When i first got into knives, i liked the Combo edge for it's versatility, having both serrations and plain edge i found to be a good compromise....
then i realized that i was mainly using the front of the knife and rarely using the serrations, so my next couple knives (Cricket and Native) were PE, i found a fully PE blade much more effective than a CE....
then, i purchased my first Dodo, a SpyderEdge, and found tht it cut just as well, if not better, than my PE knives
at this point i began to realize that CE's were a poor compromise, and that a well-designed serrated edge was just as usable as a PE
now, i'm an "all-or-nothing" kinda' guy, i have *no* use for CE's, in fact, the presence of a CE is actually a strike against the knife, my knives will either be fully serrated, or fully plain edge....
so last night, i was jonesing for another Spydie fix, and i was trying to decide between 3 Spydies, a SE FRN Dragonfly, SE Delica3, or a Rescue 93mm, of the three, the Rescue was the most comfortable and had the best ergos, and i liked the Sheepsfoot blade layout....
so the next question was, do i get the black fully SE Rescue, or the blue CE Rescue?
i tried them both, but something about the CE Rescue just didn't seem right, it was wierd having a 1" section of PE at the tip, and since it was a saber/chisel grind, and i'm not a fan of that grind on PE blades (seems illogical to grind only one side of a PE blade), i went with the black fully SE, a true cutting demon, that long, straight SpyderEdge looks like it could cut through anything...
i love the nice, thick spined blade, the balance, it's just a great knife, it won't be winning any "beauty" contests, but for pure functionality, it can't be beat, and i value function over form anyway.....
"normies" may consider the Rescue as ugly as sin, i for one find the pure, honest "I'm a *WORKING* knife, not a fashion statement" look and feel of the Rescue 93 a refreshing departure from the "pretty" knives, to me, the Rescue is a good, honest looking knife
and strangely enough, even though it has a 3" blade, it doesn't seem to scare the sheeple, the blunt tip and plain-vanilla looks scream "TOOL!" not "weapon"
then i realized that i was mainly using the front of the knife and rarely using the serrations, so my next couple knives (Cricket and Native) were PE, i found a fully PE blade much more effective than a CE....
then, i purchased my first Dodo, a SpyderEdge, and found tht it cut just as well, if not better, than my PE knives
at this point i began to realize that CE's were a poor compromise, and that a well-designed serrated edge was just as usable as a PE
now, i'm an "all-or-nothing" kinda' guy, i have *no* use for CE's, in fact, the presence of a CE is actually a strike against the knife, my knives will either be fully serrated, or fully plain edge....
so last night, i was jonesing for another Spydie fix, and i was trying to decide between 3 Spydies, a SE FRN Dragonfly, SE Delica3, or a Rescue 93mm, of the three, the Rescue was the most comfortable and had the best ergos, and i liked the Sheepsfoot blade layout....
so the next question was, do i get the black fully SE Rescue, or the blue CE Rescue?
i tried them both, but something about the CE Rescue just didn't seem right, it was wierd having a 1" section of PE at the tip, and since it was a saber/chisel grind, and i'm not a fan of that grind on PE blades (seems illogical to grind only one side of a PE blade), i went with the black fully SE, a true cutting demon, that long, straight SpyderEdge looks like it could cut through anything...
i love the nice, thick spined blade, the balance, it's just a great knife, it won't be winning any "beauty" contests, but for pure functionality, it can't be beat, and i value function over form anyway.....
"normies" may consider the Rescue as ugly as sin, i for one find the pure, honest "I'm a *WORKING* knife, not a fashion statement" look and feel of the Rescue 93 a refreshing departure from the "pretty" knives, to me, the Rescue is a good, honest looking knife
and strangely enough, even though it has a 3" blade, it doesn't seem to scare the sheeple, the blunt tip and plain-vanilla looks scream "TOOL!" not "weapon"
Just before Xmas, I bought a Rescue 93mm and started to monkey with it a bit, and found that it was actually pretty useful, all things considered. I tend to use PE for most things. Then,the other day, I found a Delica 4 in a SE and bought it and have been using it just to get a feel for it. It works pretty well
