If you had to design the perfect coyote skining knife it would........

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Vaportrail

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have a short blade? Long blade? Thick handle? Thin Handle? other than the obvious of being sharp! In so many words describe what would the ultimate COYOTE SKINING Knife, look like, and consist of?...special features..?
 
be modeled after the old Schrade Sharpfinger only with a thinner blade with much better steel that would hold a better edge.
 
Kenlguy,

The knife your speaking of is that similiar to the old timer version, that they came out with in 75? do you know of the one?


Montana yoter62, you forgot the tail striper,But yes all you listed would be fine as well.

J Holly, I'd like to see a pic of the "CUB" you spoke of.

skinner 2, You must not like skining,.........coyotes anyway.

Thanks
vaportrail
 
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I agree with J. Holly, the cub from knives of Alaska is a great little knife. All there knives are great I have several different sets of them, also there wood and bone saw combo kit is awesome.
 
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Where can you see the "CUB"? anyone have any pics? also that bone knife kit sounds nice any pics on that?
would appreciate it
Thanks

Vaportrail
 
Thanks Burris, I will check it out I'm just curious with all the yote hunters on this site I would here more about the ideal knife for skining yotes.......


Thanks again!

Vaportrail
 
I use the suregrip non-serrated model. I prefer this knife as my skinning knife because it fits my hand perfectly, and can maintain a razor sharp blade.

I also use the muskrat as a fleshing knife. I always prefered Buck brand knives, but they were to hard to keep sharp. I switched to Browning, then Puma, then Gerber (I kept losing them) then I saw this one day in a hunting store. I had to have it as a kitchen knife. (I have a degree in Meat Science, so I am considered a butcher) I used it for cleaning and cutting up deer for a little bit, before getting one of the Jaeger Boning knives. I then decided to start using this as a caping knife, and finally, I just started carrying this one for everything in the field.

I am gonna put this one back in the vehicle, and use it only for skinning. I have found a great field knife in the Hunter series.

I am not a rep of Knives of Alaska, but I have found a product that I believe in. I have had ZERO problem with any of the knives I have from them.
 
One of my Bob Dozier custom knives suit me fine thank you very much. Dozier's heat treatment of D2 is legendary as is his craftsmanship. Here's a Jigged Bone handled D2 fixed blade. See:
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If not a Dozier, then a Scott Cook like this one in S30V blade steel and Snakewood handles:
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What better to skin fur than a trapper style knife like my 1976 L.L. Bean Stag Trapper with 440C blades.
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Or if simplier is better, Buck's Custom Shop is turning out some very nice work with upgraded blade steel like my Stag Handled Custom Shop 110 folder with BG-42 blade steel.
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Hi, I got the Old Timer skinner and still have it. Then the Bucks 102 105 110 119. Then the Kershaw and Gerbers along with a couple spendy ceramics. Now like a few others my favorite is the Cub from Knives of Alaska. Really I think they are in Arizona or close. Anyway great knife.
 
GC,

What a great looking set of blades! and that LL BEAN, is truly a daisy, Yet the Scott Cook, Snakewood is a must have knife, You need to school me on the snake wood. Where is snake wood found? A nice collection of probably only a few you must have, Would you trade the Bob dozier for a Smith and Wesson 1st production run (Police) model?

Tri-pod3, I've skinned many a raccoon with my oldtimer the model that reminds you of the sharp finger, Oh! CG, I found the best way to sharpen a Buck knief is to grind/Modify the edge first then use the ceramic poles.

Great pics and good info! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif

Vaportrail
 
Vaportrail,
OF course I'm skinning, We only let them lay in the summer or bad fur. Would rather have someone else do it. That was my point.

I use Buck 110 lock blade. I have three and even butcher deer with them.

Skinner 2
 
VaporTrail,
I like good blades. Most of my using knives are Doziers, I have fifteen of them at the moment. Probably my favorite fur knife is the Dozier Canoe Knife, with a few more good choices from Dozier being his Personal/Utility, Sweetwater, Gentlemens Knife, Semi-Skinner, and Arkansas Traveler. A couple of Scott Cook's fixed blades, a Neil Blackwood, a couple of Ingram knives, few Buck Custom 110 folders with BG-42 and the Stag I posted along with an Elk handled knife. As soon as Buck gets the Custom Shop back up and running after their move to Idaho I plan on getting one more Custom 110 with Buffalo handles in the rough texture for a nice working blade. There are many nice factory blades too from Buck, Benchmade, Spyderco, Microtech, Cold Steel, Queen, Schatt & Morgan, ect... I like better quality steels with proper heat treatment from someone like Paul Bos and Bob Dozier. Steels like "stainless" ATS-34, 154CM, S30V, VG-10, and BG-42, the semi-stainless such as D2, M2, and good carbon steels like 52100 and 1095. Here are some good knife sites to educate and purchase from:
www.bladeforums.com
www.knifeforums.com
www.agrussell.com
www.knifeworks.com
www.bladeart.com
www.vintageknives.com

I'll leave you with a nice Moore Maker folder with yellow Jigged Bone and 1095 carbon steel. This is a real nice old timey knife.
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Oh my! Knives are my other weakness. They rank right up there with custom calls. Ya really got my heart pounding with those knife photos, GC!
 
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