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03-17-2011, 08:39 PM | #16 |
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Re: RIFFE Knife????? WTH?
http://www.spearboard.com/attachment...2&d=1238351778 Mine came plenty sharp! The pic is a little graphic.
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03-18-2011, 04:37 PM | #17 |
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Re: RIFFE Knife????? WTH?
a good knife/sheath combo seems to be hard to come by and have lost too many due to faulty sheaths. i used to use them to brain fish but fish brains are ridiculously small and i was missing them way more than hitting them. now i cut the gills and bleed them, and it's better for the meat. i do want a knife that also will cut line in an emergency. i once ordered the omer laser, which is offered by several companies under different names but it was total crap in my opinion. especially the sheath. loose and sloppy, crappy retainer and really bad quality straps. i sent it back as soon as i got it. i had a jbl techno shiv which i liked very much but it fell out of the sheath also and is now gone. another $60+ down the drain. i now have a spyderco caspian salt. so far i like it very much and the sheath is the best i've seen so far. it seems that all the knives come with really bad quality straps, i use steel buckle straps that i got from my first dive knife about 10 years ago. if i lose this one i'm giving up, i'll just buy a bunch of cheap ones and duck tape them to myself.
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03-18-2011, 04:59 PM | #18 | |
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Re: RIFFE Knife????? WTH?
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I can say I was surprised since normally even cutting mono with a knife is hard enough.
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03-18-2011, 05:04 PM | #19 |
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Re: RIFFE Knife????? WTH?
Riffe knives are really good. I use them for gutting fish all the time. But they get lost too easy.....
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03-18-2011, 05:45 PM | #20 |
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if you use the bill mac signature series bungee loop, you can keep them a really long time. this photo attests to how long ive had this riffe knife, and how badly i have abused it, without bending or breaking it.
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03-19-2011, 12:44 AM | #21 |
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Re: RIFFE Knife????? WTH?
Well after tireless searching, countless hours on the internet.
I finally decided that the RIFFE Silencer was the closes thing that I could find that I would even consider a good dive knife/ sheath combo. (But I still believe that it's lacking in some areas) The serrated side is fine it's the blade side that is DULL! I'm not looking for razor sharp, but I would like it to be able to cut paper. So I spent the last 20 min. sharpening it and finally it can cut some paper. That's good enough, I guess? I'm starting to think that the Wenoka's are really good knives, when compared to what's available. My little Wenoka Ti squeeze lock is leaps and bound ahead of the knives out there. Last edited by toku58; 03-19-2011 at 12:55 AM. |
03-19-2011, 12:57 AM | #22 | |
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03-19-2011, 01:00 AM | #23 |
president
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how much paper are you going to be cutting in the ocean? this is just opinion, but if i can pry 3 or 4 scallops off a rock and then still cut open a fish's gut cavity to chum for a couple more, then its still sharp.
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03-19-2011, 01:01 AM | #24 |
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Re: RIFFE Knife????? WTH?
Cutting paper is a good test for a sharp pocket knife and is an indication that a knife is very sharp (I use this to test my pocket knives) Just a warning though that edge will not hold very long and will take a lot of maintenance especially in a salt environment. I have a Riffe silencer and it is a great knife. Just a tip make sure you rinse it and if you plan on storing it for an extended period of time spray it WD-40.
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03-19-2011, 01:09 AM | #25 | |
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03-19-2011, 01:17 AM | #26 |
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Re: RIFFE Knife????? WTH?
Well you guys do have a point. But if I need to cut some fish out there to chum I'd like the knife to be able to break the skin.
My pocket knives all can shave the hair off my arm. Cutting paper is still rather dull in my book. I'm still thinking about buying the Wenoka big squeeze. |
03-19-2011, 07:03 AM | #27 |
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Re: RIFFE Knife????? WTH?
I love my ti wenoka. It is not the new squeeze lock but the older "black Collins" edition. I love it. X3 for these knives
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03-19-2011, 12:22 PM | #28 |
Casey H.
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Re: RIFFE Knife????? WTH?
I have the silencer, and my only complaint about it is that it doesn't have an attachment for use on a weight belt. I ended up using some pvc pipe and a heat gun to make an attachment for it, now I've got no complaints!
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03-19-2011, 12:33 PM | #29 | |
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Funny how a 440 stainless knife cost about $20. But add the word "dive" and the price sky rockets! I got a great Gear bag (36x16x16) for all my stuff for $30. If it said "Dive Bag" It would have cost me about $80. WTF!! I plan on making a thigh holster for the silencer, and a shoulder holster for the Wenoka. |
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03-19-2011, 12:48 PM | #30 |
Casey H.
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Re: RIFFE Knife????? WTH?
Sure do.
It's not super clean, but it does the trick. -Casey |
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