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Posted: 12/2/2018 2:55:41 PM EDT
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Fallkniven F1.
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Posted: 12/2/2018 3:08:56 PM EDT
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Case xx yellow handle trapper with cv blades.
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Posted: 12/2/2018 3:53:36 PM EDT
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Custom Buck 110 S30V drop point from Buck Custom Shop.
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Posted: 12/2/2018 4:29:29 PM EDT
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I have a benchmade saddle mountain skinner with the G10 grips and I love it. I’m not a fan of folding knives for gutting/skinning as too much fat/blood etc gets stuck in the lock mechanism and the blade slot.
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Posted: 12/2/2018 4:31:13 PM EDT
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Marttiini Knives 161013 Stainless Steel Lynx - this is an inexpensive knife that does the job easily.
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Posted: 12/2/2018 4:54:01 PM EDT
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I use an ESEE izula 2. Perfect for the job.
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Posted: 12/2/2018 5:37:24 PM EDT
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Custom Buck 110 S30V drop point from Buck Custom Shop. Sheath knife go with an original Grohmann trout and bird. I see they are now offering a folder version. A friend who worked for a butcher starting at 15 just takes a boning knife with when he hunts and field dresses a deer so fast my brother said you can't follow what exactly he is doing in order to replicate it the next deer. I've also read that filet knives make wonderful replacement for boning knives. With that in mind Rapala makes a wonderfull fillet knife for next to nothing and Opinel makes a great folding filet. Another option would be the Surf and Turf from crkt folding liner lock. |
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Posted: 12/2/2018 9:00:38 PM EDT
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If you are looking to get him something he can admire for it's fine craftsmanship and beauty, then don't bother reading the rest of this post.
If you want to get him a good knife that gets the job done very well, with little expense... the essence of a straight up working man's tool... look no further than a stainless steel Morakniv "Companion". My nice Knives Of Alaska set has remained in in my safe since I was gifted a Companion about 6 years ago. One of these: https://www.amazon.com/Morakniv-Companion-Outdoor-Stainless-4-1-Inch/dp/B00BTJKB00/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1543798135&sr=8-3&keywords=stainless+steel+morakniv Along with one of these: https://www.amazon.com/ARCCI-Diamond-Sharpener-Professional-Sharpening/dp/B06X6J3279/ref=sr_1_10?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1543798506&sr=1-10&keywords=sharpening+steel |
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Posted: 12/2/2018 10:31:43 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/2/2018 10:47:46 PM EDT
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A sharp one with a full belly?
I've always used moraknives and they serve me well. Plus the hunter orange one keeps me from leaving it on the ground and getting lost lol |
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Posted: 12/3/2018 12:40:00 AM EDT
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mora... cheap and sharp..
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Posted: 12/3/2018 8:58:42 AM EDT
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These Bill Moran skinners by Spyderco are by far my favorites, and have harvested many, many animals over the years..most all of my buddy's use them now as well....Have used them for both hunting, for processing meat and on the trapline for years taking fur...
Hard to see but the knife on the right is much older(early 90's) then the one on the left(early 2000's), and shows its age if you look close...  Attached File |
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Posted: 12/3/2018 9:36:16 AM EDT
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If you really want to get him a knife to get shit done buy him a Havalon and 100 replacement blades. He will never have to sharpen again.
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Posted: 12/3/2018 9:46:07 AM EDT
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My main skinning/gutting knives are Buck Diamondbacks. They were discontinued. They aren't really nice enough to consider for a present anyway.
I've been giving a hard look at the Buck 113 in S30V from the custom shop. I think that would be a really good knife. |
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Posted: 12/5/2018 4:22:03 AM EDT
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If you really want to get him a knife to get shit done buy him a Havalon and 100 replacement blades. He will never have to sharpen again. |
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Posted: 12/5/2018 6:39:18 AM EDT
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Grohmann Canadian Belt Knife #2 bird and trout.
Small, light, ergonomic, and very easy to manage. Cold Steel also makes a version of a CBK that is super sharp, holds a good edge, and is very cheap. 
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Posted: 12/5/2018 7:03:04 AM EDT
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Cutco hunting knife with rubber handle.
You can find them for about half price of retail on a popular auction site. DD edge is amazing and lasts a long time. |
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Posted: 12/9/2018 4:38:09 PM EDT
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Fallkniven F1. |
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Posted: 12/9/2018 11:37:07 PM EDT
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If you want something cheap enough that you don't care about losing it and sharp enough to beat most Buck junk for a long while, Morakniv knives are fantastic gutting knives. Clean up easy too. Can get them all day under $20 on amazon.
