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I've carried and used a Buck Pathfinder 105 since the late 60"s - it's not easy to sharpen, but once I get a good edge it lasts a long time.
Lately I've been using a Knives of Alaska Alpha Wolf to dress both deer and elk and a Schrade Sharp Finger to do all the skinning, for which I think it's perfect....
BT53 "Where do they find young men like this?" Reporter Savidge, Iraq Elk, it's what's for dinner....
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The need for a specialized blade for the simplest task in the processing of game always confused me. It’s like a butt out tool. An answer to a question never asked.
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The need for a specialized blade for the simplest task in the processing of game always confused me. It’s like a butt out tool. An answer to a question never asked. My buddy bought a couple of "butt out tools" a number of years ago. He left them laying on the kitchen table. His wife walked in and took one look and said, "You're NOT using THAT on me!"
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The need for a specialized blade for the simplest task in the processing of game always confused me. It’s like a butt out tool. An answer to a question never asked. My brother bought one for me as a xmas gift and it wasn't a gag gift. It works quite well... Other than you have a brown messy tool that you have to cut the "tube" off when your done. Your mileage may vary.
Other than that, How was the show Mrs. Lincoln?
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“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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elkchsr, very cool sir! You must be a big fan of Forged In Fire, awesome show.
Don't think I have missed a single episode and I do not even make knives.
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I have processed a lot of elk with a basic Mora knife. A couple lightweight Mora knives, Laplander saw and a very lightweight sharpener and that is generally it.
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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Old-school Buck 110 for me.
If ifs and buts were like candy and nuts, it would be Christmas every day.
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I have processed a lot of elk with a basic Mora knife. A couple lightweight Mora knives, Laplander saw and a very lightweight sharpener and that is generally it. Thanks for saving me from having to learn to post photos The same Mora after washing is also the food prep and dinner knife for me. It even does a decent job spreading butter with a bit of care.
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I've never lost a blue handle knife. They just stand out in the wild.
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Surprised to see all the folders. Very cool. I got an old buck trapper that I can get razor sharp. Guts and skins good. Like a little longer blade for deboning. Seems like the old timer sharp finger was in on about every kill growing up. Wonder if they still make a good one? I like the cold steel stuff also because if I need to abuse it, it can normally take it. The Old Timer Sharp Finger Generational is now being made in the USA again. I got one and it is 1049 steel, unlike the cheaper China one.
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Thanks. I'll check it out. Dad bought one in the early 90s and we've used the tar outta that thing. Literally wore it out.
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Those Mora’s are great. ^^^ Old Case Trappers work well and easy to get scary sharp.
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I have a 2003 vintage Bark River Fox River that I believe is either D2 or A2 steel that I really like. I also have 3 different Moraknivs: Companion, Craftline, and Bushcraft. I find Moras to be excellent knives for the money.
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I carry/skin and gut with USA Made Schrade 152's. (I like Bucks and other Schrade's too.)
I have three custom knives and a couple Buck 119's that I use for butchering. Only one of 39 knifes isn't made in the USA and that one I bought in Gyana straight from the knife maker.
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I prefer classic. Semper Fi I used to run with the hare. Now I'm envious of the tortoise and I do my own stunts but rarely intentionally
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My favorite is a Ruana 1 off I had them build, just shy of 4" drop point wide blade and 1/8 thick, iron wood scales. Feels great in my hand and really holds an edge. I used a Ruana # 10 for many years and really liked it also. Gave my son a few Ruanas that he likes. Including another 1 off I had them make for me. Step son did a good job skinning and gutting his buck this year with an old Buck 105 of mine and he really liked it. His birthday is tomorrow and I got a new 105 for him. I don't like the new sheaths as well as the old ones but he won't know the diff. He likes knives and I've given him a bunch but this one is the first hunting type I've given him.
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