Marine Rope Cutting Knife

This can only be determined by testing.

Marine rope cutting knife.

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. Boye cobalt blades with bonded carbides hold an edge up to 100x longer than steel and sharpen fast. Made in usa since 1971. Gill marine tool 19 95.

We use this hot knife t. A bit too small for serious rope cutting but handy to have in your pocket for a number of other jobs. For easier rope management and cutting a knife comes in handy in case of emergencies. It needs sharpening to perform effectively.

The boye knives folding knife with marlin spike features a cobalt blade which means it has the strongest and sharpest cutting power of any metal blade. 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. What to look for when choosing a rigging knife. If cutting rope is one of your knife s primary uses a serrated edge without long points is the way.

If you struggle to cut a rope the blade is not sharp enough. 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. 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.

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. To operate or sail any boat a lot of ropes and rigging is involved. No gimmicks just real results. The copper wire was cut cleanly as was the single strand steel but the steel wire tended to jam in the blades.

The stripper cut all the rope quickly. 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. Welcome to the knife you ve been looking for extreme cutting power with no rust ever. How do i determine the blade s sharpness.

Netting was quickly shredded as was the polytarp after one reverse. Rope cutting toolpowerful rope cutting hot knife tool which works from a 240v plug.