If you want something fancy to get full of blood and guts and spend a year cleaning it, go ahead. I don't see the point. Bonus, if you get the one they partnered with Dave Canterberry on, bit more expensive, but it has a 90º spine and is a great survival/bushcraft knife too. Great do-it-all knife for around $40 I think. Carbon steel though, so keep it oiled. Sharpens up easy and takes a great edge. I have probably 10 of these things hanging around in cars/bags/garage/kitchen...they're great. I have some expensive fancy knives too...but they don't get stuck in the guts of a deer. |
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Posted: 12/9/2018 11:55:34 PM EDT
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I've used a Havalon folder for years, but after a run in where I almost cut my finger off (needed to change the blade and it was cold) I decided I needed something different.
I got a Benchmade Altitude. It's a S90V, so a pain in the ass to sharpen, but it holds an edge forever. Disclaimer: I got this knife for free, I did not pay for it.  Attached File |
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Posted: 12/10/2018 9:04:41 AM EDT
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If you want something cheap enough that you don't care about losing it and sharp enough to beat most Buck junk for a long while, Morakniv knives are fantastic gutting knives. Clean up easy too. Can get them all day under $20 on amazon. If you want something fancy to get full of blood and guts and spend a year cleaning it, go ahead. I don't see the point. Bonus, if you get the one they partnered with Dave Canterberry on, bit more expensive, but it has a 90º spine and is a great survival/bushcraft knife too. Great do-it-all knife for around $40 I think. Carbon steel though, so keep it oiled. Sharpens up easy and takes a great edge. I have probably 10 of these things hanging around in cars/bags/garage/kitchen...they're great. I have some expensive fancy knives too...but they don't get stuck in the guts of a deer. |
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Posted: 12/10/2018 10:38:46 AM EDT
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I listened to the hype about Moras and tried one. They don't hold an edge well at all on hogs and are just tolerable on deer. It's a great knife for the price, but not a great skinning knife. You don't have to spend a ton to get a good skinning knife, but there are much better choices than the Mora. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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If you want something cheap enough that you don't care about losing it and sharp enough to beat most Buck junk for a long while, Morakniv knives are fantastic gutting knives. Clean up easy too. Can get them all day under $20 on amazon. If you want something fancy to get full of blood and guts and spend a year cleaning it, go ahead. I don't see the point. Bonus, if you get the one they partnered with Dave Canterberry on, bit more expensive, but it has a 90º spine and is a great survival/bushcraft knife too. Great do-it-all knife for around $40 I think. Carbon steel though, so keep it oiled. Sharpens up easy and takes a great edge. I have probably 10 of these things hanging around in cars/bags/garage/kitchen...they're great. I have some expensive fancy knives too...but they don't get stuck in the guts of a deer. |
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Posted: 12/10/2018 1:45:39 PM EDT
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Wiebe Wicked Sharp BOSS DOG
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Posted: 12/10/2018 4:42:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I listened to the hype about Moras and tried one. They don't hold an edge well at all on hogs and are just tolerable on deer. It's a great knife for the price, but not a great skinning knife. You don't have to spend a ton to get a good skinning knife, but there are much better choices than the Mora. I wouldn't spend $100+ on a super steel Buck knife to shove up in a deer belly. Something under $40 that performs as well as a Mora? I don't see anything like that out there. I don't have hogs around here, does not concern me. |
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Posted: 12/10/2018 4:54:26 PM EDT
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I use a Morakniv Companion, but have since started "unzipping" the deer with my old Wyoming knife from 30 years ago. Use the Companion for the rest.
Makes the chances of cutting into the gut about nil. |
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Posted: 12/10/2018 4:54:42 PM EDT
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Like? I wouldn't spend $100+ on a super steel Buck knife to shove up in a deer belly. Something under $40 that performs as well as a Mora? I don't see anything like that out there. I don't have hogs around here, does not concern me. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: I listened to the hype about Moras and tried one. They don't hold an edge well at all on hogs and are just tolerable on deer. It's a great knife for the price, but not a great skinning knife. You don't have to spend a ton to get a good skinning knife, but there are much better choices than the Mora. I wouldn't spend $100+ on a super steel Buck knife to shove up in a deer belly. Something under $40 that performs as well as a Mora? I don't see anything like that out there. I don't have hogs around here, does not concern me. The Outdoor Edge Swingblade is around $50 and is actually a decent knife. I expected it to be garbage, but it surprised me. |
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Posted: 12/11/2018 10:45:58 AM EDT
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The nice thing about Mora knives is that they are so inexpensive that I don't feel bad about experimenting with the edge profile. If they are dulling too quickly, give them a steeper micro bevel or give it a convex grind, or just steel it or strop it while cleaning game. Or carry a couple and switch out.
