Re: My fav inespensive knife collection
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Lugnut I don't do very much cutting at all inside the cavity in most cases we cut the throat then can pull everything.
I make my son do his own deer to learn , but I gut the deer for most of our hunting party. my dad is like the 6 million dollar man in all the surgeries and replacement parts he has but sure doesn't move like the 6 million dollar man.
I really dislike working blind with a razor sharp knife next to my hand. I will try and get hold of the wind pipe if it does need more than just a pull and pull as far back on it as I can then slip the right hand with knife up into the cavity and cut then the knife is back out before I cut my self.
I haven't really used the gut hook knife in several years I lost the sheath for it at some point or maybe it is in a box around here but I haven't seen it in some years.
I am by no means sold on the gut hook or promoting it as one of my favorites.
I have a couple of mora's and a cold steel that have been doing deer dressing duties the last few years , if I loose one I don't even have to feel too bad just spend 10-15 more dollars on another
lost that wood handled knife maybe 2 years ago , have to get around to making another soon.
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Re: My fav inespensive knife collection
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I agree, you really have to pay attention to what your doing, to where your free hand is in relation to the knife when you're working blind. The windpipe is usually the problem, get that cut and everything else usually pulls out.
I never cut throats, seems like an easy way to detach the trachea. I might give that a try on the next one.
I use an old drop point folder for gutting deer. That style blade makes it easy to zip open the belly skin without knicking the guts.
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Re: My fav inespensive knife collection
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Lugnut I had a cutco knife similar to yours but it lacked the gut hook and had a black handle .... Was a very sharp knife ... Wish I could find it ... I think Cutco offers free sharpening for life on knives you buy directly from them. That's good because I wouldn't have the first clue how to sharpen the serrated edge on the one my buddy got me. I like the orange handle, keeps me from searching too long to find a knife I laid in the leaves while gutting a deer.
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Re: My fav inespensive knife collection
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if i'm cutting it up--i like to be the gutter.my problem is about every other deer i don't have a knife with me and have to go back for one.
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Re: My fav inespensive knife collection
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Lugnut I had a cutco knife similar to yours but it lacked the gut hook and had a black handle .... Was a very sharp knife ... Wish I could find it ... I think Cutco offers free sharpening for life on knives you buy directly from them. That's good because I wouldn't have the first clue how to sharpen the serrated edge on the one my buddy got me. I like the orange handle, keeps me from searching too long to find a knife I laid in the leaves while gutting That's good to know about the free sharpening .... I also have the cutco fisher mans solution filet knife....
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Re: My fav inespensive knife collection
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05/19/20 08:15 AM
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send it in and they'll shine it up,sharpen it and get it back to ya.if not they will replace it.
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Re: My fav inespensive knife collection
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Yes, Cutco/Kabar is an excellent company. I met the owner once while having dinner with a friend at Sprague's, he's a nice guy.
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Re: My fav inespensive knife collection
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gut hooks can be kinda nice but I agree just something else hanging off a knife kind of a distraction from the tool.
I tried the tail splitter type , some called belly zippers , it all just seemed like too much to carry , any sharp knife worked well enough , it isn't like your gutting a stack of deer. even when I am gutting for everyone in the party it is seldom more than 2 at a time or 5-6 in a weekend. the at most minute saved is hardly making up for the having to dig out the tool and have another thing to wash later.
I do carry a folding utility knife with a hook blade , it is small folds and keeps in a pocket well. that is handy.
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Re: My fav inespensive knife collection
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MY son was telling me yesterday he had a nice knife that he found while skiing this winter. He said it was a yard sale!!??! Thats what the skiers call it when someone goes down over a jump and crashes. All thier stuff is spread out everywhere. And usually not retreaved.
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Re: My fav inespensive knife collection
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Got the whole set of Cutco kitchen knives,,,Cutco Fillet knife,Cutco 6" boning knife,,Rosewood handled 6" Victorinox boning knife,,plastic handled Victorinox 6" boning knife and the wood handled Victorinox 12" Breaking knife.Love them all.
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Re: My fav inespensive knife collection
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Leftlane, I will send you some stuff, If you are cutting and wrapping it will do you fine.
Are you doing a cut and wrap on Beef??, Pork?? Deer?? or any/all??
It makes a difference in how many of what I send.
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Re: My fav inespensive knife collection
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05/19/20 04:03 PM
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Yes that's exactly what I do and those are the exact critters I put in the freeze box. I am old school with the brown paper and tape method. Its not necessary but thanks Mike.
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Re: My fav inespensive knife collection
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05/19/20 06:57 PM
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A couple of more from my Cutco/Kabar collection. i very well may have made them Doug-depends what year.
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Re: My fav inespensive knife collection
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I got these about 10–12 years ago. I toured the factory about eight years ago, very interesting all the steps it takes to make a quality knife.
I didn’t know you worked over in the Kabar section.
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Re: My fav inespensive knife collection
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05/19/20 07:06 PM
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spinnin them leather handles for 10 yrs is the reason my elbows pop like they do.made the collecter club knifes also.
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Re: My fav inespensive knife collection
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Lots of good knives but getting finger cramps half way thru the jobs sucks to I'm a square handle guy now.
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