Fleshing Knife Sharpness

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?

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.

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.

Don't run your finger down the sharp side of one of Lee's parallel knifes or a Post you will bleed.

I leave half of the knife dull for muscling the fat and flesh, and keep the other half sharp for shaving off the gristle.

May help you to check the archives. There are several threads on fleshing knife sharpening.

I want the sharp side SHARP...Use Post Fleshing Knife here.

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.

Keep my Post razor sharp on one side dull on the other. 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 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.

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.

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.

That’s why I said IF you use a beam. Lots of ways to do beavers