Want a stunt blade? Keep the Scandi grind, remove the micro bevel, and finish at a super high grit. As far as hype, I've never found a better ten dollar fixed blade than a Mora. |
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Posted: 12/11/2018 11:45:28 AM EDT
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The nice thing about Mora knives is that they are so inexpensive that I don't feel bad about experimenting with the edge profile. If they are dulling too quickly, give them a steeper micro bevel or give it a convex grind, or just steel it or strop it while cleaning game. Or carry a couple and switch out. Want a stunt blade? Keep the Scandi grind, remove the micro bevel, and finish at a super high grit. As far as hype, I've never found a better ten dollar fixed blade than a Mora. |
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Posted: 12/11/2018 11:47:31 AM EDT
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The nice thing about Mora knives is that they are so inexpensive that I don't feel bad about experimenting with the edge profile. If they are dulling too quickly, give them a steeper micro bevel or give it a convex grind, or just steel it or strop it while cleaning game. Or carry a couple and switch out. Want a stunt blade? Keep the Scandi grind, remove the micro bevel, and finish at a super high grit. As far as hype, I've never found a better ten dollar fixed blade than a Mora. |
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Posted: 12/11/2018 11:50:20 AM EDT
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I like my Buck PakLite large skinner. I made a kydex sheath for it and sanded all the handle edges smooth..
Not a lot of nooks and crannies for fat and junk to get trapped like on a folder. They made them in orange and two-tone black as well. All it ever sees for sharpening is a set of crocksticks. 
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Posted: 12/11/2018 3:45:32 PM EDT
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How about a knife that doesn’t require a protractor to sharpen? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The nice thing about Mora knives is that they are so inexpensive that I don't feel bad about experimenting with the edge profile. If they are dulling too quickly, give them a steeper micro bevel or give it a convex grind, or just steel it or strop it while cleaning game. Or carry a couple and switch out. Want a stunt blade? Keep the Scandi grind, remove the micro bevel, and finish at a super high grit. As far as hype, I've never found a better ten dollar fixed blade than a Mora. |
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Posted: 12/11/2018 3:46:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Like I said, I'll never say they aren't a great knife for the price. They're just not a great skinning knife. They're just ok. When you process as many animals as I do, ok doesn't cut it. |
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Posted: 12/11/2018 3:47:32 PM EDT
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Blackjack 125 |
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Posted: 12/11/2018 3:48:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How about a knife that doesn't require a protractor to sharpen? |
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Posted: 12/11/2018 3:54:33 PM EDT
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How many is that? Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: Like I said, I'll never say they aren't a great knife for the price. They're just not a great skinning knife. They're just ok. When you process as many animals as I do, ok doesn't cut it. |
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Posted: 12/11/2018 4:00:39 PM EDT
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Nothing I mentioned requires a protractor, are you trying to be funny, or do you really not know how to sharpen? Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: How about a knife that doesn't require a protractor to sharpen? I’ll stick with my Bucks and Cases. |
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Posted: 12/14/2018 1:11:28 PM EDT
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So what's the consensus on the "guthook"?
Don't have it, don't want it Have it, but don't use it Use it when you have it but whatever Gotta have it, it's the bomb other... |
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Posted: 12/14/2018 4:20:33 PM EDT
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So what's the consensus on the "guthook"? Don't have it, don't want it Have it, but don't use it Use it when you have it but whatever Gotta have it, it's the bomb other... |
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Posted: 12/14/2018 7:49:52 PM EDT
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So what's the consensus on the "guthook"? Don't have it, don't want it Have it, but don't use it Use it when you have it but whatever Gotta have it, it's the bomb other... Rare that we use one, pretty easy too skin with out one...including just slipping a finger under the backbone of a normal knife to push any internals away from the tip as it is slid along the stomach... |
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Posted: 12/14/2018 9:18:01 PM EDT
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So what's the consensus on the "guthook"? Don't have it, don't want it Have it, but don't use it Use it when you have it but whatever Gotta have it, it's the bomb other... |
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Posted: 12/14/2018 11:23:15 PM EDT
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So what's the consensus on the "guthook"? Don't have it, don't want it Have it, but don't use it Use it when you have it but whatever Gotta have it, it's the bomb other... Not something I think is required at all...sometimes I use them, most times I don't. Just depends on how I feel th at day and if the knife I pulled out of my bag has one or not. |
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Posted: 12/16/2018 12:39:51 PM EDT
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So what's the consensus on the "guthook"? Don't have it, don't want it Have it, but don't use it Use it when you have it but whatever Gotta have it, it's the bomb other... I hang the deer head down, unzip it from back vent to the neck and then run the gut hook down each leg. Makes skinning easy for me. I'll always have and use one. |
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Posted: 12/17/2018 2:17:52 PM EDT
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Field dressing? 15 bucks. I don't skin. Gerber LST. Give em to kids and teach them they don't need a huge belt knife to dress a deer.
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Posted: 12/22/2018 12:47:02 AM EDT
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I'm a big fan of Cold Steels Roach Belly!
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