Looking for a good skinning knife

Mr. Tettnanger said:
The Deerslayer and Sharpfinger are two different models. The knife that you have is the Deerslayer, not the Sharpfinger.
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You are correct of course. Due to blade similarities I always called it my Sharpfinger, sort of like an "Extra Large Espada," and wrote it as such. I see it referred to a lot as a Sharpfinger Deerslayer.

I'm trying to find out more about it, esp. what steel it is. I've seen it as 1095 on the BigStore but don't believe it. It has a pretty high polish to it. Bought it '72 or so...another long-time goto knife I took for granted til today.

I probably should start a separate thread....
 
BAMBIKILLER said:
ThSt is reL nice .
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Thanks!

Some other smaller favorites not fully brand, not fully custom, the BHK frontier first and BRK pro scalpel

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Just kidding - you can't buy these any more... :cool:

But seriously, check out Bark River Knives - they have several variations that are well suited to skinning game. You might also want to check out "virtuovice" on Youtube if you haven't already - he has a ton of great vids of hunting knife reviews, both table-top and in-field.
 
Well I have it narrowed down to the grohman and the bark river wolf river .. Just not sure which one to go with
 
Bark river is literally in my back yard here in michigan .. So I feel compelled to give them a try . But at the same time the Canadian belt knife is half the price of the bark river skinner . Really not sure which way to go on the two
 
I too support my Michigan neighbors - Mike and the gang at Bark River - whenever I can. If you're gonna go with a mid to small size skinner, consider a BRKT Gunny - it's an excellent choice:



And if you are not already familiar with him, "virtuovice" on YouTube is an excellent source for hunting knife reviews - check out his reviews of the Gunny, Bravo-1, and BlackJack 125.
 
Get a dedicated butcher's skinner. Skin all from rabbits to bison with less bloody hands, thus less slippage, than some of the other suggestions here. You'll never see a butcher or slaughterer work with those trinkets.
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K-77-6 Skinning knife $110.00
6 inch 15cm blade, 1.4116 S/S knife steel, 3mm thick skinning blade, Brass guard, Antler handle
http://www.deweyknives.com.au/kioloa.html
 
BAMBIKILLER said:
Is bark river the old marbles the same ?
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Mike Stewart was in charge of production of Marble's knives up until Marble's decided to move production off-shore.

Within a week Bark River Knife & Tool was founded, and Mike, and some of his top employees from Marble's, starting making knives in a dairy barn on his shooting center property in Bark River.

Knives from this period are referred to as "barn knives".

Within a year, the barn proved too small to keep up with demand. and BRK&T moved to it's current location in Escanaba.


So to answer your question, NO.

Not the same, at Bark River Mike Stewart has full control of design and fabrication of his knives, and has pledged to keep producing high quality knives right here in the USA.



Big Mike
 
Big Mike said:
Mike Stewart was in charge of production of Marble's knives up until Marble's decided to move production off-shore.

Within a week Bark River Knife & Tool was founded, and Mike, and some of his top employees from Marble's, starting making knives in a dairy barn on his shooting center property in Bark River.

Knives from this period are referred to as "barn knives".

Within a year, the barn proved too small to keep up with demand. and BRK&T moved to it's current location in Escanaba.


So to answer your question, NO.

Not the same, at Bark River Mike Stewart has full control of design and fabrication of his knives, and has pledged to keep producing high quality knives right here in the USA.



Big Mike
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Thanks for the info bro
 
Ditto that - I have owned probably 20-25 Bark River knives over the years and have a few times dealt directly with Mike and the gang up north. I have always had a good experience - those guys (and gals) are awesome. Case in point, I recently sent them a knife that I bought for my dad, and my dad's idiot friend tried to sharpen the convex zero-grind edge with one of those cheap-ass, kitchen-top, auto-electric sharpeners... totally screwed it up! Even knowing that it was "user error," Bark River refurbished the entire knife under their warranty and even threw in a new sheath to boot, and all for only $15 (the cost of shipping)! That's awesome... I just got the knife back - as soon as I get a chance to take pics, I'll be sure to post the before and after images.
 
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That will be something to see, and that's great that they treated you right! Keep your Dad's friend away from your Dad's knives my friend..... That really sucks that he messed up a nice blade.
 
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