Thank you for all of your responses. My Spyderco is an older Delica, and the blade says it is AUS-8A. The corrosion is just a small stain near the tip that grinding does not remove. Likely some boat chemical, as much as salt air.
Yep, a fixed blade would work better. But I'm looking for a knife that I will carry every day for general use. It just so happens that my everyday knife gets used a lot on the boat, because it is always at hand. Others have already fussed at me for not using the right tool for the job, every time. What can I say? If I didn't (ab)use my everyday knife for so many purposes, well .. then why bother carrying it? I hope this doesn't make you aficianados cringe much. A lot of us who don't know 440C from soft steel view a pocket knife as a general purpose tool, likely the only one we carry day in and day out. At a business meeting in a suit and tie I will use it to cut an apple. On the boat in shorts, I will pull it out to trim line. I'm not changing my habits, just looking to renew an old tool.
Based on your responses and other research, I think I will purchase one of the Boye folders. All reports say these are very nice knives. Most likely, I will go with the dendritic steel blade, since some reviews on the web indicate that it is stronger and holds an edge better than the cobalt.
Here's something that puzzles me: Some knives I considered had their pocket clip facing the wrong direction, that is, with the blade pocketed point down rather than point up. Easy one-hand deployment is important to me, and I don't understand the reasoning behind the backwards clip.
Comments still solicited, and thanks again for all your help.
Yep, a fixed blade would work better. But I'm looking for a knife that I will carry every day for general use. It just so happens that my everyday knife gets used a lot on the boat, because it is always at hand. Others have already fussed at me for not using the right tool for the job, every time. What can I say? If I didn't (ab)use my everyday knife for so many purposes, well .. then why bother carrying it? I hope this doesn't make you aficianados cringe much. A lot of us who don't know 440C from soft steel view a pocket knife as a general purpose tool, likely the only one we carry day in and day out. At a business meeting in a suit and tie I will use it to cut an apple. On the boat in shorts, I will pull it out to trim line. I'm not changing my habits, just looking to renew an old tool.
Based on your responses and other research, I think I will purchase one of the Boye folders. All reports say these are very nice knives. Most likely, I will go with the dendritic steel blade, since some reviews on the web indicate that it is stronger and holds an edge better than the cobalt.
Here's something that puzzles me: Some knives I considered had their pocket clip facing the wrong direction, that is, with the blade pocketed point down rather than point up. Easy one-hand deployment is important to me, and I don't understand the reasoning behind the backwards clip.
Comments still solicited, and thanks again for all your help.
