Yo knifenuts. Serrations?

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Yo (fellow) knifenuts. I am in the process of designing a knife I want but I just can't decide about the damn serration.
I know I want these "laser-cut" serrations on the cutting edge, but for the plain surface on top...maybe 10 cm long. What have you guys found most helpfull? Or should I use more than one type?


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Why the laser cut serrations? You are too lazy to sharpen serrations? What if you come into a situation where you need to cut rope? You would be screwed.:confused: :cool: Edit:I thought you were talking about the Colt style laser-cyt serrations.:D
 
Hi,

With "laser-cut serrations" I mean these that are common fashion on for instance the Ka-Bar series of knives on their cutting edge, however I have been told this is laser-cut serrations, I do not know if this is true, but that is what I mean anyhow.

For the 10 cm of plain surface on top - what should I put there?
 
I don't like the looks of serrations, whether they are on the blade or the spine of the knife. The knives I have, have no trouble cutting through rope and I doubt they would have trouble with a seat belt either. These knives do not have serrations. I guess they serve a purpose, but personally I don't think they are necessary.
 
I am not a fan of serrations. Even with something designed to sharpen serrations, like the sharpmaker, it still takes extra time to get the job done, and I don't find them that useful.

I'm sure they would be nice if you were cutting rope every day, but for me rope cutting is infrequent at best, and serrations leave a nasty jagged edge when I would much prefer a clean cut.

I own a serrated calypso jr from spyderco, and it cuts like wildfire, but so do the rest of my knives, and they are less of a hassle to sharpen.
 
My Boa has partial...and just yesterday, as I was 'trimming' a long end off of a heavy duty plastic tie-tie...applied a little preasure at the very sharp end of the blade, and encountered some resistance. Dropped back to the rear of the blade with the serrations, and it parted like butter....

They definately work...

Philthy
 
For the top of a blade, or the spine, I would put some "teeth" like serrations on it, like on some TOPS knives, for cutting through wood like a chainsaw.:cool:
 
If you properly sharpen a plain edge, you get the cutting efficiency of serrations and don't loose the utility of a longer plain edge.

For certain speciality applications, serrations are value added.

Myself, I just sharpend part of the blade to a higher polish and leave a portion at the coarser finish for agressivness on rope and similar materials. Gives me the best of both worlds.
 
As previously mentioned, hard plastics are a good reason to carry a serrated blade. For example, I've cut through a plastic connector that was used to attach two computer devices together using my Spyderco Rescue. The connector was about 1/2" wide and 1/8" thick. The Rescue made short work of it, and there is no way that I could have done this with a plain edge blade. Using the knife in this way might be considered abusive, but it was all I had handy at the time, and it was not damaged in any way. I have also done similar things with the serrated blade on the Leatherman Wave. It's good to know that, in an emergency of some kind, the knife that I'm carrying has that capability.

I should also add that I like serrated blades that have a straight edge. IMHO, a curved edge and serrations do not mix very well.
 
ona similar note, what does everyone think about the colt laser serrations mentioned above. So far ive only seen them on colts and am wondering if they are in fact as useful as they claim. Do you consider the usual serration style better or more advantaged?
 
I can't stand serrations on a knife unless they're on the back edge. I like to have one long plain edge as the primary edge to cut with. The serrations on the back edge might come in handy for rope or very tough plant fibers, etc.

If I was cutting a LOT of rope or fibrous stuff, I'd get a knife with a fully serrated edge. The half & half thing has been very inefficient for me. the plain part is too short most of the time, and when I do try to use the serrations, that part's way too short too.
 
Colt laser serrations are just a marketing gimick, IMO. In fact they say "Not for cutting fiberous materials" in the catalogs.
 
I'd rather have a saw on the back of a survival knife than serrations and no serrations at all on any other type
 
Used to be, I was very anti serrations. But, having recently picked up a few folders with a small section of serrations, I can live with them. I have to have at least 70% plain edge though.
 
Those Colt serrations seem worthless. You can't cut anything like a rope or fabric w/ them because all the fibers and strands would just get caught in the unsharpened "serration." They may be somewhat useful on wood cutting(but how much wood are you going to cut w/a 4" blade w/1" of serration?), until the little serrations get packed full of wood. Just seem like a hassle to me, until it comes to sharpening time.:rolleyes:
 
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