Knives

[bambislayer]

Victorinox for all the larder work and bushwear cheapy orange jobs for gralloching, whats the point of an expensive knife if you loose it[god knows how many i've forgotten to pick up!!!!]

The best advice I was given by my old head stalker was,

"Always remember your knife , it's a b*****d of a job with your teeth!!!!!!!!!!"

 

[BuckarooUK]

whilst i agree that its all too easy to loose a good knife, the frost knives are awful in use.

I've since found a good compromise - an excellent working blade and much easier in use than the frost type. I've used the knife below for some time now and highly recommend it:
http://www.heinnie.com/5f9Ykg984097/Knives/Cold-Steel/Cold-Steel-Finn-Bear/p-92-127-2522/

 

[griffshrek]

i'm with poddle on this one the frost are a great inexpensive knives that hold a good edge , i personaly like the carbon blades on the frost knives. i find them very easy to work on with deer . and the bright coloured handles easy to find great for £6-£8 a knife

the only thing i dont like on frost knives are the sheaths ..............neil

 

[ezzy6.5]

Hi All,

One thing that allways sticks in my mind about knives is, a long few years ago i used to work as an engineering manager for an abbatior and we had a company on site that processed the hides. one day they were short staffed so there boss had to roll up his sleeves and get stuck in, when i saw his knife i went over to look at it. it was the knife he'd had since he was an apprentice, an old carbon steel wooden handle thing but it was razor sharp and i reckon he was only touching it up with the steel every 8 to 10 hides as apposed to the lads with the modern stainless knives were steeling there blades every hide.
Having said that i use a stainless knife for anything meat related but an old carbon bladed canadian army knife and an Opinel for everything else.

Ezzy.

 

[vim]

Apparently the self proclaimed experts use rusty old thing like this

 

[Jagare]

Puma White Hunter. Every Boy Scout should have one.

 

[irishgun]

but try open one when its wet the wood swells ,a pain

 

[Claret_Dabbler]

I have a Falknivven F1.

Absolutely excellent for all hunting/stalking purposes. Takes a great edge and holds it.

I use no other knife since I got the F1.

 

[Davie]

Vim that's a real nice knife and i am sure malc might pay a good price for it for his museum.
Me i got a small bck knife for the field and a 5 inch victorinox for the shed the vic nife is the stiff blade sticker.

 

[irishgun]

i have a buck 110 folder from the time i started stalking 15 + years ago the blade was getting thin and i snapped the top off it killing a hind .

i rang buck for 10 dollars they will put a new blade in it and post it back to me ,very happy with their service

 

[8x57]

I bought a Buck 110 in 1979 in San Francisco for the equivalent of £11.
I used it every day in work for the next 23 years until I replaced it with a Leatherman tool. I still have it, though the blade is now a little smaller and shorter than when new due to sharpening over the years.
It can be opened one handed by grasping the blade and flicking yet the blade has remained tight with no wobble whatsoever, and I have worked it hard. I have replaced the sheath twice over the years but the replacements (not Buck) have not been as good as the original. Brilliant knife, superb quality.
The salesman in the shop where I bought mine advised me against buying a similar style Puma and recommended the Buck, sound advise.
Goes to show that the U.S.A. turns out some very good tools, and then they turn out products like Remington!

 

[Robin Hood]

I've got a big selection of knives and a few of these weren't cheap!

But my favourite and most used is a frost Mora, cost less than a tenner!

R.H.

 

[1820]

OK HERE IS MY 2 p worth

was out in NZ doing a little fly fishing of jet boats with a buddie who moved out there.. any how there is a knife maker (comercial) and tthey have made for years and years knives from high carbon steal not sainles steal!! yes they will rust if you do not oil them when you are done ,, and they will discolor if you cut an Oringe.. But man O man !!! I have hunted in Africa for years and the skiners use sofe blades , as they might not hold there edge for long but they sharpen up realy quick!! I have had a kurshow hunting knife with a gut hook nise to look at in the shop, but out in wild with only a sand stone and spit to sharpen with it is as usful as flat batterys!!

any how these guys will post a knife to the UK.. and I would verry highly recomend them..

and no gut hooks they will only make knives that work, and the ceo said he will not put a gut hook on a knife as they are a gimick..

so any how here is the url

http://www.svord.com/SvordMainFrameset.htm

you will not go wrong with this knife !!! I can not recomend it enoph, and I have been all over the world!

cheers

 

[1820]

PSS

just one other thing when you are looking at there knives look at there

"pig stikers"

if you dont know what real men .. well OK real mad men get up to these MZ boys go wild pig sticking they hunt with a knife and a dog or two, AND THAT IS IT !! they hunt these great bug HUGE wild pigs with a knife !! man you have to have balls to do that!!

