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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....

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!"

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.

I really like the look of this one. I snuck out into the garage last weekend to try and make my own version. The first one turned out pretty good. The second blade is a little slimmer all the way around. Hope to get them finished up next weekend.

Wow - impressive!

Nicely done, elkchsr.

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.

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.

Old-school Buck 110 for me.

Randall model 8

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.

I've never lost a blue handle knife. They just stand out in the wild.

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.

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.

Mora..

Those Mora’s are great. ^^^

Old Case Trappers work well and easy to get scary sharp.

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.

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.

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.