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Ocean knife

eyeeatingfish

eyeeatingfish

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I got hired to do a summer kayak program so so now i have an excuse to go out and buy a knife that works well in the water.
I have the buck tiburon.
http://www.bluemoosebazaar.com/images/38A/38A02BT742250.jpg
It hasnt really seen any use but it has been diving in the ocean without rusting.
2 problems. One it has a chisel tip which doesnt work for braining fishies when your spear fishing.
Two, the sheath is crap. Look in the picture, the top half is nylon with a loop. There is no way to strap this knife to your side securely. I had to drill the sheath and jury rig it with some 550 cord to keep it on my dive belt.

So here i am, never excited about an excuse to get a new knife but dont know what to get. Looking at the spyderco folders, seem nice, says the new steel is really good. Folding knife has some advantages, but a fixed blade seems better. Its stronger and you dont have to worry about fumbling to open it. On the other hand a folder often has a clip making it easy to carry when you dont have a belt of somewhere to strap a big knife... Maybe i should just get a skinny piece of steel and make a spike out of it for braining fishies? Maybe i should make a better sheath, i know you can buy kydex... is it easy to work with?
A lot of the major knife companies we discuss here dont seem to delve much into the water arena. I am impressed with spydercos options though.
Maybe this is just something to look to a company dedicated to just dive knives?

What you guys think?
 
i would highly suggest the knife i just picked up. the benchmade 160 tetherknife. it is a 2 inch blade, very sharp and capable of cutting anything you need to cut on the river. no screws or bolts to get rusted, it is sheathed with a fine slim kydex styled sheath and works great... i have had mine out at the river fishing and i couldnt be more pleased with this knife. i highly reccommend it man... check it out.

http://www.benchmade.com/products/product_detail.aspx?model=160


buy this knife!
 
Well, for folders, I'd say go with the Spyderco Salt knives, or if you want to go a bit fancier the David Boye sailing knife. Now THAT knife won't rust- ever. Far as a fixed blade, if you only want to brain fish with it, why not get yourself something like the Myerchin marlin spike? They sell just the spike, and I'm SURE that would do the job of braining the fish. It can be seen on their main page under "rigging knives, fixed blades). It comes in a nylon sheath, but you could easily modify the sheath I think to fit your needs.

Far as kydex, it can be worked in a regular oven (or even a toaster oven), as its mainly just plastic. It STINKS though, and you'll need to drill and add grommets most likely. All in all, I think if I were just going to improve the sheath, I'd look to a professional and save myself the hassle. You know? I hope this helps, and please let us know what else you find.
 
I would suggest soemthing from the Spyderco Salt Series, as they have H1 blade, and it will NOT rust. I have a Salt 1 and a Pacific Salt that I use when I go to the beach or am around water.
 
I have a blackie collins designed rivermaster, and maybe something to look into. Has a solid sheath, pointy, can be had either single or double edged, has steel that's so soft that it won't rust (needs sharpening often though).

Worth a look, and cheap.
 
David Boye uses some weird metal on his knife. Its not steel.
The website says
"Boye Dendritic Cobalt (BDC) is not a steel, but a metallic alloy composed of cobalt, chrome, nickel, tungsten, silicon, molybdenum, iron, and carbon."
Now i have no clue what that means. They are expensive though so im sure they aren't made of crappy materials.
Anyone have any experience with these?
 
I like Boye BDC and BDS.

They excell IMO at cutting fibrous materials and such. I call mine the "tomato knife," as it excells at cutting RIPE tomatoes like few other knives I've owned.

Plus, the cast in art for the opener is dandy. NKP just think that's darn spiffy. (nothin' for performance, but it sure beats the usual "Awwww, weopen" stuff).
 
Benchmade H20, or a regular dive knife. Gerber has a rather inexpensive watersport knife called the river shorty which works very well.
 
eyeeatingfish said:
David Boye uses some weird metal on his knife. Its not steel.
The website says
"Boye Dendritic Cobalt (BDC) is not a steel, but a metallic alloy composed of cobalt, chrome, nickel, tungsten, silicon, molybdenum, iron, and carbon."
Now i have no clue what that means. They are expensive though so im sure they aren't made of crappy materials.
Anyone have any experience with these?
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No, its not steel, which is the point. There is no element in it to rust. The process they use leaves a kind of micro-serrated edge which is quite toothy, and keeps a working edge for a VERY long time. The edge will roll if it hits something hard though. Think of it as an early form of Talonite (which is different, but acts the same). The H-1 knives may be better in impacts with hard objects, though. The Boye was just for something fancy. They're nice knives, to be sure, and I know a few people who EDC one in their general life. MUCH cheaper than a Talonite folder, and still of good quality.
 
I own a BMade 100SH20.

Pluses:
*bright yellow handle
*sharp tip, but strong enough to pry
*part serrations, and easy to sharpen on a sharpmaker
*no rust (yet)

Minuses:
*sheath is bulky
*I could stand for the overall length to be about an 1" longer

Overall:
More pluses than minuses for me. I use this knife quite often for outdoor work too. The bright handle really makes it just about impossible to not see if dropped!

Andy
 
i bought a Salt I spyderco today and i have heard that this is the best knife for being in the water or on the water or around water. i love this blade and they say it doesnt rust so pick one of these spydercos up man! i bought it for SD but it turned out i made a mistake there.. either way i have a great, tough knife! i suggest everyone get one of these.
 
probably get a spyderco salt. How do those knives fair as general use though? I was looking for a slimp spyderco knife for certain carry and a knife for the saltwater, could the h1 steel on the spydercos work great for both?
 
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