Now here's a man (or woman or child or indeterminate) looking at the glass half full. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Personally I have always wondered why knives don't come with serrations out on the tip where you can get a quick slash with them. Instead the serrations always end up down at the base of the blade where you want it straight for fine cutting and carving... Maybe it wouldn't work great, but I don't think I've ever seen anybody even try.