Dive Knife

[Lagrange]

I made this knife for a local volunteer fireman to use when he dives for the fire department.
The knife is approx. 9 1/2" long with blue micarta scales, SS bolsters and pins. It features serrations on one edge (done by Ed Caffery "The Montana Bladesmith") and a glass breaker on the rear.
I had Joe Casell help me learn how to make kydex sheathes before Christmas, and this is my first attempt at making one on my own.
I hope you like it.

 

[THard6]

looks like a sweet knife..can't see the glass breaker on the rear, but i'm sure it'll get the job done!

 

[billyboyr6]

What kind of metal is the blade made of?

 

[scott delaney]

a dive knife should have a square blunt point

 

[Lagrange]

What kind of metal is the blade made of?

That's CPM 154 Stainless...all metal parts are stainless.

Here is a picture of the glass breaker. It is the first time I tried to make one of these and didnt have anything to reference.
The guy is coming over in the morning to pick it up...we're going to test drive the glass breaker on an old truck in my back yard that is headed to the metal recycling center.

 

[Lagrange]

a dive knife should have a square blunt point

Maybe. The guy who wanted it specified the design of the blade. I dont dive, I wouldnt know.
Why should it be blunt?

Edit; I noticed on this web site there are just as many knives with points as there are with blunts...probably more.
http://www.scuba.com/scuba-gear/Knives.html

 

[92ThoStro]

Maybe. The guy who wanted it specified the design of the blade. I dont dive, I wouldnt know.
Why should it be blunt?

Edit; I noticed on this web site there are just as many knives with points as there are with blunts...probably more.
Dive Knife, Diving Knife, Scuba Knife, Titanium Dive Knife, Shears

I bought a dive knife a few months ago, it is pointed as well. Dive knives are made from thicker steel, people have flatter ended knives, because when inserting to pry, the point will snap easier, while a squared blunt point will not. But since the steel is thicker, it can compensate to a certain degree, as a point is nice to have on a knife. Unless there is another reason the poster meant. It's not anywhere near as nice as yours though, that is an awesome knife!
But really, you should be carrying both a flat and a pointed one, you shouldn't just have one knife. No reason to put your entire life in one knife.

 

[THard6]

my other question (if you don't mind telling) what do you have into this knife cost wise?
would you sell or make another?

 

[rafterman191]

Maybe the blunt tip is a safety issue. Imagine diving with others and a knife slipping out of your hand and heading straight down to a diver underneath you. A sharp tip could penetrate an air tank, lines, the top of head. If diving alone, which I don't think is a good idea either, it would not really be an issue of safety. Just my four hay pennies, though, I don't dive .

ETA: Great looking knife!

 

[Lagrange]

Maybe the blunt tip is a safety issue. Imagine diving with others and a knife slipping out of your hand and heading straight down to a diver underneath you. A sharp tip could penetrate an air tank, lines, the top of head. If diving alone, which I don't think is a good idea either, it would not really be an issue of safety. Just my four hay pennies, though, I don't dive .

ETA: Great looking knife!

I can assure you that this knife is razor sharp. I would expect a flat or blunt end knife to have the blunt end sharpened as well. If thats the case, wouldnt it prove to be just as dangerous in the scenario you described?

...and thanks. I appreciate it.

 

[Lagrange]

I thought I would share a picture of this knife right after it was born.....
This is on my workbench.

 

[92ThoStro]

That is incredible! It's amazing to think how something like that can turn into something so sharp and shiny in a persons shop.

 

[Lagrange]

I handed the knife over to the new new owner this morning. He was very excited about it. My favorite part of makinig knives is seeing the smiles!
He is going to let me know how it works for him.

 

[billyboyr6]

Maybe. The guy who wanted it specified the design of the blade. I dont dive, I wouldnt know.
Why should it be blunt?

Edit; I noticed on this web site there are just as many knives with points as there are with blunts...probably more.
Dive Knife, Diving Knife, Scuba Knife, Titanium Dive Knife, Shears

What about the best of both worlds?

This is a knife I finished a while ago out of 1/4" titanium. Chisel ground tanto. You have a point, and flat prying edge.

 

[Gabriel]

Wow, that's a beautiful blade.

As a diver, I don't have a preference of blunt tip over pointed tip, but my dive knife has to be serrated (and that's the only time I like serrations).

 

[teddy12b]

With that knife I'd say that you could open your own website for custom built knives. That's looks like better quality than a lot of the customs I've seen out there. Especially for a first attempt, that's a job very well done.

 

[Gabriel]

Especially for a first attempt, that's a job very well done.

It's his first kydex sheath, not knife.


Knowing what little I do about making knives, those even grinds down both edges of the knife kind of boggle my mind.

 

[jsharmon7]

Another beautiful knife! We have some very talented people here in the Cutting Edge, including knives, kydex, leather, etc.

 

[92ThoStro]

What about the best of both worlds?

This is a knife I finished a while ago out of 1/4" titanium. Chisel ground tanto. You have a point, and flat prying edge.

That is amazing, like the thick blade! How many ounces of Titanium was that?

 

[billyboyr6]

That is amazing, like the thick blade! How many ounces of Titanium was that?

No clue. Never weighed it. Not very much though. Lol