Plain edge...part serrated or fully serrated and WHY???

RocketDog

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If I could only have one knife I would probably choose a combo-edge. Since I can have more than one I have plain-edged, serrated-edged and combo-edged. The plain-edged is a good utility knife and my EDC is PE. The serrated-edge is great as an aggresive cutter. I have a few of these - but not as many as PE. The combo-edge is a compromise that gives you both the control of a PE and the aggressive cutting of a SE in one.

Carry one of each :D

David
 
Ok, plain edge for delicate cutting, slicing, whittling and some specific survival/bushcraft tasks also for ease of sharpening. Fully serrated for heavy cutting on fibrous materials, cardboard, rope, clothing etc. partial serrations only a a blade big enough to give you useful amounts of both, Endura/mili 3.5 or longer, can give you if not the best of both worlds then at least more options then you would have with one serrated or plain edge knife.
Truly best of both worlds, one of each. 2 delicas S and P, 2 salts or enduras, Native and delica, Calypso Jr. and salt or my personal fav, Goddard ltw and P salt.

JMO
 
IMHO, SE is best for my needs, CE too much of a bad thing, not enough of a good thing. Just got my first PE Spydie, a Dodo so that might change
 
Plain edge for fine detailed cutting and slicing.

Spyderedge (Serrated) for cuts through thick material when detail to a "clean" cut does not matter.

ComboEdge does a little of both. On models like the Delica I would say to get either PE or SE and not CE because the blade is not big enough to get big difference. On a model like the Police it would be more helpful IMO.
 
PE for most of what I do and for sharpening I've tried to do SE and PS and just can't seem to get the results I get on a PE.
 
plain edge, period. a sharp PE cuts better than a brand new serrated edge, anytime. you just can't beat the overall excellence in every aspect of a plain edge

dennis
 
I have found that the 50/50 split is my favorite for EDC; sort of the best of both worlds. For purely defensive blades, I prefer SE for aggressive cutting (though the Karambit is growing on me); for more general cutting chores, I lean towards PE for the precision and ease of quick resharpening. I always carry at least two blades minimum; a Harpy SE and a Wenger Swiss Army with both plain and serrated blades.

What I would really like to see is a return of the Dyad with one each PE/SE blades; about 2.5 - 3" in blade length would be ideal. I could then leave my other blades at home; I wouldn't, but it would be nice to have the option. :-)

Just my $0.02...

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Ta,

H
 
I tend to stay away from combos. Same philosophy against hybrid bikes - kinda good on trails and kinda good on roads but not great at either. Same goes for combos. You don't get the full slicing ability that make plain edges great nor do you get the sawing action that I like about the full serrated edge.
I think the debate could go on forever on the "plain vs. serrated" issue. As for my experience with both, I like and have both for the reasoins above. For soft or stringy/fibrous material, the plain is better - no snags. For harder material, the serrated works better, giving you that sawing action. I cut through meat and bone more easily with the serrated than with the plain. Bottom line though is that both edges can cut through most material and depending on the type of material you foresee cutting most often, then one or the other would be more ideal.
 
I personally prefer PE because it's easier to sharpen. One problem I find with CE is that if you never use the serrations and you sharpen the plain edge part a lot, you get a weird looking knife.

What about reverse S shaped blades? They can be PE but the can also act like large serrations.
 
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