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<blockquote data-quote="Alibiiv" data-source="post: 2508639" data-attributes="member: 69192"><p>I look at knives as I look at my hunting rifles. For me there's a particular knife for a particular job. Right now I carry a Kershaw, finger assist folder. I use it to open cans, cut wire, cut whatever I am working on in the basement, garage, on the tractor, or in the garden. This knife gets sharpened by running it across a course and then a medium grade stone. Every so often when I have the "Wicked Edge" set up and running it will get a treat and done up proper. I also have a Benchmade, Mel Pardue, lock blade folder that I use for my "Sunday go to meeting" knife. This knife gets treated like a queen and only used for particular cutting jobs and "nothing " else. I have owned this knife since 1990, the blade has been replaced with a new Mel Pardue blade (replacing the first Mel Pardue blade) by a friend who is a knife maker. My present hunting knife is a Randall Alaskan Skinner that I purchased new in 1987. It has accompanied me on many hunting trips both in the U.S. and in Canada. Although I like the ruggedness of this knife, I recently found it to be limiting in that there's really not enough point on the blade to do some of the chores that I want a knife to do. I have been looking for a Randall model 26 Pathfinder; however, the ones that I have found are stainless steel blades (prefer carbon) and priced out of sight. I keep a Havalon, Piranta knife that is zip corded to my backpack. It is a very light knife, extremely sharp and for me specialized with the gut hook. I think these knifes are great, however............also find them "very" unforgiving. Knifes are "supposed" to be sharp, however these knives are "very sharp", and a slip means some serious injury. I keep it affixed to the backpack because it is an extra knife that is easily accessible, and it really doesn't weigh anything at all. With the skinning blade installed the Havalon will skin out a bear without any issues whatsoever, and with the precision of a scalpel. As for sharpening I use a Wicked Edge sharpening system. It is a great system, it works well; however, I have found that there's a learning curve with it. But...once it is set up and running it does a great job, and usually I will have all of the knifes that I utilize at hand to sharpen them all. So...I like a "fixed" blade knife, with a blade around 4 inches long that has a drop point as my "go to" everyday hunting knife that is attached to my belt when I go out to hunt. For now the hunting knife is an Randall, Alaskan Skinner until I find what I am looking for and then the Randall will be retired as it has sentimental value to me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alibiiv, post: 2508639, member: 69192"] I look at knives as I look at my hunting rifles. For me there's a particular knife for a particular job. Right now I carry a Kershaw, finger assist folder. I use it to open cans, cut wire, cut whatever I am working on in the basement, garage, on the tractor, or in the garden. This knife gets sharpened by running it across a course and then a medium grade stone. Every so often when I have the "Wicked Edge" set up and running it will get a treat and done up proper. I also have a Benchmade, Mel Pardue, lock blade folder that I use for my "Sunday go to meeting" knife. This knife gets treated like a queen and only used for particular cutting jobs and "nothing " else. I have owned this knife since 1990, the blade has been replaced with a new Mel Pardue blade (replacing the first Mel Pardue blade) by a friend who is a knife maker. My present hunting knife is a Randall Alaskan Skinner that I purchased new in 1987. It has accompanied me on many hunting trips both in the U.S. and in Canada. Although I like the ruggedness of this knife, I recently found it to be limiting in that there's really not enough point on the blade to do some of the chores that I want a knife to do. I have been looking for a Randall model 26 Pathfinder; however, the ones that I have found are stainless steel blades (prefer carbon) and priced out of sight. I keep a Havalon, Piranta knife that is zip corded to my backpack. It is a very light knife, extremely sharp and for me specialized with the gut hook. I think these knifes are great, however............also find them "very" unforgiving. Knifes are "supposed" to be sharp, however these knives are "very sharp", and a slip means some serious injury. I keep it affixed to the backpack because it is an extra knife that is easily accessible, and it really doesn't weigh anything at all. With the skinning blade installed the Havalon will skin out a bear without any issues whatsoever, and with the precision of a scalpel. As for sharpening I use a Wicked Edge sharpening system. It is a great system, it works well; however, I have found that there's a learning curve with it. But...once it is set up and running it does a great job, and usually I will have all of the knifes that I utilize at hand to sharpen them all. So...I like a "fixed" blade knife, with a blade around 4 inches long that has a drop point as my "go to" everyday hunting knife that is attached to my belt when I go out to hunt. For now the hunting knife is an Randall, Alaskan Skinner until I find what I am looking for and then the Randall will be retired as it has sentimental value to me. [/QUOTE]
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