Appreciation post: That $80 dive knife I almost replaced actually just needed sharpening

I bought a brushed steel dive knife from a shop in Houston about 2 years ago for $80, and last month I was ready to toss it because it couldn't cut through a rope netting on a salvage job. Took it to a local sharpening guy for $12 and now it slices like new again. Anyone else ever almost junk a tool that just needed a little TLC?

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kim_west4d ago

Honestly I read somewhere that most dive knives are just too soft from the factory so they dull fast. @alexw75 hit it on the head about the steel quality. Sounds like yours was built decent enough to handle a proper sharpening though.

the_paul4d agoMost Upvoted

I appreciate the sentiment, but I gotta respectfully disagree on the value proposition there. Spending $12 to sharpen an $80 knife is a no-brainer, sure, but I've had cheap dive knives that dulled in a few months and were never worth the sharpening cost. A good $80 knife that holds an edge should rarely need that kind of work unless you're really beating it up.

alexw754d ago

Solid point. Way too many cheap blades get tossed because the steel just can't hold up.