Old Serration cuts well . . .

Santi

Santi

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I posted here earlier that I like an old school serratons better.

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Today, I still like it.
It cuts well.

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Today, it costs me 4 stitches . . .

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Be careful, gentlemen. Those are REAL SHARP!! :D :D :D
 
The Hemoglobin model! Limited release... Old school teeth, CF scales, ZDP...and a keychain with a little needle & thread kit attached...
 
man that's four stitches for a small wound must have been a deep cut.
never cut inward bound lol take care
 
I have more experience using older spydies (still trying to wear them out before opening my new ones) and find that I also like the serrations from the early & mid 90's. I can say that I believe that the blade steel used in the new serration models should hold up just as well (probably longer) than the knives with earlier steel. IMO the new serrations with older blade steels would probably wear down fairly quickly with daily use. The newer serration do have a deeper, tearing cut.
 
Ahh... I love serrations.

Remember, it's not the tips of the serrations that are important - never were. Serrations were designed so the belly (lower parts) would stay sharp while the tips might dull on a cutting board.

They also create larger surface areas for cutting than a regular plain blade.

It could be that the more shallow shape of the serrations caused the knife to slip and cut you while taller serrations might have caught the material more.

I totally dig serrations of all sorts, but I like those older ones too.

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sweet pic Norhernlight :cool:
Mike I got a little queasy looking at your photos... :p
hope that finger heals up quick Santi! ;)
yeah, them spyderedges are wicked sharp! :)
 
jaislandboy said:
Mike I got a little queasy looking at your photos... :p
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Actually, you have to really look close to even see where I was cut, now. The doctor sewed it up well. The biggest pain in the butt was the finger nails growing out. My thumb nail was split almost the entire length of it, so that took a lot of trimming and being careful not to rip it off accidentally. I was lucky I didn't hit any bones when the blade was flying through my fingers.

Mike
 
Santi, you got stitches for that little scratch? :confused:
Were you out of Ducktape? :D That's what i used for this one ;)
 
gunmike1 said:
Actually, you have to really look close to even see where I was cut, now. The doctor sewed it up well. The biggest pain in the butt was the finger nails growing out. My thumb nail was split almost the entire length of it, so that took a lot of trimming and being careful not to rip it off accidentally. I was lucky I didn't hit any bones when the blade was flying through my fingers.

Mike
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hey Mike,
I 'm glad it wasn't one of your full flat "Krein-grinds" that time.... ;)
so wuz it a Golden or Seki City Native that did the damage? :confused:
 
jaislandboy said:
hey Mike,
I 'm glad it wasn't one of your full flat "Krein-grinds" that time.... ;)
so wuz it a Golden or Seki City Native that did the damage? :confused:
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It was my Golden Native, sharpened flat to the stone, fresh off a sharpening that had it push cutting the yellow pages around the same distance from the point of hold as a stanley razor blade. It went through my fingers like they weren't there, and my thumb was literally split like when you see a sliced hot dog hanging out of the end of a bun. I didn't feel the cut until after my kitchen was covered in blood. Luckily the first aid kit was right there in the kitchen. Lots of pressure and stitches brought it all back together nicely. The Doctor and Nurses marveled that a pocket knife could make such a clean cut, and said clean cuts heal better than jagged ones. Now that particular knife has the Krein treatment, although the edge is a rather thick for me .008" due to it being S30V and not ZDP.

Mike
 
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