Full serrated hawkbill blade for rope/webbing work

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Mikel_24

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Hello all,

My only experience with Cold Steel so far is a couple of Pocket Bushmans that I bought long ago but ended up getting rid off. I really liked them, but I gifted one to a friend of mine and sold the other one to someone who was going to use it more than me. I may be buying another one in the future.

Right now I am after a fully serrated hawkbill folder. I really like the Spyderco Spyderhawk but it is long discontinued. I want it for cutting rope, webbing etc when climbing. Sometimes we need to clean up belay setups of old ropes to replace with new one... and I think this blade configuration will suit me well.

Does Cold Steel have anything that might fit the bill in their line of knives? I already have an Spyderco Rescue, so I am not interested in straight serrated blades. Only hawkbill shaped.

And btw... how easy/hard/impossible are Cold Steel serrations to sharpen? I own a sharpmaker which does a fair job... but if the serrations are too small, the corners of the stones just don't fit in between the grooves.

Thanks in advance!

Mikel
 
Mikel_24 said:
Hello all,

My only experience with Cold Steel so far is a couple of Pocket Bushmans that I bought long ago but ended up getting rid off. I really liked them, but I gifted one to a friend of mine and sold the other one to someone who was going to use it more than me. I may be buying another one in the future.

Right now I am after a fully serrated hawkbill folder. I really like the Spyderco Spyderhawk but it is long discontinued. I want it for cutting rope, webbing etc when climbing. Sometimes we need to clean up belay setups of old ropes to replace with new one... and I think this blade configuration will suit me well.

Does Cold Steel have anything that might fit the bill in their line of knives? I already have an Spyderco Rescue, so I am not interested in straight serrated blades. Only hawkbill shaped.

And btw... how easy/hard/impossible are Cold Steel serrations to sharpen? I own a sharpmaker which does a fair job... but if the serrations are too small, the corners of the stones just don't fit in between the grooves.

Thanks in advance!

Mikel
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Cold Steel's upcoming Tiger Claw karambit is the ONLY hawkbill style blade they have, and it does come in a fully serrated model. And CS has VERY small serrations(smaller serrations than any other company I've seen), they're more for cutting meat/flesh rather than rope and webbing. I love Cold Steel, but for what you're wanting, you're better off getting a Spyderco Tasman Salt or Harpy.
 
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