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Well before xmas a friend at work asked me for a loan. Now it's the end of January
and I told him that I want the money back. He offered me a Spyderco knife to clear
the loan. The knife is in excellent condition and I have never owned a Spyderco
.... so I took the deal.
Been looking thru Ebay for this Spyderco knife. It looks like a Calypso Jr
except this knife is 100 % AUS-8 stainless steel. It has a fully serrated blade.
Anyone have a Spyderco Calypso ?
Any comments on fully serrated blades ?
"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much" Teddy Roosevelt
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might be an older model. I think the Calypso has been around for over 10 years. Not sure if Spyderco uses AUS8 any more on domestic produced knives.
Sam......
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I have several knives with a half serrated and half smooth blade. This type of blade looks cool  and is very popular but I find it really does not work all that well. Any comments on a full serrated blade ?
"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much" Teddy Roosevelt
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my usual thought on serrated blades is that they were invented so folks that can't sharpen a knife can be happy. I may be wrong though. 
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Thought I would like a half serrated blade and bought a CRKT that was ground that way. After a while I ground the serrations off and put a normal edge on it. YMMV
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Last night I needed to cut 1 foot off a 12' x 15' piece of carpet. First I tried
a regular knife but that did not work well. So I used the new-to-me serrated
Spyderco knife and it cut thru that floor carpet very easily.
Now I understand the use of a fully serrated blade.
"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much" Teddy Roosevelt
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For most uses-I don't think a serrated blade works as well. For a few uses-it works very well. Rope, bread, tomatoes and now, carpet.
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