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Permalink Reply by Steve Scheuerman (Manx) on April 11, 2017 at 17:53

No thanks. If I need a saw, I will grab a saw. I see little use for serrations on a working knife unless you have a job that requires it.

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Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on April 11, 2017 at 18:00

Just celebrated 37 years with the same woman. She has a Ginsu, that she bought before we married, and still uses it.

That being said, I don't care for serrations on knives either.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on April 11, 2017 at 18:33

I am not a fan of them myself. 1) I cannot sharpen them 2) I love a good clean grind

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Permalink Reply by John Bamford on April 12, 2017 at 12:27

I hear they are good for cutting rope , not something I feel the need to do on a regular basis !
We have a Kitchen Devil knife that is used as a bread knife , it's older than God's dog but Sue likes it .

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on April 12, 2017 at 20:39

I've never understood the appeal.

I remember .. for awhile , anyway .. they were marketed to the "rescue" people for cutting seat belts.

Well .. a sharp knife will do that. At least .. mine will.

They are an absolute pain to sharpen.

And .. like John .. I've heard they're good at cutting rope.

But .. so is a sharp knife.

The FEW I have were gifted to me. I've never purchased one ..nor.. do I plan to.

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Permalink Reply by Denny Smith on April 12, 2017 at 21:01

I have just one,,, It,s a half blade half serrated, I can,t  remember when I last used it. I never was a big fan of them.

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Permalink Reply by Wally Guittard on April 13, 2017 at 12:15

 I think that maybe manifactures are trying to push the idea of a dual purpose blade and therefore the reason for the half blade half serrated knives.. Me thinks its a bad idea

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Permalink Reply by 7.5mas on April 13, 2017 at 20:12

 While I own a few knives with serrations , I'm not a big fan either , so a couple never get carried

and an the other one occasionally gets carried , but only when I want big folder &

because it's partially serrated.

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by dead_left_knife_guy on April 15, 2017 at 10:59

Knives with serrations are better for tearing than for cutting, most of the time anyway.  I was more into knives with partial serrated edges when I first got into knives as a hobby.  Frankly they seem to work better than plain edges when needing to cut into plastic, especially plastic bags.  

I'm with the sentiment here, I've largely weaned myself from knives with serrated edges.  There are a few exceptions, however.  I have an Ontario RAT-1 folder with a partially serrated edge that a friend gifted to me -- sometimes I use it for some pretty rough work around the house (including prepping plaster walls for painting); the serrated portion has mostly been used for getting into plastic bags, like the one holding drop cloths.

I have a Cold Steel Vaquero with a fully serrated blade.  That poor thing has seen some really rough use, mostly lawn & garden use (the serrations at the tip are excellent for cutting weed roots).  It has been a pain to sharpen (& to even repair the edge), but it's still with me.

And my favorite multi-tool, the Leatherman Charge, also has a serrated blade.  I didn't buy it for this blade, but it has also served in the plastic-cutting function, and has performed a number of prunings (though not weeding, I save that for the Vaquero or my recently acquired Oxo Hori Hori (which also has one serrated blade on it)).  The Charge also has a plain blade (154CM!), as well as a saw blade -- many tasks around the house & yard are covered by this incredible tool.

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Permalink Reply by Wally Guittard on April 15, 2017 at 18:55

I never thought about using a knife with the serrated edge for anything except in the kitchen. I never bought any and really did not give them a second thought until I sat down and really looked at the knives I had collected over the years, that were just thrown in the unused knife drawer. 

  I have went thru the collection and come up with several of give away's and they are already gone. All had a serrated blade on them. I kept 4 of them as they interested me in the design of the knife over all. I probably need to give more thought the the serrated edge knives. However I lean very much to the strait edge carbon steel knives and lockbacks are still my favorites. 

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Permalink Reply by Don Schriver on April 17, 2017 at 2:12

A friend of mine posted on FB recently a nice looking knife and asked about serrations. I'm personally not a fan as I feel they do not provide a clean cut. I have bought a couple in my day and only use one. It is in my mud room and I use it for yard work. Nasty little thing it is. If I were in war, a nasty serration would be great for tearing out the innards of an enemy. I just don't see much use for them on the day to day.

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Doug Webber on April 18, 2017 at 2:39

I worked as an electrician for most of my life. I always carried a knife that partially serrated. I didn't have the time to spend sharpening a knife as often as I do now.  No matter how dull the main edge got, the serrated part was always good for cutting rope, heavy layers of tape or stripping wire. Now that I'm retired I don't carry a serrated blade, but back then I wouldn't have carried anything else.

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