What folder knife to choose II

What folder knife to choose II

::Combo edge

The eternal quest of man wanting to have it all without compromise. For some, the ideal choice to cover any need, for others the worst choice to do nothing well and be worse than an full serrated edge or full plain edge.

Again we enter a field in which each person does better option than another, to me personally do not like too but even so i have some combo edges in my collection.

Combo edge detail

It is assumed that part of the edge is plain for tasks that require you to cut food into slices, fruit peel, carve a tree branch, notching ... well, and cut in general and of the serrated part to cut fibrous materials as ropes, nylon and so, or use both edges so that it begins with the serrated part to open your way and ends with the plain edge.

::Serrated edge

One option for hikers, industry workers, cut fibers and ropes is the specialty of this edge, but do not forget that a plain edge also cuts ropes and fibers. Persons that use a serrated edge ensure that materials are cut much better than a plain edge, however it is clear that there are more people who prefer plain edge for its versatility in general.

Serrated edge detail

It is also used in self-defense knives designed to lacerate and not to stab, as the "Spyderco civilian", so that blade can easily cut across the clothing of a person and not slip as would do a plain edge. In conclusion on the types of edge just I say it is better that each person test each type and value wich you like best or what is the best for their activities, but overall I think the winner for most persons is the plain edge.

Big survival or tactical folder knives

Earlier we talked about the EDC to carry on day after day, they are knives with small size and  lightweight, but sometimes this is not enough, we need some more strength, heavy or larger size, simply because we want more comfort when grab the handle and fits the size of your hand because we will work in hard tasks in the field (for example) or simply because we want that style.

As there are thousands of varieties, let's define what we call a big and not super big knife, we would talk about 20-24 cm in length and between 8.5 and 10 cm blade, this is in my personal opinion. We can find real monsters that move away from these measures and compete in size with survival knives, hunting or tactical large knifes, for example some models  from "Cold steel" such "espada XL", "rajah II" or so, these are models that are out of the normal and the large concept and those blade size are illegal in many countries having to take them only at home. The laws of most European countries are stricter than those of the US and many brands come from there.

Returning to what we consider "large" a knife between 20 and 24 cm in length will be very versatile and suitable if it is well built and has a good lock for hard tasks. Of course everything is not the length, there are also factors such the morphology, thickness, sharp angle and so, it is not the same to pry with a large "Opinel" than with a tactic or a survival knife such a “Zero tolerance".