Sharpening Knives in the Field
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Country Bumpkin
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Try not to cringe… but I've had very good results with this. It's NOT light weight (brass, steel and who knows what kind of grit/diamonds).
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FireFlyFishing
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Yes.
Just buy a havalon or outdoor edge replaceable blade knife. We skin a whole elk with one blade. When your done just remove blade and replace with a sharp. Super easy and razor sharp.
wyowinchester
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A small "steel" will fit and give a touch up anywhere.
Snag the Worksharp.
Have went to Magnacut and 35v steal for hunting knives so sharpening in the field in not usually needed. Having said that there is a workshop field sharpener in my pack. They work great for me....even for home sharpening.
Buck and MKC will sharpen after the season to have them ready for next year if you are not into sharpening them yourself.
Another trick is to use two knives, one for the hide and another for actually cutting up.
Or you can use a replacement blade unit......dont have or used one myself but they are an option lol
Buck and MKC will sharpen after the season to have them ready for next year if you are not into sharpening them yourself.
Another trick is to use two knives, one for the hide and another for actually cutting up.
Or you can use a replacement blade unit......dont have or used one myself but they are an option lol
Deer skinning gets all my pretty knives of various steels. Hogs get the replaceable scalpel jobs!
I like to have a small replacement blade scalpel and a small Arkansas hard stone for honing a edge back on my fixed blade knife.
Scalpel for cutting hide and dirty work that I don't want to abuse my good knife that I use for skinning and cutting meat.
Scalpel for cutting hide and dirty work that I don't want to abuse my good knife that I use for skinning and cutting meat.
Prior to my buying knives made by Dave McCrosky, I used this Buck Steel to touch up my Buck Knives as needed:
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Critter Picker
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Spyderco Tri-Angle Premium Sharpmaker Set with DVD and Two Sets of Alumina Ceramic Stones - 204MF OPEN BOX
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This is what I use in the field.
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This is what I use in the field.
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We use a Spyderco Tri Angle at home "Scary Sharp" and in the field we keep a few "Lansky Sharpeners" in our packs. Small lightweight and easy to do a quick re-sharpen.
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Critter Picker
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At home I have the Ken Oniom edition Worksharp. After the Ex fine belt I use a razor strop. Shaving sharp. Got by for many years with Spyderco tri angle sharpener. Might have to try the Lanski sharpener. Just carried the Spyderco because I had it. Mine is the old one in the cloth case.
dfanonymous
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I use a S90v knife. There's no point in trying to sharpen in the field. Usually you just end up burring the blade sharp and not actually sharpening. That and it's S90v. I don't just run the blade through bone, so I still have a decent edge by the time I'm done.
I sharpen (not in the field) once a pack out and that's it. I'd probably bring another knife before bringing a sharpening kit myself. Coming from a guy that packs out meat using the gutless method, and moves said meat miles out of the backcountry most often.
I sharpen (not in the field) once a pack out and that's it. I'd probably bring another knife before bringing a sharpening kit myself. Coming from a guy that packs out meat using the gutless method, and moves said meat miles out of the backcountry most often.
