Serrated or Plain?

[bigcat]

If I had a chose between SE or PE, I would choose the SE. But, if you threw the choose of a CE, I would chose it. I particularly like the 40/60 CE, like on the Pro-Venator. Its the best of both worlds, and enough of each.

BigCat

[jaislandboy]

i voted plainedge, especially like recurved plainedges like the Kris and Adventura and Dodo..... :cool:

[Wraithe9113]

I voted SE but generally EDC a Delica CE and a Tasman in the napolean pocket of my jacket as a money clip. Though today I am using my wife's spin as a $clip.

[JD Spydo]

I would have voted for both if it had been offered. However I have the answer>> I carry a C-44 big Dyad >> for you all new to the Forum it is a full sized Spyder with one fully serrated sheepfoot blade and one full plain edged, flat grind, clip point blade.

The problem is that we need a new one in either VG-10, M-4, ZDP-189 or Cowry X and I've been lobbying very hard for a new big Dyad and a new Massad Ayoob model.

And keep in mind Spyderco does have some of the very best serration patterns in the entire cutlery world.

[yablanowitz]

Another vote for the "both" knife, the Dyad.

There are really just a few things I use serrated blades for, and the Dyad takes care of those just fine. Before I got my hands on one, it was PE all the way, and I probably wouldn't carry the Dyad if it didn't have a PE blade as well.

[Jazz]

I think you can do pretty much anything with a sharp plain edge, and that's what I prefer - but, if I'm opening or cutting up cardboard I love serrated and it stays sharp forever.

- Jazz.

[spyderdog]

Plain edges have worked for me for a long time. I have to say I also primarily buy them since they're so easy to keep sharp, and require less sharpening skills.

[sidecarr]

voted pe , but carry a pe a se and a combo

[Lostification]

I would have to say I'm undecided. :o Why do I have to choose?

[ront]

I also prefer the plain edge. I don't have a serrated blade at all. I know that they are better for certain tasks, but I don't like to sharpen them and I like it even less when the blade is a combo edge.

Ron

[jag-engr]

I prefer plain edge in general, but I got an SE Pac Salt and I'm considering trading in my PE Caly3 for an SE Caly3. Perhaps my favorite beater is a Delica 2 SE that was dremel-waved. It grips and bites well on things that I'm cutting.

For large blades, though, I find myself prefering a PE blade.

I would imagine that the PE would be much easier and quicker to field sharpen, should the need arise. The SE, however, should go longer between sharpenings. I guess it's kind of a trade-off.

[Darrell3644]

I have used the fully serrated enduras for years. I don't understand why people think serrated edges are so hard to sharpen. If you use the spyderco sharpmaker, they are just as easy to sharpen as a plain edge. At least they are for me anyway.

My endura sees hard use every day. The serrated edges stay sharper much longer than a PE.

[So-Lo]

SE does 95% of every cutting job better than a PE. I don't care how sharp the PE is. All IMHO or course. :p

Really I do not see why so many people think SE is a saw. :confused: I hardly ever saw with my SE knives. Use them like a PE, they can push cut, and do most ANY other cutting task the same way.

SE should NOT rip, if sharp they CUT. :confused: I also don't understand why some people think they rip. If they dull they rip, but if a PE is dull it will also rip rather than cut a nice clean cut.

SE are no harder to sharpen than a PE on the sharpmaker .

To each is own, I'm just glad I gave a Caly 3 SE a shot at EDC. It led to many other SE Spydies for me. I carry my SE Mili as much as my SNG and Sebbie. Its my go to Spyderco for all yard work. It can cut triple wall cardboard with ease and any other thing that finds its self in front of the teeth. :D

I like PE too, don't get me wrong................BUT I'm a knife nut and if I had to sell ALL my knives but one.......................................................................................................I would keep my SE Mili.

[tap]

The D4 SE has more than 1/4" of PE. Others vary. That should be plenty of PE for any task that would require a PE. Not that there are many tasks that require a PE. The poll question and the results are very misleading. If there were follow-up questions about sharpening "inabilities" (by the masses) the results would be much more clear as to why more people "prefer" to carry PE knives. For the record; If I had to pick ONE, I would pick both. That would be a CE. After plenty of testing, Goldylocks chose to carry a CE because it was "just right".

[i.v]

I prefer a SE, I 100% agree with cobrajoe on the fact that many times I wished I had a SE blade with me, hardly ever a PE one.
PE are better for precision straight cuts but only because serrations don't come in a V grind.

That said, sadly I'm finding myself carrying more and more PE. The law doesn't take well to SE, but my SE ladybug never leaves my side and whenever outdoors, always SE.

[Richard IV]

IPE are better for precision straight cuts but only because serrations don't come in a V grind.

Exactly. This is THE reason I'll go for a PE over a SE.

[ASHTXSNIPER]

I own at lest 20 various Spyderco's and the only serrated one I own is a Civilian. I am a plain edge guy.

[jag-engr]

The law doesn't take well to SE

The public in general sees the SE blade as a more agressive, dangerous blade. The serrations give the edge more definition, making it seem "bigger" (which in fact it actually is) and, for lack on a real word, "cuttier".

Most LEOs and policy makers will have the same reaction. They can't conceive the fact that the blades are actually more utilitarian with the serrations.