I Want to try a full serrated blade.

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Somedayrockstar

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I think I want to give serrations a try. I don't really like partial serrated blades but want to give a fully serrated blade a try to maybe change my mind. Who's got the best serrations? I know that's a horrible question but who's serrations do you like the best and why? So suggest me a new knife!

Thanks!
 
Spyderco's Salt models with H1 steel are awesome with the serrated edge. Total pocket chain saw. Wicked sharp and holds the edge a crazy long time. Wide range of models to choose from, too, from the small Ladybugs and Dragonfly to the mid size Salt 1 (comparable in size to the Delica) and the larger Pacific Salt (comparable in size to the Endura, iirc) and others. :thumbup:
 
Microtech is pretty wicked.
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For general use a plain edge works best for me. Serrated edges cut much longer between sharpenings and much better when slightly dull, than do plain edges. They are excellent for rapidly severing cordage and straps. Rescue knives, knives onboard boats, backup camp knives, these are all good applications for fully serrated blades. Also great for cutting crusty breads.
 
Hmmm. I think it will end up not getting much pocket time but I want to give them chance. The cold steel serrations look less rough to me so I wonder if they will be a more smoother cut.
 
SE Salt knives from Spyderco are the way to go,

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super edge holding in this steel, cutting power hard to match by any other pattern, lightweight pocket chainsaws

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relatively easy to sharpen, tough and durable, they take a wicked sharp edge so quickly

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Cold Steel's are nice too but they are more fragile

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and definitely harder to sharpen, much finer teeth,

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they are generally more agressive but break easily and a are a pain to maintain sharp

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Here you have both:

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so, to me, Spyderco for hard use and durability, ease of sharpening and long term use
and Cold Steel for agressive, immediate bite cutting chores

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Somedayrockstar said:
Hmmm. I think it will end up not getting much pocket time but I want to give them chance. The cold steel serrations look less rough to me so I wonder if they will be a more smoother cut.
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I do not like the Cold Steel serration pattern.
The small "teeth" are prone to breaking off (the ones on mine sure like to), and just don't cut quite as well as the Spyderco ones for general cutting.

They aren't terrible, but I don't like them.

Go Spyderco for sure when it comes to fully serrated blades.:thumbup:
 
Cold Steel's serrations are an abomination. Point blank, they suck.

The last serrated Cold Steel knife I had pissed me off so bad I ground the serrations completely off.

My vote is anything but Cold Steel. I'd highly recommend Spyderco for a serrated knife.

Also, good job for not going half serrated. Those blades do no task well.
 
I would disagree antdog, on a 4-6in blade they work quite well. Now on anything under 4 meh not enough room on either the plain or serrated to be useful.
 
On every half serrated blade I've ever had, the serrated part was too short to do its job (cutting through tough or fibrous materials), and the plain edged part was too short to do its job (cutting everything else). I'd rather have full serrated or just a plain edge in every instance.

Some say a half serrated edge is a jack of all trades, do everything type blade. Meh, I say they suck at everything equally. They don't excel at anything.

Half serrated blades scream "cheapo" to me as well. They sell tons of them on the late night infomercials. Plenty of "jin-yooo-wine boo-weee-knafs" too. [emoji38]

We'll have to agree to disagree. To each his own.
 
True cold steels look like sharp little teeth I'd be to afraid to use it rough. My friend got the recon 1 full size because he like mine so much, wanted to save himself 10 bucks on eBay and regrets it to this day. But I tell you it's a good looking knife just not as practical.
 
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