The ultimate Sea-farers knive

[brancron]

I own several H1 Spydercos, and a couple of Ti fixed blades....but my vote, hands down, goes to my David Boye folder. The knife has lived in my bathing suit pocket all summer long for several years now. I live on the Delmarva Peninsula between the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic, so I spend a LOT of time in and around the water. This knife has never developed even the slightest spot/discoloration, and the Cobalt alloy that David uses is phenomenal. The carbide structure allows this knife to out cut any other that I have owned...and I have tried out just about every steel under the sun. This knife, even when dull enough to see light reflecting off the edge, still out performs most of my "shaving sharp" steel blades....its almost bordering on bizarre...and as an added bonus, its incredibly easy to sharpen. I like it enough that I bought two more of the same configuration(blue handle, drop point, no serrations, no marlin spike) just so I wouldn't be without this particular blade for many years to come. I am glad I did, because, very unfortunately, Mr. Boye's knifemaking shop burned to the ground last year. I got an email recently saying that they are rebuilding, and plan to be back in full swing some time in the next year or so. I believe he may still have some limited inventory at the moment, and I think there are a couple of online dealers that stock his knives.

I wholeheartedly concur. I love my Boye folder and it cuts wonderfully:

I picked this one up on the Blade Forums exchange a little over a year ago for only $120, and I'm very glad I did.

 

[archieblue]

^^^man I'd love one of those! I've swam in the ocean probably 75 times with my Spyderco Native 5 Lightweight. It had light rust spotting on the S35VN blade each day but was really easy to wipe off. I never saw a spot on the hardware, lock bar, clip or spring. Now I have a Pacific Salt and it's one great knife for any circumstance!

 

[brownshoe]

David Boye's designs have been refined over about 25 years. I like Spydercos, but they don't make a knife design as good as the Boye Basic folder. His blades are cast not ground. His cobalt based alloy has stood the test of time longer than H1. Spyderco attempted to have a collaboration with David Boye a number of years ago, but it didn't work out.

He's getting on in years, so get one soon if you can. I have two fixed blades and one folder.