Half serrated blades, not fit for use?

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Redstripe_808

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Yeah....they're fit alright. But someone told me that they are not a good purchase. *revised*

What's your opinion on this matter?

:eek:
 
I don't think half serrated knives are junk. i just think that fully serrated blades or fully plain blades are easier to maintain and work more effieciently. Personally, I have found that sometimes I need a serrated blade and most of the time, I need a plain blade. I never need a half serrated blade. That said, I own many half serrated blades, especially when I actively collected Benchmade because their preproduction and first run knives tended to be 50/50.
 
SOmeone saying all half-serrated blades are junk is pretty strong...there are a lot of users who get tremendous use out of 50/50 blades. I tend to like all types of blades...fully plain, fully serrated, and 50/50 or 60/40, etc.

There are lots of combo edges in use by people who probably use their knives harder and more than a lot of people, so obviously they aren't junk. It all depends what fits you personally.
Jim
 
he may have had a knife made by a poor company with a poor serration pattern perhapse in a poor steel with a poor heat treat.

I have a few combo edges, some of them i wish were plain edges because i think plain edge knives look better (except for MOD knives they look better with teath).
 
My EDI is a 50/50 blade it's my weekend carrier and a good knife ,benchmade ,emerson, MOD,william henery,they are all top quality knives and partialy surrated.Try using one of these quality products. Then decide for yourself if that type of blade works for you.
 
I agree,not junk..I prefer p/e's, but always have a ser. blade(endura) in my work truck.For hard plastic, etc. it works the best. William
 
Although I do prefer a plain edge.., there are definitely times I wish I had a serrated portion of blade to work with. I also carry a fully serrated Endura in my truck.., but rarely take it out and carry it.

They definitely aren't "junk" made by folks who know how to create the serrations, so I'd be another vote for -not junk-. :)



"Hunters seek what they [WANT].., Seekers hunt what they [NEED]"
 
I don't think so. Some very high-end manufacturers crank out alot of these. There is a place for the partial-serrated/plain blade, IMHO. While I generally prefer plain edges, I have quite a few really high quality 50/50 blades.
 
I own a number of both half serrated blades and those with no serrations. Each is good for different reasons and chores. For overall utility work, I think the half serrated is best, because of its sawing abilities, when needed.

Redstripe_808: Never trust a person's opinion who thinks something is "junk" simply because it doesn't fit their needs, or perhaps they don't know how to use it properly.
 
Red,

I was one of the person you asked this question to in the chat last night. NO ONE told you the knives were junk. We said if you want serrations, buy a fully serrated blade. If you want plain edge, stick with plain edge... Other wise, you have the worst of both worlds. Junk would refer to the quality of a knife, and many quality manudfacturers and makers use partial serrations. We simply gave you our opinions and preferences. Don't accuse people of calling a specific style junk when that was never said. That is not cool.

JR
 
I like to carry at least one combo edge as part of my EDC, although I prefer more of 70% to 30% ratio for the serrations, The fact of the matter is I do 95% of my cutting with the straight part of the blade, but when I need the serrations, I'm glad it's on the same blade.
 
Times ago -
when i carried only one blade,
it was a Spy Endura 50/50 !
Still one of my favorites,


but now i learned more about knives,
i have more excuses to carry more than one knife:
I need this serrated for............
and this plain for...............
and this small for............
and maybe i need this XXX for.......................
 
I carry mostly plain edge, but when I'm working around canoes (Hawaiian outrigger) or in the garden, my CRKT M16 1/2 serrated knife is indespensible. I can cut rigging rope and rubber lashings and small branches, and have plain edge for everything else. Pretty easy to sharpen. Definately not junk. Not an edc in jeans, but ABSOLUTELY has a place.
 
I carry a plain edge most of the time, but when I carry and use a partially-serrated blade, it does the job (and then some). If the knife is high-quality, the blade will work, regardless of configuration.
 
I personally prefer a plain edged blade, but serrations do have their uses. I can live with partially serrated blades, as long as the blade of a decent length. I don't see much sense in a partially serrated blade that is only a couple of inches long. The blade needs to be long enough to be able to choose whether to use the serrated portion or the plain edged portion.
 
JR, I mearly posted that subject line and post to raise debate. Not once did i refer to you. So don't get twisted.

It's too get looks at the post and get replies.

Although, I do remember someone saying that adding serrations to part of the blade messes up the knife as a whole. They spoke badly of them as a whole. The verdict they told me was don't buy one.

Therefore, I was curious to get more opinions. Sorry if you were offended....it was not intended.

Peace

Redstripe_808 ------ "nothing sounds quite like an 808! Money making, money, money making....."
 
How about we change the question a bit? What does everyone think a useful blade length is for a 50/50 blade?

For example a 4" folder 50/50 would have about 2" of serrations--a smaller blade correspondingly less.

What do you think is enough length for a good sawing action with serrated portion of a 50/50 blade?

Regards,

David
 
I would always prefer 60/40,
with at least a 3" length,
because I use the serations
so infequently.

-Rebus
 
One of my favorite daily carry knives is a Benchmade AFCK(old style) with M2 blade. This knife is partial serrations. Do I love the serrations? No, but they come in handy sometimes for cutting stuff that I dont want to screw up my fine razor edge on. I would rather have a full plain edge blade, but for cutting rope and stuff, the partial serrations I can live with.
 
Partial serrations are a PITA (pain in the assparagus) to sharpen as it takes an extra set of steps... it's like having to sharpen two knives.

I've never been in a situation where I've needed serrations, and I actually do a lot of rope work. Serrations dull just as quickly as plain edge, although it might take a plain edge half a second longer to do the work.

My main gripe about serrations is that they are so difficult to sharpen and it always seem that you can never sharpen them to the point where the edge is as sharp as when it came from the factory.
So, in saving the serrated edge for emergencies, I never end up using it... if I use it, then it might not work in emergencies... Catch-22

My EDC is actually a partially serrated edge and I curse it every day as my cutting edge is only 2 inches long. Perhaps I should switch to one fully serrated edge and one plain edge knife for carrying...
 
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