Serrations on a F.B?

Hey bud, I do OWN one, but it's kind of for sale, (I bought it as inventory for my new online Canadian knife shop, which should be up and running within a month- finally!). I thought of keeping it for myself but I already have more knives than I need:D

So I can't really speak to the durability of the handle, however, it is rubber which is definitely not going to be as durable as aluminum, micarta or G10. It is VERY comfortable however, 'warm' and super grippy. It is insulated from the blade should you cut into something with an electrical current flowing through it.

It sure is a well designed system, and I'm sure the materials are up for the task.
One must keep in mind this knife and sheath retail for less than $150 in Canada, which I think is a hell of a deal.
 
Lorien, sounds great! There is certainly a market, looking foreward to spending some money there.
 
Whatever I said about serrations earlier, I take it back. They came in handy last night and today. I was using my Benchmade Rukus (the black blade with partial serrations version 610) and while cutting down a branch I was planning on using for a hiking staff (sounds better than walking stick :D) the last part of the branch didn't want to budge. So I put away my sog powerlock and grabbed my Rukus. I tried hacking into the rest of the branch, but it was at a difficult angle and the surrounding brush had thorns all over them, so I used the serrations to do a few quick downwards pulliing saw motions and voila! The branch cut clean off. The same thing happened today, except I was getting a branch to make a makeshift bow....had the same problem so I used the serrations to do a quick pull on the remaining branch and it cut clean through. So, I don't see anything wrong with using a knife with serrations, I'm sure the LMF will hold it's own fairly well.
 
Lorien said:
Hey bud, I do OWN one, but it's kind of for sale, (I bought it as inventory for my new online Canadian knife shop, which should be up and running within a month- finally!). I thought of keeping it for myself but I already have more knives than I need:D

So I can't really speak to the durability of the handle, however, it is rubber which is definitely not going to be as durable as aluminum, micarta or G10. It is VERY comfortable however, 'warm' and super grippy. It is insulated from the blade should you cut into something with an electrical current flowing through it.

It sure is a well designed system, and I'm sure the materials are up for the task.
One must keep in mind this knife and sheath retail for less than $150 in Canada, which I think is a hell of a deal.
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Make sure you give us a link. I would feel alot more comfortable buying from a member of bladeforums. As for the LMF, I found the best price on the net and they ship to Canada... FREE. The prices beat every other online store and they dont have a whole lot of selection but its a Canucks dream.

http://www.botachtactical.com/gerberlmfii.html

edit to add: If I'm spamming I dont mean to, just helping the other canadians struggling with sky high knife prices.
 
If your using serations to cut wood fibers, then really what you have is a saw, and not a knife. I could easily saw through several inches of wood with the serrations on my kabar. So i guess, if you are cutting wood then they are benificial.
 
Other than rescue work, or a few specialized tasks, I see no legitimate reason for serrations on a camp knife. Serrations, more often than not, get in the way of performing many worthwhile camp chores. A thin plain blade, small saw and axe, will handle most any reasonable camp chores with ease. Still, to each his own, live and learn. Nothing wrong with experimenting...if you can afford it. :)
 
that's a hell of a deal 3wolves. Go for it!
 
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