Good skinning knife??

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BigB

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Does anybody have a recommendation for a good skinning knife? I am looking for one that holds an edge pretty good. The one I have has to be sharpened 2-3 times while skinning out a coyote. I'd like to be able to skin 2 or 3 hides before having to resharpen.

Thanks.
 
I've alway like Buck Knives. By the standard locking blade, folding hunter model 110, get a good edge, and it'll hold for a long time.
 
I think it is a Dunn knife that is supposed to skin many, many muskrats or ect before needing a sharpening. I use an old meat knife from a packing plant, it needs to be sharpened often.T.20
 
If your planning on just skinning the occasional critter, some of the big name knives are fine. Personally, I don't waste my money on pricey knives. My skinning knives are all inexpensive Frost's with the colored hard rubber handles. They'll hold a razor edge and won't cut a hole in your wallet.
 
If inexpensive is really important look long and hard at the Victorinox Forshener knives. They get really sharp and hold that fairly well. However, when dull they touch up extremely easy and can be brought right back to hair poppin' sharp quickly. They also are pretty stain resistant and are even dishwasher safe. The Vic's don't cost much and if you loose one you're not out much money. Many commercial butchers use the Vic Forshener brand and plenty of experienced game hunters use them for processing game.
 
I've caught some flack before, but I really like using a box cutter. I hate to sharpen knives, but only like working with a sharp blade. The replaceable blades on the box cutter solved this problem. Quick, fast, simple, sharp. I have used it to do anything from capeing elk to skinning bobcat and coyotes. It takes one blade to skin a coyote (for the furbuyer, more are needed if it is for taxidermy). I will say that it handles a little differently than a regular knife, but now I won't use anything else.
 
I like a good knife and dont mind paying for it as they hold their value well or go up in value.

Dozier is one of the best for the money.
There is a guy here in portland that is on his way to being one of the best knife makers in the country his name is alan warren.
I try to buy his knives when i can, if i could post pics i would.

Gary
 
The only problem with D2 steel is it is so hard you really need a wheel to put and edge back on it after it has been dulled nicely. I have a dunn and for the money without a wheel or diamond stones forget it as you can't get it sharp with other options.

I like buck knives and also forsehner as well easy to put and edge back on them same with schrade knives as well. I don't want to spend time alot of time on a blade edge.
 
I don't have problems with D2 blades. I use a Spyderco Sharpmaker and it works fine. On occasion I need to thin/back bevel an edge when it gets thick right behind the bevel and use diamond hones on a Gatco clamp system to do the work for that. For all other sharpening chores the Sharpmaker does an excellent job.

Buck currently uses 420HC on their stock blades and that is an alright blade steel. It's alright because Buck has Paul Bos running their heat treatment. He's the king of HT. However, if you want a slicker Buck get one of the Cabela's Alaskan Guide Series with S30V. Super blade steel! Keeps an edge forever. Bass Pro Shop now has a few Buck knives with 154CM or ATS-34 and those are fine blade steels also. Either of those will hold an edge very well, and touch up easily enough. My favorites come from the Buck Custom Shop and have BG-42 for blades. Next to a Dozier D2 blade, a Bos BG-42 is mighty hard to beat!
 
Anything w/ soligien(sp) steel. The metal holds a razor edge and doesn't take much effort to keep it that way. Also the lansky sharpener. Takes seconds to put a razor edge back with it.
 
i have found the cheap knifes at a grocery store our the beat for me. they can be sharpened very quickly and the keep a nice edge for a while.
 
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This knife was made by PMs own Krankie. Super good skinner.
 
You must have a Case knife with CV carbon steel. That is a pretty good steel, sharpens easy, gets real sharp, and holds it decently. However, Case's SS stainless steel is junk IMHO.
 
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