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Folks,
what's up with some of the serrations I've been seeing on knives lately?
The best serrations I've ever seen are the "Spyder-edge" type. End of story. All the other approximations just don't have the teeth, don't have the cutting power, of the Spyder-edge.
Most particularly annoying to me are the "reverse-Spyder-edge" serrations -- such as seen on the Mission MPS. Take a look at them and you'll see what I mean. The "teeth" of the serrations are BLUNT -- ROUNDED. Apart from the fact that the way they are ground, the points are on the BLADE side, not the EDGE side, how the hell would you sharpen those serrations? Sure, you could run a Sharpmaker along the wide curves of the big scallops, but what about in the tiny crevices whose points go toward the blade and not the edge? Are you supposed to just forget about them? Are the serrations just friggin' ornamental?
I've also seen some knives (I think I saw a Gerber like this once or twice) whose serrations LOOK like Spyder-edge, but then the teeth were rounded and not pointed. Again, STOOPID! What's the deal?!
what's up with some of the serrations I've been seeing on knives lately?
The best serrations I've ever seen are the "Spyder-edge" type. End of story. All the other approximations just don't have the teeth, don't have the cutting power, of the Spyder-edge.
Most particularly annoying to me are the "reverse-Spyder-edge" serrations -- such as seen on the Mission MPS. Take a look at them and you'll see what I mean. The "teeth" of the serrations are BLUNT -- ROUNDED. Apart from the fact that the way they are ground, the points are on the BLADE side, not the EDGE side, how the hell would you sharpen those serrations? Sure, you could run a Sharpmaker along the wide curves of the big scallops, but what about in the tiny crevices whose points go toward the blade and not the edge? Are you supposed to just forget about them? Are the serrations just friggin' ornamental?
I've also seen some knives (I think I saw a Gerber like this once or twice) whose serrations LOOK like Spyder-edge, but then the teeth were rounded and not pointed. Again, STOOPID! What's the deal?!