New knife: 48 cents

[jonnythan]

My new dive knife!

Walking around Wal Mart tonight, and I spotted these. Both knives for 96 cents. 3" Stainless steel blade, 7" overall. Fits perfectly into the sheath for my shears, which are now in the drysuit pocket.

Should I grind down the tip? Why/why not?

BTW, anyone want to buy a UK Blue Tang with rubber leg straps?

 

[Uncle Pug]

Don't grind it down...
score it with a file (doesn't take much)
put it in a vise with the part to snap off sticking up
whack it with a hammer (doesn't take much)

 

[Boogie711]

I would worry about a dive knife that isn't serrated. After all, it's not the stabbing motion you're concerned about with one of the little knives - it's the sawing back and forth to cut through rope, net, monofilament, kelp etc. action.

I would hate to try to cut through fishing line or rope without a serrated edge.

 

[jonnythan]

Uncle Pug once bubbled...
Don't grind it down...
score it with a file (doesn't take much)
put it in a vise with the part to snap off sticking up
whack it with a hammer (doesn't take much)

Wouldn't that leave a couple of nasty sharp edges that a grinding would get rid of?

 

[jonnythan]

Boogie711 once bubbled...
I would worry about a dive knife that isn't serrated. After all, it's not the stabbing motion you're concerned about with one of the little knives - it's the sawing back and forth to cut through rope, net, monofilament, kelp etc. action.

I would hate to try to cut through fishing line or rope without a serrated edge.

It's serrated. That's why I bought it

 

[Uncle Pug]

jonnythan once bubbled...
Wouldn't that leave a couple of nasty sharp edges that a grinding would get rid of?

Snap first... grind second... but wear safety goggles... or just use the file you scored it with to dress the snapped end.

I just looked at the picture and realized that you have half a century worth of knives there!

 

[jonnythan]

Uncle Pug once bubbled...
I just looked at the picture and realized that you have half a century worth of knives there!

I'm pinning the cardboard to my wall. I'm going to get my 96 cents worth!

 

[Uncle Pug]

jonnythan once bubbled...
I'm pinning the cardboard to my wall. I'm going to get my 96 cents worth!

Atta boy Jon... use your spare knife to pin the warranty to the wall... in twenty five years you'll have to invest in a thumb tack but you might find one stuck to the sole of your shoe in the mean time.

 

[jonnythan]

Uncle Pug once bubbled...

Atta boy Jon... use your spare knife to pin the warranty to the wall... in twenty five years you'll have to invest in a thumb tack but you might find one stuck to the sole of your shoe in the mean time.

I'll just pull a nail out of the ol cupboard door. I'm sure it only needs one to stay up anyway.