Do you prefer Plain edge, Serrated edge, or both?

[vivi]

Which edge type do you prefer to EDC?

Up until a few years ago I would have answered plain edge, but these days I find myself preferring serrated edge.

I don't think the performance of each edge type is different enough to warrant carrying two knives, so I choose to carry one serrated pocket knife most days.

What do you like having in your pockets on a typical day?

[Pelagic]

Gotta have both, but don't like combo edges. If it wasn't for work I'd carry PE 90% of the time though. As it is, I nearly always carry one of each.

[Bloke]

I prefer a plain edge generally but I think a serrated hawksbill is something to be reckoned with in certain applications. :)

[Tims]

For edc duties, definitely plain edge. I prefer the predictable way a plain edge behaves when cutting.
For an emergency knife I’d take serrated. I don’t need that type of raw cutting aggression everyday though.

[standy99]

Plain edge 9\10
Although carrying a wharncliffe delica in SE lately ( because it’s new :D )

Always have a serrated on the boat. 10 meter tides where I live and I have had to cut a rope a few times over the years. Nothing does that job better than a serrated blade.

[The Meat man]

I like and carry both. I dislike combo edges, though.

[kells45]

I usually have two enduras. One plain edge and the other full serrated. Been running the CS hap40 exclusive and pacific salt SE lately. Perfect combo for my uses.

[dsvirsky]

I voted for serrated. I find there are more things where serrated performs better than plainedge, in my everyday tasks, than the obverse. Which is not to say I won't switch knives if I know I'm going to be doing something where plainedge works better.

Not a fan of combo edges, although I do own a few. Of them, the USN Catcherman is the only one where I feel the blade is long enough for the combo edge to be effective.

[Evil D]

There are more performance advantages to SE than there are disadvantages so I go with SE. The majority of issues people seem to have are either related to sharpness or just repeated because they heard someone else have the same problems. If you keep them sharp they make a more effective cutting tool.

[elena86]

Spyderedge for me.

[Jazz]

After finally figuring out how to properly get a serrated knife very sharp (as it should be, not dull and "cutting forever", like some would have you think is okay), and learning not to saw through stuff, but mostly just pull it through with a little slicing motion, I can actually go out with a large and small serrated knife in my pockets. I always want one in my pocket for seatbelts, since I've seen how well a sharp SE works on a heavy nylon band. Cutting vegetation is great with a knife like the legendary SE Pacific Salt.

I do, however still prefer plain edge most of the time. Nothing goes through cardboard like my PE Delica wharncliffe. I don't want to have to live without that knife. I also like to whittle, and it's plain edge all the way.

I like and appreciate both.

I'd also like to thank Dave and Vivi for the sharpening tips and enjoyment of SE, and you can't mention SE without bringing up JD's name.

[JD Spydo]

I've been carrying both plain edge and serrated edge for some time now. I use a serrated edge for a companion blade and also use an SE blade for really rough cutting jobs. There are jobs where an SE blade is just much more efficient.

I probably use my plain edged blades for at least 60% of all cutting jobs. But where I do need a serrated edge it seems that nothing else comes close in performance.

[FullFlatMind]

Both but I mostly prefer plain edge for a lot of common tasks like food prep, boxes, or packaging. I really like serrated H1 for outdoor work like trimming back tree branches or cutting rope/banding.

[TomAiello]

I actually carry both. I rotate the PE (default is a Manix 2 Maxamet) but always carry a DF 2 Salt HB (used to be the Ladybug salt HB).

But if I could only have one I'd carry PE, because it's easier for me to touch up the edge and keep it extremely sharp.

I like the little/big and PE/SE pairing of it, but I started doing it because I have a very specific work task that the HB is perfect suited for. I've now found myself using the SE for cutting fibrous stuff, for it's needle like tip, and also as a "grabber" tool in some instances.

[JD Spydo]

Both but I mostly prefer plain edge for a lot of common tasks like food prep, boxes, or packaging. I really like serrated H1 for outdoor work like trimming back tree branches or cutting rope/banding.

I hope that Spyderco is reading a lot of these posts because more and more I'm hearing a lot of guys testify as to how good of tools that many of Spyderco's SE knives are for lawn & garden and landscaping chores.
Especially the SE Hawkbills have proven to be quite handy in the garden too.

[wrdwrght]

I prefer a plain edge generally but I think a serrated hawksbill is something to be reckoned with in certain applications. :)

I’m with Bloke.

However, I do have an SE Pacific, Atlantic, and Manbug Salt, as well as an SE VG10 Assist, in addition to my garden-fantastic SE SpyderHawk, Tasman, and Ladybug Hawkbill Salts.

Curiosity has drawn me to SE, but I still consider myself a babe in the woods regarding SE maintenance, hence my PE preference.

[Doc Dan]

It depends on the knife and the length of the blade. I actually really like a 3 inch combo edge. 3 to 3 1/2 inch combo edge is my favorite and I know that I’m the odd man out on this. Other than that I would choose for most tasks a pe. An SE is a really good choice or some tasks and some blades styles so I would choose that style of blade depending upon the knife and the usage.

[bearfacedkiller]

I dislike serrations and never carry them. I am a proficient sharpener so that is not the issue. To me a serrated knife is a specialized tool and I don’t do things that require them.

[TkoK83Spy]

For typical, daily carry I don't normally carry an SE. But, when doing yard work or camping I will have either or both of my full SE Endura and SE Salt 2.

This past weekend I was stacking and splitting firewood and clearing out some brush to put together a new log rack...I had my splitting maul, 10" Machete, SE Endura, SAK and Manix 2 LW on me...I'll tell ya what, I felt like I could have handled ANYTHING with that arsenal! My wife thought it was overkill...but I felt like quite a bad *** :cool:

[FullFlatMind]

Both but I mostly prefer plain edge for a lot of common tasks like food prep, boxes, or packaging. I really like serrated H1 for outdoor work like trimming back tree branches or cutting rope/banding.

I hope that Spyderco is reading a lot of these posts because more and more I'm hearing a lot of guys testify as to how good of tools that many of Spyderco's SE knives are for lawn & garden and landscaping chores.
Especially the SE Hawkbills have proven to be quite handy in the garden too.

John Deere green FRN perhaps?