Looking for best slicer pocket knife

I always use a folder for field dressing deer. My favorite is a Spyderco Stretch, but as you said no Spyderco’s I would probably recommend a griptilian. You could also look at steel will. I have an M390 modus and it’s pretty nice, I’ve heard the d2 version is thinner.

What kind of a budget do you have? Do you like stainless or carbon steel better?

My vote would go towards anything with a drop point or even a sheepsfoot profile, but some people like “pokier” knives. I know people who have used their arrow heads or box-cutters to dress a deer. Really anything can work.
 
Well I'm not sure what my budget is at the moment. I can get something a bit cheaper now or I could save up for something like a mnandi which I have been eyeing for a while anyway
 
erhodes said:
So for some reason I have gotten the urge to to get a good slicer pocket knife. I have a large sebenza 21 and a microtech stitch that I carry every day, one or the other not both.

Looking for something that is super slicer and can take for feild dressing deer when I start hunting in the fall. I also have been using it to cut into wiring to splice things in on my bike. Not actually cut the wire but unwrap it.

Anyway I'm just seeing what everyone would suggest. I know a pocket knife isn't the best for taking out and dressing deer but I like taking my knives apart and cleaning and sharpening them regularly for no reason anyway.

All suggestions are welcome except no Spyderco as I am just not a fan of their knives. Good products just not to my taste
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You haven't mentioned a budget. There's some excellent suggestions already posted. But, if you're budget is flexible, I'd tell you to find a knife on the exchange that appeals to you and you can take down for cleaning, then send it to someone who reprofiles/regrinds and have them to thin the blade down for what you want. You'll wind up with a great skinning knife in some type of stainless that you can take apart and clean.
I've got a Hinderer that started out as a spanto blade, sent it to Big Chris to make it a slicer. It is now a real slicer and not just named that. I also bought a small regular Sebenza that was reground and it performs well. Putting it next to a factory blade is where you can really see the difference in the blade geometry.
 
afishhunter said:
While edge retention is important, an Opinel, SAK, Rough Rider, Case, Buck, Ulster, Imperial, etc. traditional knife has never failed to hold an edge long enough for me to finish the job at hand. Not even if the "job at hand" was skinning and dressing 3 deer. :)
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OK. I have never dressed an animal although I have certainly cut lots of meat. I'm surprised to hear that a SAK can be used to skin and dress three deer without needing to be sharpened in the middle (I assume that's what you meant) :thumbsup:
 
sharp_edge said:
OK. I have never dressed an animal although I have certainly cut lots of meat. I'm surprised to hear that a SAK can be used to skin and dress three deer without needing to be sharpened in the middle (I assume that's what you meant) :thumbsup:
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3 deer were taken care of by a Buck 110 or Old Timer 7OT, depending on the year of the hunt. :)
 
Both Manly Wasp and Peak in S90V have very thin profile.
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My all time favorite very slicey slicer - the Spyderco Chokwe :thumbsup:



BUT - it's a Spyderco (not to the OP's liking) and I believe would underperform as a field dressing tool especially, compared to fixed blades THOUGH is an excellent slicer. ;)

Ray
 
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Victorinox paring knives cut way better than anything on market ,are cheap ,easy to clean and sharpen and hold decent edge.Most of the folders ive seen are just over hyped on how they perform in real world.
 
19-3ben said:
Opinel wouldn't be my suggestion either, but with the lock ring, there is no reason to expect they'd close on anyone unexpectedly. I've tried to overcome the lock ring, and it take quite an effort. That's not going to close unless you want it to.
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Agree, I was trying to argue against an Opinel and non-locking at the same time and did so poorly. Opinel lock seems secure enough.
 
miso2 said:
For the slicing capability, it is hard to beat good traditionals.
Thin blade and behind the edge.

Among modern locking folders I have seen, Boker Exskelibur I is the best slicer.

Or, you can have whatever you like reground.

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Did you regrind the Feist yourself? If so, how can I learn to do this myself?
 
Opinels, most sodbusters, BM Grippie in D2 (thinner blade than CM-154) , and practically any Spyderco.
 
Wowbagger said:
I'm remaining silent . . . well until the second Opinel volley then I had to say : I want to see someone close a good size Opinel after it has had enough water on it to wash out blood etc., . . .
come on . . .
I want to see it !
better take an old sheath that it will fit into . . .
better yet just take a fixed; that is what they are for.
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A properly treated Opie handle won't absorb enough moisture to keep it from closing. It's a matter of waterproofing the pivot joint with your choice of any number of materials. I let the pivot joint soak in BLO for a few days and repeat occasionally. I use mine in the kitchen often and my wife will leave them in the sink sometimes and they work fine. Sometimes a little stiff but never to the point of sticking.--KV
 
IMHO, a good slicer is any relatively thin full flat grind you like best. I just sprung for a Shiro F3 but the Boker Exskelibur mentioned above is terrific. So are WE Knives 618 Series. Slender means less friction. 100mm or so is a good blade length for lots of fine work around bones. I've grabbed cheap Opinels on overseas trips for general use. I've also seen Harari trackers in Namibia use cheap plastic-handled stamped steel blades sharpened on fieldstones to field dress a kudu. Lots of stuff works.
 
Wowbagger said:
I'm remaining silent . . . well until the second Opinel volley then I had to say : I want to see someone close a good size Opinel after it has had enough water on it to wash out blood etc., . . .
come on . . .
I want to see it !
better take an old sheath that it will fit into . . .
better yet just take a fixed; that is what they are for.
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Wow, somebody had to let the cat out of the bag...ger.
 
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