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Thoughts on serrated vs non vs partial.
I’ve been given a couple real nice knives including a couple spyderco but they have been partially serrated blades. I keep sharp blades and never found an advantage with the serrations. I actually dislike them and feel they get in the way of the portion of the blade I like to use. I have found fully serrated blades handy for specific purposes but don’t like the cutco’s in the kitchen either.
What are your thoughts
 
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If it's kitchen use, I definitely want a serrated bread knife, which also work great for cutting various foam densities like insulation.

I've come to like partially serrated blades in my folders. They work well for average every day pocket knife use, like cutting water hose or certain ropes when you don't have anything else available.

What I don't like is the larger " Veff" serrations (I think that's the name) on some of the newer knives. I don't see the point in them when the conventional serrations work well.
 
Russell said:
Thoughts on serrated vs non vs partial.
I’ve been given a couple real nice knives including a couple spyderco but they have been partially serrated blades. I keep sharp blades and never found an advantage with the serrations. I actually dislike them and feel they get in the way of the portion of the blade I like to use. I have found fully serrated blades handy for specific purposes but don’t like the cutco’s in the kitchen either.
What are your thoughts
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Similar sentiments. In general, I almost always prefer a plain edge blade. In preference, I would take a full serrated over a partial. When given the choice, I have regretted purchasing a partial serrated over the plain edge. However, this is my thinking today. In my youth, when I was fishing commercially or working as a deckhand on a processor, the fully serrated Mariner that I posted above would have been the cat's meow, chef's kiss, pièce de ré·sis·tance, etc. There are few tasks more frustrating than cutting through one inch (or bigger) poly rope. Especially, the stuff that's been baking in the sun and soaking in salt. Other than cutting rocks, I can't think of a quicker way to dull a knife. But that was then. My needs have changed to kitchen work, cardboard boxes, birds and fish. I don't need serrations for any of those. I also believe that one of the biggest road blocks for serrated knives is how to sharpen them. People forget that when Sal Glesser started Spyderco, he was not selling knives but sharpener's. I think initially, he had every intention to sell the appropriate sharpener's with his knives. I think when these serrated knives got dull, people would just put them in their junk drawer and forget about them. Not knowing, or not interested in figuring out how to sharpen them.
 
Something different - A 'Campaign Set' - Very early cutlery set. Late 19th century to World War I (snaps were invented in the 1880s). These were typically military use. This is a better example of what one sees out there. I think it was custom or made to order. No markings on anything. European, likely German. Smooth bone scales. Cork screw was hand wrought. Glass appears to be cut crystal. Everything is high quality. The knife looks like a butter knife but is, in fact, scalpel sharp. Ask me how I know:rolleyes:.

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Something different - A 'Campaign Set' - Very early cutlery set. Late 19th century to World War I (snaps were invented in the 1880s). These were typically military use. This is a better example of what one sees out there. I think it was custom or made to order. No markings on anything. European, likely German. Smooth bone scales. Cork screw was hand wrought. Glass appears to be cut crystal. Everything is high quality. The knife looks like a butter knife but is, in fact, scalpel sharp. Ask me how I know:rolleyes:.

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That is very cool
 
Russell said:
Thoughts on serrated vs non vs partial.
I’ve been given a couple real nice knives including a couple spyderco but they have been partially serrated blades. I keep sharp blades and never found an advantage with the serrations. I actually dislike them and feel they get in the way of the portion of the blade I like to use. I have found fully serrated blades handy for specific purposes but don’t like the cutco’s in the kitchen either.
What are your thoughts
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Spyderco partially serrated blades slice rope exceptionally well.
 
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You all must have influenced me. I’m not a “knife guy,” or at least I wasn’t. My inexpensive little folding clip knife that my wife gave me got even more damage from a trip through the laundry, and I wanted a replacement so I went up to McClendon (hardware) to see what they had and saw nothing that spoke to me. I ended up at Blade Gallery / Epicurean’s Edge. I imagine those in the know, already know, but I was impressed with the selection.

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I didn’t know what I wanted, so I handled a lot of knives. I said I was looking to spend around a hundred bucks but open to seeing models above that, for comparison, you know. I started off looking at some Spydercos, stayed away from the Benchmades, and came home with a Sinkevich Zero Tolerance 0450. I handled some really cool knives priced another couple hundo beyond what I paid. That’s a store I don’t need to go into too often. It’s somewhat disturbingly easy to get to from my house. But I did like it!

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Matt B said:
You all must have influenced me. I’m not a “knife guy,” or at least I wasn’t. My inexpensive little folding clip knife that my wife gave me got even more damage from a trip through the laundry, and I wanted a replacement so I went up to McClendon (hardware) to see what they had and saw nothing that spoke to me. I ended up at Blade Gallery / Epicurean’s Edge. I imagine those in the know, already know, but I was impressed with the selection.

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I didn’t know what I wanted, so I handled a lot of knives. I said I was looking to spend around a hundred bucks but open to seeing models above that, for comparison, you know. I started off looking at some Spydercos, stayed away from the Benchmades, and came home with a Sinkevich Zero Tolerance 0450. I handled some really cool knives priced another couple hundo beyond what I paid. That’s a store I don’t need to go into too often. It’s somewhat disturbingly easy to get to from my house. But I did like it!

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Beautiful knife! Great store too. Glad I don't live anywhere near it.
 
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@Zak you were one with selection of knives at Swap? Sorry brain doesn't give me full short remembering yet.

This is Chucks knife he got from Marines. I don't know all the detail except he used it earlier in his career. You can see the military clip built in sheath.

Edit. Chuck had a couple of his Ka Bar Marine knives too.
 
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