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[RavenC]

Since they are stainless steel, is there a particular method of maintenance?

Also, I am still looking for a dive knife. The "DIR" knife is good for cutting with two hands but as a dive tool, possibly used for digging in with, I haven't found it to work well when I used it. It really is too short - therefore not multifunctional. I don't really want a BFK but when searching for artifacts or shark teeth in the currents here I need something to dig into the bottom with in order to hold on and not get swept away, I would like it to cut, dig, and pry well too. Any suggestions?

[Tropics Diver]

RavenC once bubbled...
Since they are stainless steel, is there a particular method of maintenance?

Also, I am still looking for a dive knife. The "DIR" knife is good for cutting with two hands but as a dive tool, possibly used for digging in with, I haven't found it to work well when I used it. It really is too short - therefore not multifunctional. I don't really want a BFK but when searching for artifacts or shark teeth in the currents here I need something to dig into the bottom with in order to hold on and not get swept away, I would like it to cut, dig, and pry well too. Any suggestions? Hopefully the shears are all corrosion resistant stainless, but the rivet that hold together the blades will rust a bit on most shears. A dab of silicone grease or a bit of spray will help avoid this.

If you are hunting for teeth, how about a small handheld garden rake or small handheld 3 prong clam rake?

[RavenC]

To be perfectly honest, I thought about something like that. Even a small grapling (sp?) hook. R

[pdoege]

I spray them with silicon spray after every dive.

They have a bit of rust. I buff it off with a wire brush every month or so.

Peter

[ScoobyDave]

Raven, I'm going to be river fossil hunting down there in a couple of weeks and plan on using my trusty screwdiver with a hole drilled in the handle for a lanyard to hold me against the current. I've used it up north a number of times and it works fine except in really sandy conditions.

I keep my knife for cutting only - no digging.

If you've found a better solution, I'd love to hear about it.

[d@n]

pdoege once bubbled...
I spray them with silicon spray after every dive.

They have a bit of rust. I buff it off with a wire brush every month or so.

Peter

Always use a stainless wire brush on stainless steel. Carbon steel wire brushes will leave tiny bits of carbon steel embedded in the stainless and cause even more rust.