how many people like searations on their blade?

Puff1 said:
If I was stuck in the woods, in the middle of nowhere, give me a combo edge.
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Yep, even though I dislike serrations. Serrations have a high utilitarian value in my book, they're just not good for my line of work.
Stuck in the woods? Gimme a combo edge.

Also most of the people I know that have serrated blades don't really know how to sharpen a knife and aren't interested in keeping their blades honed. It's a great edge for the person that isn't interested in knives - cuts fairly well even when it's dull and neglected.
 
I own one blade with serrations and that's on my muti tool. I personally don't buy serrated or combo edged knives.
 
Many years ago they seemed like the best of both worlds to me.

Since they retain the ability to tear their way through mediums, even when dull, some people like them.

Me? I just carry a sharp plain edge knife.
 
Serrations have their places. In the kitchen, one of my most used knives is a bread knife. It is serrated.
While most of my pocket and field knives are plain edge, I do have some serrated blades for specific functions.

For instance, on a river knife, which may be called on to cut lines in an emergency, serrations are a mainstay.

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Serrations can also come in handy when processing game. The big, serrated Dexter Russell, fourth from the left, is quite useful on large-scaled fish.

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Likewise, the serrations on this Spyderco Aqua Salt (top knife) make it an excellent bait knife.

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On an emergency knife, such as this Spyderco D'Allara, the serrations are perfect for cutting seatbelts. Likewise, the big Becker TacTool in this picture has serrations.

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Finally, here is a Camillus prototype designed by Phil Gibbs as a strap cutter for the military.
Only about two dozen were made, and it never hit the production line, but its serrations make it an effective task-specific tool.

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I don't think it should be a debate of which one is better or which one do you like, to me they are tools with distinct properties. Which screwdriver do you like Phillips head or slotted? Depending on what material needs to be cut will determine what blade edge I use. On a rafting trip I do carry a serrated blade on my PFD, but always have plain edge for camp chores.
 
Here is what I think of them,
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I will never buy a combo edge again, but I may get a fully serrated Spyderco in the future. I do love my bread knife in the kitchen being serrated, but for a pocket knife, a razor sharp plain edge is the way to go.
 
I will not buy any knife with serrations on them, used too but as time has passed and my skill and knowledge of blades has grown I find serrations to be a (IMHO) complete waste of blade space and seems to be directed more toward NOOB knife owners.

I will admit that some specific people benifit from the use of them like EMS, Military, or those who work around tons of rope that needs cutting.

There have been tons of knives that I have passed on due to serrations, but if the manufacturer were to put serrations on the spine instead of the main part of the blade I would be more geared toward purchasing one.
 
Back when I was cooking professionally, I'd see guys in the kitchen slicing tomatoes with a bread knife (serrated) mostly because their chef knife was dull. Serrated edges do have their place but they are essentially saws design to rip through stuff like rope, hence the emergency rescue knives shown in this thread. Quick and dirty.
 
I LOVE full serrations on my knives. It's actually a big reason why I buy Spyderco, their one of the few companies that put full serrations on their blades.
 
I have an original spyderco Jess Horn with the red jig bone scales and it is full serrated. With the smaller blade on this knife,I just thought it looked better than the pb. Usually I like plane edge except certain spyderco's.
 
Plain edge all the way. I have no use for serrated. If I have to break down a ton of cardboard my M390 Para 2 and I will fare just fine.
 
I am not a fan of serrated edges.

I've tried them on all the substances where they supposedly shine, and never found an advantage over a sharp plain edge.

In fact, just last month my wife was trying to cut some fresh bread with the serrated "bread knife", producing ripped, torn and smashed slices. I grabbed a sharp plain edged knife, said, "Excuse me!", and cut some nice clean slices of bread.

Serrated edges are best used and loved by people who can't keep their knives sharp, IMHO.

YMMV.
 
dont really mind them but wont buy a expensive knife with them due to sharpening issues. If I spend the money I want something I can take care of properly and have for a long time. For a cheap beater its ok.
 
No need for them here. Bread Knives are serrated.

Best use of serrations on a knife would be the Grayling from KOA....on the tip

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For most all my daily needs a sharp plain edge is all I need....thus no combination edges in my rotation at this time. I have thought about getting a less expensive combination edge from time to time but have not yet.
 
I generally prefer a PE for outdoor tasks such as carving, it's just easier to use for the fine control. But I think CE and SE have their roles. They are so good at ripping through medium in emergency situations and I've found CEs are good for quick sawing actions like for cutting small tree limbs or cutting vegetation.
 
I never carry a serrated blade knife as my primary, but I have a Buck Selector with two blades, one PE, and one fully serrated, blade changes can be made in a couple of seconds, I always keep this knife close either in my pack or lunch box or on my belt at times. This serrated blade works great on ropes and heavy strapping. I also keep a serrated bread knife in the shed as a utility knife for breaking down cardboard boxes and such.

Chuck
 
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