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I've never had to rely on 'heft and spine' on a knife used to break down critters..... Give me a sharp fugging edge, every time tho......

A sharp edge is expected in any knife but different horses for courses IMO. I want a long sharp fillet knife with about zero belly and plenty of flex, a good boning knife is similar in profile and sharp but shorter and with more spine and less flex. For a skinning knife I like lots of belly little or no flex, upswept blade and high carbon for quick touch ups. Corrosion resistance isn’t much of an issue because it’s not carried and isn’t made to be pretty. A fillet knife long slender little spine. Hunting knife shorter with more belly and a lot of spine.

If a knife only needed to be sharp one sharp knife would cover everything needed. one blade length, steel type, and blade profile is all that we would own for any and all purposes.

+1.

A member here turned me onto them. It's amazing how much they'll do, and how well. I've since passed this tip onto several others, who've all been similarly impressed.

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Lil Dumplin' perfection...

It’s had to find a better Fixed blade or folding blade knife for the value of these two. IMHO. One Buck and Cutco.

4" with shallow belly drop point, so I can ream the bung from both outside and inside. Been using a Grohmann #1 (in the middle) the last few years and very pleased with it so far. #3 on the bottom, also works very well.

Those little Vicky Victorianox knives are the bee's knees!

3.25 inch Mini Skinner by Von Gruff. But more often than not I'm using a 4 inch $15 Mora....

For a fixed Blade, not shorter than 5'', Not longer than 5.5''. Anything Longer than than that can get hard to control. 4-5 inches is my sweet spot for a fixed blade.

I like the suggestion of something about the length of one's index finger. Maybe the middle finger for skinning.

I have a 3' skinner, , a Javalon,and a 5 "knife in my pack. Each has a specific use when processing an elk in the field as does each knife when I am butchering at home. I have never found one knife to do it all. My belt knife,which is a sheath, is a 6" small K-Bar Marine survival knife with a stout heavy blade.This is for when I am packing a string, whether it is one mule or four. When a wreck happens, and everyone has one sooner or late, I want a knife that won't break when you need it the most.

Dam! I like that little dumpling!!! I like an old Gerber, the ones with the armour hide handle and thin thin blade. Only one I still have is a flayer (looks like a dam spoon) well it used to, skinned so many beaver that it's wore down pretty well. It's actually better now. Had a little pixie for muskrats but it's up the trappline somewhere with a few others. Now I have so many knives I don't know which one to use, not expensive ones. I make 1to2 knives a year just to try different shapes. No they aren't like Godogs knives. Hard to make things perfect when you only make a couple a year. Plus I'm impatient and usually build the knife in one day, thank krist for 5min epoxy. Length between 3 1/2 to 4in. Right now this pair have 3-5/8 inch blades and kind of a rising drop point similar to a Russ Kommer design and a bull nose skinner. Trouble is I don't trap anymore so I'll have to dream up another excuse to play. Bill out. 👣🐾👣🐾🇨🇦.

Yes sir +1

I like a the weight of a sturdy, longer knife for some things, but overall, a 3-4-inch blade will do it all.

I like Buck knives too. Had this one almost 50 years!