Man, am I the only one here who doesn't work inside an office cubicle or something?? "No use for serrations" huh? I think you guys need to go outside more often, lol. I work for a municipality (Public Works, Streets Division) so I do a huge variety of different tasks almost every day. I cannot tell you how many times the serrated portion of my 950 Rift or Emerson Super Commander makes my life easier each week. From cutting hose, rope, fiber paper, petromat, plastic paint cans, the list goes on and on. Sure, a plain edge only would work but not as efficient or fast as those nasty dragon's teeth.
Also, the complaints about serrations being hard to sharpen....what?? All you have to do is just sharpen the back flat side (but at a much lower angle) just like you would any plain edge. Its that simple! Reference Ben Dale (the inventor of the Edge Pro) if you don't believe me.
Anyway, I guess if you only open letters and cut the occasional loose string from your dress shirt then yeah, you don't need serrations. And actually, half my knives are plain edge. But my big workhorses gotta have the teeth. Just my experience.
...pretty much said it all for me too...i do prefer partial serrations on a knife because they do the work FAST...
sharpening blades as a hobby doesn't interest me, nor do i buy folding knives as flipping toys or for looks...if i could have bought my zaan, SMF and xm18 with partial serrations i would have.
I think partially serrated falls into the spork category. Not a very good fork and not a very good spoon.
I used to think serrations were cool and that you truly were getting the best of both worlds with a combo edge. It's not that I no longer believe these things but I instead realized that I really have no use for serrations in my edc. I rarely come across rope or material that warrant serrations in my daily carry so these days I'm all about a good, straight plain edge. Well, except for steak that is - but I'll be using a proper steak knife for that task lol
I'd rather have thumpling on my knives than serrations
thumpling??
So you are telling me, that you dont flip open and close a folding knife, just because you can, even when you are not about to use it?
You dont play with a knife (and occasionally cut yourself whilst doing so), when you sit around and shoot the breeze, read, watch TV or in front of the PC when on BF!?
What kind of person are you!!??
:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: I laughed when I read this.
So did I!I thought a Lot of us on BF do this!
DittoI wish I had a $1 for every time done it myself. I'd be able to buy an $75-$100 knife every few months.
And this just proves you don't know how to use a knife with serrations.When I buy a knife, I expect a knife, not a saw...