Knife or scissor

[copter53]

Yesterday my knife broke off during the dive and the holster is done. I saved the knife. Well I always carry a scissor and a knife. But now I'm thinking to just get a second pair of emt shears and have two but no knife?

What you guys think? Is a knife important or will scissors replace it just fine? They both cut

 

[ekremer]

Maybe some kind of line cutter? like the Z-knife?
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[Dsix36]

my personal choice is to have a pair of emt shears and a z knife

 

[Scott]

EMT shears and a trilobite
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[James R]

I have an OMS titanium line cutter and EMT shears on my rig now... I never carry a knife anymore. The only thing I ever did with a knife on my rig is lose it.

 

[Malpaso]

I did a comparison review of cutting tools a while back http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/knives-cutting-tools/396636-cutting-tool-comparison-test.html I carry shears and the Benchmade 8 BLKADC

 

[mathauck0814]

I'm perhaps a bit extreme when it comes to cutting tools, but I figure more is better than not enough. Trilobite z-knife on my wrist, medical shears in my pocket, serrated blunt tip knife in my pocket, BFK to harvest the occasional scallop I come across. Cutting tools are cheap and useful.

 

[Jim Lapenta]

Another Trilobite fan. And in a week or so I'll be stocking them. Also carry shears and a blunt tip serrated. No need for a big pig sticker around here though, I have two hanging on the gear rack. My OW instructor talked me into the one before I knew better and the other is a vintage I picked up with some used gear. It's just cool.

 

[Dr. Lecter]

Shears are for cable, wire, and thicker braided line. Trilobites are for monofiliment and thinner braided kevlar line, as well as any kind of fabric (say rotten canvas). However, consider that both require space around the material to be cut. Not a lot in the case of the Trilobite, but still.

A knife's one real cutting strength as I see it is the ability to saw/slice through something wrapped too tightly to easily get shears or a cutter around the line. So I carry all three.

 

[copter53]

But you can use a scissor as a knife in most cases by holding the metal and sawing with it as you would a knife