On Jun 6, 5:05 pm, Jeff wrote:
* Bill wrote, On 6/6/2007 3:26 PM:

...

The Myerchin is very nice but its big and heavy. I have the large
folding one and I never use it. In fact, since it was "ivory" I had
it scrimshawed and its now more of a display item. The smaller, thin
Myerchin I gave to my wife gets more use.

The important thing for a boater is to have a sharp knife always
available. The large riggers knife makes sense if you're actually a
rigger, or perhaps racing or sailing offshore, but much of the time
its too cumbersome, and I certainly don't want to go through life with
a big hunk of metal hanging from my hip. I have a rigger's knife that
stays by the helm, and really gets used once a year.

So what I've had for the last 45 years is a "pocket carry" that's
always there (except on airplanes). Currently I use one of these:

www.boyeknives.com

but there are a large number of possibilities. Traditionally a good
sailor knife was made with carbon steel, but lately stainless is
almost ubiquitous. The Boye is an exception with almost no iron at all.

I keep the large rigging knife at the helm, along with a few basic
tools so that while sailing I don't have to go searching when the need
arises. There's a serrated "fillet" knife in the anchor locker, and a
dive knife in the emergency locker, along with a special "hook knife"
for lobster pots. All of these have the uses, but the one that gets
used the most is the pocket knife.

Serrated knives are a pain in the ass to keep razor sharp IMO. Good to
use and throw away when they get dull. About as easy to sharpen as a
cross cut saw.

Joe

* Joe wrote, On 6/6/2007 7:50 PM:
....
So what I've had for the last 45 years is a "pocket carry" that's
always there (except on airplanes). Currently I use one of these:

www.boyeknives.com


Serrated knives are a pain in the ass to keep razor sharp IMO. Good to
use and throw away when they get dull. About as easy to sharpen as a
cross cut saw.

Joe


I use a round DMT diamond "stone" and finish with a paper wheel.
Works just fine. Its probably not quite as good as the factory edge,
but pretty close. Of course, you can order the Boye with no
serrations, but I've used mine for two years now, and I still think
they are a bonus, even though I can't shave with it. BTW, the Boye
serrations are pretty mild compared to SpyderCo knives, which are
rather aggressive.

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On Jun 6, 5:05 pm, Jeff wrote:
* Bill wrote, On 6/6/2007 3:26 PM:

...

The Myerchin is very nice but its big and heavy. I have the large
folding one and I never use it. In fact, since it was "ivory" I had
it scrimshawed and its now more of a display item. The smaller, thin
Myerchin I gave to my wife gets more use.

The important thing for a boater is to have a sharp knife always
available. The large riggers knife makes sense if you're actually a
rigger, or perhaps racing or sailing offshore, but much of the time
its too cumbersome, and I certainly don't want to go through life with
a big hunk of metal hanging from my hip. I have a rigger's knife that
stays by the helm, and really gets used once a year.

So what I've had for the last 45 years is a "pocket carry" that's
always there (except on airplanes). Currently I use one of these:

www.boyeknives.com

but there are a large number of possibilities. Traditionally a good
sailor knife was made with carbon steel, but lately stainless is
almost ubiquitous. The Boye is an exception with almost no iron at all.

I keep the large rigging knife at the helm, along with a few basic
tools so that while sailing I don't have to go searching when the need
arises. There's a serrated "fillet" knife in the anchor locker, and a
dive knife in the emergency locker, along with a special "hook knife"
for lobster pots. All of these have the uses, but the one that gets
used the most is the pocket knife.

Serrated knives are a pain in the ass to keep razor sharp IMO. Good to
use and throw away when they get dull. About as easy to sharpen as a
cross cut saw.

Joe



Well, I've had mine for several years, used it for all sorts of things that
it probably wasn't intended for, and it's still pretty damn sharp.


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