I prefer the looks of a knife without serrated blades. However, there are some jobs where serrations are superior. My favorite design for serrations (fixed blade) are to have them on the spine of the knife, like this Junglee Hattori. On the spine, the serrations are there when you need them and out of the way when one is slicing or whittling.
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This is from the A.G. Russell knife catalog, written by the late A.G. Russell, who not only sold knives, but designed knives and collaborated with some of the great knife makers:I have been known to use my pocket knife on a steak more than once!
https://agrussell.com/knife/Folding-...lo--NER-HK02COIf you know me or follow our catalogs, you probably already know how I feel about going to a fine restaurant (or even a steak house), ordering a steak and having to cut (rather tear) it with those horrible knives the restaurant provides. I always have several folding knives on me so find myself using one of those. While I clean my knives often, they are probably not as sanitary as they need to be for this purpose. For that reason, we offer knives like these with a carrying pouch which can be carried in your pocket or in a lady's purse. Send the ugly restaurant knife back to the kitchen and use this elegant steak knife that will CUT your steak instead of tearing it. The blades can easily be dipped into your water glass and wiped clean on a napkin then washed in warm soapy water when you get home. DO NOT put them in the dishwasher.
I use my EDC folding hunters ( uncle Henry, case) or sodbusters (case , eye brand) in public often. I think I would have left the establishment at the moment I was reprimanded by the server?? I guess I am less tolerant than most when it comes to stupid. That'd be my last visit there ......lost revenue for them.
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My EDC is a partial serrated. It's all I will carry for daily use. After my 4th or 5th lost Spyderco I carry a Byrd, it's the same knife made in china with cheaper steel but holds a good edge and is easy to sharpen
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There is enough fat in the federal government that if you rendered it you could wash the world
Ronald Reagan.
They are great for slicing bread.
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― Winston S. Churchill
Well working with ropes of some size now for a long time I have never liked a serrated blade , a good sharp blade 3 slices and a 2&1/2 inch rope is cut , as to steak knives I have used my sharp long stockman pocket knife in more then one restaurant or bar .
Heck I use it in a lot of prep work , wash sanitize and use , and its always where it needs to be in my pocket , only thing a serrated does is saw at something , if you are not dulling your blade on rock or steel , why would you need it .
As one person told me, "it is whatever a man likes". I bought a fully serrated Spyderco many, many years ago. Carried it some but soon realized it wasn't for me. I carry plainedge mostly and once in a while a 50/50.
I bought the first at a knife store that is know nationwide. The clerk said they had sold many of the same knives to EMT workers, cops and firefighters because they would cut seat belts easily in an emergency.
I still have mixed feelings about them
Agreed, and for cutting sheet foam goods. I keep two for those tasks. Otherwise, serrated knives are evil. Standard straight blades only in my kitchen; I have old Case and Cattaragus kitchen knives, and a few newer Cold Steel chef's knives in two lengths. The bread knife is a serrated Case, and the foam knife is a Bed, Bath, and Beyond special.
Noah
My EDC is a half serrated Kershaw. I rarely use the serrated portion but it has come in handy in the past. It’s cut through a handful of pelvic bones on deer. I don’t think my smooth edge blades could do that. I like the option to be there if I need it.
no advantage to me at all- all mine non serrated -
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On a bread knife, yes.
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I personally don’t care for a serrated blade, as others have said, serrated is good for cutting bread and I have a brisket knife that is serrated that cut’s really well, other than that I have no use for them. As far as every day care give me a razor sharp carbon steel straight edge knife every time.
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IMO cutting bread is ALL they are good for.
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Been carrying a pocket knife since I was 8yo. My grandfather gave me a double blade non-serrated Case knife. I think I still have it in the dresser jewelry case. It's the worse for wear now...so it was retired. I've carried Buck (Made in USA) almost exclusively since I was 18. Several Buck 503s, a 505 for awhile...but in the past 20 years, I switched to a heavy non-serrated folder with a pocket clip. I had one partial serrated in all that time...I can't say I ever used the serration of the blade. I primarily open packing boxes, cut twigs from a tree-stand, plenty of paracord for camping and setting up turkey blinds....etc....I've got nothing against serrated knives except for one thing....the time it takes to sharpen the serration. So...obviously, my preference is non-serrated.
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I prefer a non-serated blade for most applications. Have no problem sharpening a knife. And also prefer carbon steel over stainless. Having said that,the best hunting knife I have ever used is a Cutco. Field dressed, skinned and cut up 4 deer and two antelope before I felt it needed to go back to Cutco for thier free sharpening service. Cutco kitchen knives will keep the wife happy with a sharp knife. Thier “double D” edge does protect the edge for cutting. Bottom line use what you like. Self sharpening stick to plan edge.
Never would have had one, but it was a flea market bargain. Turned out a half serrated blade is good for trimming multi-flora rose shoots. Although backing over the whole bush with a bushhog is more satisfying. County agent in the 1950's sold dad on the stuff. "A living fence, home for wildlife, erosion control, etc" A scourge.
We had a water pump die in our Koi pond. It had a nice long heavy duty power cord attached to it and my plain edged pocket knife sliced through it like butter. Now I have a nice spare cord. Keep your knives razor sharp and you don't need serrations.
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