Looking for a good skinning knife

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BAMBIKILLER

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I have a tedford knife I use for skinning now it's ats-34 steel hold a good edge and extremely sharp .. Looking to go above and beyond . I want the sharpest knife I can find .. It will be used mainly for skinning not much else . (Bear deer ect ) any I pub would be great ... Also I enjoy "custom " knives over big name brand box store type thanks guys first post here
 
Old Timer Sharpfinger is the one that worked for me for years.

If you want a custom, I think one of these would work great:



It's made by Drew (DCL knives) here on the forums. You can find him here on the customs for sale section.
 
David Winston makes some great looking knives and has very reasonable prices.

http://winstonknives.blademakers.com/

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This design is good for skinning as opposed to a more general purpose drop point which is sort of a do it all blade shape for handling animals. For buthering take a look at the Kabar Becker BK-5 or BK-15. Pretty inexpensive as knives go.

I am generally partial to Bob Dozier's knives. I tend to prefer something like the Pro Guides knife which for some may be a little long bladed. It is often my general purpose woods knife as well.
 
I would say a Grohman Canadian belt knife or a Randall model 3 or the 4. A lot of great skinning knives out there but those are my favs
 
I like the look of this Randall but the price tag is crazy .. What is it about his knives that makes them so valuable ?
 
Would the flat grind grohman be suitable for skinning purposes or regular grind be better suited . I'm leaning towards the grohman original now
 
A couple of my favorite skinners. :thumbup: :cool: :thumbup:


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Both customs out of the Bark River shop in 52100. ;)




Big Mike
 
Slaughterer's skinner, standard work issue at slaughterhouses/abattoirs. Ergonomically good enough for skinning & basic butchering thousands of stock, 8 soul destroying hrs a day for decades, good enough for the occasional weekend pig/deer/bison.
 
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AntDog said:
Old Timer Sharpfinger is the one that worked for me for years.
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I still have my Sharpfinger (some call it a "Deerslayer") from the early 70's. Still in great shape/original sheath in good condition last I saw it. Nicely blued patina from being used as a broiler over many a campfire. An old soulmate....

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Just got re-interested in it and hunted it down.

Mine's marked A-side: "15 OT Pat. Pend" and then "Schrade-Walden' /second line/ 'NY USA" on the reverse. 6" blade, full-tang piece of bad.​

Always thought the handles to be jimped bone but not sure how good they were with Delrin back then. Not sure what steel but I know it gets hell fer sharp.

I'm going to find out more about this thing and sharpen it up tomorrow.....maybe someone knows more.
 
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EChoil said:
I still have my Sharpfinger (some call it a "Deerslayer") from the early 70's. Still in great shape/original sheath in good condition last I saw it. Nicely blued patina from being used as a broiler over many a campfire. An old soulmate....

********* **********
Just got re-interested in it and hunted it down.

Mine's marked A-side: "15 OT Pat. Pend" and then "Schrade-Walden' /second line/ 'NY USA" on the reverse. 6" blade, full-tang piece of bad.​

Always thought the handles to be jimped bone but not sure how good they were with Delrin back then. Not sure what steel but I know it gets hell fer sharp.

I'm going to find out more about this thing and sharpen it up tomorrow.....maybe someone knows more.
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The Deerslayer and Sharpfinger are two different models. The knife that you have is the Deerslayer, not the Sharpfinger.
 
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