Knife for snow removal?

floyd the barber

floyd the barber

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No I will not actually be removing snow with the knife, however I will be getting it wet, opening bags of ice melt (calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, rock salt), and just generally beating it up. Any ideas? I am leaning towards something in spyderco's H1 steel. I will be wearing gloves while using it most of the time.

Although I am fairly certain they would be fine I am reluctant to use my; sebenza, military, izula, Rc3, delica, or mini grip. Is this reluctance unnecessary?
 
I've been using my Buck Alpha Folder for just that, its thick and can be opened with gloves on. I beat the shit out of that knife and it keeps performing. I don't even care what I sharpen it with, anything will do. Wash it when I get a chance, it's been a great knife and the price might be right?
 
Im sure that you will get plenty of openions here. I would continue to carry one of your better blades and ADD a cheap 420 SS FB. Very resistant to the elements/corrosion and easy to use in gloves. Buck does this steele pretty well or go all out with a "cheapo chineese diving knife", maybe S&W??
 
Hey Floyd, I'd go with your very first choice and use something from the Spyderco Salt line. With the conditions you're talking about it, it's the perfect kind of knife for your needs.
 
I would also go with something in the salt lineup. Ive been looking at the spyderhawk in h1 for a while now, the hawkbill might be good for opening bags...

Also you might be interested in emerson, my CQC-8 opened bags of deer corn like a champ
 
pilote said:
unnecessary...use your knives as they were meant to be used.
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I nominate this for the ridiculously retarded post of the year award...that didn't take long.

I have a Buck Redpoint that I beat the shit out of at work and it keeps on ticking...I think I got it for like 20 bucks on Ebay.
 
I have used muy normal EDC's for opening up bags of deicer, salt etc. My normal EDC is a Delica, Fallkniven U2, Lone Wolf Harsey,SAK, etc. The key is to clean off knives at some point when then get junk on them.
 
pilote said:
unnecessary...use your knives as they were meant to be used.
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I believe you guys are reading this response incorrectly. Look at the end of the OP where his last word is "unnecessary". Pilote is answering the OP's question about whether a specific knife is needed, and then telling him to use what he has. Not really a retarded post.
 
cutter17 said:
I believe you guys are reading this response incorrectly. Look at the end of the OP where his last word is "unnecessary". Pilote is answering the OP's question about whether a specific knife is needed, and then telling him to use what he has. Not really a retarded post.
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Definitely what he said. Pilote is simply answering the OP's final question.
 
I wouldn't worry about using one of the knives you already have, especially the delica or mini grip. However, if you're looking for an "excuse" to try something in H1 it sounds like a good reason to me:D.
 
dannyp said:
I wouldn't worry about using one of the knives you already have, especially the delica or mini grip. However, if you're looking for an "excuse" to try something in H1 it sounds like a good reason to me:D.
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I agree, without these types of "reasons" I would have half the knives I have lol. Look at it like you really need something in H1 to be the best tool for the job :D
 
I'm a cheap knife fan for just this reason. I don't want to have to worry about my knives, and it does not take much of a knife to open sacks. There's some pretty decent stuff coming out of China for under $10. I've got better, but I have yet to find a routine job I could not get done with a Rough Rider linerlock sodbuster.

That's a matter of taste. There are a plethora of very decent cheap knives. I would not argue with someone who prefered Opinels, or Douk-Duoks, or Ka-Bar Doziers, or one of the utility knives with throw away blades, or a dozen others. I would not even argue with someone who used a Sebenza, or Emerson, or Fallkniven because that's what they had on them.

I would question the sanity of anyone who intentionally bought an expensive knife to work with corrosive materials on what is a essentially a light duty job.



Sometimes the best tool for the job is one that is expendable.
 
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