salt water and other questions

tanto · #1

which steel would be best suited on a sea fishing trip.

also i have seen that some people say they have not seen the b/l chinese folder blade style use in china,i showed a freind who is into martial arts and most things oriental a pic of the blade and he could'nt name a chinese blade for tac or kitchen/general use in that style.

is this miss advertising or does it refer to bob lum his self(this has'nt put me off).

all input greatly recived.

cheers

double axe · #2

hi tanto,
personnally i would choose a steel with not a great percentage in carbon but your knife will loose it's edge quickly(aus6 and 8)or if you have a lot of cash to spend opt for a cpm440V bladed knife or vg 10(both very good steels but you must check the blade and use marine tuff cloth)

Sword and Shield · #3

What size knife are you looking for? My first pick of steel would be 440C, but that's only on the Meerkat. Larger knives would have to be AUS-6 or 8, preferably 6.

Keepin' it real...real sharp, that is.

Clay Kesting · #4

Here's a couple of pictures from China of old folders in the same syle as the Bob Lum. I also have pictures of a similar knife made by a contempory maker but they are in HTML.

Clay

Life's too short to waste on instant coffee.

sam the man.. · #5

Interesting shots mate! How old are those babies?

Sam

have bone implant will travel..

J Smith · #6

Really about any steel would be good,just be sure to keep it washed off with freash water and wipe it down with a tough cloth.

JEFF .............Sooooo I see the internet is on the computer now.-Homer Simpson

Clay Kesting · #7

No idea Sam. I can't even remember who I lifted the photos from<img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>.

Clay

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tanto · #8

thanks for the reply's,the salt water issue,i have knives with steels,aus6 and 8,ats 35,55 and g10 and was wondering whitch would be best,this you have answered so thanks on that one.i'll take the aus6 as it aint a spyder and it may not get any tlc till i get home a week or 2 later.
bob lum folder,those are some great pics and i will show them to my mate any more info on those knives just out of interest.
again thanks

Knife Knut · #9

You want an alloy with high moly content, as this reduces the pitting corrosion caused by the free Chlorine in saltwater. Pitting Corrosion is the main type of corrosion in stainless.

Knife Knut on a shoestring budget.

Blade Santa Cruz · #10

S30V has exceptional resistance to corrosion. however, if you're lazy and sometimes forget to clean off a blade, try one of stellite or talonite. These could sit in a bucket of sea water for a month and suffer no corrosion. (With a G10 handle, you could forget about the knife almost indefinitely. Of course, talonite and stellite are cobalt alloys and are technically not steel.

firediver · #11

I use my Aus-8 Snap-it as a backup dive knife in the ocean. I just rinse it off after every trip. Never had any rust on it. 440A and 440C dive knives also work well. I carried my ATS-55 Rescue jr. once on some water rescue training in brackish (salt/fresh water mix) water and it rusted up by the end of the first day even though it was coated with marine tuff cloth. I wasn't even in the water that much since we were on jet skiis. So I would definitely avoid ATS-55 in salt water.