Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by wrenchman » 29 Jun 2016, 10:16 am

case and buck are two that have i have a couple marbles knive but i dont like the new ones blades are made in china.
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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by Gwion » 29 Jun 2016, 11:55 am

Here's a few i've been working on lately.
The one with a temporary rope handle i used to cut through a 11 month old lambs hip bone and brisket on the weekend. A quick run over the steel and she is shaving sharp still.

Others for various purposes and some just because it seemed like a good idea. Got to fit scales and baulsters in the next few weeks but have been hell busy lately, so no time for hobby knife making.

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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by darwindingo » 29 Jun 2016, 6:25 pm

Nice......! Fun making stuff yourself, Huh ! :thumbsup:

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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by Gwion » 29 Jun 2016, 9:15 pm

Cheers. Yep it's something i always wanted to do and now i'm set up pretty well to play around to my heart's content.
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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by Oldbloke » 29 Jun 2016, 9:27 pm

I have had a kershaw folder for yrs and still a great knife.
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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by brett1868 » 29 Jun 2016, 10:15 pm

This one looks good :D

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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by bigfellascott » 29 Jun 2016, 11:24 pm

I wouldn't waste my money on a "Hunting" knife, a good ol butchers boning knife does a great job and costs around $20, I use one to skin foxes etc and it's by far the best knife I've used for skinning/boning work, I could buy 10 of em for what it costs for some of these "Hunting" knives which half the time are f***ing useless for the purpose anyway.
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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by brett1868 » 29 Jun 2016, 11:40 pm

Bigfellasscott...always the practical approach :D
Personally I've got a Leatherman Wave as it doe's everything I need in the field. I don't skin anything these days, cause there's too many pieces :lol: .
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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by Gwion » 30 Jun 2016, 2:26 am

Exactly my point re: not needing to cost much for a knife to do the job, Bigfella. Only thing is, some like knives for the sake of the knife & that's when things get expensive!
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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by bigfellascott » 30 Jun 2016, 6:05 am

brett1868 wrote:Bigfellasscott...always the practical approach :D
Personally I've got a Leatherman Wave as it doe's everything I need in the field. I don't skin anything these days, cause there's too many pieces :lol: .


That's me :lol: I've got quite a few "Hunting" Knives and honestly the majority of em are useless for it, much prefer the $20 job I buy from the butchers, keeps a good edge, easy to sharpen and gets the job done no fuss at all (I mean if the butcher uses em all day long every day how bad can they be for butchering things hey. :D
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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by happyhunter » 30 Jun 2016, 10:03 am

20 bucks for a knife! WTF.. I paid 7 bucks for my bunny skinner from the Lavo market. That way no crying if I loose it :D
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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by bigfellascott » 30 Jun 2016, 1:48 pm

happyhunter wrote:20 bucks for a knife! WTF.. I paid 7 bucks for my bunny skinner from the Lavo market. That way no crying if I loose it :D


WTF is a bunny Skinner? ya only need to make one cut to skin a bunny, now ya telling me I need a specialised knife for that job. :lol:
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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by brett1868 » 30 Jun 2016, 3:05 pm

I like to skin bunnies 55gr at a time :)
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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by bigfellascott » 30 Jun 2016, 6:26 pm

brett1868 wrote:I like to skin bunnies 55gr at a time :)

:lol: :clap: yes that's my preferred method these days :D
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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by 1sikxt » 15 Jul 2016, 8:31 pm

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I some time buy knives just because I like them mine are mostly gerber, kershaw esee browning schrade kabar and muela
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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by Oldbloke » 16 Jul 2016, 12:06 am

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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by tom604 » 16 Jul 2016, 9:05 am

good selection there,,i have the gerber infantry same colour as well,hardly use it, bit big and heavy, :thumbsup:
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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by SteamedHam » 21 Jul 2016, 8:46 pm

ESEE knives are pretty ace. I had a Candiru that was great at skinning. Too bad I left it behind during an emergency evac from an ex-girlfriend's house.
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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by Pythonkeeper » 24 Dec 2016, 10:03 am

This place is good for butchering knives and sharpening gear among other things.

http://www.mefe.com.au/
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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by <<Genesis93>> » 24 Dec 2016, 12:32 pm

Picked up some knives for Chrissy presents....
Coldsteel leatherneck, similar to KaBar fighting knife
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^damn thats sharp out of the box....

Also some old trusty Svord peasant knives... simple, quality carbon steel blades...
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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by happyhunter » 24 Dec 2016, 2:02 pm

So much tacticool crap passes for a knife these days. Chinese made steel is always going to be inferior.

I own several knives, but these are my favorites. Top is an Estwing with blood groove I bought 30 years ago. Try finding one now, and below is a much newer but old school design Sheffield Skinner made by A.Wright and Sons. Proper high carbon steels. I'm guessing the Estwing is D2 and the Sheffield is 1070 or 1090.
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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by <<Genesis93>> » 24 Dec 2016, 3:09 pm

I avoid chinese crap where ever possible.... including knives...
Never bought coldsteel before, but did so for the Tanto as one of the young ones is into Japanese Language etc.... and Its a Japanese made - Japanese style knife so.... all good there.... picked one up for myself as well... just 'cause.

The Leatherneck I didnt need, but its kinda similar style to a Ka-bar ..(1217 fighting knife, which I'm also after). I didnt know it was Taiwanese made until after purchase, but its German D2 steel... Both are quality high carbon CroMo stock...Tanto is VG1 apparently... Not cheap knives, but they are kinda tacticool though I do prefer conventional leather sheathes, these ones lock in very 'positively'...
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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by duncan61 » 24 Dec 2016, 4:42 pm

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Got a set off the butcher for $67.If they are using them then they are good.Depends what you need to do .I am skinning roo for sale then taking what I need to use personally
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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by scoutinabout » 28 Dec 2016, 3:45 pm

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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by Gwion » 28 Dec 2016, 3:48 pm

Benchmade.
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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by Gun-nut » 28 Dec 2016, 9:59 pm

Check out the esee and kabar line of knives. In regards to Kabar, look specifically at the becker line.
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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by SteamedHam » 29 Dec 2016, 12:19 pm

Gun-nut wrote: esee



I got this Esee knife http://www.eseeknives.com/izula.htm I don't have it skeletonised like the pic, but it's a great little knife.
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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by bigfellascott » 29 Dec 2016, 3:22 pm

<<Genesis93>> wrote:Picked up some knives for Chrissy presents....
Coldsteel leatherneck, similar to KaBar fighting knife
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Coldsteel Tanto
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^damn thats sharp out of the box....

Also some old trusty Svord peasant knives... simple, quality carbon steel blades...


And how does one use these Tacticool knives for hunting? can't imagine they'd be much chop when it comes to skinning or butchering an animal. :unknown:
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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by Gun-nut » 29 Dec 2016, 7:51 pm

SteamedHam wrote:
Gun-nut wrote: esee



I got this Esee knife http://www.eseeknives.com/izula.htm I don't have it skeletonised like the pic, but it's a great little knife.


Indeed they are, they have great warranty too.
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Re: Whats a good brand of hunting knives?

Post by RoginaJack » 29 Dec 2016, 8:45 pm

Have a look at Dewey Knifes - made in Australia. MTCW..
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