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KnifeMakerPermalink Reply by Nick Arsenault on June 8, 2009 at 14:16

if i'm whittling i want a plane edge, but for any thing other id want a serrated one for sawing things... i must agree some serrations are better then others but...

Permalink Reply by Seamus McGuinness on June 8, 2009 at 14:35

Some serrations are impossible to sharpen, so they become pretty useless and snag. But I do prefer them for cutting through rope.

Permalink Reply by Joe D. on June 8, 2009 at 14:41

I have both. I like plain edge knives becasue of the looks and ease of sharpening. A serrated blade is good if you are out in the sticks and your knife is getting dull because the serrated part will still retian some cutting power. If I were in the Iraq or some where like that I would carry a serrated blade.

Permalink Reply by Ian Minton on June 9, 2009 at 1:04

Serrated blades do not find their way into my collection simply because I have no use for that edge. I'm sure I would own one if I worked in an environment where cutting heavy duty plastics or ropes etc was an every day task... But as it stands such is not the case. I have always thought that maintenance sharpening on a serrated blade to require too much effort just to own one for every day use- a plain edge is all I need:)

Permalink Reply by Jerry Grimes on June 12, 2009 at 23:49

I prefer a plain edge. Mostly for the ease of sharpening than anything else. I do own a couple of partially serrated knives and the serrations have come in handy a couple of times, but blades that have the whole cutting edge serrated, no thanks.

Permalink Reply by Michael B on July 17, 2009 at 20:28

i perfer either fully serrated or fully plain edged also i have no way so sharpen serrated blade so plain edges are easier for me to maintain

Permalink Reply by george morningstar on July 18, 2009 at 8:31

mike i sharpen my serrated bldes on a thing called the edgemaker you can find them online e3dgemakerpro.com i use it to shaerpen my serratedblades works pretty good,

Permalink Reply by Camille Williams on July 29, 2009 at 22:25

i prefer plain in any situation, even where a serrated blade would be superior, because they are much easier to sharpen and keep sharp. though i would definitely take a full serrated over a combo edge. combo edges usually dont provide enough of either type of edge to be productive in most situations IMO

Permalink Reply by Scott King on August 4, 2009 at 13:09

Stonewashed plain blade, unless I can get a Nightmare grind :)

Permalink Reply by Randy Huckeby on August 4, 2009 at 19:26

I have some combination blades & a couple of fully serrated ones, but the majority of my knifes are plain edge. For me they cut better & are easier to maintain. I don't cut much rope & for cords, seatbelts, woodcarving, a plain edge is the only way to go. If something needs to be sawn, I have a pocket saw & a small bowsaw. To each their own though.

Permalink Reply by J.T. [HELLZZARMY] on August 28, 2009 at 0:39

I tend to favor partially serrated blades...it gives you options but, I have an almost equal amount of plain edge. When I buy a knife I really like, which is most of them, I like to get both like the Tenacious (plain & partially serrated), Benchmade 710, Spyderco Enduras, Griptilians...well you get the idea.

It's like I always say...you need to have options...

Permalink Reply by Chris Stookey on September 7, 2009 at 16:24

Mostly, I prefer plain-edged blades. I do have a fully-serrated knife (Cold Steel Voyager in Clip)...but got it more as a novelty than for practical use. A lot of people voice dislike of combo blades. I generally felt the same until I bought a Cold Steel Recon 1Tanto in combo (originally bought this as a SD blade). Of all the combo blades that I've used (and I have several), this particular knife seems to work exceptionally well. For some time, I wondered "why?"; then it dawned on me. This is a larger folding knife (9 1/2" overall). The blade is 4" long with 1 3/4" of the rear portion serrated. You'd think that this knife would have two things going against it; the Tanto blade and the combo edge. However, those are the things that make this knife really useful. The Tanto point pierces well...obviously...but being a woodworker, I find that if I employ the tip of the blade like a chisel, I can cut all kinds of EDC materials very easily. For slicing across things, I just use the long flat portion of the blade. Then...when I need to cut rope, fabric or even cardboard, I use the serrated portion of the blade. I also have a Flash II Drop Point Combo that I use all the time...and while SOG's serrations seem to be inferior to those on my Recon 1, they do work fairly well. Again...the Flash II isn't a small knife (8" overall with just under 3 1/2" of blade...50/50 plain-serrated). That said, my Flash I...which goes with me almost daily...is just plain and I wouldn't have it any other way. So...this is a rather long-winded way of saying that if it is a larger folding knife (or fixed blade), a combo design can come in handy. Bear to sharpen? Yep...but this is really a matter of getting the right tools to sharpen your knife...and exercising a little patience during the task.

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