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Looking to buy a couple hunting and survival knives
Something that keeps an edge and is easy to put an edge on not looking to break the bank but not bottom end unless good
We might have to be neighbors, but I don’t have to be neighborly. John Chisum
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And what’s everyone using for sharpening? I got one of the belt sharpeners and a cheap ceramic v thing
We might have to be neighbors, but I don’t have to be neighborly. John Chisum
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Looking to buy a couple hunting and survival knives
Something that keeps an edge and is easy to put an edge on not looking to break the bank but not bottom end unless good Buck 110 is solid. I have the lightweight micarta version. I also havecL a Gerber strongarm. Both made in USA.
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I have lots of Buck knives. Got to support local.
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Go up a little more and look at Treeman knives- Jim Behring.
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^^^That^^^ You can’t beat Mora for the money.
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And what’s everyone using for sharpening? I got one of the belt sharpeners and a cheap ceramic v thing Diamond stones from 80 grit to 3000 grit. There is no better, faster, or more precise knife sharpening system anywhere...... ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/7hFCGXLH/Screenshot-20240131-191039-Gallery.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/5NzQdcP6/Screenshot-20240131-191055-Gallery.jpg)
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Gerber Gator, folder or fixed blade.
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^^^That^^^ You can’t beat Mora for the money. If you don’t like sharpening them, just buy a dozen and throw them away when they get dull.
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And what’s everyone using for sharpening? I got one of the belt sharpeners and a cheap ceramic v thing Diamond stones from 80 grit to 3000 grit. There is no better, faster, or more precise knife sharpening system anywhere...... Precise... hmm. Might have me. Fast and better... cardboard wheels. Sharpens anything. Fast. If you have HUA syndrome don't... but wheels on a grinder are my go to for shaving knives. I've used your basic method way back in the 80s. Its good. Its slower. Haven't used one in years. Yours is obviously updated. But its the Lansky from years ago. Beyond that everything gets done with a Havalon. No sharpening needed. Life is grand. Survival... something like a US GI knife... name slips by at this time but they are awful hard to break and don't break the bank.
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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Can never go wrong with a Buck 110. I use a Edge Pro for sharpening.
Easy's gettin' harder everyday
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Buck 110 or a case brand knife
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Michigan made Marble Knives. Long history, excellent knifes. Don't fall for the Japanese Copies.
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Used to think Buck was the "cat's meow"!
Since then, I prefer just a good carbon steel blade and a couple of those carbide sharpener "thingies".
Since I'm only cleaning one, maybe two, deer, a carbon steel blade works fine, holds a edge pretty darn good and easy to sharpen!
My favorite is a plain old Case, 2 blade Stockman.
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Grohmann #1 and #3 with stag scales.
My heart's in the mountains, my heart is not here.
My heart's in the mountains, chasing the deer.
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Base model keeps my arm shaved hairless. But can up it to the Cadillac version for more money. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/yxcr5Yhf/IMG-2445.png)
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Not putting them down, but the more exotic the blade steel & HT is, the more exotic the sharpener needs to be. OK in controlled situations, but prepping or woods craft might call for a rock or something to sharpen. 1095 better suited here.
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A Buck 110 is a solid choice. As has been said, Morakniv is great for the money, and you can get one for every vehicle or pack. The sky is the limit on a custom, I have a Gene Ingram (now retired, but Charles May makes similar) and a Daniel Winkler, recommend both. Thoughts: get no more than a 4 inch blade, stay away from serrated. Consider a knife with a orange handle, or at least an orange paracord lanyard, so that when you set it down in the leaves you can find it. In regards to sharpening, I have several of these https://www.worksharptools.com/shop/benchtop/manual/pocket-knife-sharpener/
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