Serrated edged knives?

res1cue said:
I enjoy my steak knives to be serrated. That is another way that serrations are useful, the teeth spare the cutting edge from constant contact with hard ceramic. Try that with some super steel and it will dull/chip/roll sooner than you think
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I agree with this, but I have a solution for it. If a good serrated steak knife isn't available, I use one of my pocket knives, and only let the spine touch the plate. I keep the cutting edge up, or put the steak on a piece of bread when I cut. Saves tge edge, and a nice Case trapper in CV cuts steak so well!
 
Serrated edges are great for material that has sand or other debris in them and works great for feed bags on the farm. If they need a sharpening, some white and green compound on a drill and Bobs your uncle.

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Kbrasmodeler said:
I agree with this, but I have a solution for it. If a good serrated steak knife isn't available, I use one of my pocket knives, and only let the spine touch the plate. I keep the cutting edge up, or put the steak on a piece of bread when I cut. Saves tge edge, and a nice Case trapper in CV cuts steak so well!
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That's an interesting solution. I suppose you could use a plastic plate as well
 
elkins45 said:
I couldn't disagree more. I'm a knife hobbyist and I know how to take care of a knife. I also know that for working around the farm there are tasks that a serrated knife does much better than PE. I don't cut rope all day but I do cut a lot of vines, briars and stalks. I carry a fully serrated knife in my working pants all the time because it takes about half the effort to do those tasks than with a PE of equal length.
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I keep a serrated rescue knife handy as I work with horses. Horses have a habit of entangling themselves in anything they can and then panicking. Speed of cutting is critical when a half ton animal has lost his mind.
 
I like to go with combo edges, in order to have the best of both worlds. Plain edge for slicing and dicing; and serrated for cutting fiber materials. I have had to cut my self out of seat belts and harnesses, where a plain edge would have had a real struggle, but the serrations just went right through; although my life was more than a little unique, least til I retired. Now, on my farm, the serrated blades are needed around rope and leather materials.
 
While I prefer plain edged blades,I still keep a couple fully serrated Spydercos around,Delica and Rescue.I like the heck out of Spydercos serrations,they make for a great emergency blade.
 
I do electrical install work on big rigs so cutting thick rubber flooring with a full serrated spyderco works great. Works a lot better than a razor blade.
 
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