MMMmmm wander what the bunny hugers would say about that out here!!??

 

[bambislayer]

Re: PSS

just one other thing when you are looking at there knives look at there

"pig stikers"

if you dont know what real men .. well OK real mad men get up to these MZ boys go wild pig sticking they hunt with a knife and a dog or two, AND THAT IS IT !! they hunt these great bug HUGE wild pigs with a knife !! man you have to have balls to do that!!

MMMmmm wander what the bunny hugers would say about that out here!!??

Did a bit of pig hunting a few years back [with knife ], when I was fitter and madder, exciting stuff

 

[Grandhubert]

whilst i agree that its all too easy to loose a good knife, the frost knives are awful in use.

I've since found a good compromise - an excellent working blade and much easier in use than the frost type. I've used the knife below for some time now and highly recommend it:
http://www.heinnie.com/5f9Ykg984097/Knives/Cold-Steel/Cold-Steel-Finn-Bear/p-92-127-2522/

+1 for the finnbear.

IanF recommended it to me, I bought one and the rest is history.

Not much more than a frost knife but better steel IMO.

Regards,

A

 

[dieseldan]

I have had and own hunners of knifes, and a cheap folder is lethal. DO NOT buy a cheap knife unless you dont like your fingers. Wobbly thin knifes are fine new but lethal blunt. I would rather loose my knife than 2 pints of blood!!! A decent knife is a work of art and it is a core part of your kit.
Moving on.......once you get into the steels and styles it can get awfully anal.

best steels are 440C (American Stainless, normally on fixed blades,
the letter is very important) then moving up to AUS8 (Japanese) used by Kershaw and if you can afford one get a deer hunter or folding field and dont lose it. (took us 45 mins to find my mates in heather)

The Europeans have Sandvic and VG10 which is a laminated SS. These are like AUS8 in the premier league and if you only want to buy 1 top quality knife for a lifetime buy a Fjallkniven F1. These are VG10 or the new one is called 3G or powder steel as it has no grain. It goes right into dishwasher and comes out new.

The F1 is used by survival experts and military throughout the world.

I have Bucks, Kershaws and Puma's fixed and folders. I even think that a gut hook has its place on the hill on hinds in the winter. get the job done quick and easy and rest in the larder later.
If any of you are doing DS2, take 2 knifes with you, one on belt and one in pocket, shows contingency planning if one gets contaminated, dull or lost.

I have yet to find a knife and sheath combo in a fixed blade that suits perfectly. So I get them made.
told you it gets scary.

 

[Stand Buck]

I would recommend a Cutco, fantastic edge, orange handle so hard to loose and best of all comes with a forever sharp guarantee

 

[1820]

Hi there you Guys My thoughts on the matter.

This is my thought on the matter. I spend a lot of time and effort earning the money to go out for thoughts few days a year to hunt/stalk, buck/deer.

But to have a really expensive knife is pretentious, especially when hunting in Africa, and the value of your knife can be the same as one of the boy’s monthly wage.

The next criteria for a blade it to be a good steel, stainless steel is not really a blade steel, you need a high carbon steel.

What is also nice is to have a knife that has not been made in china, but has some nostalgia/ heritage.

So who makes a knife like this?

This is the knife I would suggest.

http://www.svord.com/SvordMainFrameset.htm

and you can buy on line.

 

[Scarpa]

Sorry to bump the thread but was reading up on the gut hook point (pardon the pun). I bought a seperate Gerber gut hook tool for 8 quid... great to use and easy to clean. For the knife... I had an old Normark that was on it's last legs after 40 odd years so bought A Falkniven F1 blank and am just working on a handle of stabilised grey curly birch for it. The Japanese laminated blade has a fantastic edge to it (shaving sharp doesn't do it justice and with a convex edge it's easy to sharpen in the field), it's a little thick for a dedicated game knife but the quality more than makes up for it. I'd be happy hacking away to make a pidgeon hide in the afternoon and then using it to dress game in the evening.