Sailos knife

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Hi, my dad lives on a boat and asked me if I knew of any sailors knives, I quickly pointed him towards the ones by AG Russell but he was looking for something slightly different.
I was wondering if you guys/girls knew of any more companies or even maybe a custom maker (if its not going to break the bank) that makes a sailors knife?
 
Take a look at these: http://spyderco.com/catalog/list.php?blade=H-1

Not custom, but made specially for working in wet environment. The steel H-1 appears to be very rust resistant and with very good edge keeping ability. I think your father would like these.

For more info read on Spyderco site or try searching this forum.:-))
 
Thanks MB1, I think spydercos are very nice knives. I should mention that dad would love to have a knife with a marline spike though.
 
Below is a link to the myerchin company my buddy's who served in the navy say they are some of the best sailor's knives and rigging knives around i haven't picked one up myself yet but I do have a marlin spike for rope work made by them and it's top notch.:thumbup:
http://www.myerchin.com/Home .html
 
Go to AG's site and run a search on "sailor knife" and you'll pull up a few that he added recently (I think) and which may just fit your needs.
 
I own the synthetic handle Myerchin folder with the marlin spike and red LED light (the "Lightknife"). The led is pretty much a joke as a light. The blade and marlin spike are very well designed for working line though and seem to lock reliably. The combo blade is a must for sutting line. My only gripes with this knife are that despite having a oval cutout on the blade, it is not a practical one hand opener. Also the location of the belt clip means that half of the knife sticks out of your pocket when you have it clipped on. All in all a really good boat knife. I got mine at West Marine.

You can also get him the classic marlin spike knife with delrin grips, which Camillus makes. I tried one out at West Marine and it is a beast. It is basically a small folding machette that was designed to chop through rope while being whacked with a wooden mallet. If your dad looks like Quint from Jaws, then this is the knife for him.
 
+1 for the Myerchin line of rigging knives. Another fixed blade would be the #3 Grohmann. It's a greta knife and also comes with a marline spike
 
Ha, Dad loves Jaws!
I really think those myerchin knives look ideal, with a great value too.
I think maybe the one without serrations, its a bit of a personal preferance as it wont solely be cutting rope on his boat, and serrations just get in the way if you are cutting anything other then rope. Also, at around 2.25", the combo edges just seem like there isnt enough of either edge to be usefull.

The only concern I have is that the ones from Myerchin seem a little small, if there was one a little larger it would be perfect I think.
 
Flipe, After a quick search on their website, I couldnt find the one from Ghromann (Some of their site appears to be not coming through for me at the momant), do you have a link?
 
About the combo edge with the 2 1/4" blade size - the serrated edge is long enough to cut line, but the plain edge is very short and can barley open an envelope. I haven't looked at their site in a while, but they used to make some pretty big folding rigging knves.
 
Thanks you guys, it looks like there are some slightly larger myerchin folders. The grohmann sheath knife looks like a great idea too. It seems there certainly are alot more options then I thought there would be.:)
I'm not sure about the boye knives though, probably best to get him to handle some...would kinda make it less of a surprise christmas gift thoguh!
 
I know you have been directed to AG Russell, but did you check out AG's rendition? It is called the "SeaMaster", is constructed from titanium (frame), is a framelock, has ATS34 blade steel, and won Blade Magazines 2004 Most Innovative Import Design. It comes part serrated, but the serrations are at the front of the blade, not rear. Just type in seamaster in the search box and check it out. It's not cheap but it looks like it would do the job.:thumbup:
 
I tie decorative knots as a hobby and own several rigging knives.

The one I use most is a Captain Currey Lockspike Bosun, it's simple, light, thin, not expensive, and does the job, the springs are kind of hard though.

I have one by Ibberson that is very nice but more expensive.

For a traditional American type, Camillus and Schrade (among others) used to make some that may still be found if you look around. I have an old one by Camillus that is strong and well made though a bit on the heavy side.

Luis
 
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