Red Onion Coonskinner Options

[Wright_xx]

I love the muskrat pattern, but none of the cover options really satisfy me. The micarta is the closest, but I am having a hard time loving the unique “red onion” coloring. Has anyone here considered or actually proceeded with dyeing theirs? Plain black crossed my mind, but I wonder if there might be something less obvious that would look cool.

An aside in defense of the muskrat: keep one razor sharp for puncturing and push cutting bags and soft packaging. Use the other for general purpose like cutting on a cutting board, pruning vegetation, sharpening pencils etc. I love long and pointy, so 2x clip is double the fun.

 

[RickHuf]

Case has a lot of great options for their muskrat. I'm guilty of window shopping for them. Good looking stuff.

 

[Hoffmajo89]

An aside in defense of the muskrat: keep one razor sharp for puncturing and push cutting bags and soft packaging. Use the other for general purpose like cutting on a cutting board, pruning vegetation, sharpening pencils etc.

The recent 81s are among my favorites that GEC have made in the past few years. Tons of blade in such a slim and easy to carry package.

This is basically how I use mine. The primary blade is for everyday stuff, cutting tags, strings, packaging, etc… it will get a bit more toothy edge when it’s time to sharpen as that’s my preference for those kind of cuts. The secondary blade is for food and has a rather polished edge since that seems better for cutting up fruit and such. Plus the secondary blade has a bit more downward angle when open which is better suited to cuts on a flat surface like a cutting board.

The other benefit of these 81 muskrats, people don’t really seem to like them so they’re easier to get.