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Fleshing Knife Sharpness
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03/26/18 07:40 PM
03/26/18 07:40 PM
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wildcat18
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How sharp should a fleshing knife be? I have a neckler, the guy I bought it from said not to ever sharpen. After reading some of the post I have to wonder how sharp is sharp?
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Re: Fleshing Knife Sharpness
[Re: wildcat18]
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03/26/18 07:59 PM
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bctomcat
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It's all what you get used to. I have always used a dull fleshing knife and push the fat and meat off. You can run your finger down the blade of mine and it will not cut you.
The only constant in trapping is change so keep learning.
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Re: Fleshing Knife Sharpness
[Re: wildcat18]
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03/26/18 08:14 PM
03/26/18 08:14 PM
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and i'm from the other extreme that you wouldn't want to touch the sharp side.whatever you do a piece of advise is to sharpen it a little then use it,then sharpen it a little more,etc.
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Re: Fleshing Knife Sharpness
[Re: wildcat18]
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03/26/18 08:18 PM
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Don't run your finger down the sharp side of one of Lee's parallel knifes or a Post you will bleed.
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Re: Fleshing Knife Sharpness
[Re: wildcat18]
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03/26/18 09:34 PM
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rpmartin
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May help you to check the archives. There are several threads on fleshing knife sharpening.
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Re: Fleshing Knife Sharpness
[Re: wildcat18]
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03/27/18 06:39 AM
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with my knife you only reach to catch the beaver fallin off the side of the beam with your free hand and bump the knife in the process.hardly knew i bumped it but got 12 stitches.
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Re: Fleshing Knife Sharpness
[Re: wildcat18]
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03/27/18 10:45 AM
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I believe you can get your fleshing knife to sharp.
I know It's more about technique then It Is about how sharp your knife is. I don't think I could cut myself with my Necker but I know I don't have to put much power behind It to make It work.
And I have done lots of otter with the dull side. But Like I said before I use a file to square up the dull side so I have a nice square edge. Try It, It make s a difference.
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Re: Fleshing Knife Sharpness
[Re: wildcat18]
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03/27/18 07:30 PM
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The older I get the sharper my sharp side is, I shave the tough stuff flip the knife and push of the easy with the dull side. It's all what you get used to. It's all about pressure and angle.
Common sense catches alot of fur.. Pay homage to all you harvest..
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Re: Fleshing Knife Sharpness
[Re: Jasonj]
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03/27/18 07:57 PM
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bctomcat
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Like bc Tom said depends what your used to but if you do big ol beaver or otter on your beam I don’t know how you could manage with a blunt flesher I don't flesh beaver on a beam. I clean skin and what little fleshing required is easily accomplished with a small pelt flesher. For tough ares on otter I use a sharp knife.
Last edited by bctomcat; 03/27/18 08:05 PM.
The only constant in trapping is change so keep learning.
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