Time for me to "eat a little crow"......

JD Mandrell

JD Mandrell

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I've long said I hadn't really ran into something that I needed a serrated edge for, that I couldn't cut with a plain edge, and so I didn't really like serrated or partially serrated edges.

Well, I got humbled tonight installing some "mulch rings" at my Mom's house around some of her plants in the yard. These are rings that look like real wood mulch, but are made from ground up tires.

My plain edge knife, would barely even make a mark on them, the edge would just slide right over without "digging" in. So I remembered I still had that goofy Bear Grylls "scout" folder in my car and the serrated part on it, just ate right through that stupid fake mulch thing.

I admit, I was wrong! :)
 
SE blades are awesome, I do not much like the combo edge unless it's on a larger knife. I'll ahve to post a picture of some of my favorite SE knives.
 
Yeah, plain edges can't really cut rubber or hard plastic. People cut up tires sure, but they usually dig in with the tip first. Try cut a rubber band sometime;).
 
Serrated blades (I use a Spyderco serrated Endura 4) work real well on shrimp shells, too. I hadn't thought of that, until a member here brought it up in another thread. The teeth dig in just enough to seam & split the shell.

~Chris
 
Help yourself to some crow from my avatar. Goes great with humble pie. :D
 
I love a full SE blade for opening taped boxes. Just slide the edge down the tape, no trying to stick the point in between the flaps, or using the tip like with a plain edge.
 
I don't have many serrated blades but my first "expensive" knife was a fully serrated Spyderco Delica1 I bought back in the early 90s and it's seen a lot of use in it's day. Now when I need a serrated blade I use the one on my Leatherman Wave. It came in really handy for me several years ago when I was working a job installing security cameras in delivery vans. We had to cut into the vinyl flooring with the fiber insulation below it to run wires etc. That blade cut through that stuff like butter and really gave me an appreciation for serrations.
 
Serrated edge knives have thier purpose to be sure. I have only had 1 instance where my straight edge blade would'nt cut what i needed it to & it was so long ago, I can't even remember what i was trying to cut. Wet rope i think ???
 
The only thing I have used a SE for outdoors (and needed it) was to trim a piece of 1" pvc 45 degrees on a bias to make it fit better in my float tube.
I used a buck Nighthawk and it sawed right through that stuff...

pete
 
I have an impulse buy combo edge Endura 4. It has become one of my favorite work knives due to that Spyderedge:)
 
Ahh..........................crow eating. I've eaten a little crow in my time and have to say that it can be some horrible stuff! But the aftertaste isn't so bad, sometimes.:):)
 
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