Serrated traditional folders

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What's the deal on these. I was at a knife store yesterday and it seems Case for one has gone serrated crazy.

Have you got these? Do you use them? For what? What are the advantages? The disadvantages?

As always pics are welcome, not just case but any of your serrated traditional folders.

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The only pattern I know of with a serrated is a fishing knife and hat the scaler not the main blade


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Oh gosh, they've got entire lines of case now with one or two blades serrated in the traditional patterns, stockmans, trappers, etc.

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Ah, I found some images; it looks like Case has a serrated series out. The handles all look pretty, maybe this is a collector's series? Many of them have a colored Case shield on the main blade, which seems impractical to me for use. But what do I know!

I think they're kind of cool looking, but I look forward to people offering pros of using serrated blades on these classic knives vs. non-serrated.
 
Most of what I saw is designated "a non-BF dealer exclusive" too, so maybe it's just a collab.
 
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The canoe seems interesting. It has a serrated main blade and non-serrated secondary.

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I haven't seen the knives.

In a prior discussion that was not long ago, a lot of forum members said they never sharpen their knives. :eek: Something like a serrated blade might work well for people who don't sharpen their knives.
 
I don't have any serrated traditionals yet, but I'm also into Spyderco knives so I can appreciate the usefulness of a serrated blade. Most people are standoffish about them because they think they have to use them like a saw, which is not true. If they are sharp they can push cut plenty clean, but they excel at just cutting quick and dirty when you just need something cut fast. Even slightly dull they will get through stuff where a slightly dull plain edge would be worthless. I hadn't seen that canoe, but I might pick one up now.
 
Serrated knives are really nice for cutting fibrous stuff and they do rip through stuff even when kinda dull. However the list of things a serrated knife can do better than a plain edge is kinda short. On the flip side they are tedious to sharpen, it can be done but lets face no one is going to put that kinda time in. They aren't going to push cut at all when they're dull and as I said it'll get dull and probably stay that way. Plain edge knives can slice far far better. If you want some variety or just like serrated go for it but I don't think it'll serve you like a plain edge will.
 
Other than a few of the Halloween specials, Case has not produced many regular run knives with serrations. You are seeing the SFOs from one particular Case vendor who chose to have those made as an exclusive run.

The only general production serrated knives Case is making right now are the Large Folding Hunter in smooth synthetic orange and a set of steak knives:

http://www.wrcase.com/sidesearch/index.php?q=serrated&Submit=Search
 
They are just as easy to sharpen as a plain edge, just gotta have the right sharpener. My Sharpmaker will do it no problem, and Lansky makes pointed stones for their system too.
 
Schrade made a few versions of their stockman with a serrated sheepsfoot.

I agree that most of the time, a plain edge is better, but sometimes a serrated blade can come in handy. I find that even when quite sharp, it can be difficult cutting zip ties and clamshell packaging. The plain edge sort of slides off, while serrations will bite into the material.
 
only serrated traditional knife I own is a fixed blade bread knife.
To be honest, even on bread, serrations are not necessary, if you have finesse. :)
 
shipwright said:
They are just as easy to sharpen as a plain edge, just gotta have the right sharpener. My Sharpmaker will do it no problem, and Lansky makes pointed stones for their system too.
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Not in my experience. When I sharpen a plain edge on a sharpmaker all I have to do is swipe each side a couple of times. For serrations I have to do each individual "tooth", it's very tedious to me. Perhaps you have a better way?
 
supratentorial said:
I haven't seen the knives.

In a prior discussion that was not long ago, a lot of forum members said they never sharpen their knives. :eek: Something like a serrated blade might work well for people who don't sharpen their knives.
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Wow, a bunch of knife nerds who don't sharpen their knives?! :confused: That's crazy! Considering that most traditional knives aren't even made with super steels, generally a quick strop works wonders.

My sister has a set of Henckles 'ever edge' kitchen knives that have the fine serrations and claim to never need sharpening. They're awful. Try cutting an onion with one of those sometime. :eek:

Some things are easy to cut with serrated knives, but I'll stick with a plain edge. BTW, hawkbill blades are very effective at opening clamshell packaging.
 
Dr-Mabuse said:
Not in my experience. When I sharpen a plain edge on a sharpmaker all I have to do is swipe each side a couple of times. For serrations I have to do each individual "tooth", it's very tedious to me. Perhaps you have a better way?
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Yeah, you can drag it lightly over the corners of the rods just like a plain edge, it gets in all the serrations just fine. I have a full serrated Endura 3 I've been sharpening like that for 10 years and the teeth still look nice and neat and sharp. The Sharpmaker video shows you how to do it
 
draggat said:
Some things are easy to cut with serrated knives, but I'll stick with a plain edge. BTW, hawkbill blades are very effective at opening clamshell packaging.
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Good point. ;) It's like one big serration. :D
 
I saw some Case Halloween canoes that had those serrated blades a few years back. It was neat looking but the price on them was a bit more than I ever wanted to pay. They're also not your normal serrations.
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