Marine Rope Cutting Knife

This knife is an expensive tool but the form fit and finish combined with a cobalt blade give this knife cutting power that is second to none.

Marine rope cutting knife.

Cheap and cheerful little pocket knife for odd little jobs but clearly not up to the task of serious rope cutting. Smooth or serrated edge. If cutting rope is one of your knife s primary uses a serrated edge without long points is the way. How do i determine the blade s sharpness.

If you struggle to cut a rope the blade is not sharp enough. It needs sharpening to perform effectively. Gill marine tool 19 95. This can only be determined by testing.

The copper wire was cut cleanly as was the single strand steel but the steel wire tended to jam in the blades. A hotknife is a great tool for cutting rope because it will melt the end of the rope as it cuts keeping the line from fraying and unraveling. Simply plug in pull the trigger and it will heat up to easily cut through lots of materials also works on fabrics and synthetics quick heat up and a spring loaded on off switch comes with blade and ready to go. Boye cobalt blades with bonded carbides hold an edge up to 100x longer than steel and sharpen fast.

We use this hot knife t. Netting was quickly shredded as was the polytarp after one reverse. Made in usa since 1971. For easier rope management and cutting a knife comes in handy in case of emergencies.

The stripper cut all the rope quickly. To operate or sail any boat a lot of ropes and rigging is involved. What to look for when choosing a rigging knife. A bit too small for serious rope cutting but handy to have in your pocket for a number of other jobs.

On occasions free rope tended to be thrown out from the blades but was drawn in and cut as soon as it wrapped round the shaft. Rope cutting toolpowerful rope cutting hot knife tool which works from a 240v plug. No gimmicks just real results. Designed by master knife maker david boye.

Serrated blades often outperform smooth edged blades because the cutting angle and the pressure at the point of contact change constantly which helps breaking down the bond of cohesion in the material of your work piece. Welcome to the knife you ve been looking for extreme cutting power with no rust ever.