Diving Knives

I bought a titanium diving knife today......I was thinking I was getting a
drop point knife, instead once I got home there was a blunt point knife in
the box.....My question is what are the pros and cons for each and whats the
need use for the blunt tip??? I thought divers would want the drop
point......thanks

DG wrote:
> I bought a titanium diving knife today......I was thinking I was getting a
> drop point knife, instead once I got home there was a blunt point knife in
> the box.....My question is what are the pros and cons for each and whats the
> need use for the blunt tip??? I thought divers would want the drop
> point......thanks

Many divers I know prefer the blunt tip. Less chance of cutting
yourself or puncturing your BC. A blunt tip is a lot better for prying.

"DG" <dgonyea@gci.net> wrote in message
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> I bought a titanium diving knife today......I was thinking I was getting a
> drop point knife, instead once I got home there was a blunt point knife in
> the box.....My question is what are the pros and cons for each and whats
the
> need use for the blunt tip??? I thought divers would want the drop
> point......thanks


You want a drop point for times you think you'll want to stab something, and
a blunt tip for times you won't.

I'll leave it up to you to decide which side of the fence you'll be on more
often ;)

Jon

In article <vkin0gf8safp50@corp.supernews.com>, DG <dgonyea@gci.net> wrote:
>I bought a titanium diving knife today......I was thinking I was getting a
>drop point knife, instead once I got home there was a blunt point knife in
>the box.....My question is what are the pros and cons for each and whats the
>need use for the blunt tip??? I thought divers would want the drop
>point......thanks

A drop point is really only useful if you're spearfishing.

Otherwise, blunt point is a better choice - less chance of accidentally
stabbing yourself, and its a far better prying tool.

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"Karl Denninger" <karl@FS.Denninger.Net> wrote in message
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>
> In article <vkin0gf8safp50@corp.supernews.com>, DG <dgonyea@gci.net>
wrote:
> >I bought a titanium diving knife today......I was thinking I was getting
a
> >drop point knife, instead once I got home there was a blunt point knife
in
> >the box.....My question is what are the pros and cons for each and whats
the
> >need use for the blunt tip??? I thought divers would want the drop
> >point......thanks
>
> A drop point is really only useful if you're spearfishing.
>
> Otherwise, blunt point is a better choice - less chance of accidentally
> stabbing yourself, and its a far better prying tool.

It also serves as a crude screwdriver.
Not that you'd be screwing around underwater....


(Sorry, I just reinstalled a firewall and want to see if newsgroup posts are
going out and I hate test messages.)

I was watchin the PADI open water video, and they were using the blunt end
knife, so I think I done good, if PADI was using it.....

DG wrote

> I was watchin the PADI open water video, and they were using the blunt end
> knife, so I think I done good, if PADI was using it.....

Yep. PADI's real big on blunt tip knives. Considering how much emphasis
they put on how safe diving is, can you imagine the embarassment if somebody
accidentally stuck themselves? Children under 5 and PADI should not be
allowed to play with sharp objects.

Lee

Lee Bell left this mess on Thu, 28 Aug 2003 22:54:06 GMT for The Way to clean
up:
>
>DG wrote
>
>> I was watchin the PADI open water video, and they were using the blunt end
>> knife, so I think I done good, if PADI was using it.....
>
>Yep. PADI's real big on blunt tip knives. Considering how much emphasis
>they put on how safe diving is, can you imagine the embarassment if somebody
>accidentally stuck themselves? Children under 5 and PADI should not be
>allowed to play with sharp objects.
>

Somebody ought to invent safety Sea Snips for them.

Tao te Carl

"It takes a village to have an idiot." - Carl (c) 2003

I have used my blunt point knife for the last 20 years and it has pried,
unscrewed and jimmied all kinds of thigs.

When I used to divemaster in Nassau back in the early 80's I used to carry a
little Wenoka drop point with a 2" blade.
Used to tell the students I carried it in case of shark attack. When they
pointed out it would not be much good
for fighting off a shark I told them that was not the plan. It was so I
could stab my buddy.

I still have a Scubapro stilletto knoife that I picked up from the bottom
after watching a tourist diver who had been
poking at a fish with it. He noticed his group was swimming away. He
tried to put it in its sheath on his leg while starting
to swim after the group. Stuck it about 1/2" into the calf of his leg. He
went up .. fast. The knife went down and I
picked it up the next day. Lots of excitemnet but fortunately no serious
injury. Mother Ocean does have a way of
getting even though.

So far have nerer had a need or an urge to stab anything.....underwater that
is!

"DG" <dgonyea@gci.net> wrote in message
news:vkin0gf8safp50@corp.supernews.com...
> I bought a titanium diving knife today......I was thinking I was getting a
> drop point knife, instead once I got home there was a blunt point knife in
> the box.....My question is what are the pros and cons for each and whats
the
> need use for the blunt tip??? I thought divers would want the drop
> point......thanks
>
>

On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 13:23:25 +1200, John M Harper wrote:

> I have used my blunt point knife for the last 20 years and it has pried,
> unscrewed and jimmied all kinds of thigs.
>
> When I used to divemaster in Nassau back in the early 80's I used to
> carry a little Wenoka drop point with a 2" blade. Used to tell the
> students I carried it in case of shark attack. When they pointed out it
> would not be much good for fighting off a shark I told them that was not
> the plan. It was so I could stab my buddy.
>
> I still have a Scubapro stilletto knoife that I picked up from the
> bottom after watching a tourist diver who had been poking at a fish with
> it. He noticed his group was swimming away. He tried to put it in its
> sheath on his leg while starting to swim after the group. Stuck it
> about 1/2" into the calf of his leg. He went up .. fast. The knife
> went down and I picked it up the next day. Lots of excitemnet but
> fortunately no serious injury. Mother Ocean does have a way of getting
> even though.
>
> So far have nerer had a need or an urge to stab anything.....underwater
> that is!
>
> "DG" <dgonyea@gci.net> wrote in message
> news:vkin0gf8safp50@corp.supernews.com...
>> I bought a titanium diving knife today......I was thinking I was
>> getting a drop point knife, instead once I got home there was a blunt
>> point knife in the box.....My question is what are the pros and cons
>> for each and whats
> the
>> need use for the blunt tip??? I thought divers would want the drop
>> point......thanks
>>
>>
>>
Good story !. I use a Remora BC blunt tip which I've sofar only used on
tyres, tree branches and tomatoes (not neccessarily in that order) and
never used underwater in anger - afterall I don't want the clownfish
breaking out into hysterical laughter. Like DG says above, sharp pointy
things in a liquid environment are downright dangerous to the owner !

The Remora BC is a no-nonsense safety tool that will just about cut thru
anything that might be entangling you - get one.

cheers & safe diving

Brian