Recommendation? Looking for a camping/food prep fixed blade

NJBillK said:
Why not clip a 16? I dropped the spine (as well as the other mods) on this 16.
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Excellent suggestion.

And exactly what Ive been thinking about doing for a while, as I couldnt seem to get my mitts on a used BK17 and as Ive seen some good examples of the BK16 with dropped spine/clip mods.

Actually the 16 wouldnt bee too shabby for the OP to use as a food prep knife.
 
Not sure what blade size you need but i can do a custon in the 200-300$ price range.
My apex hunter would work great with a 3.5 inch blade.
Heres 2 examples, if those dont fit your taste we could come up with a custom design.
Pic: apex hunter 3.1 inch blade (Z-Finit)
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If you want something bigger you could order my Camp Kaiju model. 5.25 inch handle, 7.5 inch blade .
Pic Camp Kaiju (3/16 CPM 3V)
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I can use whatever steel you like.
I currently have these in stock:
Stainless
-zfinit
-vanax
-Nitro-V
High carbon
-CPM 3V
-Z-Wear
-8670
-Z-Tuff
Best of luck!!
 
I just got a couple Friedrich Dick knives to try out. 5" Lamb skinner and 4" fish knife. The 4" poultry/rabbit knife is enroute.

Also 5", 6" and 7" straight, wide, stiff boning knives in carbon and stainless from Dexter and Victorinox.
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Well...Nessmuk, who kinda knew what he was doing in the woods....used...well, a Nessmuk for food prep as well as for eating.
 
I don't really like the Mora Companion for food prep. Its a little thick, not a great slicer. I often use it in that role, but I don't have anything better. That plastic sheath is so handy for a camp knife....It works OK, and I am taking mine camping this weekend, but a better slicer would be nice. I always fancied the Spyderco Lil'Temperance as a food prep knife, but it seems a little pricey.
Edit: the Lil' Temperance is a small folder, not sure what knife I was thinking of. The original Temperance?
 
gazz98 said:
... EDIT - I shall refrain from making a Dick Ergogrip joke.
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That entirely escaped me until you pointed it out. Myriad jokes are racing around my brain. My name is Richard but only my nickname is short. I just gave one of the F. Dick lamb skinners to my son. He was amused.

The lamb skinner is Nessmuk-ish. The blade is fairly stout. So is the Victorinox stiff boning knife. :) All of these seem useful in a camp situation. The 5 inch Dexter #1375 carbon knife with the Beechwood handle seems handy. Fits right into the rather nice Mora-type sheath that came with one of those $1.67 BUDK Mora-like objects.

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Gollik knives. Have him make you an Elmax knife. Great guy, and knives are priced really well. They are very tough and stain resistant, also easy to sharpen and hold a great edge. Perfect for outdoors! Worth a look for sure.
 
USMCPOP said:
That entirely escaped me until you pointed it out. Myriad jokes are racing around my brain. My name is Richard but only my nickname is short. I just gave one of the F. Dick lamb skinners to my son. He was amused.

The lamb skinner is Nessmuk-ish. The blade is fairly stout. So is the Victorinox stiff boning knife. :) All of these seem useful in a camp situation. The 5 inch Dexter #1375 carbon knife with the Beechwood handle seems handy. Fits right into the rather nice Mora-type sheath that came with one of those $1.67 BUDK Mora-like objects.

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Now that russeR would he a great choice.

Seriously for a camp kitchen knife, an actual kitchen knife would really he the best.
I understand a knife nut wanting some outdoors knife that happens to be okay for kitchen duty , but if that's all you'll use it for then something made for the kitchen would he the best choice.
 
HFinn said:
Grohmann boat knife. Same as the original, just slightly different handle. Would be even better if you can find one with flat grind, but this does it all. The ergonomics are remarkable.

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Yes, a fine design indeed. I gather that US troops who train with the Canadians affectionately know these as ‘steak knives’. I’ve got a #3, like the one pictured, and an original #1 on its way across the Atlantic. Two months for shipping from Grohmann to the UK, I **** you not. o_O
 
All below I've used in the kitchen or on hikes; excellent food prep blades in my opinion.

-Buck small Selkirk fixed blade
-Cold Steel Canadian Belt Knife
-Victorinox Picnic
 
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