too much belly on skinning knives

[myplea]

Is it just me or is there too much belly on skinning knives?
personally, I find that much belly to be in the way rather than practicle.

I find modefied warnies to be the best.

What do you think?

 

[ashtxsniper]

try a sog field pup or is that to much belly for you.

 

[leon.pugh]

No such thing as to much belly on skinner !

leon Pugh

 

[bigbcustom]

I would thing that it might be more of a "too long a belly" rather than too much belly. one of the nicest skinners I have used is the Entrek Javalina. It has a short "nose" with lots of belly. Hell, I have skinned a steer with an ulu which is nothing but belly. Now if the belly has a long pointy point after it, it can get in the way. (I hope all that made sense, I just don't know any other way to describe my thoughts)

 

[Whoever Wherever]

"GET IN MUUUUYYYYHHHHH BEELLLEEY"
Put me in for shortish blade with a big belly. To long can be a problem for shure.

 

[Normark]

Hey GUys..

myplea..

A modified tanto Warncliff is my absolute Favorite skinning knife..

In particular,, This knife..

I find this knife one of the best knives I've ever skinned with.
The only thing I would change on it is about 1/4" of slightly sharpened top edge..
Not razor sharp,, just slightly sharp for scrape with,,not cut...

ttyle

Eric
O/ST

 

[ERdept]

You can never have too much belly. Agree with above, too long is hard to work with. But belly is great to use with a sawing motion.

 

[Normark]

Hey Guys...

Well for gutting out deer or what have you a bellied knife is just fine,, even roufgh skinning is fine..

However when caping out a mount,, I don't like to take chances,, and a bellied knife easily cuts into the cape..
Maybe for someone who does this alot it may be different..
I've just cut too many holes in capes with a bellied knife,, so I avoid them like the plague,,

Give me a Warncliff anyday for fine detailed work...

ttyle

Eric
O/ST

 

[bkkd]

Hey Guys...

Well for gutting out deer or what have you a bellied knife is just fine,, even roufgh skinning is fine..

However when caping out a mount,, I don't like to take chances,, and a bellied knife easily cuts into the cape..
Maybe for someone who does this alot it may be different..
I've just cut too many holes in capes with a bellied knife,, so I avoid them like the plague,,

Give me a Warncliff anyday for fine detailed work...

ttyle

Eric
O/ST

ok then your asking the wrong thing, caping and skinning are two different things............

 

[Normark]

Hey Guys...

bkkd...

Not really..

skinning is skinning, doesn't maker what you are taking off,, it's the removal of the hide..

Capeing is only skinning done carefully to remove the hide for mounting.

ttyle

Eric
O/ST

 

[puukkoman]

Funny... I find that more belly is better when skinning.
For caping, sure, you want a delicate point. And for dressing/gutting, a pointy knife can be nice. These tasks, however, are not skinning.

 

[Normark]

Hey Guys..
Puukkoman..

Please tell me the difference between Skinning a deer and Capeing out a deer ?

ttyle

Eric
O/ST

 

[leon.pugh]

Sorrr, I did not relize that you had caping in mind, you are right, need thin narrow and stiff according to to the hunters I have made capers for, I have skinned out hundreds of animals, but I have never caped. Here is a shot of my soluton skining & caping blade. I did not design these two. Avid hunters that do alot of caping worked with me to come up with the designs. They tell me they are great.
Leon Pugh

 

[Zombie Zeke]

It has a belly but I have been using a Case XX Pawnee since I was 11 it works fine.

 

[Whoever Wherever]

I'd say that its a one way relation. All caping may be skinning but not all skinning is caping. In geometric definitions all squares are rectangles but not all rectangles are sqaures. Thus if you tell people to think of a rectangle they will most likely think of a elongated one. I'd say more than a difference in the two its a difference in the picture they bring to mind. So when you ask if I like belly in a skinning knife I say yes quickly, never done any caping.

 

[hlee]

I think that belly on a skinning knnife is overrated. A sharp bellied knife will cut through a skin just as fast knife with an acute point. I do all of my skinnng with a caping knife. For me, it is a more useful design.

Skinning in general is "rough and dirty" and a knife blade is not really needed for most of it.-- Open animal, pull skin down, cut at stubborn spots, pull more, cut some more, pull some more, cut head and hooves/feet off (attached to skin), done.-- I can see where a knife with alot of belly is useful when the skin is off of the animal and laid/stretched flat and one is scraping the fat and stubborn tissue off. However, when the skin is still on the animal, there are too many nooks and crannies that have to be dealed with, and for me a pointy knife fits the bill better. Also, a pointy knife slips under the skin (spine riding along the muscle tissue) more readily to unzip the animal in question (I hate gut hooks by the way).

Caping is just detailed skinning. Think skinning eyelids, noses, ears, and lips. Pointy knives are a must for this detail work.

In general, use the knife that works best for you. Some people like knives with lots of belly for skinning. Some people like thin and pointy knives for skinning. I think that the usefulness of belly for skinning is more myth and wilderness lore than practical fact, but your results may vary.

 

[barrabas74]

Hey Guys...

Well for gutting out deer or what have you a bellied knife is just fine,, even roufgh skinning is fine..

However when caping out a mount,, I don't like to take chances,, and a bellied knife easily cuts into the cape..
Maybe for someone who does this alot it may be different..
I've just cut too many holes in capes with a bellied knife,, so I avoid them like the plague,,

Give me a Warncliff anyday for fine detailed work...

ttyle

Eric
O/ST

I 100 percent agree. I just did a cape and used a warnie and a modified clip point.