Straight Blade, Serrated Blade, 50/50 Straight/Serrated? What is your favorite?

[akapennypincher]

What ?

Why ?

[twinboysdad]

1a. Leaf shaped plain edge FFG. Endura, Caly series, ect. They are essentially Wharncliffes with a slight belly. I find them perfect for most any job.

1b. Hawkbill serrated. Tasman, Ladybug Hawkbill. The hawkbill is a pull cutting utility design and serrations make it a monster.

I pair an Endura SB or Caly 3.5 with a LBHB H1 on the keychain, and short of butchering a cow I am equipped for any EDC task. I prefer to use the SE for any packaging or plastic if possible

[jabba359]

Agree with twinboysdad.

Plain edge for most blade configurations, but serrated for all hawkbills.

[Liquid Cobra]

So what's your cow butchering edc?

[Janfrederik]

Cow butchering EDC: Whale Rescue Blade, Warrior

[.357 mag]

short of butchering a cow I am equipped

Kinda shortin yourself aren't yah?

[Evil D]

All or none. A jack of all trades is a master of none.

[RanCoWeAla]

Plain edge full flat grind. You can't beat the Caly 3.5.

[eric m.]

For edc it doesn't matter. Depends on what you cut on a regular basis! For anything tougher than paper or cardboard i prefer a serrated edge. No sense in dulling the straight edge unnecessarily! so i prefer a 50/50 blade for my edc purposes. My favorite is my stretch combo edge, but i also carry a delica 4, a native frn, and a manix2 black frn at times.

[yablanowitz]

C44 Dyad. Next question.

[dbcad]

C44 Dyad. Next question.

Perfect answer :D

[dbcad]

It all depends on what you're doing and cutting :)

[eric m.]

hello guys. Sorry to intrude into your discussion, but i just joined the forum and was looking over the what's new threads. This is my first post on the forum!

[Janfrederik]

hello guys. Sorry to intrude into your discussion, but i just joined the forum and was looking over the what's new threads. This is my first post on the forum!

Welcome to the forums!

[Surfingringo]

There are times when a jack of all trades can be more useful than a master. I don't know. My suggestion is to buy and carry all three configurations. Makes me happy. :)

[Holland]

i prefer either all se or all pe

[akaAK]

There are times when a jack of all trades can be more useful than a master. I don't know. My suggestion is to buy and carry all three configurations. Makes me happy. :)

Good point.

I like CE's, they are a compromise, but a worthwhile compromise in my opinion. I actually prefer the 2/3rds, 1/3rd CE on the millie. With a blade that length it is enough of both for anything I have ever needed a knife for. I carry all three and don't find that any of the types of edges stop me from what I need to do.

Plain edges dominate the knives I own, with CE and SE tied for second.

[defenestrate]

I prefer full PE or SE. In fact, I try to carry noe of each every day. One PE with a geometry I can easily use for food prep, and an SE for where I just want to cut through something. i usually carry a hawkbill for the SE but have been enjoying the grey SE leaf UKPK I picked up earlier this year, and right now it's a CTS-XHP Manix 2 in my RFP and the UKPK in my left. I originally got the UKPK for my fiancee as she doesn't like the texture of most G10 (she was okay with the Tenacious which was fairly mild) and the texture, while a bit like G10, feels different. She liked it but after using it for a while feels much more comfortable with a locking knife, so now she carries a byrd Cara Cara Rescue SE and I rotate the UKPK. I am not one to typically worry about the opinions of NKP but I admit, the UKPK is rather effective, inconspicuous, and very easy to use, and since I am used to knowing knives I use reasonably well, the lack of a lock is not a big deal for regular purposes.

[bdblue]

Plain edge for me.

[Mako109]

PE all the way for me too. I tried to like SE and used them for many years (e.g. Police, Endura, Tenacious, and more) but I never warmed up to them. PE works for well for all my cutting tasks, whereas SE only works well for some of those tasks. So I end up using a PE more.