Hunting knives

Gorgeous as always, BCROB! I like that bocote one.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by welsh

Gorgeous as always, BCROB! I like that bocote one.

---

thank you sir

ill add another vote for the grohmann. I have the original #1 and the trout and bird #2 and love them both. The #2 is my go-to hunting knife as fits well, gets into small areas and works really well. Always good to support Canadian and buy a grohmann, you won't be disappointed.

Belt knife, Gromman. Pocket folder, Kershaw open assist. 90% of the time its the pocket folder. Kershaws Ken Onion open assists are fabulous. Light in the pocket and light on the wallet. Having the one hand opening feature is fantastic.

My Puma Forster-Nicker (4 1/4'') has been with me for more than 50 years and has ''cleaned'' a lot of BIG GAME . --- Excellent steel and handles well . --- A Normark Fillet-knife (7 1/2'') takes care of fishing-related jobs while my "bum-around''- knife , a Buck 110 (3 1/4'') fills in in for ''everything-else'' . --- There are hundreds of good quality knives available ; just pick the proper size and shape and you'll be well served . --- Remember : Bigger is NOT better . No-one needs a machete-sized knife for cleaning game .

I use a basic Buck Knife. Folding blade.
Easy to keep sharp on a Chef Choice Sharpener.
I use it for everything-- hike in the forest or at home in the garden--it's always with me for any needs.

Sharpen sticks for camp fire marshmallows or hot dogs.
Cut any rope/sticks.
Open tightly taped mail.
Slice the tip off a Cuban Cigar.
Gut, skin and de-bone grouse, geese, rabbits, ducks and farmed chickens.
But for butchering deer, I use a 6 inch Henckels Utility knife to remove fat, fascia and de-bone.

I have 3 different Grohmman belt knives and my go to pocket folder is a Grohmman as well....love them all!

I use a Grohman No. 3 knife. As others have said they are excellent value for the money, made in Canada, and hold an edge really well. It is just the right size for all of your skinning and dressing work.

Buck Alpha fixed blade SV30 and a havalon bolt.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by welsh

Grohmann takes a beating from knife nuts these days because their steel is not very good, the lineup of knives is limited and the design is old. Of course, the Buck 110 and 119 are old designs, too. Not everything can be a RAT Izula or whatever's in fashion this week. The fact is, that old design is functional.

The only really valid complaint is that the steel isn't very good. Grohmann doesn't even say what it is, which annoys knife nuts to no end. I think it's 4116, which is about equivalent to 440C, when now super-steels are all the rage. On the other hand, Buck uses 420 steel, which is considered worse than 440, so there you go. Most people don't know what steel their knives are made from, and don't care.
...

---

First, the entire steel discussion shows how much the average person knows about knifes: not all that much!
No manufacturer will tell you how they harden and temper. Therefore, you cannot really compare the "ingredients" of the steel and simply make any useful conclusion. Different size, bevel, intended use call all for different steels and different treatments.
So either you find a custom knifemaker and discuss what you exactly want (and what compromises you are willing to make) or you buy something in the low three digits that fits your idea of size/shape/grind. Both ways are not exactely cheap, but you cannot go wrong either.

Most people are terrible with sharpening knifes. All the jigs nowadays will allow you to touch up the edge, but not to properly sharpen it after heavy/extended use. And then people are buying new knifes, because of the poor "steel" that won't hold an edge
LMAO - that's the knife industry in a nut shell