For rough work such as cutting through the hide of a deer to gut it and ripping the stuff out I prefer a folder with a partial serrated blade and a smooth blade.
The serrated blade cuts faster to get started.
On a single blade knife for the same work I like a rough edge put there by a rough stone.
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The reason you like a rough edge is because your knife steel holds the edge longer when it is rough. Better steel will however excel it with a finer sharper edge. A bob Dozier in D2 will have a toothy feel on a microscopic level when sharpened on a DMT and left unpolished. It will still be smooth enough to shave with but you can tell it's more toothy for lack of a better word than 1095 when polished.
1095 will take a finer edge and polish to a higher level, but it will quickly loose that edge. A Dozier D2 will keep that hair popping edge through a couple of deer. It won't shave your face as well as a polished 1095 blade but it will cut flesh or hide a lot better.
