Show me your Knife - Page 23

Dexamenus · 19th August 2012, 5:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Yamunsa

here's a couple of shots of my everyday folder. had the thing for nearly 20 years which ain't bad when i go through a set of sunnies every 3 months lol.

Beautiful Laguiole mate!

Mine is only 12 years old, but they are amazing knives!

EuroSlave · 24th August 2012, 11:59 PM

What's the go with bringing a knife back in your luggage from overseas

any chance of getting it taken away?

oculi · 25th August 2012, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by EuroSlave

What's the go with bringing a knife back in your luggage from overseas

any chance of getting it taken away?

Depends on what it is. check the rules on the customs site and your state's laws and declare it and should be OK.

Trevor_S · 25th August 2012, 1:47 AM

For the longest time I had been going to get a Spyderco Caspian for swiftwater rescue, (yes I do actually have swiftwater rescue accreditation) kayak, rafting etc but I see they have discontinued it

Anyone know of a replacement ?

1. No pointy end

2. Bright colour (red or yellow) is preferable but not a deal breaker, for ease of finding when it's invariably left on ground !
3. non fold able (trying to cut rope loose while upside down in turbulent water and fumbling to fold a knife out sucks)
4. I will need to mount it on a PFD
5. Nitrogen, rather than carbon steel as I will probably use it on the Ocean Kayak as well
6. Serrated edge for cutting line easily.

Trevor_S · 25th August 2012, 1:52 AM

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Originally Posted by EuroSlave

What's the go with bringing a knife back in your luggage from overseas

We always travel with my Leatherman. (NZ and various SE Asian destinations) Not had a problem. Use it all the time, from slicing a baguette for lunch, to filleting a fish !

Quan-Time · 25th August 2012, 4:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Trevor_S

Anyone know of a replacement ?

http://www.kizlyarknifestore.com.au/...roducts_id=602

Any use to you ? They are cheap and already in australia. Hope it may helps.

lithos · 26th August 2012, 2:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Trevor_S

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For the longest time I had been going to get a Spyderco Caspian for swiftwater rescue, (yes I do actually have swiftwater rescue accreditation) kayak, rafting etc but I see they have discontinued it

Anyone know of a replacement ?

Dive knives are what ye seek...

Trevor_S · 27th August 2012, 2:41 PM

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Originally Posted by lithos

Dive knives are what ye seek...

?? Last I looked they were too big, to heavy and pointed but I shall look some more I guess. I was just pointed to that Spyderco by some of my peers, never really investigated too much

franny · 29th August 2012, 9:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Trevor_S

?? Last I looked they were too big, to heavy and pointed but I shall look some more I guess. I was just pointed to that Spyderco by some of my peers, never really investigated too much

There are a number of different dive knives. Some of them are quite large, but others are extremely small. I have one that attaches to the inflation hose for the BC which is quite small and light. I try to post the make/model tonight.

They also have lots of other cutting tools, which may be interesting to you.

Yamunsa · 29th August 2012, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Trevor_S

Anyone know of a replacement ?

3 suggestions:

Meyerco MANKR Necklance River Rescue - cheap to the point of disposable
CRKT McGowan Extrik-8-R Rescue Knife - very lightweight

Personal favorite for your needs:

Mil Tac Emergency Rescue Cutter Knife in orange - a friend uses one when he's doing dogging/rigging work. (I'm told this is also luggage/customs friendly if you travel and work).

All can be bought from cuttingedgeknives.com.au

psychobunny · 7th September 2012, 9:21 AM

for diving you can prety much categorise stuff into 4 categories

shears - self explanitory

Prys - mainly used for prying things like abalone off rocks, there are some knives setup for this but most divers will just go for a bar

utility knive- eg. the 2 pics above, will usually have straicght and serated blades, and a line cutter

kill knife/spike- used for killing blows on fish. blades can have one or 2 sharpended edges, possibly a serrated edge and possibly a line cutter. If you need to know which way the pointy end goes, dont get one of these

I used to have a good utility knife but it is somewhere in PPB now, so i just use a kill knife now when I dive that has serrated and line cutters on it just in case. at the end of the day i'm spearfishing so the utility got little use, and if i needed to kill my spike was attached to the buoy, so this just works better

prezident doom · 9th September 2012, 9:03 AM

Not exactly a knife but I picked up a Zombie Cleaver Machete from Global Gear cheap.

psychobunny · 10th September 2012, 9:45 AM

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Originally Posted by prezident doom

Not exactly a knife but I picked up a Zombie Cleaver Machete from Global Gear cheap.

-snip-

seen the walking dead tv show? i think you are gonna nees something bigger

prezident doom · 10th September 2012, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by PsYcHoBuNnY

seen the walking dead tv show? i think you are gonna nees something bigger

haha... its actually quite a decent size. I think getting two would be a better option

psychobunny · 11th September 2012, 9:15 AM

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Originally Posted by prezident doom

haha... its actually quite a decent size. I think getting two would be a better option

i got a bit curious and googles zombie apocalypse kit....
was really surprised to find this, was only expecting it to be ameture places

http://www.gerbergear.com/Apocalypse...-Kit_30-000601

what im really confused at is the lifetime warranty; how does it work?
is lifetime the human or zombie lifetime?
if it doesnt perform as required, and you still survive, how do you make the claim given its the complany is likely to not be functioning

25th August 2012, 1:47 AM	#334
Trevor_S Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Northern NSW Posts: 629	For the longest time I had been going to get a Spyderco Caspian for swiftwater rescue, (yes I do actually have swiftwater rescue accreditation) kayak, rafting etc but I see they have discontinued it Anyone know of a replacement ? 1. No pointy end 2. Bright colour (red or yellow) is preferable but not a deal breaker, for ease of finding when it's invariably left on ground ! 3. non fold able (trying to cut rope loose while upside down in turbulent water and fumbling to fold a knife out sucks) 4. I will need to mount it on a PFD 5. Nitrogen, rather than carbon steel as I will probably use it on the Ocean Kayak as well 6. Serrated edge for cutting line easily. Last edited by Trevor_S; 25th August 2012 at 2:09 AM.

7th September 2012, 9:21 AM	#341
psychobunny Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Melbourne 3044 Posts: 999	for diving you can prety much categorise stuff into 4 categories shears - self explanitory Prys - mainly used for prying things like abalone off rocks, there are some knives setup for this but most divers will just go for a bar utility knive- eg. the 2 pics above, will usually have straicght and serated blades, and a line cutter kill knife/spike- used for killing blows on fish. blades can have one or 2 sharpended edges, possibly a serrated edge and possibly a line cutter. If you need to know which way the pointy end goes, dont get one of these I used to have a good utility knife but it is somewhere in PPB now, so i just use a kill knife now when I dive that has serrated and line cutters on it just in case. at the end of the day i'm spearfishing so the utility got little use, and if i needed to kill my spike was attached to the buoy, so this just works better __________________ Together we fall, divided we conquer... no, wait. Stuff for sale

9th September 2012, 9:03 AM	#342
prezident doom Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Brisbane Posts: 3,994	Not exactly a knife but I picked up a Zombie Cleaver Machete from Global Gear cheap. __________________ \| AMD FX8320 : ASUS Sabretooth 990FX R2 : 8GB Coarsair Vengeance 1600mhz : 1TB SATAIII HDD : HD 7870 2G : Samsung 2350 \| \| Over 20 Successful Trades Totaling $2500+ \|

24th August 2012, 11:59 PM	#332
EuroSlave Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: 3 Drinks Ahead Posts: 598	What's the go with bringing a knife back in your luggage from overseas any chance of getting it taken away?