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As a serrated blade owner, I do agree with several points listed above for not getting one. It is not good for things that require a clean cut. I have read of serrated blade owners that have no trouble with this but, it has not been my experience.

I can say that I would not carry a serrated blade as an EDC except that I do not have a good plain blade. I carry a Spyderco 93mm Rescue and have had it for 10 years.

As to sharpening, I have only had to sharpen my knife once since I got it. That is not to say it didn?t need honed up before that. I use it for everything and did not have any problems due to being dull. I work as a dispatcher and for the Boy Scouts as a rappelling instructor and ropes course director. For rescue, the serration is ideal. It cuts through ropes, web, and seatbelts like butter. In a survival situation, the plain blade will be MUCH easier to sharpen.


I have tried the saw thing and it never worked. A serrated blade does not have a ?set? to make it easy. You could say it was 1 sided. I tried and just got it bound up. (The set of the saw blade means bending alternate teeth outwards to either side, making the cut wider than the blade, so that the latter does not jam. Fine Tools.com )

If I were buying my first one, I would get the plain blade.

Hey Storm, Welcome Aboard!!
I carried a Spyderco for years and found their serrated blades did very good. You might find the DMT diafold stone (the one shaped like an ice pick) does a great job on keeping these blades razor sharp.
Since I almost always keep my blades very sharp I have changed to a regular blade to get around the limitations of the serrated blade for EDC. I have done wood work and fuzz sticks with mine but would rather have a plane blade. I will admit that if you don?t do much sharpening the serrated blade will allow you to saw through some materials long after I would have put the stone to mine.
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