Partial Serration Opinions

[Dav]

Hey guys

Wow that's a really cool idea Vampyre! 40/30/30 blade it is. LOL on the pencil cutting. Just for you Clay! I need the pencil feature too.

The Earthworm is taking shape. 4" blade. Maybe this is the blade to incorperate with a bottle opener? <chuckles>

(Sidenote - Do you drink earthworm? I just picked up a 1.75L bottle of Grand Marnier ;-) )

Obsessive award. Hmm. I'd offer you a drink. But you live in the wrong country. <img src="tongue.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> I have a state of the art Taiwanese-sheet-metal Fury knife that you could have as a prize. You <definatily> don't need another spydie. <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Dav

[earthworm]

Wolfie: I think you stuck your finger into your nose & picked a winner with the 40/30/30 idea! I can see this as a 4"folder & a 4-6(?longer?)fixed blade.
Dav:Indeed add the bottle opener @ the bottom.Yes;I've been known to take a wee dram now & then-I favor single-malt*G*.

[vampyrewolf]

Can just picture this happening on something like the military. I have nothing in the line of skill for photoshop, so I won't even attempt an alteration.

Dav> just wait till you come over this way, bring a bottle or 2(or 3)...

We all start with 10 fingers. Those with Spydies have 9 to spare, Still need a thumb. Good thing I still have 8 to spare...

[earthworm]

?Didn't one version of the Gerber Mk1 fiked-blade come with the'40/30/30'edge we've talked about?Or was the base of the blade unsharpened?(Call this a trivia question*G*.)

[yog]

I favour the either / or approach, even then I lean heavily towards the plain edge.

The only time a plain edge can run into problems is with the first part of the cut. If the plain edge is too sharp (highly polished), then on some tougher materials it may glide over the surface having a minimal cuting impact. This is where a serrated blade will start digging in and tearing with the points and allowing the inner curves to follow up with a slicing action.
This was a factor to me until Joe T (the sharpening God who's surname I have temporarily forgotten, soz) put me onto a technique where by you sharpen a plain edge to a fine finish, then go back and give the first inch nearest the handle a couple strokes of a coarser stone. This means the start of the cut is caurse enough to start opening up the material allowing the really sharp part of the knife to follow with a slice.

Because of this I would not favour the serrations at the front as you wondered about, as they would have far more of an impact at the back.

[GlockDoc]

Back in the sixties the Puma Sea Hunter (a divers version of the White Hunter) had fine serrations on the front (belly) of the blade then plain edge and coarse serrations at the base of the blade. I also seem to remember that a few years ago Mad Dog sold a tanto fixed blade fighter with serrations on the front half of the blade, but I only saw a picture of that one.

[toast250]

I'm with sword and shield on this one.If I had to carry just one knife then a 50/50 would be my choice but I prefer to carry 2, a p.e. and a fully ser.

[Dav]

Thanks for the input guys. (And suggestions of knives to look out for!)
My next knife will prolly be a Shabaria (60/40? or so?), but I'm still waiting for the new one.

On the lookout for a good single-malt. ;-)

Dav

[LONG_TOSSER]

Dude, do you wanna have class, or look like
an @ss?

Whether you strictly collect knives or
actually use them in daily activities,
a plain-edged knife is a mark of confidence
and power.

The knife is also man's oldest tool, and I
don't think not having serrations hindered
his progress!


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