My How Things Change!!!

Brian Andrews

Brian Andrews

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Okay, this requires a bit of back story first.

Back in my early twenties, I used to run a trapline for a few years. Racoon, muskrat, mink, fox, coyote and beaver. I wasn't too serious about it, it was for fun and being outdoors, not money.

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In fact, I never sold any of my furs. I was always making them into hats and things like that. It seems I always had more people wanting stuff than I had furs.

Anyway, going to my parents yesterday for Easter dinner, I took a trip into my old fur shed to check things out. There was lots of my old equipment lying around. I thought the thing of most interest to folks here would be my knives!!! :D

Now, keep in mind that over the course of a season I would skin hundreds of animals. Over the years I did it, it easily counted into the thousands. Also keep in mind, that I was young, and didn't have much money either. So, it wasn't going to be no custom, or high dollar knives.

Are you ready to see what I used? :D It is almost EMBARASSING to show these.........



























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:eek::eek::eek:

My routine was to sharpen up all three. When one got dull, I sat it aside and picked the next one up. At the end of the day, they all got sharpened again.

I guess it just goes to show how much can be done with so little. I think sometimes we forget that, and it is good to remember.

B
 
My mom loves those paring knives. She uses them all the time in the kitchen, even though my brother bought here a set of Henckles kitchen knives.
 
Looks like they have a scandi grind on them too! In skinning a lot of animals at a time, have three sharp but cheap knives makes more sense than just one fancier knife to me too.
 
Hi,

Yeah, in the quest for ever tougher, harder, and longer lasting edges. We often forget that really all any knife needs to be is, just harder than what you are cutting and lasts just long enough to get the job done. All else is just really gravy.

Those cheap little paring knives did the job. And they could still do it today. Kind of fun finding them wasn't it.

dalee
 
great stuff Brian...:D i love that old trap man..:thumbup: i wish we could do more trapping around here...
 
DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT tell my wife about this. :eek:

*wipes browsing history clean and makes a new password*
 
My mom uses those, and if you go to a flea market or dollar store, you'd better pick her a couple up. She'll get mad if you don't.
 
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