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Marble's,imo.
They're made from 52100 and very high quality with several styles to choose from.
I have a pre 1940's Ideal and a new Woodcraft and Fieldcraft.
The little Fieldcraft would make a great backpackers knife!
Check the store here first.
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And if they're not available here check around. If you buy them direct from Marble's you will not get the best price.


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Well, how about a little more to go on like how much you want to spend, stainless or carbon steel, size, blade style, handle shape and material preferences?
 
Check out the Fallkniven line, including the new H1 hunting knife. It is made in the traditional Sacndinavian style but to a very high stsndard.

Also the WM1 and F1 models have been highly praised by hunters both here and in Europe.

Like all Fallkniven knives the steel is custom treated stainless VG-10 for strength and edge-holding.

Tom
 
I am willing to spend up to $200 for both a good skinning & boning knife. The blades can be carbon or stainless steel & must be 2-1/2" to 4-1/2" long.

Thanks for your help, what do you suggest?
 
Hey Backpacker...


I'm going to highly agree with Laganet on the Fallkniven line...

Anything from the SI and FI to the brand new HI would be an excellent pick for a hunting camp knife.

I have the entire set(not the GI,yet) and they are some of my favorite knives...

For the price,you can't beat them with a stick.....
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ttyle Eric....

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For $200, the world is your oyster. If you like "rubber" handles, Fallkniven is a great line of knives. But I would go with Yvsa's suggestion and buy a Marbles. For $200, you could buy both. Another "rubber" handled model is the Cold Steel Master Hunter. Pretty fair knife for $50 or so. And Grohmanns are great too--one of my favorites. You can get them in carbon or stainless.

If you want a blade that the edge will last and last, get a Bob Dozier. If you are a rookie at sharpening, you may find them tough to sharpen though. But great bang for the buck. Gen O Denning makes really nice affordable hunting knives. There are so many more in your price range. Do a search on hunting knives in the forum and you should find lots of possibilites.

For $200, you can get pretty much what you want so I would first decide on materials. What kind of handle materials, what kind of steel? What style of blade? Drop point or clip? Hollow ground, flat or convex? Hidden tang or exposed? Lots of decisions for you.


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I get some pleasure from finding a relentlessly peaceful use for a combative looking knife.
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Eric and Tom are right on the mark, both Grohmann and Fallkniven produce excellent knives with their own unique style, and you couldn't go wrong with choosing from their lines.

Also, for a traditional pattern with an excellent carbon steel, you can not go wrong with a Marble's, and they are sharp, sharp, sharp.

Your price point also opens up the custom market (for one blade anyway) and there are a lot of choices out there.

For example, I picked up a handmade, zonal hardened utility/hunter with a lefty sheath from Gary Little at Conklin Meadows forge for under a $100.

The 'Net's great for info, but, honestly, the best ways to help in the final decision is to pick 'em up and see how they feel in your hand.

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I ordered a Dozier Master Skinner ($185), what the AG Russel catalog called "the drop point hunter taken to its logical extreme" or something like that. I haven't got it yet (back ordered for a long time), but I'm guessing its going to be one great knife.

One thing I'm curious about. I know what makes a great skinner (in terms of blade shape), but what would make a good boning knife? Are we talking about separating bones at joints requiring some strength for prying, or cutting a pelvis in half, something that would merit a heavy duty chopper or better yet a bone saw? Does an optimal boning knife have a particular shape distinct from an optimal skinner?


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Originally posted by Hoodoo:
For $200, the world is your oyster.

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For $200, you can get pretty much what you want so I would first decide on materials. What kind of handle materials, what kind of steel? What style of blade? Drop point or clip? Hollow ground, flat or convex? Hidden tang or exposed? Lots of decisions for you.
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Hoodoo is spot-on here. For $200, in a 2.5"-4.5" hunter/skinner, the sky is your limit. If there's a production blade out there that meets *every* spec/material you want/need, then you can probably buy two of them for $200. If not, go CUSTOM, and you should still have change to spare.

Glen
 
Originally posted by matthew rapaport:
One thing I'm curious about. I know what makes a great skinner (in terms of blade shape), but what would make a good boning knife? Are we talking about separating bones at joints requiring some strength for prying, or cutting a pelvis in half, something that would merit a heavy duty chopper or better yet a bone saw? Does an optimal boning knife have a particular shape distinct from an optimal skinner?
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For separating joints, any decent hunter/skinner should be able to handle the cartilage and minor prying. 1/8" stock (esp on a low-alloy carbon steel) should be plenty strong; one could grind a thicker edge along part of the blade for this kind of de-boning, to be safe. I haven't cut out the rib cage on bigger game and such, but a bone saw would probably be the ticket. Some folks do use knives to break through bigger cavities by using a branch or mallet on a knife spine. Chopping would be pretty messy for any of this sort of stuff, I imagine.
 
What I mean when I say boning knife is a thinner smaller blade that can take the meat off the bones easyier. A skinning knife has too much curve and is too wide. The job can be done with a skinning knife, but, its not as easy. A boning knife will damage less meat and be much faster.
 
Now you're in my neighborhood.
I have done well with the Puma White Hunters although I really like Marbles. Other than the sheath, it's a great knife for the buck.
Fallkniven is a great knife, very functional and you gotta like VG-10. For some more money you could get probably one of the must rugged, if not utilitarian hunter's knives, the Chris Reeve Ubejane,(Skinner). For good performance, Fallkniven or Chris Reeve. For good performance and good looking I like the Puma White Hunter (440A stainless, unfortunatly) or the Marbles, great 52-100 carbon Steel and cool choice of handles.
In folders, for quick field dressing with a knife that you can carry on your person while traveling with a pack or other gear that involves a padded waist belt, try the Sebenza (over $200) or the Wegner/Spyderco. I am not a fan of only one liner, but the shape and performance of this knife on game has made somewhat of a believer out of me.

Much depends on your choice of utility vs. good looks and stainless vs. carbon. Happy Hunting.
 
Where are you planning on deboning your meat? If you are talking about a backpacking hunt where you want to debone your meat in the field to save packing weight, then you probably want a knife with the kind of steel that will hold an edge for awhile. If you are talking about deboning in the kitchen, then a good kitchen knife will do you well. You can get a pretty good boning knife from Chicago Cutlery. Buy a good steel for honing and it takes only seconds to keep the edge sharp. Haenckels (sp?) is higher end cutlery and you might want to check them out as well.

What you want is a long thin blade, probably 5-6" long. If you want a field knife for boning, a custom maker will make you a great boning knife for a reasonable price, given your price range.

You might find everything you need right here: http://www.mullin-custom-knives.com/prkco.html

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I get some pleasure from finding a relentlessly peaceful use for a combative looking knife.
JKM
 
My recommendation would be a BUSSE or perhaps you might consider a BUSSE, on the other hand you may want to really look at getting a BUSSE or somthing like that........did I mention I really like BUSSE ?

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Check with Melvin Dunn in Rossville, KS. HE has just what you are looking for. He uses D-2 and CPM 440V for blade steels. I would recomend D-2.

Paul
 
There are a few makers out there who can give you exactly what you're looking for, if you simply explain it to them. GenO Denning, Neil Blackwood, Lynn Griffith, and Jerry Hossum come to mind immediately. I would highly recommend visiting Les Robertson's site www.robertsoncustomcutlery.com and check out his hunters. You will at the very least come away with an idea of price and style, and best case find just what you're looking for. Good luck, and good hunting!
-Paul
 
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