[RAZ]

OT Sharp Finger. Nuff said.

 

[JR1]

I’ve been looking at the benchmade steep
Country. I got a benchmade flyway this year for cleaning waterfowl and have loved it. The ESSE looks nice too. A few of the others I will have to look up. I would like for it to be a hard enough steel to last for at least 2 deer without having to be touched up. Thanks for all the suggestions

There isn't a steel made that won't need some honing theough two deer. A nice steel or some ceramic rods can keep an edge on some good steel a long time.

 

[arkrem870]

Buck 103 skinner is what I grew up with…..dad used a art wiman knife

 

[ouachitamac]

I've been using a Morakniv Craftline Basic I got off Amazon for the last couple of years. It was $9.99 at the time. It's nothing fancy, but it will skin and dress a deer and hold an edge. My go-to has been an old Western that I got from the stamp store back in the day. But if you just need something sharp, the

Best steel I have seen in a knife, and has a nice handle too. When you step back and ask yourself: “what is a knife supposed to do?”
Cut, resharpen easily, and hold an edge well, have a good grip and ergonomics. Some say those mora knives aren’t much to look at, but to me, it is a beautiful tool.

 

[JR1]

Best steel I have seen in a knife, and has a nice handle too. When you step back and ask yourself: “what is a knife supposed to do?”
Cut, resharpen easily, and hold an edge well, have a good grip and ergonomics. Some say those mora knives aren’t much to look at, but to me, it is a beautiful tool.

Keep one in every vehicle and every pack as "just in case" knives. Best $15 to $20 knives you can buy in my opinion.

 

[Jerry Fisk]

I try to keep up with "up and coming" makers. If any of yall are looking for a good custom knife go to Instagram or facebook to @taboneknives. Tbone makes a good quality clean hand forged knife for only $300. I have cut with him, checked his work many times. My outlook for him is that he is one that will do good. By that I mean, the work is clean, he does it right, is a good sound solid person so he's honest and has good business practices. That all comes in to play. He asks questions to the "right" people on how to improve etc, folks like Vilar, Cook and Rhea. Look over his work if you are looking for a knife. It might be next deer season before he gets you one, I have no idea on his delivery time.

 

[Koyote]

I use a case pocket knife and buck 119, but that buck woodsman looks like it might work too.

 

[rmcmurry]

OT Sharp Finger. Nuff said.

My folks have always used a Sharp Finger or just a Trapper style pocket knife.

 

[Hudson_1]

Case trapper

 

[whitetailcollector]

I skin deer with a Gerber, it doesn't hold an edge as well as some of my other knives but about 3 or 4 licks on a steel it's sharper than you need.

 

[Jerry Fisk]

OT Sharp Finger. Nuff said.

. The sharpfinger was named after the guy who designed it. That was his real last name...Sharpfinger...perfect name for a knife too.

 

[southARbuck]

My go to is a 110, the 101 is a fixed blade 110, and I want a 113. All excellent choices from Buck

 

[Arkie_3_fan]

For the price, Dexter Russell makes some knives that are hard to beat.
And did I mention they are cheap?

 

[JohnnieWalker]

I was raised on sharpfingers and 110s. I've got both that my daddy carried when I was little. I skin a lot of stuff with my trapper nowadays. My brother got a 119 as a gift and he likes it for deer skinning.

 

[browning_gold_12]

Kinfolks. Every deer I've cleaned the last 10 years or so has been with one like this. My handle is a little different, but the same blade. It was my Papaw's. A few licks on a sharpening steel before I start and it's like new.

1940's Kinfolks USA Model 380 Full Hidden Tang Carbon - Etsy

Very nice well built mid century Kinfolks USA Woodcraft design hunting skinning sheath knife. Excellent condition with acceptable wear consistent with age and use with an even distribution of blade stain patina, rock solid and tight as it should be, The razor sharp high carbon steel blade is

www.etsy.com

 

[JB Weld]

Kinfolks. Every deer I've cleaned the last 10 years or so has been with one like this. My handle is a little different, but the same blade. It was my Papaw's. A few licks on a sharpening steel before I start and it's like new.

1940's Kinfolks USA Model 380 Full Hidden Tang Carbon - Etsy

Very nice well built mid century Kinfolks USA Woodcraft design hunting skinning sheath knife. Excellent condition with acceptable wear consistent with age and use with an even distribution of blade stain patina, rock solid and tight as it should be, The razor sharp high carbon steel blade is

www.etsy.com

Looks like it came straight out of The Backwoodsman Magazine!

 

[pirogue]

Kinfolks. Every deer I've cleaned the last 10 years or so has been with one like this. My handle is a little different, but the same blade. It was my Papaw's. A few licks on a sharpening steel before I start and it's like new.

1940's Kinfolks USA Model 380 Full Hidden Tang Carbon - Etsy

Very nice well built mid century Kinfolks USA Woodcraft design hunting skinning sheath knife. Excellent condition with acceptable wear consistent with age and use with an even distribution of blade stain patina, rock solid and tight as it should be, The razor sharp high carbon steel blade is

www.etsy.com

Looks like the stacked leather handle on an old Western brand knife, I got back in the 60’s. It was made In Colorado.

 

[browning_gold_12]

It is stacked leather. This is all I could find on my phone.

 

[JR2]

My favorite is a Schrade 498 49er. An oldie that JR1 skinned his first deer with!

 

[Hivernan]

My favorite is a Schrade 498 49er. An oldie that JR1 skinned his first deer with! View attachment 385807 View attachment 385807

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