What brand has the best serrations?

Spyderco !!!! :D
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If I had to choose then I would get a fully serrated knife over a combo edge, or at least a combo edge that is longer than 4in. I like Kershaw scalloped serrations only cuz they are easy to sharpen cuz they are all basically the same size, but Spyderco is hard to beat for their function.
 
Spyderco I feel has the best. I dont like zt serrations at all even though they are great knives.
 
Victorinox and Leatherman seem to be my preferred serrations. Why? Because they are acutely ground edges, and the serrations shallow. This help keep the peaks strong and on the whole, easy to sharpen. Spyderco gets lots of credit for popularizing serrations, but in the end, I find the wide bevel, deep serrations and tall points an idea whose time has passed. Cold Steel serrations I dislike, as they are nearly unsharpenable without specialized tools, and those tiny teeth can make for relatively tall, narrow, weak peaks, prone to bending/breaking. The rounded Kershaw serrations look interesting, but I've never significantly used them.
 
shecky said:
Victorinox and Leatherman seem to be my preferred serrations. Why? Because they are acutely ground edges, and the serrations shallow. This help keep the peaks strong and on the whole, easy to sharpen. Spyderco gets lots of credit for popularizing serrations, but in the end, I find the wide bevel, deep serrations and tall points an idea whose time has passed. Cold Steel serrations I dislike, as they are nearly unsharpenable without specialized tools, and those tiny teeth can make for relatively tall, narrow, weak peaks, prone to bending/breaking. The rounded Kershaw serrations look interesting, but I've never significantly used them.
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Nicely phrased! :cool::thumbup:
 
I feel like a beginner because although I have had a couple of combo edges in my knife life, I have never cut a darn thing with a serrated edge yet :D
 
The few fully serrated Spyderco's that I have owned, would push cut like a plain edge. :cool:

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kershaw serrations without a doubt. The rounded edge of the serrations pretty much guarantees that the serrations won't get caught in anything when you're cutting. Like Jcurd, spyderco is probably next but Kershaw is way at top.
 
Spyderco Tasman and Delica serrations work great for most of my everyday cutting at work. The serrations on the Military and Paramilitary not so great for my use.
 
shecky said:
Victorinox and Leatherman seem to be my preferred serrations. Why? Because they are acutely ground edges, and the serrations shallow. This help keep the peaks strong and on the whole, easy to sharpen. Spyderco gets lots of credit for popularizing serrations, but in the end, I find the wide bevel, deep serrations and tall points an idea whose time has passed. Cold Steel serrations I dislike, as they are nearly unsharpenable without specialized tools, and those tiny teeth can make for relatively tall, narrow, weak peaks, prone to bending/breaking. The rounded Kershaw serrations look interesting, but I've never significantly used them.
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You should give Spyderco a second try, and look for a model with shallow scallops. My ATR (along with the funny tip) has teeth like a shark, it definitely tears more than slices. The waved Endura 4 on the other hand has much shallower scallops, and was the model to finally sell me on Spyderco serrations. You just have to look for the right model.
 
Okay, here's an oddball vote. Spyderco is always listed as tops, but I actually found that the serrations on my Fox Predator cut through plastic ties better than my Endura.
 
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