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wrote:
Wilko wrote:

Whenever you use throwlines, make sure to carry paramedic's shears or a
sharp knife as well!

Ok but where to buy such a thing?

I'm going to REI this weekend so will get the Gerber shortly river knife as well

I'm not a metallurgist, but I married a metallurgist's daughter, and
I've found out a little about metals (actually, those three facts have
nothing to do with each other).

Anyhow, I've learned that stainless steel does not mean the same as
rustproof, especially if you paddle in salt water. The most rustproof
knives have lots of chromium (the shiny stuff) in the layup, um, alloy.
The sharpest knives have lots of carbon in the alloy.

So, high carbon knives are easy to make sharp, but rust. High chromium
knives are a pain to sharpen, but don't rust as fast. YMMV

1. Pay money. 2. Take choice.

As I think about it, my mother-in-law sometimes does pottery, but I
know nothing at all about ceramic (e.g., Boker) knives.

Steve