2010 Elk Small Skinner

Flatlander1963

Flatlander1963

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I really like the grind on this blade. This the knife JB was speaking of over in the Boning Knife thread. Damn good looking knife!!

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I like it too. Great design... Interesting idea using the 110 style bolster :thumbup:
Not real keen on the B&C medallion, but thats just a minor thing. Plus it comes with a distressed leather sheath. Very cool

Anymore I rarely see a knife that I get real excited about, but I gotta have one of those
 
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Buck_110 said:
That's a really pretty knife. Without a choil, it's going to stay wide at the rear and narrow only at the front when sharpened. That blade design needs a choil to be a practical user. It's easy enough to add one with a rat tail file.
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You wouldn't dare take a file to that knife?? Would You??
 
Buck_110 said:
That's a really pretty knife. Without a choil, it's going to stay wide at the rear and narrow only at the front when sharpened. That blade design needs a choil to be a practical user. It's easy enough to add one with a rat tail file.
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You know what would be totally cool,thats a knife I would buy in A second,but wouldn't it be cool to have that exact same knife in a folding lockback hunter model?TOO COOL!
 
Thats the 112 handle w/ a laynard hole, nice handle . Thanks for posting the photo Flat . DM
 
i'll be picking one up for sure. wouldn't have imagined putting one together like that and when reading the description of it on another thread didn't do anything for me. but after seeing the pic it just looks right.
 
I'm sure its just me but theres something wrong with the specs. on the knife . Looking at the inches it only has a 2 1/8" handle and looking at the CM the whole knife is only about 4" long . So, which one if either is correct ? DM
 
David, I'm not sure if I'm reading it right, but I think the blade is 3 1/8 inches and the handle is 5 1/4 inches. For an overall 8 3/8 inches.

If that is correct, I like the size. But I think I'm in the minority because I prefer smaller knives. Especially for working on game.
 
338375 said:
David, I'm not sure if I'm reading it right, but I think the blade is 3 1/8 inches and the handle is 5 1/4 inches. For an overall 8 3/8 inches.

If that is correct, I like the size. But I think I'm in the minority because I prefer smaller knives. Especially for working on game.
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I think you're right on the sizes for this knife. I used to love using a 119, and still do, but have found smaller knives in my hand when cleaning game. I think this design will be a good seller for Buck, and will probably be seen with the premium steels. Even with the knives I occassionally make, I find guys buying the smaller knife more often, when given the choice between 21/2" or 3" blades and 6" or 7" blades.
 
I know its all personal preference Scott, and a lot of guys have used bigger knives for years, but I have always liked the feel I get, and control, when working with a smaller blade.

I think you are right, that knife will probably be a big seller for Buck, especially if they offer in premium steel. I don't get very excited about new knives anymore, but I'm really looking forward to them coming out :thumbup:

Does anyone have an eta ?
 
So, over all really means "handle length" ? Then if thats the case the other photo Flat lander posted of the Ergo boning knife it must follow the same pattern and really be 15"
" over all " length . Glad someone could translate what "over all" really means .
I really like a 4" blade for field dress work, except quartering of large game . For that one operation I like the 5-6" DM
 
That info from the catalog isn't perfectly clear. The info "Length 5 1/4" (9.8) overall" should be clarified as the handle. There's no way the handle is only 2 1/8", if the "overall" length of the knife was 5 1/4"
 
Flatlander1963 said:
I really like the grind on this blade. This the knife JB was speaking of over in the Boning Knife thread. Damn good looking knife!!

ElkHunter.jpg
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Looking at the photo of the 113 the handle appears to be longer than the blade. However looks can be deceiving. Using the 112 for size comparison, blade 3.0", handle 4.25", overall 7.25". if the 113 only has a little over 2.0" handle that is going to be hard to work with IMHO.

Back in 2004 I bought a BM 210 Activator (Snody design) it has a 2.1" blade and it was 5.5" overall. It was very small, but, the handle was at least 3.4" long. I did not realize these were not made in the USA and sold the knife on BF!. The size of the knife, however, would have made a wonderful gutting/skinning knife.

I hope someone from Buck will comment on the size and maybe post a photo to give folks a good idea of the true size, someone may not like a fixed blade skinner that will fit in the palm of there hand. There will be no misunderstandings and disappointed customers that way!
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You guys know why you feel "friendly" to those small knives....It's the thousands of years of evolution your native ancestors used chipped flint, and other natural materials, blades. You can run a lot faster with a couple of small flint blades than you can with a couple of pounds of stone headed axe, an foot long obsidian 'bowie' knife. Small knives are just natures way.......You are getting greener and didn't know it......... ~(; -) 300Bucks
 
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