thoughts?

preferences?

Use is a daily every day use knife for cutting anything that needs to be cut.

including but not limited to cardboard, rope, tape, string, veins, cords, etc...

This post has been edited by captainbarred: October 6th 2007 3:11 PM

I like the plain edge knives for every day use, but if you plan to cut rope or seat belts, then I think the serrated is a better choice. I also think plain edge knives are easier to sharpen.

This post has been edited by Gmountain: October 6th 2007 3:13 PM

i carry a little 50/50 with me every day. and i use my knife probably 30 times per day. (no joke). that way i have the best of both worlds. a serrerated blade is utter SHIT when it comes to gutting/skinning an animal, so my hunting knives are smooth all the way.

100% agreement with GMountain and Racer. My utility knives are 50/50. My hunting and task specific knives are all smooth.

I only have one partially serrated knife, and that's used for duty. If I'm cutting rope, seatbelts, or something of that type, I want the serrated. If it's just for general use, give me a plain blade every time. Easier to sharpen, easier to shape, everything.

I've found that I prefer 50/50. Everytime I've only had a smooth edge I find something that I have a hard time cutting through and so I switched all my folders to semi-serrated.

I agree that for hunting and skinning serrated sucks. But I don't do much of that so.... ;)

I like plain edge for sharpening purposes, but If i have a knife that i only use for one thing like cutting rope or whatever i like a 50/50.
serrated edges are hard to sharpen.
Jim

get a sharping kit with a serrated sharper it is no harder than a plain blade

My carry knife is a plain blade.

Plain edge

I've had and still have both.

I'm carrying plain edge now, I guess if you plan on or have to cut a lot of rope or similar materials all day a serrated would do fine but I don't have much trouble cutting rope with a plain edge as long as it is sharp.

I prefer a serrated under one major condition. The blade had to be long enough that the the serration does not interfere with most common tasks not requiring the serration. A lot of this has to do with the blade shape as well as length.

Its commonsense that if you don't have serration on a knife, the odds are the knife will still work just take a tad longer on some tasks. It follows then one should buy a knife that fits the majority of the tasks they do with a knife. Myself, I do cut a lot of lines and bone for that matter.

Tj