Spyderco: King of the serrated blades

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JD Spydo

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For all of you who know me you all indeed know that I am an avid fan of Spyderco's Spyder-edge serrations. I have found so many cutting chores that serrated blades do very well. I for one think that serrated edges, particularly Spyderco's serrated edges are truly the best in the knife kingdom.

One aspect of the Spyder-edge I want to talk about on this thread is the many different serration patterns that Spyderco has introduced over the years. I also want to know which models of Spyderco blades do you personally find that work well for you.

I have noticed that there is a profound difference for instance in the serrated blades on their Seki City Japan models and their Golden Colorado USA models. It's almost as though they are made by 2 completely different knife companies. But both are great cutters and both work well in their given cutting chores.

There are also completely different patterns on their kitchen/culinary knives. Also on the older, AUS-8 Catcherman models they had what I thought were some of their best serration patterns ever which were somewhat different than any of the others.

Another thing I've always liked about Spyderco's serration patterns are the fact that they can be sharpened very easily either on their 204 Sharpmaker kit or on the best serrated blade sharpening kit which is the 701 Profiles.

OK let's talk about Spyderco's serrated blades
 
For about the last 4 or 5 yrs, my only EDC has been the fully serrated Police w the carbon fiber scales (VG-10 blade). Fantastic knife.

It has come in especially handy for slicing rolls, bagels, tomatoes, and other culinary treats on the fly, when no one else had a knife around. It's got a great point on it, too, for digging out slivers.
 
How about clueing me in on the 701 profiles. I am a long time user, and I used to just abuse my spyderco knives past the point of being dull and then buy a new one. I recently avowed to become proficient at knife sharpening. I bought a sharpmaker and plan on a few other purchases in the near future. Notably, a extra coarse DMT stone and a leather strop. I can maintain my knives pretty well with the sharpmaker, but not bring them back from beyond. I have also switched to plain edges, as much as I love the serrations, for ease of sharpening.

Sharpening advice for serrations is highly valued here! My 4yr. old vg-10 delica EDC is more of a backscratcher than a cutting tool, only sharpened once on a grinder at SMKW. It was the best $1 I ever spent, saved me about $80 on the new EDC knife and allowed me to purchase a fine Kiwi.

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i have a fully serrated atlantic salt and it is awesome it is my first and def not my last. it has become my edc and i cnt wait to hopefully get one like that in the police adn maybe even a military later down the road
 
i used to dislike the SE blade styles, but after receiving my cricket with the cf scales and SE blade, i've come to love it. i never disliked serrations and i knew how helpful and effective serrations were, but i never like the aesthetics, but using one made me appreciate it more. i still like PE, but i will have to purchase a bigger SE knife sometime soon.
 
I concur that Spyderco is the king of serrations but I only like serrations on small and medium knives. I just have two now with serrations but they really rock!
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I was hoping to hear from some of you guys/gals in the fishing or seafaring jobs. I've been told that there are many jobs aboard ships where serrated blades work great.

But no matter what your vocation share with us what you find Spyderedge, serrated blades are really good for.

Currently I'm working in a shop that does modifications for new vehicles and I've found dozens of uses for my serrated Spyderco blades.

And hey Jill Jackson where in the heck did you find that old ATS-34 Military model? I haven't seen one of them in quite some time. I had a buddy who had one of those and I think he still has it. He bought it new sometime in the late 90s and has used it a lot. You don't see the ATS-34 versions much anymore. That Military sure is a timeless blade. I'm currently searching for a 440V SE Military model myself. Great pics too ;)
 
heres mine. I think that because there are so many different cutting surfaces in a serrated blade, that the blade cuts more of tthe material at once time than a normal plain edge would. Although i like both types of edges for different kinds of work, i find the spyderadge to be the most useful and easy to use serration there is.
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Supmonkeyface said:
heres mine. I think that because there are so many different cutting surfaces in a serrated blade, that the blade cuts more of tthe material at once time than a normal plain edge would. Although i like both types of edges for different kinds of work, i find the spyderadge to be the most useful and easy to use serration there is.
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The Dodo is a great example of how a Spyderedge changes a utility blade for the better. I still have a PE Dodo but I sure miss my serrated version. That's why Hawkbills are such good cutters with the Spyderedge>> they are the ultimate of utility knives and Spyderco's Hawkbills are the best.

Yes Sir: Bring back the Dodo>> was a great utility Hawkbill :thumbup:
 
JD Spydo said:
And hey Jill Jackson where in the heck did you find that old ATS-34 Military model? I haven't seen one of them in quite some time. I had a buddy who had one of those and I think he still has it. He bought it new sometime in the late 90s and has used it a lot. You don't see the ATS-34 versions much anymore. That Military sure is a timeless blade. I'm currently searching for a 440V SE Military model myself. Great pics too ;)
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I got that one off the exchange here at BF.
I've got a 440V SE Millie brand new, 3 screw clip and a 440V SE black 3 screw clip besides that one.
 
Here they all are, the wind was blowing too hard to line the top one up.
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I have 93mm rescue in my pocket that has been to hell and back, but a quick trip to the sharpmaker and it is read yto go again. I use it daily and it is a great knife, I also keep a PE model on me for other tasks.
 
After recieving my Endura Wave SE hair whittling sharp straight out of the box I was really amazed that a factory SE could be this sharp. As Catamount123 has said about that knife the serration pattern is more shallow than most and it cut up mail, cardboard, and a few others without a snag, like a PE almost, and still tree tops hair. My first experience with a Spyderedge was a SE Caly 3 passaround that amazed me with it's edge retention compared to PE VG-10. I actually got one of those NIB for a great deal and I should have it here today or tomorrow. I still prefer PE for their ease of sharpening and clean cutting, but Spyderedges definately have their place and in a lot of situations will out perform a PE. One of those situations is the ATS-55 Civilian I just recieved yesterday for my dad. That is the most wicked and ferocious blade I have ever seen. It definately fits the bill of a knife for last ditch SD that you pray you never have to pull, let alone use. It was hair whittling sharp after all these years as well. Cutting rope or cardboard for an extended time SE would have a distinct advantage over PE if you had no access to sharpening equipment, all else being equal.

Mike
 
Mike what amazes me the most about Spyderco's Spyderedge blades is how sharp you can get them. It truly blows my mind how sharp I can get any of my Spyderco SE blades by using my set of Spyderco model 701 Profiles :thumbup:

I can get them so sharp that they will shave paper and shear hair just as good as a super sharp plain edged blade will.

When I started EDCing my older Spyderco Native, 440V, SE I was just mind-blown how good of work I could do with it. That 440V, SE blade is like a wrecking bar of a knife. There's not much I can't do with it.
 
All 3 of those SE Millies of mine will ping hair off without touching skin and that's factory edges.
 
As a sharpening fanatic I still marvel at how sharp all of Spyderco's knives are from the factory. And I would be willing to bet some serious money that no other knife company can sharpen serrated blades as good as Spyderco does.

Anytime I've ever sent a knife back to Spyderco it always comes back factory sharp. I hope Spyderco will actually look into more and better serration patterns. I think that they could do more fixed blades with wavy type serrations particularly on their fixed blade knives.

I think more people would give serrations a chance if they had more selection to choose from.
 
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