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Ammog

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Dear Balde-forum,

Please HELP identify this knife model and maker:

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I thought it was a Strider but is it?

Thank you,
 
Kind of hard to say whether it's a Strider or not when the majority of your picture is a watch ;)
 
Haha I know. But no one is trying to sell me this knife I simply came across this photo on some blog about watches and I really like the shape of the blade. Any clue? Anyone...?
 
Ammog said:
<snip> I really like the shape of the blade. Any clue?
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From that pic, I have no idea why you like it either.
:confused:;)

Why not send a message to DSA tactical, and ask them directly. It is their picture...

That being said, that close up us a bad choice for that knife. It shows a lot of flaws in the serrations. Differing gaps, differing notch heights and plateau widths...
 
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Interesting. I also found this photo at another site. I will reach out to someone on DSA tactical. Thank you

You think these serration are no bueno?
 
Ammog said:
Interesting. I also found this photo at ******* site. I will reach out to someone on DSA tactical. Thank you

You think these serration are no bueno?
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I think just about all serrations are no good.

Serrations work best at a slashing cut. The heel of the blade is not used for slashing, the belly and tip are. The heel of the blade is used for hard push or pull cutting and high control type cuts. Most knives have the serrations at the wrong portion of the edge, this knife included.
In addition to that, they seem rather bulky, and cumbersome. No sharp peaks to do any tearing or to bite into the material...

If you want a good serrated blade, buy a Spyderco H1 fully serrated knife. Another company that does fully serrated blades right is Cold Steel. While I dislike the company and the owner, I will not say that they don't make a decent knife for the coin, or that they do serrations incorrectly.

Also, edit out the website of the non supporting vendor.
 
These are really good points. So would you say that no knife is good with serrated blade? I have a TAD DUK 1 I like but never really tried using the serrated part...
 
Ammog said:
These are really good points. So would you say that no knife is good with serrated blade? I have a TAD DUK 1 I like but never really tried using the serrated part...
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I edited my post, read above.
 
NJBillK said:
I think just about all serrations are no good.

Serrations work best at a slashing cut. The heel of the blade is not used for slashing, the belly and tip are. The heel of the blade is used for hard push or pull cutting and high control type cuts. Most knives have the serrations at the wrong portion of the edge, this knife included.
In addition to that, they seem rather bulky, and cumbersome. No sharp peaks to do any tearing or to bite into the material...

If you want a good serrated blade, buy a Spyderco H1 fully serrated knife. Another company that does fully serrated blades right is Cold Steel. While I dislike the company and the owner, I will not say that they don't make a decent knife for the coin, or that they do serrations incorrectly.

Also, edit out the website of the non supporting vendor.
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Definitely always believed serrations would go better at the tip than the heel. Personally I never liked serrations because they are a pain to maintain and sharpen. I can live with them if I absolutely love the knife but they just aren’t useful for most the cutting I do.

That said a quick google images search of “strider knives serrated” seems to show that striders with serrations or combo edges are very rare. I see almost no images of serrated striders. The only one I could find was this one and it is a totally different serration pattern.

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Lapedog said:
Definitely always believed serrations would go better at the tip than the heel. Personally I never liked serrations because they are a pain to maintain and sharpen. I can live with them if I absolutely love the knife but they just aren’t useful for most the cutting I do.

That said a quick google images search of “strider knives serrated” seems to show that striders with serrations or combo edges are very rare. I see almost no images of serrated striders. The only one I could find was this one and it is a totally different serration pattern.

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I see the back half of that serration pattern as being less useful than the one the OP posted... With the leading edge of the scallop being higher than the rear, there is nothing to trap the material in the serration. This would effectively make the serration work worse...

That being said the aggressive downward curve at the front would work much better than most others due to the peaks initiating the cut, while the shape of each scallop will cut in from both sides of the peak to meet at the belly, and all of this in a recurved/back facing edge.

But... Strider is another that I will not buy from. His past indiscretions (putting it Very lightly to keep this PG) will keep my dollars from his pockets, so long as I am sane and conscious.
 
Thank you. That’s such helpful details. I feel the same way about serrations when it comes to sharpening.

But what do guys think about the serration at the Surefire echo?

... I have the SureFire Crank pocket knife that I really like.
 
NJBillK said:
I see the back half of that serration pattern as being less useful than the one the OP posted... With the leading edge of the scallop being higher than the rear, there is nothing to trap the material in the serration. This would effectively make the serration work worse...

That being said the aggressive downward curve at the front would work much better than most others due to the peaks initiating the cut, while the shape of each scallop will cut in from both sides of the peak to meet at the belly, and all of this in a recurved/back facing edge.

But... Strider is another that I will not buy from. His past indiscretions (putting it Very lightly to keep this PG) will keep my dollars from his pockets, so long as I am sane and conscious.
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I’m not saying they were good or effective serrations. Just the only ones that I could find a pic of. Honestly it looks like someone took a bite out of that blade.
 
Come on, we can find the knife! The serrations are pretty distinct in a way, aren't they?
 
Looks like CRK type serrations.

Blade shape? You have a better imagination than I.

If it is indeed a CRK it is more than likely S35V.... enough for me to consider it no bueno.
 
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