Cleaned a 6-point buck with small Seb. over the weekend...

[Professor]

This is truly one of those places where this little knife shines. As scalpel-sharp as it is, its real beauty was apparent when it was time to clean the knife at the end of the night. Out came the Allen wrench, and with breakdown was lost the residual schmeg that can accumulate from such an endeavor.

It took the tenderloins out more cleanly than anything I've ever used. It prepared meat for grinding like it was meant to do so.

I was the envy of the cleaning party, though not so much so since everybody else used my other knives.

Anybody else done any deer-cleaning with their Sebs?

Professor.

 

[Professor]

I did experience just the very slightest amount of edge deformation, so little that most people wouldn't notice. I took care of it quickly with my Spydie stones and called it a day. The deformation was very likely the effect of cutting away tendons close to the bone on the quarters.

Professor.

 

[Amphibious Tuna]

Prof,
Concur!
I field dressed (cant say "gutted" anymore)a nice muley here in Colorado on opening day with my large Seb. It did a super job. You are right the clean up is much easier than with other folders.

I will say however, that it was a little tough opening and closing until I got a chance to take it apart and clean properly - I suspect that is becasue the tolerances are so tight to begin with.

Last week, I dressed AND quarted not one but two elk, and all I did while in the process was touch it up now and then on a steel to keep the edge. It is a good piece of gear, but man dont set it down in the mess because that grey color is hard to find!
Semper Fi
Tuna

 

[Professor]

Not only that, but huntin' buddies of mine tend to "borrow" gear indefinitely! I'd never ever never ever ever tell them how much its worth! Ha!

Professor.

 

[K man]

Thanks for this post Professor,
I was wondering if a small sebbi would be large enough to field dress a deer, but now I know. BTW opening day I got a nice 8 point and field dressed it with a Buck Nighthawk but did not process it myself- it was too warm and the meat would have spoiled(almost 60 degrees!) Well, hopefully, next season I will have the joy of using a small sebbi on a monster 250 lb 12 point!

 

[Professor]

I imagine the large Seb would be even better at dressing large game, and I would've probably used one if I had one. I found the small to be more than adequate though, having the best edge-holding throughout cleaning of any of the other knives on the table, including one in D2, one in 440C, one in ATS34, and one in 1095.

Professor.

 

[JTurner]

Prof... the only thing I cleaned and dressed last weekend was the dried putty from a window I broke putting in my winter storm windows on the porch. Small Sebenza performed great. I used it to scrape out 25 year old putty and gut the window frame so I could put in the new piece of glass. Edge still looks great and shaves a few hairs here and there.

JT

 

[SALTY]

Both the small and the large are great for field dressing deer. The large is about my favorite folding deer knife.

With that said, I am not a fan of folding knives for hunting. Fixed blades do not have mechanisms to get gingered up with "stuff" and are generally more handy in hunting situations. For what it's worth, I just fiend dressed my buck with the Sable. I know, I know .. it's too big for deer, ya-dah, ya-dah, but it works great. It's also allows you to clear the windpipe, heart and all that up front goin's-ons without having to reach up so much. The shape of the Sable is great for deer hunting. You should see it stab pepperoni at the card game!