Used to carry a full serrated Spyderco in my younger days as a purely defensive blade. For the same reason the fellow who gutted his deer with one stated, it’s like a chainsaw. Never got to try that out, thankfully.
Always carried a second plain blade Benchmade as a working knife. Serrated works for one thing. Making wounds that keep bleeding and are extremely difficult to close. For everything else, plain and sharp is the way to go.
Bought 1 half serrated knife, it sucks as an only knife. A cheap little CRKT.
Then I bought Spyderco Stretch VG10 with the FRN scales. Plain blade. Thin, light, a lot of blade for the handle length.
Carry them both in the same pocket. A big razor sharp knife for that kind of use. A smaller, cheaper knife for the crap that would screw up my good knife.
I had a Browning two blade lockblade. Plain clip point, and a sheep's foot that was half and half. Great little knife, no idea what happened to it.
This is why I have almost always carried a 3 blade stockman pocket knife.
One blade is sharpened at a steep angle and used for things that would be hard on the razor-sharp kept edge of the other two blades,
I have a bunch of Spydercos, and every single one of them is a plain edge. I've had serrated edge knives in the past, and IMHO there are only two reasons to have one: (1) you regularly expect to cut fibrous materials like rope or seat belts (or that is the dedicated purpose of the knife, i.e. rescue knife) or (2) dedicated defensive knife.
For any other use, a plain edge is superior. For cleaning game, a plain edge is the only game in town.
As for some of the folks who won't buy Spyderco because it's "foreign crap", I'd say their foreign made knives are very good quality at the price point (note the Taiwanese knives are simply outstanding quality wise) so not crap, and if you desire to only purchase US Made knives then Spyderco has you covered there as well spyderco usa-made
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Spyderco Paramilitary 3 is made in Golden, CO and my personal choice for a folding blade.
I like straight blades. I have a Benchmade Griptillian? That is half serrated. It is more of a daily carry, utility knife than a hunting knife.
I don’t own any Spyderco knives. For about the same price, you can get a Benchmade. I know they have less variety in models but I really like every Benchmade that I own. My favorite hunting knife is the Saddle Mountain Skinner.
Lately avid knife aficionados regard Benchmade as over priced for the product received and their QC is suspect. Benchmade QC has been sketchy for several years.
BTW, the Spyderco Paramilitary 2 was mentioned above. I get a kick out of the markings on the blade, "Golden Colorado U.S.A. Earth."
I have never had a problem with a Benchmade and they are American Made. Whether they are overpriced is a matter of opinion, I guess.
Personally, I think Spyderco is all marketing and hype. They are ugly and cheesy-looking to my eye. I bought one when I was about 13 years old. It was a low quality, mass-produced piece of crap. There is a chance I may still have it somewhere. I imagine that they have improved but I’m a fast learner. I have no interest in the brand. I’d take a Buck over a Spyderco any day.
I look at Spyderco a bit like Savage firearms. I had one many years ago and was unimpressed. People on forums seem to love the ugly things but I won’t touch one after the experience I had. I suspect that there is a good bit of crossover in guys that love Spyderco and guys that love Savage Arms. The difference is that Savage prices their products in line with their quality.
No question. Plain, regular blade. & Get a Para Military (PM) 2.
IMO serrated blades are way more trouble than they're worth. They may have a use on a "Rescue" knife, cutting seat belts and such, but that's about it.
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No question. Plain, regular blade. & Get a Para Military (PM) 2.
Maxamet is very nice as is M390 and S110 all would be great choices.
Would you get a regular blade, half regular half serrated, or full serrated like this one?
Used when in the outdoors, hunting, and gutting a turkey maybe. .
I've had all three and it's a plain blade for me - and make it a Delica 4 and you won't look no more.
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I have a Spyderco Endura fully serrated, had it for about 20 years. So, no complaints. But I just bought an Ontario Rat 2 in D2 steel. Less than $40, and very highly rated. Worth a look.
I bought a Spyderco fully serrated for opening and cutting up large cardboard cartons. It served that purpose well and I still use it after a Costco run to cut up the boxes used to for packing my groceries and stuff. I also have a Browning half and half where each half is too small to really be of any use. I use it only for light duty. The only reason I don't chuck it is it was a gift from my stepdaughter. Paul B.
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Plain flat grind vg10 is plenty . in Delica or Endura .
I would tend to agree it will get the job done and is easy to keep sharp. For someone that is looking for higher end steels it is pretty far behind all three that I listed. But is also a lot easy to sharpen than the three I listed.
Trade offs like pretty much everything, pick your poison. Not a thing wrong with VG10 be will need to be sharpened more.
A half and half really slows cutting when I need a plain blade, which is most of the time. I would find a two bladed knife with one plain blade and one fully serrated blade useful.
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There are so many well-made, serviceable folding knives out there. Even though I own one, I just don't understand the Spyderco mystique.
The mystique is they listen to their customer base. They collaborate with great makers. But most of all venture into the high end steels that others will not and do not.
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