My first post and I ordered some knives today

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Pontus

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Hi everyone!

I found this site by accident yesterday and wow, exactly what I've been looking for! A wealth of knowledge and nice people!

I needed a good diver's knife but the diving shops in Finland only had inferior products to offer. Ok, I only went to a couple of stores but everyone was telling me that a diver's knife should be dull in order not to cause damage to the diver or the equipment. I don't think so! I sure want a sharp blade if I ever find myself tangled in a net..

So, I browsed the forums and I fell for the Buck Intrepid I with the chisel point blade. I checked eBay and found a few for sale. One was priced nicely and the seller had a Spyderco 39PS Mini Dyad with Black Micarta Handles for sale as well. Again, I browsed the forums and found out that quite a few people like this knife as a daily wearer. I ended up buying both for $115 shipped and insured to Finland. I hope this was a good deal? Both knives are NIB.

The Intrepid will be used for cold water diving (it's cold in Finland) and the Mini Dyad will be in my pocket, always. After I have admired them and cut paper for a couple of weeks that is :-D

I'm quite new to knives but this could turn into a nice hobby. I've been into watches for about five years and I just couldn't stop after I bought my first quality timepiece. Watches and knives have a lot in common, don't you think? Craftsmanship, material choices, uses (I mean there are different types of watches for different types of use), design etc.

Now for the real question. Which knife should I look into next? Suggestions?
 
Welcome to the forums. I always thought a Puuko [spelling?] was a great knife, especially those with lamenated steel. I have been diving commercially since discharged from the USN. I was certified as a scuba instructor at Old Dominion Univ, Va. I think you made a good choice on your purchase. Contrary to what you have been told, a knife should be sharp! Cutting wet manilla line is very difficult, especially under the water. I often had to cut fishing line and old anchor lines U/W. My maine dive knife is a folding Syperdico with a serrated "sheeps foot" blade. I can't remember how many Viking and Nokia dry suits I purchased over the years. Good luck.
Sam
 
These pictures are the property of the seller but as I bought the knives I feel I have the right to use pictures. I have copied the files to my host and I've renamed the pictures. Admin, please remove this post if I'm violating any rules. Or, if I get any complaints I'll just edit out the links:

Buck Intrepid I (chisel point):
http://personal.inet.fi/private/sales/intrepid1.jpg
http://personal.inet.fi/private/sales/intrepid2.jpg

Spyderco 39PS Mini Dyad with Black Micarta Handles
http://personal.inet.fi/private/sales/minidyad1.jpg
http://personal.inet.fi/private/sales/minidyad2.jpg

Enjoy, I will!
 
Hello and welcome to the forums!

Might I make a recommendation? I just picked up these dive knives over the past few weeks...a Strider BD and a set of Spyderco Dive Probes :) (the Spydies are no longer produced so it may be a bit difficult to find them)

RL

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PS You can see more pics of my BD in the "BD pictorial" thread on the Strider forum and more pics of the Spydercos in the "A knife is not a prybar" thread on this forum.
 
Pontus: Welcome! You will definitely be buying lots of new knives now that you are a member here! Check out Strider Knives and Extrema Ratio Blades I have a Harpoon F Tiger Striped waiting at home right now!:D I also have a Strider BT, and BOY is that thing cool! If you are into large fixed blades, that is... Otherwise, just look here some more, and you will definitely find a LOT of knives that tickle your fancy!

Regards,
Drjones
 
Welcome to Bladeforums! Pontus is a good name for someone buying a dive knife.

Your next knife-buying assignment should be to research non-steel blade materials, like cobalt alloys and titanium. These will not corrode, so even sea water won't destroy them.

You can find more about them under the names talonite and stellite, and David Boye's dendritic cobalt. These alloys have the additional virtue of keeping a great cutting edge, even though they are technically softer than steel.

Titanium is light and strong but doesn't hold as sharp an edge as steel or the cobalt alloys, but it is magnetically inert.

Considering the value of a good dive knife in a critical situation, you might want to think about a custom-made knife, once you know what specific characteristics you particularly want.

Meanwhile, click here for a list of threads I found, searching for "dive knife". Naturally, this thread is at the top of the list !!!
 
Thanks for the welcome everyone!

sams: You are quite close, it is puukko. Yes, Finns have been wearing great blades like the puukko and there still are quite a few good knife makers here. Personally I like the more agressive/high-tech look better. But I think I will get a nice custom made puukko one day. Good to hear that I was right about the sharpness of a dive knife.

Esav Benyamin: You got my attention! Why is Pontus a good name for someone buying a dive knife. Does Pontus mean something special, and in what language? Thanks for the link, many interesting threads there.

ReaperVelle: I thought so, great thread!

I think I should point out that I'm not searching for another dive knife. I don't dive that much and owning several dive knives at this point doesn't make any sense to me. I think that my next knife will be something very different. I have small folder and a large diving knife. A tactical folder be the next one, or something to wear when I go camping. Or something really high-tech and nice of little use :-)
 
"Pontus" is the Latin form of a Greek word meaning "the sea". Often understood to refer to the Black Sea, Pontus Euxinus, and an ancient kingdom on its shore.

A tactical folder be the next one, or something to wear when I go camping. Or something really high-tech and nice of little use :-)
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How about a folder as tough as any tactical, strong and sharp for camping, and extremely high-tech with unsurpassed fit and finish? The Chris Reeve "Sebenza" set a whole new standard for folders with the integral lock and simple, minimalist functionality. Of course, the blade looks a lot like a hollow-ground version of a puukko :) So you might want to find the tanto version of the folder, or check out his one-piece line of fixed blades, instead.
 
RL,
I am very interested in where you found the Spyderco Dive Probes available for purchase?
 
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