RFI: Boat Knife for Canada

[okie john]

I'm going to be in Desolation Sound for a few days on a boat in August of this year. Small plane out of Seattle to get to Prideaux, then boat back to Seattle.

I'll be responsible for all man-related tasks on the boat, and I'm thinking of the right knife. I'll make sure there's a filet knife on board, but I'm wondering more about an EDC. I'm thinking of a fixed-blade like my little Dozier but this might be a good excuse to buy a Griptilian.

Shown for scale.

http://i.imgur.com/V6HRDFp.jpg (http://imgur.com/V6HRDFp)

Left side.

http://i.imgur.com/ZzfOkYI.jpg (http://imgur.com/ZzfOkYI)

Right side.

http://i.imgur.com/6m6R1e1.jpg (http://imgur.com/6m6R1e1)

In the sheath.

http://i.imgur.com/RfvZgqO.jpg (http://imgur.com/RfvZgqO)

What do I need to know about bringing a knife into Canada?

thanks,


Okie John

[blues]

Hard to go wrong with Bob's work. Been a while since I last traveled into CA for backpacking and canoeing but they never had any issues with my blades when it was obvious what they were intended for.

You may end up with some minor pitting on the D2 depending on your uses.

[Drang]

My first thought was a Canadian Belt knife (https://smile.amazon.com/Cold-Steel-Canadian-Knife-20CBL/dp/B000WADUIW/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1522822315&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=canadian+canoe+knife) (which I always thought was a "canoe knife"), but my second thought was "Ask misanthropist..."

[blues]

My first thought was a Canadian Belt knife (https://smile.amazon.com/Cold-Steel-Canadian-Knife-20CBL/dp/B000WADUIW/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1522822315&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=canadian+canoe+knife) (which I always thought was a "canoe knife"), but my second thought was "Ask misanthropist..."

But the Grohmnann's (http://www.gknives.com/products/outdoor/all-items) have much more panache and history behind them than anything from Lynn Thompson.

[secondstoryguy]

I like the Spyderco Salt series for working on boats.

[Wondering Beard]

You may end up with some minor pitting on the D2 depending on your uses.

The above is what I'd worry about on a boat. D2 is a great steel for work (and Dozier's knives are superb) but resisting oxydation is not its top quality.

[Drang]

But the Grohmnann's (http://www.gknives.com/products/outdoor/all-items) have much more panache and history behind them than anything from Lynn Thompson.
Very true. I wound up linking to the first example, which (probably due to adverti$ing) was the Cold Steel product however I worded the search. :(

The Grohman's also has many options for blade material, grind, handle material, and sheath design.

I note that I was thinking "canoe knife", but an alternative to "belt knife" seems to be "boat knife". I apologize to any of our Canadian friends who were offended by my stereotyping them by thinking a Canadian boat was automatically a canoe.

[Boxy]

I like the Spyderco Salt series for working on boats.

Check out the Spyderco Enuff sheep foot salt. Fixed blade and serrated for cutting line etc.

[Grey]

Get something cheap And get a couple. Moras.

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[Jason M]

I would just take the Dozier and get a Sentry Solutions Marine Tough Cloth.

[blues]

I would just take the Dozier and get a Sentry Solutions Marine Tough Cloth.

I still have a couple of those. (But I sure got tired of the smell. Still use Tuf-Glide from time to time as well.)

[Jason M]

I dunno. It’s not as objectionable as some of the other protectants. Perhaps I’ve developed a tolerance. As Betty White said, “I put that shit on everything (metal).”

[Wendell]

CBSA has been on a anti-folder rampage as of late.

http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2018/02/27/cbsa-decision-affecting-sales-of-folding-knives/

https://www.knife-depot.com/blog/canada-bans-import-of-folding-knives/

http://knifenews.com/canada-border-services-agency-seizing-one-handed-opening-pocket-knives/

https://gearjunkie.com/canada-knife-law-prohibited-folding-weapons

https://www.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/7ouubd/the_cbsa_just_decided_to_ban_the_import_of_the/

[okie john]

CBSA has been on a anti-folder rampage as of late.

http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2018/02/27/cbsa-decision-affecting-sales-of-folding-knives/

https://www.knife-depot.com/blog/canada-bans-import-of-folding-knives/

http://knifenews.com/canada-border-services-agency-seizing-one-handed-opening-pocket-knives/

https://gearjunkie.com/canada-knife-law-prohibited-folding-weapons

https://www.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/7ouubd/the_cbsa_just_decided_to_ban_the_import_of_the/

Very helpful.

Any more word on this decision?


Okie John

[Wendell]

Here (https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn18-01-eng.html) is the actual notice:

Notification of Canadian International Trade Tribunal Decision on Centrifugal Opening Knives
Customs Notice 18-01
Ottawa, January 5, 2018
(https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn18-01-eng.html)Revised date – Ottawa, January 10, 2018
https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn18-01-eng.html (https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn18-01-eng.html)

[Erik]

I wasn’t aware of the Enuff series of knives from Spyderco. Here’s a link to the Enuff Salt on Amazon (https://amzn.to/2GE8P0w), not bad for ~$120.



I use one of these as a dive knife. It's a good utility knife and has held up very well with almost no rust issues.

ETA: You might also look at some of the knives made to attach to a flotation device for rafters: http://search.nrs.com/boating/Pfd%20Knife?utm_campaign=sli_champion&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=champ_se&utm_term=sli_Pfd%20Knife

[Maple Syrup Actual]

Sorry guys, I haven't been around much. Those Grohmanns are great and VERY Canadian; for a boat knife here (and Desolation Sound is very much my neck of the woods) though I personally use mostly old red-handled Mora knives, because that's what I grew up with and sooner or later you'll drop one overboard.

In fact, I once dated a girl whose dad was a marine mechanic from Quadra Island and I remember him saying that dropping tools overboard was his single biggest expense.

Beautiful in that area in August, with nearly a fifty percent chance of glimpsing the sun at some point, I bet. And by going in August you miss the rainy season, which is October through June. But if you like seafood...