Serrated or Non-Serrated

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Kennyroo

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Hi Guys,

Some more questions.... Do you recommend a serrated or non-serrated blade for EDC?

I like the serrated, but am concerned that it will be more difficult to maintain and sharpen.

Thanks in advance.

Kenny
 
Serrations are not a necessity when u aren't going to cut fibrous materials( clothing, ropes,bone, wood, seatbelts etc. The serrations give u more raw cutting power but less finesse. If u go for serrations, i would go for the spyderco type serrations, these are perfectly sharpable with a Spyderco Sharpmaker. I have spyderco's in all configurations plain edge, serrated edge and 50/50 and have never had a problem sharpening them. IMHO the very small serrations of Cold Steel are too hard to sharpen, but when thay are wider the sharpmaker will sharpen them perfectly. I u doubt the best thing to do is getting a 50/50 blade (like the Military) it will give u a plain edge for say skinning, and serrations for cutting thru bone.
 
I prefer a plain blade for edc use and having a multitool close by if I really need a serrated blade. (though I rarely do to tell you the truth) It really depends on your uses though, LEO and Military usually prefer half serrated for what they usually cut and do with their knives. The average persons use of cutting string, opening the mail, ect a plain blade fares better. Ask yourself: "What will I be cutting?" "Will the extra work of sharpening and caring for the serrations worth the amount of use they will see?"
 
I prefer non serrated but I also carry a full serrated blade. My feeling on the 60/40's is that they dont do either blade type justice. I find the short bit of serrations is just not enough for what I would use serrates for (cutting heavy canvas straps at work.). All my knives are either full serrated or PE. Carry one of each and youll always have options.
 
I am going to have to say NO SERRATIONS!!!!...I hate them!! To hard to sharpen....very much a pain in the @$$.

Lee
 
I am in the minority. I prefer a partially serrated blade - as long is the blade is long enough. (With shorter blades there is usually not enough plain-edge length for my liking).

Like Roodog says, one knife of each type is another good option – I just don’t like carrying two knives.

I find serrations handy for cutting berry vines and other small branches. (They also come in handy for trimming fingernails). I also prefer serrations for stripping wires.

Like others have mentioned, it depends on what you think you need to cut. In a city environment you may be lucky enough to have no need for serrations.

I find Spyderco (and similar) serrations to be VERY easy to sharpen. With a Sharpmaker you should not have any problem. As far as maintenance, I spend less time on my serrations than on the plain-edge portion.

--SAK
 
I used to carry a Benchmade 805 as my EDC...Now I carry a BM 805s, so I guess I like a partially serrated blade (as long it's on a fairly long blade).
 
I like serrations, but dislike partially serrated blades. There just isn't enough to be any real benifit of versatility. The partial serrations on the bigger Spydercos are OK, since they do give a lot of space for the serrated part. Benchmade's IMO are entirely too short.

I personally either carry on a full plain edge, or a plain edge along with a fully serrated FRN Spyderco.
 
I, as you avereage Joe, am happy with plain edge knives. I use stones for sharpening, i don't have any of those nifty gadgets so serrations would only pose a probem and wouldn't really help me much with anything. Besides, i can't imagine how one could whittle wood with a knife with serrations near the end of the blade - i like tinkering alot so that's yet another reason against serrated blades for me.
 
I prefer plain edged blades. Serrations rip things, are a pain to sharpen, are not as versatile as a plain edge, and they frighten the sheeple.
 
It depends on what you use the knives you carry for. Serrations are great for cutting cardboard, or rope day in and day out and require very little in the way of sharpening. In fact I have a couple of Cold Steel serratted blades that have never ever even been near a sharpener after years of use and they still cut tomatoes as thin as you want. All this performance after countless dog food bag, cat litter bag, cardboard box and misc other abusive cutting jobs.

Serrattions will sharpen a pencil but it isn't ideal. They rip mostly instead of cut but they do require less in the way of maintainance and have their place. I feel they are also more intimidating looking and probably perform better in defensive purposes too because even a dinged up serratted blade will still cut deep when needed.
 
Definitely serrations, and not partially serrated blades. Serrated blades can generally go much longer than plain blades before sharpening.

Joe Mamma
 
Fully serrated or not at all. It depends on what you are cutting, IMHO I would rather carry two knives. Most knives under 3 inches really dont have enough serrations on a 60/40 design.

Another thing to consider is how your local law enforcement views serrations, some locales and individual officers view serrations as more deadly than a plain edge. :confused:

Just my 0.02 worth
 
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