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I use my RC3MIL SE alot... I use the Serrations to strike the fire steel, that way I do not have to remove paint from spine or damage the PE portion of my blade.
Plus I am sending my nephew a RC4SE DT with him going into the Military,I figure the SE would be useful in cutting webbing ,rope etc.
 
Overall, I prefer a plain edge, especially on a fixed blade belt knife.

I do, however, always carry a Leatherman Wave and it has a fully serrated blade. I do use the serrated blade quite a bit, especially when I don't want to mess up the plain edge blade. Serrations do have uses, and the Wave is nice in that it has both a full plain edge and a full serrated edge blade. I do view the serrated blade as the "beater blade".

If I only had one blade, it would absolutely be plain edge! All my other pocket knifes and fixed blades are plain edge.
 
Had a spyderco with serrations once, Didn't like it much, gave it to a mate, all my knives have a plain edge, Its one of those things, You either like em or you don't
 
thanks for the posts guys, I was looking at the RC-5 SE, as I have heard its easy to maintain the serrations. But also I have never had a knife that was serrated because its a pain to fix up the edges (besides my kitchen knifes).

If do go with the SE model, anyone know the serration length? and also what is the best tool to get into it with to sharpen / hone them up?

I am leaning towards to plain edge in O.D. but I'm sure someone out there was also wondering about this.


Well I will be getting a RC-5, sometime at the end of the month, I was going to get one this week but I had to rough up my girlfriends boss after I caught him screaming at her and calling her a bunch of things you don't say to a woman...
I don't care that she lost her job and all...just that I have to wait to get my new knife:(
 
I like the plain edge. If you keep it sharp it'll cut through anything easily. The serrated edge is limited in use in my opinion.
 
wildmike said:
I pass on any blade with serrations. Some folks think they help cut rope, but a razor sharp plain edge does a lot better than 1 inch of serrations ever will. For thicker rope use a baton on the blade.
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Serrations work far better on real rope cutting compared to a plain edge. By real rope cutting, I mean real world rospe and fibrous materials with grit in them etc. The serrations will just keep cutting through this stuff long after the plain edge has dulled.

For a work duty knife I love having a serrated blade. I like plain edges too and yes I know how to keep them sharp. The partials work quite well, the serrations starting the job and the plain edge finishing it. Its the starting on the fibrous stuff that is difficult.

Serrated knives also work great on crusty bread. Plain edges suck on crusty bread, even when they are sharp. On crusty bread, its better to have a fully serrated long knife.

I personally felt biased against the serrated blades until I won my RC-3 and it came with serrations. Found that I really liked them and that they don't get in the way. I use the RC-3 for all kinds of things that serrations are supposed to do poorly at, like wood carving and making notches. They really don't get in the way that much and are very easy to sharpen, especially with a sharpmaker.
 
RancidSumo said:
IIRC, you are supposed to be able to sharpen the RC serrations with a normal stone.
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That is what I have heard as well. Something about the way the serrations are cut allows you to use a normal stone to sharpen. I am sure someone will chime in soon to explain.
 
Put me down with the 'plain' edges - the serrations just don't appeal to me.
 
When I was a kid I my knives never had serrations and they served me just fine. Growing up I carred a few BMs w/ serrations, and while they had a few niche applications, sharpening was a PITA. It didn't take me long to go back to what always worked in the past, a well maintained plain edge blade.
 
I tried serrated blade on a thick paracord, hoping to cut it easily. Well it did but the end frayed so I had to use the plain edge to trim it again :( If I plan to cut a rope and use the rope afterward I'd stick to plain edge.
 
I've never own a serrated blade before. I belief that serration is not necessary if the plain edge is kept razor sharp. Also, from material point of view, serration is just another form of fracture, and besides the tip, they are the weakest part of the blade. If you see those knife test article/video, the knife always break at the serration point.
 
Get the combo edge, use it for a year. At the end of that year you'll have your answer and then reflect that on every knife you buy. That's what I did, but it doesn't really matter which style I prefer.
 
The only serrated knife I ever liked was a full serrated Spyderco Police model,that I bought in 1990.I touched it up on a Sharpmaker and never let it get dull.Then I lost it in my truck for 5 years,talk about dull!I never could sharpen the serrations again,so I ground them off.I still have that knife,only now it's a razor sharp plain edge.
 
From pictures i have seen online it looks like
a.) the serrated knifes are few and far between, which says allot
b.) most of the pictures on heavy used /older rat the serration look really beat up, now I don't know if thats because people are sharping them wrong or if its because they get beat up after time, but I'm not gonna chance it this time around...
 
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