Youre right, he didn't deserve that knife. Or probably the woman thoughtful enough to give it to him.
No doubt.
It makes me cringe to think of that mental giant using a bench grinder to "sharpen" an upper tier knife like a Tree brand Boker.
Youre right, he didn't deserve that knife. Or probably the woman thoughtful enough to give it to him.
Yep
It reminds me of when I was a kid and I met another kid down the road who had just received his first ever pocket knife, a cheap Barlow, as I recall.
His dad had deliberately dulled up the blade because he believed that his boy would be less likely to hurt himself with it.
At the time, my dad just told me that was nonsense, because you're far more likely to cut yourself with a dull knife while using it for its intended purpose than with a sharp one.
The reason for that should be obvious.
This reminds me of an old saying......" A dull knife won't cut anything, but it will cut you."
The last couple years I have used a Mora Companion. I like it but it's too something... It's a bit too long, a bit too wide from edge to spine, the grip is a bit too big for manuverability.
I'm tempted to find a filet knife and shorten it.
The biggest thing I've ever done or helped field dress and skin was a squirrel. Sooner or later I need to learn how to do on a bigger critter!
Thirty years worth of Indy street walkers in your walk in freezer and you nary field dressed a one of them??????
"I thought I taught ya better than that Boy..."
Anyone use a cold steel Pendleton mini hunter?
Ive used a spyderco endura the past few years and havent had yet to resharpen it, besides touching up the edge with a honing steel. I have also used a spyderco ladybug successfully, though its much more proficient with squirrels. I'll second folders are a PITA to clean out though.
I agree about most folders, at least those of the conventional style, being a royal pain to clean out.
However, the Buck Folding Alpha Hunter (especially the version with Santoprene scales) is all stainless construction that allows water to flow all the way through the frame, making it a snap to clean thoroughly by simply submerging the whole thing in hot soapy water.
Take a look at one and you'll see exactly what I mean.
I have been using a Case XX Arapaho since the early 1980's. I have put it to use on Whitetail, Elk and Pronghorn.
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