a "dull" serrated blade will still cut pretty well. I've found that you can do just about anything with a serrated blade that you can with a plain edge, and many things are better done with the serrated blade. And (for me), a serrated edge excels when cutting things like garden hose. Not that I have to do that very often.

 

[dreadpirate]

Get one each; Pacific salt, and Endura 4 VG-10 with your favorite color FRN.