serrations useful?

mrmaigo said:
serrated fixed... hadn't considered it. A Spyderco Harpy is at the top of the list
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Best folders are the Harpy, Tazman and fully-serrated Spyderco Police! (I have a Harpy and Tazman for sale if you want.)

Fixed: The Spyderco Temperance.

Funny how the best fully-serrated knives are all Spydercos.:confused:

Oh, wait, another great fully-serrated folder is the old-school Benchmade AFCK.

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I use it for cutting off wire coatings and it makes quick work of different kinds of rope.


But ya, either full serration or all plain ... no combos for me
 
I like 'em plain,full or partial on Tacticals cause I like 'em all lol . None on fixed hunting skinners/capers and slippys ( come to think of it, I don't recall seeing them on a slippy :D )
 
I use the serration's on my skeletool CX to strip wires mainly, also helpful for heavier cuttings.
 
I don't like partially serrated blades much.
(Many of them arn't designed well, at least on the cheap knives.
A straight edge i can sharpen or reprofile. serration geometry I'm stuck with.)
In general it seems like they are counterproductive twice for every time they are helpful.

But i have a Buck multitool with a fully serrated sheepsfoot blade.
It's my favorite feature on the thing...which reminds me of a question I have...

Does anyone know of a good pocket knife with two blades, one plain one serrated?
 
Joben said:
I don't like partially serrated blades much.
(Many of them arn't designed well, at least on the cheap knives.
A straight edge i can sharpen or reprofile. serration geometry I'm stuck with.)
In general it seems like they are counterproductive twice for every time they are helpful.

But i have a Buck multitool with a fully serrated sheepsfoot blade.
It's my favorite feature on the thing...which reminds me of a question I have...

Does anyone know of a good pocket knife with two blades, one plain one serrated?
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gerber double take

byrd wings

SPYDERCO MICRODYAD!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I don't like partially serrated knives. Or at least most of them. I'd be tempted to try some of Victorinox's partially serrated knives. With some of their knives, the tip end of the blade is serrated and the base of the blade is plain edged. That seems to make more sense to me.

I've found fully serrated knives quite useful for cutting steak and bread.

EDIT: there are some companies that will add serrations to a knife for you. It would be possible to get a double bladed knife, and have a blade serrated.
 
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Joben said:
Does anyone know of a good pocket knife with two blades, one plain one serrated?[/B]
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Wenger does (but the blades are different sizes):
http://www.opticsplanet.net/wenger-pocket-knives-serrated-backpacker-16444.html

Collectorknives.net has a Stanley (Camillus made) Trapper with a serrated spay blade (top row, middle):
http://www.collectorknives.net/work-knives.html

I've seen a couple of their (Wenger) models with serrations; I suppose for cutting rope on a regular basis, serrations might be useful. I still prefer a plain edge, though.

thx - cpr
 
I love serrated blades - my favorite SAK, a Victorinox Farmer in ALOX, has a separate serrated blade - it's called a saw. Seriously, a blade is just sharp. I know - many great uses where a saw is more useful than a blade. Fine - carry a saw, too. Need a blade? A saw simply won't do.

My son and I discussed this just last week - he keeps a serrated blade in his car just to cut his seat belt should he wreck. I have wrecked - and needed to exit a car quickly - the belt's latch worked quickly. Besides, upside down - belt tigntly across your pants pockets - how are you going to retrieve a pocketed knife? Gads, what if it's in the glove box?

An EMT or LEO may need a serrated blade to free trapped accident victims. I don't. I do like to whittle, open packages, peel oranges, etc.

Stainz
 
I personally think serrations are a dedicated thing. I like them on a bread knife and on a wood or bone saw. For anything else I like a plain edge.
 
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