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Who makes the best fixed blade skinning knife in your opinion?
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Don Lewellyn. http://www.dlknives.com/
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I like the one i ordered from T.O.W. little 4" deep belly rounded handle joker
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Go to Dixie gun works and buy an $8.50 Russell Green River blade, Apply grips of your own material and style. My FIL worked in a packing house, Green Rivers were all they ever used. Hard enough to hold a decent edge, soft enough to touch up real easily. I've used them for years and they will take and hold a razor edge. RD
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TG, I received a Buck Vanguard with a wood laminate handle and brass bolster/pommel. It is an excellent knife and good looking too. I have skinned nilgai, white-tails, hogs, etc. and after a quick sharpening with my Lansky rods and that baby is ready to go. It cost less than $40 at Academy outdoors.
The heft and feel is excellent and the wood does not slip in my hand when I am skinning. It is a drop point type blade and one of the best gifts I have ever received.
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CHR,it is hard to beat a Buck for an OTC hunting knife.They are a bit hard to get an edge on but they hold an edge very well..
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gene -
about 10 years ago i bought a schrade sharpfinger and i've been loving it eer since. if you can find one, i highly recommend it. i think it has a different model name and number now, but an ebay search or an email to schrade will help you locate one. i want to say that it's t150 or something like that, but am not sure and it is packed away at the moment.
word of caution! the one i bought was american made with a nice, good-quality leather sheath! i went to buy my boy one of the new-style ones last year, and it was made in CHINA with a stainless blade rahter than carbon steel and a thn flimsy-looking sheath. my advice on this matter is that the old model ones are GREAT; the new models ones don't seem to be as good and might be crap. that aside, if you can find an older one, get it and treasure it.
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Bark River makes a great little skinner if you can find them.
I picked this one up through AG Russell a couple years back.
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For the money , Gerber's make the best for under 50 bucks.
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imr4831 wrote:
Bark River makes a great little skinner if you can find them.
I picked this one up through AG Russell a couple years back.
That sure is a pretty knife. I remember seeing them in his catalog a while back but unfortunately I didn't buy one.
I am not qualified to speak about who makes the "best" skinner, since I haven't used them all. But while I am not a fan of Buck knives in general, the deep-swept skinner from them that I have has been a very good knife. Deuced hard to sharpen, but hold a really good edge for a long, long time.
I have an original Ek that hasn't ever been used, but should be excellent at the task. Very swept blade, almost like a kalinga. Since it has some collector value I can't bring myself to use it.
BTW, sometimes you get lucky: I bought a stag-handled drop-point hunter from AG 3 or 4 years ago. Splurged (I thought at the time!) and paid about $125 for it. Beautiful knife. I just saw it's back in the catalog, but now is $350. Yahoo!
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IMR, That is a good looking skinner. I have now made a few knives myself and enjoy the clean lines and classic look or the Bark River knives. Great choice. Have you skinned anything with it?
Attached is a pic of my first Damascus skinner. It is 7 1/4 in. long with a 3 in. blade, cherry wood scales in a bird's eye pattern, mosaic pins, and vine file work. I was offered money for it but could not part with it since it is my first.
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Attachment: Knife 014.jpg (Downloaded 77 times) Last edited on Thu Jan 17th, 2008 07:37 PM by chr18426
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That's a handsome return on your investment, DK. Please share a picture of the knife.
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CHR, that's a very pretty knife you have there. I can understand why you wouldn't want to let it go. I sure wouldn't!
Here's a pic of some of mine. Top left is that AGRussell stag I mentioned, along with its sheath. Top right is my much-used Buck skinner. Bottom left is a Blackjack "Trail Guide" that has given me good service over the years. (I blued the blade.) On the bottom right is that unused Ek. Probably the sturdiest knife in the bunch, what with its massive full tang build.Attachment: knives.jpg (Downloaded 72 times)
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Good looking lot, DK. The Blackjack is especially slick. How did you blue the blade? I am currently experimenting with hot bluing. The fact that the knives get used is something I appreciate.
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chr18426 wrote: IMR, That is a good looking skinner. I have now made a few knives myself and enjoy the clean lines and classic look or the Bark River knives. Great choice. Have you skinned anything with it?
Attached is a pic of my first Damascus skinner. It is 7 1/4 in. long with a 3 in. blade, cherry wood scales in a bird's eye pattern, mosaic pins, and vine file work. I was offered money for it but could not part with it since it is my first.
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Good to chat with a couple of fellow "fine blade" men.
I've carryed the Bark River on one hunt but as of yet it hasnt been blooded and I havent touched the factory edge yet.
Excellent job there on your knife. If that's your first attempt I think someday we may be bidding for your work!!!
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Dirtkicker wrote: imr4831 wrote:
Bark River makes a great little skinner if you can find them.
I picked this one up through AG Russell a couple years back.
That sure is a pretty knife. I remember seeing them in his catalog a while back but unfortunately I didn't buy one.
I am not qualified to speak about who makes the "best" skinner, since I haven't used them all. But while I am not a fan of Buck knives in general, the deep-swept skinner from them that I have has been a very good knife. Deuced hard to sharpen, but hold a really good edge for a long, long time.
I have an original Ek that hasn't ever been used, but should be excellent at the task. Very swept blade, almost like a kalinga. Since it has some collector value I can't bring myself to use it.
BTW, sometimes you get lucky: I bought a stag-handled drop-point hunter from AG 3 or 4 years ago. Splurged (I thought at the time!) and paid about $125 for it. Beautiful knife. I just saw it's back in the catalog, but now is $350. Yahoo!
Lucky Indeed Pard!
I ordered one of AG's drop point stag handled skinners a few years back and it's incredible. Really like how he hollow ground that design. Every time I visit his site I end up wishing for the other 2 knives in that series of drop points.
Excellent quality blades!!!
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Had this for years. I picked it up from the factory in Pictou Nova Scotia Canada (Grohmann Knives). It's a DH Russell Belt Knife, 5 1/2 " blade and a 4 1/2 " rosewood handle. Nice rounded belly makes short work of deer skinning. Only bad point is the sheath. The keeper gets cut every time you draw the knife.
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Carlo1776 wrote:
Had this for years. I picked it up from the factory in Pictou Nova Scotia Canada (Grohmann Knives). It's a DH Russell Belt Knife, 5 1/2 " blade and a 4 1/2 " rosewood handle. Nice rounded belly makes short work of deer skinning. Only bad point is the sheath. The keeper gets cut every time you draw the knife.
Carlo, I have one of the DHRussell Bird & Trout knives and I have the same complaint about the sheath. Seems you can't take it out or put it back without slicing it somewhere. Great knife, though. I love it for bird cleaning.
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Hey Kicker
Funny how we get motivated when we talk about this stuff. Fixed the sheath issue by cutting off the keeper, punching 2 holes in the frog of the sheath, threaded a leather lace (from local shoe maker), single knot around the handle and a bow around the brass fastener.
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Where there's a will (and some assorted pieces of leather!) there's a way! Good solution, Carlo.
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