knife or scissors?
- Thread starter bigcuh
- Start date
Please register or login
Welcome to ScubaBoard, the world's largest scuba diving community. Registration is not required to read the forums, but we encourage you to join. Joining has its benefits and enables you to participate in the discussions.
Benefits of registering include
- Ability to post and comment on topics and discussions.
- A Free photo gallery to share your dive photos with the world.
- You can make this box go away
Peter_C
Contributor
Both! I carry a pair of EMT shears clipped off in my pocket on a double ender. These are my main goto device. Then I keep a small knife right on the front of my waist strap easily accessible by either hand.
What happens if you drop one?
What happens if you drop one?
irishsquid
Contributor
Yep, both is a good idea.
scubafanatic
Contributor
- Messages
- 5,090
- Reaction score
- 910
....been a SB member for 4 years and only FIVE posts ... ??? WOW ! ...guess we'll see ya in another year ? 
irishsquid
Contributor
:lurk3: I nominate him as SB's Lurk Supreme.....been a SB member for 4 years and only FIVE posts ... ??? WOW ! ...guess we'll see ya in another year ?
Some people listen more than they talk . . .
fisheater
Contributor
If you're still listenting, BOTH!
Both are a good idea.
EMT shears work great on large diameter monofilament, spider wire and even steel leaders that can all be difficult to cut with a knife. You can cut a penny in half with good EMT shears.
A knife, ideally one with both a straight and a serrated edge, works very well on larger diameter rope that may exceed the bite of a pair of EMT shears, and a knife can often get into places that are awkward for a pair of shears. So both have their place.
It's a good idea to keep each of them in a location that can be reached with either hand.
EMT shears work great on large diameter monofilament, spider wire and even steel leaders that can all be difficult to cut with a knife. You can cut a penny in half with good EMT shears.
A knife, ideally one with both a straight and a serrated edge, works very well on larger diameter rope that may exceed the bite of a pair of EMT shears, and a knife can often get into places that are awkward for a pair of shears. So both have their place.
It's a good idea to keep each of them in a location that can be reached with either hand.
irishsquid
Contributor
:lurk3: I nominate him as SB's Lurk Supreme.
Bigcuh, by the way, that was meant as a compliment! He who listens, learns!
XS FogCutter
Both scissors and knife.
Both scissors and knife.
Similar threads
