Good underwater knife

[ter79]

Never bought a Spyderco, but my friends have recommended Spyderco

I am looking for a good knife for scuba diving, any suggestions?

[aero_student]

I would take a look at the remote release and maybe the rescue along with a concealex sheath.

[BladeMaster]

I would consider the Harpy or Merlin for scuba diving and around - water chores. The great shape of these blades prevent whatever you are cutting from slipping off of the edge.

[sal]

Hi Ter79. Welcome to the Spyderco forum.

I would suggest checking the steels. The lower carbon steels generally don't hold an edge as well as the exotic high carbon steels, but they resist corrosion better.

I would look into models with AUS-6, AUS-8, GIN-1. VG-10 has also proven to be very good in corrossion resistance despite the high carbon content.

sal

[Sword and Shield]

I don't scuba dive, but I still can help you with your problem. In the current Blade magazine, there is an article which deals with knives used on the water.

The author makes a convincing case for the Remote Release/Snapit (don't remember which), as well as the Water Rat from Schrade.

However, most of these knives were reviewed as to usefullness in a rubber raft, hence the sheepsfoot/square tips. You will need to read the article, and use your experience to decide.

Keepin' it real...real sharp, that is.

[Sword and Shield]

Sorry, double post.

Edited by - Sword and Shield on 8/21/2001 7:39:04 PM

[dePaul]

Hi ter79 and welcome to the forum!

As you know, most of the dive knives are fixed blades.

There are reasons for this:
1 Easy to wipe and clean
2 Sturdy design
3 Fast deployment
4 Good grip
5 A sheath (!!)

If I were to buy a dive knife, manufactured by Spyderco, I´d go with the Bill Moran Featherweight (fixed blade) for the reasons mentioned above.

BTW the knife features VG-10 steel, one of the "best" steels out there. Very good corrosion resistance!

Spyderco Collectors Club Member #57

[dePaul]

Edited by - dePaul on 8/22/2001 1:10:28 AM

[dePaul]

Edited by - dePaul on 8/22/2001 1:11:44 AM

[dePaul]

Edited by - dePaul on 8/22/2001 1:12:29 AM

[dePaul]

Edited by - dePaul on 8/22/2001 1:13:23 AM

[dePaul]

Sorry for all the posts. Got an error mesage every time.

Spyderco Collectors Club Member #57

[Caleb]

You must choose a low carbon like 440a or equal this isn't a good steel but is very corrosion resistant personnally i like the schrade's water rat(which is actually named S.T.C.)the colors are:black,yellow and blue.Sorry but i don't know what steel is it but it will be a great dive knife (why do not make a red sheath and handle).