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Information Junky
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Dive knives - what to get?
Just for snorkeling/kayaking about in open warm water...
I'm thinking that Titanium is the way to go. (?) Are any dive knives designed to neutral(+) buoyancy?
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12-11-2009, 02:46 PM
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Dive knife != river knife
If you're looking for something to use for paddling, I would highly recommend the Gerber river shorty or a spyderco rescue knife.
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12-11-2009, 02:55 PM
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12-11-2009, 02:57 PM
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Well there's this one on eBay...
 with a 'Buy it Now' price of only US $2,950.00 I like the no-fold, but a bit spendy for that tool. ... And, to quote Jerry Seinfeld, But I don't wanna be a pirate.
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12-11-2009, 03:19 PM
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I use one like this for kayaking. Its a wenoka, you have to squeeze the tabs to release the knife. Some have complained about the sheath breaking but I havent had any issues.
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12-11-2009, 03:54 PM
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do you really need a "knife"? or would stainless shears / scissors do?
The one that Dave just posted is very similar to mine, you want a blunt tip so you don't stab yourself or wetsuit, and better to pry with........for nets or fishing line, the built in line cutter is a must......... .......but you have to ask what your application is, and there are some good medic type stainless shears on the market.
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Mission Knives makes the only Ti knives worth having.
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Buck 110 is the only knife I need. But then again, I'm not foolish enough to swim with creatures that want to eat me.
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12-11-2009, 08:56 PM
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Abalone Knife My Favorite
Mines 30 Years old This is a descent one 
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Sorry This one
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I find the whole blunt tip thing bizarre. What good is a knife if you can't stab a big-ass fish with it?
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Another vote for the blunt tip. Regarding the Randall, its a very nice knife but how are you going to carry that one with you? In a leather sheath in the water? Nope...
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Part of the reason for the blunt tip is so that you dont stab yourself but also so you dont puncture a dry suit and have it fill up with water. 
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