SpyderEdgeForever wrote:Can anyone give an example of a task that only a plain/fine/unserrated edge does well? Would it be game meat butchering?
Are there tasks where a serrated/Spyderedge or combo edge would be a liability/downside?
Sure.
Peeling an apple, pear, potato, etc.
Spreading butter, cream cheese, peanut butter, etc. on bread.
Skinning an animal.
Opening a plastic bag without creating little bits of plastic which, at best, have to be collected and, at worst, contaminate whatever was inside the bag.
Opening an envelope without creating little bits of paper.
Scraping a gasket.
Cutting anything by pressing it against the blade with your thumb. Can't recall the last time I sliced up a banana any other way, and I almost always use a razor sharp plain edged K05 Utility to do so. Maybe it's a bad habit, but I do it all the time without injury. First, and only, time I ever tried it with my serrated K05, the result was puncture wounds and a blood stained banana.
As a substitute for a plane, smoothing down a piece of wood.
Competition Cutting, is there a single competitor on the circuit who uses a serrated blade?
That said, if I want to slice a bagel, or fresh baked bread, I will always reach for a serrated blade, and I keep one in my car for emergency use as a seat belt cutter.
