Thread: Knives with both serated and smooth blades.

I'm casually looking at a few different folding knives and am.seeing allot of knives with 2 styles of blade in one. Do any of you guys use that style of knife?

What are its pros/cons?
Would you reccomend?
Is it a pain to sharpen and maintain?

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blades with serrations on blades towards the handles were not invented by hunters -those making them are not hunters - bloody useless- in fact worse they are just bloody mongrel pricks of things - try skinning a deer or goat with one - when you run the blade upside down to open up say a back leg the serration stops the blade from doing its job - the skin and hair jam up on the serration so you only effectively have a small amount of normal bade to work with - they will not run down the leg like a decent sharp knife will - useless abominations- to be seriously avoided at all cost

Thats kinda what i thought but tbh, i dont know my elbow from my asshole.

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I got given one with serrations lower end of blade last year and having tried one years before and saying bullshit I thought just chuck it in tractor bag - may come in handy if I need to cut baling twine or plastic wrap or grass out of machinery as one does on a regular basis driving for silage hay contractor - it was completely bloody useless for the job - the serrations would not cut any of that cleanly

I have the opportunity to buy milwaukee gear pretty cheap for what it is. They do a folder with one of these blades and a screw driver attachment, and i thought it may be more handy than a multi tool in the pack. That or a total gimic.

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I carry both a "plain" blade and a serrated blade for hunting. The serrated blade is excellent for going through joints or removing a head or just general purpose cutting rope etc. I keep the other one for skinning/boning so it stays sharp.
I have a plain/serrated combo folder as my EDC. Best of both worlds when you abuse it a bit.

Originally Posted by Shearer

I carry both a "plain" blade and a serrated blade for hunting. The serrated blade is excellent for going through joints or removing a head or just general purpose cutting rope etc. I keep the other one for skinning/boning so it stays sharp.
I have a plain/serrated combo folder as my EDC. Best of both worlds when you abuse it a bit.

Yeah i was concidering it for edc but worried it will be too big for edc. And if it is edc it will come hunting with me.

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Originally Posted by Rn-85

Yeah i was concidering it for edc but worried it will be too big for edc. And if it is edc it will come hunting with me.

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My EDC is a cheap H&F giveaway Gerber with a 3.5" blade. It has had a thrashing for the last 4 years (apart from 6 months when I lost it) and it does what I need it to.

A bit off topic, but I've added a serrated blade to my fish filleting collection. I use it to cut skin and bone and reserve the filleting knife for actual filleting. It saves wear and tear on the filleting knife which has a pretty fine edge, so less maintenance.

I have one. I think it depends what you want to do with it. For hunting/skinning etc serrated is a pain in the arse. For cutting plastic packing tape/packaging, rope etc serrated is awesome.
Or, get one of these and have all the bases covered!

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Most blokes struggle to sharpen a serrated blade is another thing.


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Originally Posted by Dicko

Most blokes struggle to sharpen a serrated blade is another thing.

This.
The extra hassle around sharpening is a pain in the arse.

Originally Posted by Moutere

This.
The extra hassle around sharpening is a pain in the arse.

For what I use my EDC for I haven't found the serrations ever needed sharpening. They don't cut, they hack.

And as for the Spyderco. It will cut through anything...

If you want a saw blade buy a saw

Originally Posted by sportco62

If you want a saw blade buy a saw

thank my good man some common sense at last scholar and gentleman you are