Serrations Yes or No

Serrations Yes or No

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I once owned a serrated spyderco and it's serrated blade truly sucked the joy out of my existence
('exaggerating is also a trade' as we say in Holland).
I always have 1 or 2 Leatherman's ( I'm sure Leathermen wouldn't be right?)
and the smooth blade is usually well worn
while the serrated one rusts away in peace.
The few times I did use it,
I cut myself or messed up whatever I was doing, so:
I've become a serrated edge-avoider.
Thinking about buying the H1 Fallkniven,
as the knife for life so to speak btw,
and last but not least:
hello to you all. :D
 
I use serrated Spyder edge on my H-1 or VG-10 Endura. And I will put it up against (and have won a bet or two) any similar sized PE folder for shear cutting power. An example I have ACTUALLY used in the past to demonstrate this to co-workers is, sever free hanging 1"-1.5" hemp tag line with ONE strike ( I won $50 on one bet $30 on another two days later on the same drilling rig), cut through 2" nylon/polyester web slings and still cut through 1-2 yards of .250" cardboard CLEANLY, coco mats, 1" rubber sheating, etc, etc.
Like I have allready posted on several other posts, I have used for over 10 years a serrated Endura as a HEAVY use work knife in a off shore marine enviroment.
So for all those that say serrated "is useless" you are either using it incorrectly or have not used it in a harsh enough environment to where you ACTUALLY need a serrated edge as well as not knowing how to resharpen the serrated edge your self. Now that I have that out of the way,

My general purpose fixed blades that I actually use (bush craft, skinning, light wood work/batton work) are PE.
 
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Serrations are good for soft media: bread, cordage, soft woods, cardboard.

If you know how to properly sharpen, I see no reason for serrations... unless it's on an activity-specific knife [sailing or rigging knife]. MAYBE on an outdoors/hiking knife partial serrations might be helpful for some materials.

I own only plain edge knives as I have no use for serrations.
 
A Spyderco Civilian (se) in the left pocket and a Benchmade Rukus (pe) in the right are very complementary, and highly effective.
 
The original question did allow for having both types:

I too would go for a plain edge fixed blade and serrated folder (folders ar usually shorter blades, and the serrations increase their cutting ability). They complement each other. Taking it to an extreme, I believe that a serrated edge can do anything a plain edge will, and then some more (except maybe shaving, but I've got a full beard...)

Opinions are like a...holes, everybody has one.
 
plain edge folder, When I was younger around 10-11 and used to buy knives just to buy them and never carried them on me, I would buy serrated blades, I really don't like them anymore because I don't have a use for them and they get in the way of sharpening. I'd much rather have a straight edge knife. Depending I may buy a serrated knife, if it came down to, I just wanted a cheap knife to abuse. Which I think I may do soon. There is a store called blankenships, not to far away from my house and its a little convienient store and they sell mega cheap knives for less then 10 dollars with tax. So soon I may buy a 5-6 dollar knife and abuse the heck out of it just to see how it will hold up, as in using it for things I wouldn't usually use knives for.
 
I'm for plain edges. I find them being more useful for everyday tasks. I have a spyderco with a spyderedge, but i dont use it alot because of the surrations. i still like the knife though, just wish that I chose PE instead. So i decided i would carry a PE and SE :D
 
I like and have uses for both. Some knives I prefer in PE and would not like serrations on. Other knives I prefer in SE. I do find many SE knives useful. It also depends on the serration type. Certain serration patterns I don't like (if the serrations are too long & pointed/ground too deep; or other types, like Cold Steel's or Emerson's, as examples). My favorite serration patterns are from Spyderco and some of the Benchmades. And with the Sharpmaker, when necessary (which isn't too often), those types of serrations aren't that hard to resharpen.

Honestly, for my uses, I often get by with either just a PE knife, or just a SE knife. I rarely need to whittle wood, so a good SE often serves my purposes just fine. Though I find that when breaking down cardboard boxes, for me both seem about equal. I usually carry one of both, and often I end up using the SE for most things. Now, if I had just one knife for the rest of my life, it would be PE.
Jim
 
I have only plain edged knives and I´m quite happy with it. Maybe full serrated folder would be good for EDC too. I must try it once.
I don´t like combo edge. Because serrations are usually near handle, but I want them at the end of blade.
 
for some situations combo edges are great! I was on a recent camping trip in a harsh alkaline desert environment, myself and friends had to build a variety of temporary structures and there was constant tasks including cutting rope, zip ties and thickly wrapped duct tape and my combo edge zdp endura worked like a champ, the serrations were awesome when i cut the zip ties, making it much safer for me. I have a variety of great knives ranging from doziers to hinderers but the CE endura was the best choice for this situation... it did need a thorough cleaning afterward, the alkaline dust gets into everything making the pivot not too happy!
 
love a combo edged knife for utility and camping; i'd say half my inventory is combo edge...they make a lot of cutting jobs easier...i give high priority on the efficiency of a tool and serrations make most cutting jobs easy...the extra time it takes to sharpen a combo blade is not an issue; i just get it done...

my favorite knife to use camping is my combo edge buck 110, a big time workhorse...always gets funny looks cause many have the 110 but nobody has ever seen one in a combo blade...
 
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