Serrated edge testing?

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JBS TOOLMAKER

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This is a question for the hardcore knife snobs. I have been experimenting with serrated edges lately due to several request for half serrated blades. I have used a few differant patterns and they all cut (card board, rope 3/4" wood dowels etc.) What is a good test for the serrated edge? Should you use a particular pattern for the specific material to be cut? Any opinions or facts would be apreciated.
Thank's
Jason B Stout
 
I'd test it against thick manilla (or artificial, I suppose) rope. At least for me, that's what I think of when I think of using serrations.
 
Seat belt material? I have noticed that some "rescue" knives that do not have the seat belt hook are serrated for cutting seat belts. Maybe you are not making a rescue knife per se but at least you could use it as a test medium.
 
Tough rope and seat belt material both make sense to me. I'm not a big fan of, or very knowledgeable about serrated knives, but it seems to me that a lot of them are ground too deeply and hang up easily in the work material.
 
Old, stiff webbing. Like 1" tubular that's been sitting in the sun for 6 months. That stuff begs for serrations.
 
Radiator hose, maybe? Brake-line material? Heck, ask the folks requesting them what they want to use them on.
 
James, I'm not a fan of serrated edges myself, but I gotta do right by the customer. I have received 2 orders in the past week for my model 2 and they wanted half serrated edges. I really think that both just wanted the look more than the function. The design I settled on is one I copied from Chris Reeve. The serrations are shallow, even depth and space and are sharpened on both sides. It really acts more like a saw. So I have decided that the test material for me will be the breast bone of a whitetail come archery season (late september here).I have seen many multi tool deer skinners that have a saw a gut hook, GPS etc. Might be nice to just have some serrations that can do the job. Take a look at it in the photo album on my page.
Thanks to everyone.
Jason B Stout
 
I hate serrations but Kershaw makes some of the best. Although I think it would be a bit tough to reproduce those without any specialized process/tool.
 
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