If a man can only have one dedicated serrated blade

DangerZone98 said:
Definitely won’t argue that those blades won’t cause grievous damage to tissue and organs. For SD though, I tend to favor more conventional blades for the “straight thrust.” It looks just a tad more awkward to poke with the Black Talon.

Back on topic, the blade shape looks like it complements the serrations well. That thing’s really gonna bite into rope.
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Civilian is marketed as a miracle , no training SD solution , but that's just another lazy and dangerous way to be ill-prepared .

All hawk , hooked , curved type fighting knives need special training and practice to be most effective . They are applied differently than conventional knives .
 
I'd get a Spyderco in H1. Whichever you like the most. They have the best serrations and the edge on the serrated H1 blades is supposedly much more durable than plain H1 because it's a work hardened steel and some magic happens when they cut the serrations into it.
 
Two for the price of one. Old Spyderco Dyad Jr.
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Every time I use a serrated knife I marvel at the wonders it does cutting whatever needs cutting. But I find myself disliking the looks of it, and prefer a shiny long plain edge, which I tend to go for when choosing a knife in the morning.
Also, with other in the vicinity, I find the serrations a bit too aggressive.
With the current shizznit in the world I'm just at home, so it doesn't matter at all and use my spyderco para serrated often.

my serrated ones:
- spyderco para 1, which I actually use a lot, and more than my non serrated para
- emerson commander (half serrated recurve, now that is nasty)
- spyderco persistence
- esee rc3, but removed the serrations (frankenblade)
- spyderco police ss
- leathermans (charge/wave)
 
zyhano said:
Every time I use a serrated knife I marvel at the wonders it does cutting whatever needs cutting. But I find myself disliking the looks of it, and prefer a shiny long plain edge, which I tend to go for when choosing a knife in the morning.
Also, with other in the vicinity, I find the serrations a bit too aggressive.
With the current shizznit in the world I'm just at home, so it doesn't matter at all and use my spyderco para serrated often.

my serrated ones:
- spyderco para 1, which I actually use a lot, and more than my non serrated para
- emerson commander (half serrated recurve, now that is nasty)
- spyderco persistence
- esee rc3, but removed the serrations (frankenblade)
- spyderco police ss
- leathermans (charge/wave)
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Agreed. Aesthetically speaking, I prefer a nice clean plain edge. I’m a bit more open now to picking up a serrated blade though, hehe.
 
I would say to get a Spyderco Salt 2, black handle with a deep pocket clip and wear it IWB all day, every day.

That's what I do

It's always there when you need it and is only 2 oz, making it a perfect gym / bathing suit / sweatpants knife that is impervious to corrosion, mindless for maintenance and cleaning and will cut through anything you can imagine.

So much utility that's always there in a package that is so unobtrusive that you forget you're wearing it.

I've used it to cut a Christmas pot roast at my sister's house once.

I used it the first time on a lime (didn't worry about corrosion) and then used it as a steak knife at a buddy's house and it's the best steak knife ever!

I use it for bags of pool salt and also bags of sidewalk salt (for all Canadian seasons)

Super useful, utilitarian blade shape.

Probably the knife that can take more abuse at 2 oz than any other knife.
 
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If you want a great, CHEAP, serrated fixed blade for home utility / kitchen use...

DEFINITELY get a Dexter Russell 3.5" net knife.

I use them for gutting / gilling fish and large primary cuts on large-scaled fish like 30-50 lb striped bass

Also an awesome safety knife to keep on a boat.
 
Have multiples of the Spyderco fully serrated Police Model for shtf. Over the years, I bought very inexpensive, used Spyderco Enduras that were fully serrated in the range of $20 to $35, cleaned and fixed them. Will find a ready market for them when shtf.
 
Why limit yourself? I carried a serrated blade every day for many years. Of course, the knife also had a straight edge blade too....
The Dyad is the perfect knife. Two blades, one frame, it can handle most anything. I used the serrated blade all the time to cut all sorts of things from hoses to mud flaps to conveyor belt to sand bags. The straight edge not so much but worked fine to remove the backstraps from more than one deer on the side of the highway.....:rolleyes:
I bought this one new sometime around 2000 or so and carried it almost every day at work since. The pocket clip used to be black and the micarta is a bit worn but it still functions the same as it did when it was new.....

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As many here have probably seen (because I seem to carry on about it all the time ;)) I carry a serrated Dragonfly daily along with whatever my primary plain edge folder may be for the day. I find this adds alot of utility to my carry while going virtually unnoticed in the corner of my back pocket until needed. There are many instances where SE comes in handy (this thing is hell on zip-ties) and its also a good knife to toss someone when they ask to use my blade right quick. I totally understand why people prefer plain edge, and for the most part I completely agree with them; however I don't understand the distain many have for serrations, particularly when executed as well as it is in the fully serrated Spyderedge. I certainly find a use for them at least.

H1 salt Dragonfly swapped into Zome green frame

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desmobob said:
[...] I'm trying to think of examples of knife chores where a plain blade beats a serrated blade. I'm not coming up with much...
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The ultimate test of functional practicality for any knife: making a PBJ sandwich!

Dadpool said:
Just one? Spyderco Pacific Salt if a longer blade is okay, Salt 2 if not. :)
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Yup, it's very hard to go wrong with any of the Spyderco Salt Series knives.
 
Spyderco endura.

They have the best serrations and they make sharpening tools for them.

Light, cheap, durable.

I hate serrations. I just use a rough grit stone to get a toothy edge if im dealing with rope, the only time serrations have ever helped me more than a laser-sharp plain edge in any practical use <in my live/tasks>.
 
I've no idea. Serrated edges don't work for what I need/use a knife for.

Closest I have to a serrated edge is the wood saw blade on a SAK Huntsman, and faux "Cold War era" West German Arm Knife.
I suppose that saw will cut/rip whatever about as good as a serrated blade, which for all practical purposes is just a saw going by a different name, anyway.

You can't sharpen a pencil with a serrated blade, but you can slice fresh baked bread (without crushing the bread) with a plain edge.
 
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