Griptilian with P.S. edge help me use it!

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Can somebody please help me get my mind straight with this. There's something about this knife that makes me want to carry it, but also to not carry it. I prefer plain edges, but for some reason while reading on this forum years ago and not having a credit card, i bought a griptilian at a local knife store and all they offered was partial serrations. So i bought it! And not being a Partial type person it's kind of just sat there. I took the clip off of an ascent (benchmade sent me a spare) and replaced the stock painted one. I sharpened it myself so its super sharp, and its all loctited and stuff just the way i like it. But i can't get over the partial serrations. Also, is the 154cm safe around water. I do a ton of fishing and it may end up going into the water, having fish slime on it, or shaving sticks. I haven't used 154cm so i don't know how it is with chipping, rolling, edge retention or stuff with the outdoors. Any info would be greatly appreciated. I did once strip the wires in a phone cord of their insulation and the edge did flatten a bit, which i was suprised, because i thought 154cm was hard. Hmm.
 
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If you ever do landscaping or dig holes, you know that there are sometimes roots in the way that give your shovel some trouble. Pull your pocket knife out and put those serrations to work!

But really, I'm in the same situation with a knife I'm currently EDC'ing. Not getting much use out of those serrations at all. Sawing through some roots is literally the only thing I've done where they helped. Meh. Plain edge for life.
 
My question is how does the griptilian wear and does anybody find the partial serrations a pain. I have mixed feelings on it. I love the lock, the feel and the ease of use. I didn't like the pocket clip but i remedied that. I was wondering how the blade steel held up, i've never used 154cm. This knife has sat virtually unused for 3 or so years now. I remember using it once to strip the casing off of phone wires to splice them together and having a flat spot on the serrations. I fish a lot so i was wondering how the zytel would hold up against fish slime, maybe taking a full dunk in the water, sweat, rain and dirt. How much can you do in the woods with it? I've had some knives get dull or have tiny flat spots from shaving dirty or hard sticks in the woods. I don't know much about 154cm, but my main issue is how it will hold up to the elements and that damn partially serrated blade. I can't make up my mind on it as i prefer plain edge, but i guess i just have never really seen the usefulness of P.S. so maybe someone can open my mind up to it with personal experiences or reasoning?
 
The Zytel won't have a problem with water, but the metal parts will have issues with salt water if not rinsed with fresh water and allowed to dry after use.

Partial serrations are useful on cordage and webbing. If your shovel can't cut a root that is small enough to saw with that knife, then you need to get a file and sharpen your shovel. I can cut a 2" live root in one stroke with my shovels that would be a real chore to gnaw through with a folding knife, and mess up the knife in the process.

FWIW, sharpen a shovel to a chisel grind, with the bevel only on the concave side of the shovel. A file is all you need.
 
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I only fish freshwater. But sometimes its pretty dirty. What maintenance am i looking at? Some knives i worry less about than others.
 
As much distain around here for PS blade my PS 525 sees much more pocket time than my plain edge one--its just more usefull to me.

Go ahead and carry your Grip and see if you like it---if not---you can always go back to what you are doing now---once you get the hang of it--the Axis lock is hands down the best mechanism I've ever used.
 
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As much distain around here for PS blade my PS 525 sees much more pocket time than my plain edge one--its just more usefull to me.

Go ahead and carry your Grip and see if you like it---if not---you can always go back to what you are doing now---once you get the hang of it--the Axis lock is hands down the best mechanism I've ever used.
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I know that knife forwards and back. I carried it a lot, but kept switching back to a plain edge every other week just because, well i dunno. I like full serr. or full plain. I'll see how i like it. How does 154cm hold up? I wonder why some telephone wire flattened the edge... maybe because it's a chisel grind at the serr.?
 
i took it out today. trying to get back into possibly using/carrying it. I just i dunno. It's one of those knives you feel like you need to like, and i do like the over all design, the edge just gets me all mixed up.
 
i believe that serration are there for a purpose..
especially when you carry a specific knife most of the time.
Although its a good looking knife, i believe it would look better if you actually use it to
its potential. Plus, its not like you are batoning it or digging cement with it. It should be fine....
 
If it gets really bad, call benchmade. You can get them to swap the comboedge blade with a plain edge blade for $25 + shipping.
 
Hey Suzuki,

I hear you loud and clear man, my very first Griptilian was a black handled with black coated blade 556 PS Mini Grip that I purchased about 3 years ago and I EDCed it for maybe a month but never used it. It still hasn't seen any use to this day but my regular PE 556 has seen lots of EDC time. My Ritter Mini Grip has seen somewhere between both in terms of carry.
I'm not sure what I'm gonna do with my PS version yet, maybe give it to my dad or something. For now it stays safe and sound in one of my knife storage containers.
 
I think they should have custom griptilian building on their website lol. Handle choices, colors, blade configurations. that would make a ton of money for them because people love their grippies. I wish they made a ZDP-189 plain edge with their sheepsfood design and an spydie hole in the blade with a digi camo handle, bronze axis lock, chrome clip & matte black blade.
 
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