need a knife to cut into grass, soil, hard dirt...

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Gary007

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I've got a metal detector and when I hunt parks I need a knife to cut through grass and into dirt. Probably want something with a serrated edge, and strong enough to take some prying, and maybe even some pounding into dirt. Something that I can basically beat the crap out of and store away dirty on occassion. :) Fixed blade, around or at least 5" in length. Oh, keep it under $50.

I've been looking at Kabar, Camillus, and Ontario survival, military, pilot type knives.


What's your opinion?
 
I have an old Kabar for stuff I don't want to use a good knife for. For cutting grass, I have a linoleum knife.
 
I use an Ericksson Mora knife to cut carpet, edge the lawn, dig weeds and other dispicable chores I wouldn't inflict on a 'good' knife. Under $10. One of the world's best knife bargains.
 
I tried to find one on the internet to look at, do you have a link?
Do most hardware stores have them?


Originally posted by Alberta Ed
I use an Ericksson Mora knife to cut carpet, edge the lawn, dig weeds and other dispicable chores I wouldn't inflict on a 'good' knife. Under $10. One of the world's best knife bargains.
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"strong enough to take some prying and maybe even some pounding into dirt."
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I agree with the glockman, a LARGE screwdriver or other tool(small shovel?) would be sufficient for that kind of abuse. A knife is a tool that should be used for what it was designed for....cutting and slicing.

Just my two cents...;)
 
well, I will be cutting and slicing through grass. A screwdriver can't cut a U shaped plug that I need to cut.
 
Originally posted by Gary007
well, I will be cutting and slicing through grass. A screwdriver can't cut a U shaped plug that I need to cut.
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A small gardening trowel would; not quite as sexy though:cool:
 
Cold Steel Bushman is probably a little long, but I understand there is a mini-bushman for what around $15 or less maybe? Should work great for your application. My Mora2000 Survival knife (the ragweed forge swedish knife catalog at http://www.ragweedforge.com/SwedishKnifeCatalog.html should take you there) is only $25 and would probably be more comfortable than the bushman! You have a lot of options if you are willing to go up to $50!

But it might be much cheaper still to turn a digging-prying tool like a cheap hand trowel into a cutting tool by sharpening an edge! That way you can have both cutting and prying in an inexpensive tool.
 
I have an old Garrett metal detector that I use alot. I use a long, narrow garden trowel to cut plugs and have never had a problem with "killing the grass". If I was going to use a blade I would probably use my CS Bushman. At the end of the day of digging it would pretty much be a garden trowel anyway. Good hunting and digging:) .


Dean
 
Hey, Gary007-

What you need is a landscapers\gardeners bulb and sod knife. They are available through professional landscaping suppliers.

They are also available through the major online metail detector vendors.

Basically it is a large wide bladed 'knife'. It has serrations on one side and a smooth edge on the other. They are of a reasonable quality for what you need and also come with a leather pouch. They have a large heavy duty plastic handle that is water\weather proof. They most certainly require little maintenance-they can be ridden hard and put away wet. All of the maintenance can be taken care of with a can of WD-40 and a file!

If I had a link I would post it, if I find a link I will post it also.

Try this:
http://www.kellycodetectors.com/accessories/goodbetter.htm

or this:
http://www.treasurehunting.com/accessories/recovery_tool.html

Hope this helps...

Mongrel
 
Go to leevalley.com and check out their Japanese garden knife,by your description it's exactly what you're looking for.
 
There are tools specified for metal detecting, I have a garret it works great. Some tool's include probing tools, kinda like screwdrivers some people are mentioning but they have a small ball on the end, about the same size as a BB. Do a simple search for metal detector tools, youll find some. I forgot what I used to cut the grass, I'll ask my brother when I see him next time.
 
Sounds like a trowel will do you right.
 
That's similiar to what I used to use. I think mine was actually a diver's tool. It had a rubber handle and a chrome blade. The blade was somewhat sharp on one side and somewhat serrated one the other and the tip was slanted up and blunt straight across. It also had a lanyard if if remember correctly.

Diver's accessories might be another place to look though. Just a thought.
 
You don't want to use a tool like that as your primary treasure searching tool, since it has a sharp tip it can damage/scratch your treasure like a coin. You will want to use that probing tool that I mentiond before. Also make sure you get a tool with serrations on it.
I found my old metal detector it is a garrat groundhog, that I got at colbys in San Diego.
 
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