What blade do you use?

[JJ Grandits]

The pocketknife thread got me thinking. Who here likes a serrated blade over a straight blade? As I see it, if part of my blade is serrated it means the other part is not kept very sharp. It just doesn't make sense to me.

[Old John]

I have both in my pocket every day. I have a CaseXX Sodbuster I use for cutting many things. And I have an old cheap S&W, claw shaped blade that is fully serrated whole length.
The S&W has a really fine point that is sharp as a razor, good for cutting many things. And it is the very best thing for cutting baler twines. It just catches it right every time.
I do not want to give up either one.
The Case knife is better as a letter opener & the S&W is better at opening boxes.

[Yvonne's hubby]

Originally Posted by JJ Grandits

The pocketknife thread got me thinking. Who here likes a serrated blade over a straight blade? As I see it, if part of my blade is serrated it means the other part is not kept very sharp. It just doesn't make sense to me.

It all depends upon what I need to use it for and how much time I want to spend keeping the edge in shape. I like both styles.

[EDDIE BUCK]

Not a pocket knife, but a fish fillet knife with a serrated blade that I bought about fifteen years ago,is still just as sharp now as it was then.Its never been filed or sharpened since I have had it..It has cleaned hundreds of fish.Gutting,filleting or cutting the backbone in chunks,its never scaled any though.It was a real cheapo, less than five bucks I paid for it.Its the only serrated blade knife I've ever used,but I like it just fine.

[Ray]

hi, I've always tried to keep my knives razor sharp my whole life, I don't know why, perhaps its because my father did. I hate a dull knife, I prefer the sharp straight blade, most of the time because I use my knife to butcher and the short straight blade, razor sharp is what I learned to butcher with and the short blade keeps me from accidentally cutting myself, and is better for butchering near anything, except a couple butchering procedures that require a long blade. I have tried butchering hogs and cows with long davey crocket blades and a razor sharp 9 to 14 inch blade is just too long for me to handle safely for myself butchering, since your hands are always out of sight in the process and you keep from cutting yourself by knowing where your hands and blade are mentally in your mind without thought, it's just part of you, and I invariably cut myself with a long blade.
Most serrated blades are fine for everyday things, and work better than a dull blade, which is what most people carry due to the fact that they never sharpen their knife and don't know how to do it correctly even when they do try, and a serrated blade even on the dull side will tend to cut cardboard string twigs etc. better than a dull straight blade. I was taught a dull blade will cut you worse and more often than a sharp blade. these are my opinion, perhaps something else works for you, we are all individual and different.

[MushCreek]

On my Swiss Army knife, my favorite blade is the........corkscrew!

[mothernature]

I have my dad's Old Timer straight blade. I use it everyday from cutting bailing string, opening boxes and mail, and lots of other things. I'm not sure if I'd like any other kind of blade, I've used this for so long.

[watcher]

I used to think the half serrated blades were dumb until I got one as a gift. Now I love it. There are times when the serrated part cuts a lot better, especially rope.

The serrated part is a little harder to sharpen but OTOH they don't need to be sharpened as often.

[salmonslayer]

I have carried a Gerber clip on lock blade for years and it has a little of both type of edge. I tend to use the front non-serrated part of the blade the most but the serrated does cut rope really well as has been mentioned. If I had to pick though, it would be a non-serrated blade.

[NoClue]

I'm a big fan of the half-serrated blades. I keep both parts as sharp as humanly possible. Sharpening the serrated portion is tedious, I'll admit.

[Oldcountryboy]

Originally Posted by EDDIE BUCK

Not a pocket knife, but a fish fillet knife with a serrated blade that I bought about fifteen years ago,is still just as sharp now as it was then.Its never been filed or sharpened since I have had it..It has cleaned hundreds of fish.Gutting,filleting or cutting the backbone in chunks,its never scaled any though.It was a real cheapo, less than five bucks I paid for it.Its the only serrated blade knife I've ever used,but I like it just fine.

This sounds like the same kind of knife I have. The blade is half serrated and on top it has saw teeth to use for scaling. It's mine and my wife's favorite knife. We're always fighting over it. She likes to use it in the kitchen for cutting chicken and such up, while I want to keep it in my tackle box when I go fishing.

Originally Posted by watcher

I used to think the half serrated blades were dumb until I got one as a gift. Now I love it. There are times when the serrated part cuts a lot better, especially rope.

The serrated part is a little harder to sharpen but OTOH they don't need to be sharpened as often.

Originally Posted by NoClue

I'm a big fan of the half-serrated blades. I keep both parts as sharp as humanly possible. Sharpening the serrated portion is tedious, I'll admit.

I use a chainsaw file to sharpen the serrated blades with. Works real good and makes those serrated teeth sharp.

[Kung]

I've got a few - a Gerber, a CRKT, and some other knife - that have a very small serrated section. For every day use I find a straight blade far preferable; but there are times when a serrated blade (or section) helps. I carry the CRKT on my person all day long.

I carry a Spyderco Endura with the half-serrated and half-plain blade and like it a lot.

There is no one perfect knife in my opinion. There will always be situations where one would have served better than another, but as a compromise I like this one a lot.

Sure wish I could quit breaking the pocket clips though.

[Tiempo]

I like part serrated. I have one of these to keep the smooth edge and the serrated part sharp..

http://www.farriersdepot.com/Paul-Mi...Sharpener.aspx

Very pricey, but an excellent sharpener. I got lucky and scored mine for $14 in an auction at a farrier conference, it was in a zip lock bag with a bunch of promotional material and I don't think anyone else noticed what was in there

I had been eyeing them but didn't want to spend $75 which was what they cost at the time (about 6 years ago) they've gone up a LOT!