The Spyderedge & Serration Patterns In General
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 11:16 pm
This is a topic I bring up from time to time but I do feel now is a good time to discuss this again with certain threads that have surfaced. First of all you have what we here at Spyderville know as the SPYDEREDGE>> which is Spyderco's much used serration patterns that they use on many of their various models. But not all Spyderedges are the same by any means. It depends on the place of manufacture and the two main production plants for Spyderedged blades are the Golden, Colorado USA Earth plant that I like the best for the most part and the JAPAN made Spyders which most of the time tend to have more of a pointed/spikey type serration pattern with the exception of many of their culinary/kitchen serrated knives which tend to have more of a wavy or rounded type serration.
The very best patten I've owned and used is found on an older Spyderco Catcherman model that I've owned and used for years. It is one of the older AUS-8 fully serrated models which has a rather low profile set of serrations that have a pattern similar to the other popular models but the pointed parts of the serrations are more rounded and wavy thus they don't snag or drag but cut rather more efficiently. That particular serration pattern I've found extremely useful for most of the food cutting jobs I encounter. I also love the serration patterns you find on Spyderco's classic K-04 & K-05 culinary models which are somewhat different than about any other serration pattern they have ever produced.
Most of the time I find that those Spikey serrations with a needle-like points do tend to snag on clothes or any type of fibrous material. Which is why I tend to like serrated Hawkbill models because of the pull cutting techniques you use with Hawkbills you can use just about any serration pattern with those you want with decent results.
I do wish that Spyderco would do some more research on different serration patterns and please take a serious look at some of the patterns they have used in the past. Because serrations are so misunderstood for the most part I feel that by offering more serration pattern selections you can find more practical uses for them.
So what serration/Spyderedge patterns do you all like and use the most that are currently offered ( past & present)? What improvements would you all like to see Spyderco do with their serration patterns? If there is a serration pattern that you've ever encountered that differs from anything that Spyderco has ever offered then please tell us about it and explain how it differs from what we have presently?
The very best patten I've owned and used is found on an older Spyderco Catcherman model that I've owned and used for years. It is one of the older AUS-8 fully serrated models which has a rather low profile set of serrations that have a pattern similar to the other popular models but the pointed parts of the serrations are more rounded and wavy thus they don't snag or drag but cut rather more efficiently. That particular serration pattern I've found extremely useful for most of the food cutting jobs I encounter. I also love the serration patterns you find on Spyderco's classic K-04 & K-05 culinary models which are somewhat different than about any other serration pattern they have ever produced.
Most of the time I find that those Spikey serrations with a needle-like points do tend to snag on clothes or any type of fibrous material. Which is why I tend to like serrated Hawkbill models because of the pull cutting techniques you use with Hawkbills you can use just about any serration pattern with those you want with decent results.
I do wish that Spyderco would do some more research on different serration patterns and please take a serious look at some of the patterns they have used in the past. Because serrations are so misunderstood for the most part I feel that by offering more serration pattern selections you can find more practical uses for them.
So what serration/Spyderedge patterns do you all like and use the most that are currently offered ( past & present)? What improvements would you all like to see Spyderco do with their serration patterns? If there is a serration pattern that you've ever encountered that differs from anything that Spyderco has ever offered then please tell us about it and explain how it differs from what we have presently?