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Defensive Knives & Other Weapons Most people that carry a gun also carry a knife or other weapon as a backup. Finding a good blade is often harder than finding a good pistol or revolver.

View Poll Results: What type of SD knife blade edge do you prefer?
Smooth blade 90 53.89%
Fully serrated blade 2 1.20%
Partially serrated, partial smooth blade 75 44.91%
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Old November 1st, 2009, 02:52 PM   #21
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I use the CRKT M16-10K, partially serrated and partially smooth.
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Old November 2nd, 2009, 07:26 AM   #22
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I prefer a partially serrated blade. I have a few straight edge blade but end up not carrying them much.

Most of the time, the serrations don't need much sharpening as compared to the straight edge portion.

I have a tapered round diamond sharpener for the serrated portion of my blade which does an excellent job at restoring the serrations to factory sharpness. I also have the Spyderco Triangle knife sharpener which also sharpens both straight edge and serrated portions.
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Old November 7th, 2009, 04:49 AM   #23
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Sorry Rexter, can't please everyone. however I did say self defense knife.
Hey, no problem! I was, too, meaning SD blades. I think my Spyderco Civilian is at its best serrated, whereas my Spyderco Ronin is at its best with a conventional edge, to compare two very different knives from the same maker, that I actually do carry regularly.
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Old November 9th, 2009, 09:22 PM   #24
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I don`t want anything getting in the way of my cutting. Smooth edge all the way.
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Old November 9th, 2009, 09:27 PM   #25
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Can't go wrong with Spyderco!
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Old November 11th, 2009, 08:49 PM   #26
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Smooth for me. I follow the razor edge book of sharpening mentality, there are very few things a serrated blade can do that a properly sharpened plain edge can't handle.
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Old November 12th, 2009, 12:34 AM   #27
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I like a plain edge. The serrated edge is really just a saw, It shreds more then cuts. A good sharp steak knife makes a smoother cut then a serrated one. Some steak knives have serrated blades so you can saw through tough meat.
Happiness is a good sharp smooth knife that slices smoothly through all you want to cut.
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Old November 12th, 2009, 12:38 AM   #28
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A good blade you can shave hair off, a scary blade is one that can shave a hair.
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Old November 12th, 2009, 11:31 AM   #29
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Partial serrated and with the Tanto point.
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