Re: •••is there a Beaver Knife•••?
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12/31/19 06:58 PM
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I’ve got one of those too but I feel those carbides are a bit much.. I use either wet stones or I have a lansky sharpener, the type that has the alignment jig...not real fond of it though.
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Re: •••is there a Beaver Knife•••?
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12/31/19 08:44 PM
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Is there a beaver skinning knife out there that will skin 3 beavers without being sharpened? The Russel Green River, 5" curved skinner will, you might use a steel on it. That's the Green River Pattern, not the round nosed knife used by amatures and wannabees .
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Re: •••is there a Beaver Knife•••?
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my post full skinner will do a beaver or two witih just a touch up on the steel
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Re: •••is there a Beaver Knife•••?
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If you would like a beaver skinning knife that is a step up from a Dexter but not the money of a Dunn take a look at the 5" Caribou. It has a nice long curve for big sweeping cuts. You can knock out a beaver pretty dang fast with it. Less complicated for sharpening than a Dunn can be. Edge can be realigned with a good quality steel (can't use a steel on a Dunn).
They cost about $60
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Re: •••is there a Beaver Knife•••?
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Thank you all for the replies!
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Re: •••is there a Beaver Knife•••?
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So, i dug out one of my carbon steel russell beaver knives and put a good edge on it(shave sharp). Skinned a small beaver without resharpening. Ran it over a tramontina steel. Will see how it does on the next one.
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Re: •••is there a Beaver Knife•••?
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Great knife. I like the carbon too. Very easy to sharpen and stays sharp and will take a bunch of abuse. I have a couple Mora knives that are great for holding a very sharp edge. If the make a skinner and I was in the market for one I check them out first. I like the carbon steel better than stainless if it's offered in both types of steel.
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Re: •••is there a Beaver Knife•••?
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been using my Gulu beaver skinner. Use a steel to touch up and can usually get one beaver rough skinned without using the steel again. (I dont use it on the feet or to open belly).
Once had a bark river wolf river in 12c27, that lasted a beaver and a half. Thought that knife would have been the cats meow, but alas to know avail.
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Re: •••is there a Beaver Knife•••?
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Back in the 50's 60's iirc, was a man named Frank Richter. Built a blade that could be pounded through a steel pipe and still shave hair afterward. He died and never left his metal process to anyone. Always wondered how many beaver could be skinned with that blade
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Re: •••is there a Beaver Knife•••?
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01/11/21 12:21 PM
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I use a worksharp. Real fast. Then finish up on an Arkansas oil stone. Dont need to sharpen very often. Most knives stay sharp a looooong time if you touch them up while working on a good steel every so often.
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