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Why no love for serrated blades?

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December 22, 2021, 09:45 PM
Rey HRH
Why no love for serrated blades?
I used to like serrated edge because they can cut a lot longer without being sharpened. Then I learned how to sharpen and now prefer straight edged knives. If I still have a serrated knife and I needed to sharpen it, I would simply sharpen it towards a straight edge.


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December 23, 2021, 12:29 PM
GrumpyBiker
I actually only bought this knife to experience the action of the switch / actuator vs a Microtech.
I didn’t want yet another black handled knife and this partial serrated blade was the only double edge blade in non-black they had in stock.
My time is not spent cutting rope, line or seatbelts so I have no practical use for this type of edge. But as it goes it’s a decent hollow ground serration.
If you’re a “right tool for the right job” type of person, serrated blades aren’t for everyone. YMMV







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December 25, 2021, 10:24 PM
Ed Fowler
The serrations on a knife blade act like stressrisers, if you get the knife in a bind and put any lateral stress on the blade the fracture will start from one of the serrations. As they are usually in the back area of a blade they make the part that needs to be toughest actually the weakest.
December 25, 2021, 10:38 PM
parabellum
Hey, Ed. Good to see you. Merry Christmas.

You guys should listen to Ed. He's forgotten more about knives than the rest of us will ever know.
December 25, 2021, 11:18 PM
old rugged cross
That is an interesting tidbit I had never heard. But makes sense.



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December 25, 2021, 11:37 PM
Ed Fowler
Hello Para and thanks for the welcome. Hope to see you at Blade next summer. Merry Christmas to you my friend.
December 26, 2021, 02:14 PM
parabellum
Thanks, Ed. Here's hoping things are more back to normal by then. Smile