Poll: preferred knife edge treatment

surefire7 · October 30th, 2009, 04:50 PM

Ok, I'll try to post a poll for the 1st time, what type of blade edge do you prefer?

Thumper · October 30th, 2009, 05:19 PM

I use my blades for daily task as well as tactical purposes so I prefer smooth... unlike serrated, I can at least resharpen a smooth blade.

varob · October 30th, 2009, 05:24 PM

I chose the half and half. I have a couple knifes like that and find them to be very versatile.

unloved · October 30th, 2009, 05:32 PM

Plain edges only for me. A serrated edge won't do anything a good, sharp plain edge won't, and serrated edges are a pain to sharpen.

I really hate combo edges. They're the worst of both worlds, IMO.

Rexster · October 30th, 2009, 05:46 PM

Disenfranchised again; you forgot a poll choice for those us us who carry a knife of each type. I prefer my conventional edges conventional, and my serrated edges serrated. My toolbox includes both standard and Phillips screwdrivers, and both pliers and wrenches. Why try to carry one knife to do everything?

That being said, sometimes I favor a knife that is not available fully serrated, and must settle for a partial/combo edge.

adaman04 · October 30th, 2009, 06:14 PM

Plain edge please.

zacii · October 30th, 2009, 09:50 PM

I vote smooth, easier for me to sharpen

Bob O · October 30th, 2009, 10:45 PM

Carry knives:
For SD only - Smooth only,
For SD and Utility - Smooth and Serrated,
Don't have a use for Serrated only.

Kitchen knives are another story...

Bobo

gunfan · October 30th, 2009, 10:51 PM

I prefer smooth edged blades myself. Serrated blades have limited use and are more difficult to sharpen. I love my carry knives (both manual and automatic).

retsupt99 · October 30th, 2009, 11:17 PM

I checked serrated, but like both smooth and serrated...depends upon need. My Kershaws are all smooth, but my Ka Bar is half and half.

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%
Voters: 167. You may not vote on this poll

October 30th, 2009, 04:50 PM	#1
surefire7 Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: colorado Posts: 73	Poll: preferred knife edge treatment Ok, I'll try to post a poll for the 1st time, what type of blade edge do you prefer?

October 30th, 2009, 05:19 PM	#2
Thumper VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Nevada Posts: 5,586	I use my blades for daily task as well as tactical purposes so I prefer smooth... unlike serrated, I can at least resharpen a smooth blade. __________________ USMC 1968-1971 ALWAYS carry! - NEVER tell! *"Don't go to stupid places, with stupid people, and do stupid things!"*

October 30th, 2009, 05:24 PM	#3
varob Distinguished Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,268	I chose the half and half. I have a couple knifes like that and find them to be very versatile. __________________ Don't believe what you hear and only half of what you see! -Tony Soprano

October 30th, 2009, 05:32 PM	#4
unloved Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania Posts: 245	Plain edges only for me. A serrated edge won't do anything a good, sharp plain edge won't, and serrated edges are a pain to sharpen. I really hate combo edges. They're the worst of both worlds, IMO. __________________ ...he is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature. - George Bernard Shaw (paraphrased)

October 30th, 2009, 05:46 PM	#5
Rexster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: SE Texas Posts: 895	Disenfranchised again; you forgot a poll choice for those us us who carry a knife of each type. I prefer my conventional edges conventional, and my serrated edges serrated. My toolbox includes both standard and Phillips screwdrivers, and both pliers and wrenches. Why try to carry one knife to do everything? That being said, sometimes I favor a knife that is not available fully serrated, and must settle for a partial/combo edge.

October 30th, 2009, 06:14 PM	#6
adaman04 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Show Me State Posts: 570	Plain edge please.

October 30th, 2009, 09:50 PM	#7
zacii Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: arizona Posts: 317	I vote smooth, easier for me to sharpen __________________ Trust in God and keep your powder dry Superduper Snubbie Thread Why 1911?

October 30th, 2009, 10:45 PM	#8
Bob O Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Central, VA Posts: 253	Carry knives: For SD only - Smooth only, For SD and Utility - Smooth and Serrated, Don't have a use for Serrated only. Kitchen knives are another story... Bobo __________________ Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other" ~John Adams

October 30th, 2009, 10:51 PM	#9
gunfan Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Vancouver, Washington Posts: 155	I prefer smooth edged blades myself. Serrated blades have limited use and are more difficult to sharpen. I love my carry knives (both manual and automatic).

October 30th, 2009, 11:17 PM	#10
retsupt99 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 22,710	I checked serrated, but like both smooth and serrated...depends upon need. My Kershaws are all smooth, but my Ka Bar is half and half. __________________ "That I cannot do." "Give this to, uh, Clemenza. I want reliable people, people who aren't going to be carried away. After all we're not murderers in spite of what this undertaker thinks." *********************************** NRA Life Member

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