RBHarter
West Central AR
We all have a favorite, probably at least one that the other half wonders what we see in it .
I have I guess 20-25 that range from a Galco 8" heavy cleaver to NALIC numbered 12" kitchen knife to 3 5-6" boning knives . Misc butcher knives and a few that Ms uses every day that I look at and think , yeah I don't get it .
I have several fine hunting knives and several that as much as I want to love them I just can't . They don't "feel" right in hand or they are a specialized knife and Old Timer 4" folding skinner comes to mind . The lines beg to be held full palm but it doesn't work well that way it works best more like scraping with a seashell then it's out of grip balance for me . Then there's the Browning folder the gut hook is almost perfect the blade is very utility as far as big game process goes but I could do nicely without the saw . Maybe it's because I learned western field dress where you open the whole paunch from the vent to the sternum , relieve the diaphragm and ....... nevermind . Just never needed a saw for the sternum or the hips .
I love my 124UH Uncle Henry in spite of it being a single blade it just fits and feels right . The clip point just works for me it holds sharp enough, long enough that I could if pressed get 3 deer field dressed I think. It falls down a little bit skinning . I think because it's so easy to get it up on the point .
Dad had I think a 25OT Old Timer he actually bought 2 of them I have the high miles one it's just a little too much of everything for me but it holds a edge and the 5.5" clip point is utilitarian . The straight back blade is a fair skinner and has done a lot of it . There's a certain sentimental value attached also I guess .
There are a few more of course that range from aesthetically lovely but not meeting expectations to way over hyped for what they actually are . I had expected more from Kershaw I guess ......
I have a guy that in exchange for a couple of logs , a 30" oak round 24" long for his anvil base and a piece of cherry for scales , has offer me a one of a kind knife of my design .
Everyone loves a Bowie , if they can settle up on what exactly that means it would be nice . I don't need another hunting knife really but this might be the once in a lifetime deal that I get lucky on ........or it might be worth 2 logs to a beaver that lives in an aspen grove .
I think a 5" clip point with a finger stop curve and a thumb hump should do the job . That would bring it to 9" .
I can move the spine peak out from 50/50 to 60/40 and double the length of the curve from the point so that it stops or arrives at the flat part of the edge instead of just in front of the spine peak about 2/3 of the way back . I get the utility of the clip point with a more controllable longer curve more like a skinner w/o giving up the clip point .
It won't look like a Bowie or butcher knife , the hilt will be psudeo modern . It should be a big enough knife to handle western hip breaking and sternum splitting , narrow enough for fillet/boning and the finger hook and thumb hump should keep my hand on the scales and furnish the ability to push for splitting joints . Something the folders mostly can't offer . It should be petite enough without the full hilt to be useful for the touch and feel blind work in the chest .
Tell me about your favorite field working knife/knives and what you'd "fix" for your taste/use .
I have I guess 20-25 that range from a Galco 8" heavy cleaver to NALIC numbered 12" kitchen knife to 3 5-6" boning knives . Misc butcher knives and a few that Ms uses every day that I look at and think , yeah I don't get it .
I have several fine hunting knives and several that as much as I want to love them I just can't . They don't "feel" right in hand or they are a specialized knife and Old Timer 4" folding skinner comes to mind . The lines beg to be held full palm but it doesn't work well that way it works best more like scraping with a seashell then it's out of grip balance for me . Then there's the Browning folder the gut hook is almost perfect the blade is very utility as far as big game process goes but I could do nicely without the saw . Maybe it's because I learned western field dress where you open the whole paunch from the vent to the sternum , relieve the diaphragm and ....... nevermind . Just never needed a saw for the sternum or the hips .
I love my 124UH Uncle Henry in spite of it being a single blade it just fits and feels right . The clip point just works for me it holds sharp enough, long enough that I could if pressed get 3 deer field dressed I think. It falls down a little bit skinning . I think because it's so easy to get it up on the point .
Dad had I think a 25OT Old Timer he actually bought 2 of them I have the high miles one it's just a little too much of everything for me but it holds a edge and the 5.5" clip point is utilitarian . The straight back blade is a fair skinner and has done a lot of it . There's a certain sentimental value attached also I guess .
There are a few more of course that range from aesthetically lovely but not meeting expectations to way over hyped for what they actually are . I had expected more from Kershaw I guess ......
I have a guy that in exchange for a couple of logs , a 30" oak round 24" long for his anvil base and a piece of cherry for scales , has offer me a one of a kind knife of my design .
Everyone loves a Bowie , if they can settle up on what exactly that means it would be nice . I don't need another hunting knife really but this might be the once in a lifetime deal that I get lucky on ........or it might be worth 2 logs to a beaver that lives in an aspen grove .
I think a 5" clip point with a finger stop curve and a thumb hump should do the job . That would bring it to 9" .
I can move the spine peak out from 50/50 to 60/40 and double the length of the curve from the point so that it stops or arrives at the flat part of the edge instead of just in front of the spine peak about 2/3 of the way back . I get the utility of the clip point with a more controllable longer curve more like a skinner w/o giving up the clip point .
It won't look like a Bowie or butcher knife , the hilt will be psudeo modern . It should be a big enough knife to handle western hip breaking and sternum splitting , narrow enough for fillet/boning and the finger hook and thumb hump should keep my hand on the scales and furnish the ability to push for splitting joints . Something the folders mostly can't offer . It should be petite enough without the full hilt to be useful for the touch and feel blind work in the chest .
Tell me about your favorite field working knife/knives and what you'd "fix" for your taste/use .