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Posted on 11/20/12 at 1:19 pm
Posted by slapahoe
USA
Member since Sep 2009
7446 posts
Posted on 11/20/12 at 1:19 pm
I'm looking for a new knife. Whats a very durable knife I can use for skinning that wont break the bank?
Posted by SaDaTayMoses
Member since Oct 2005
4329 posts
Posted on 11/20/12 at 1:33 pm to
I've been having THIS knife for about 6-7 years. Very sturdy and durable. Never faulted and a heavy, solid feel to it. Got it as a gift but it is not expensive
Posted by Judge Smails
Native Son of NELA
Member since Mar 2008
5519 posts
Posted on 11/20/12 at 1:36 pm to
I got this for Christmas last year. This guy makes great stuff and it's less than $100.

Wayne Hendrix
Posted by hogdaddy
Krotz Springs
Member since Feb 2010
5153 posts
Posted on 11/20/12 at 1:41 pm to
Like to go old school when skinning a deer and use my Old Timer knife. it runs about $15 at WalleWorld.

Posted by OptionRight
Down da skreet
Member since Sep 2010
799 posts
Posted on 11/20/12 at 1:43 pm to
I have a buck with gut hook that you can get at cabellas all day for right at 50 bucks...Have had it for 11 years now and has cleaned countless deer...Best knife I have ever owned...After a couple deer, finishing the edge with a couple passes does the trick...Holds an edge very good. Anyone who uses it to clean their deer, always comment on how much they like it...
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
25199 posts
Posted on 11/20/12 at 1:45 pm to
This thing is a beast:

Cutco
Posted by BarDTiger81
nurfeast lowsyana
Member since Jul 2011
15639 posts
Posted on 11/20/12 at 1:58 pm to
I have Gerber Buck and schrade knives. I like each of them, the buck would have to be my favorite though.

Got this one recently
Buck at Academy

I have another one without the hook that is similar that I have had for years and love.
Posted by PoppaTiger
North Walker
Member since Apr 2006
462 posts
Posted on 11/20/12 at 2:02 pm to
Case Sod Buster with the carbon steel blade. I can't tell you how many deer mine has cleaned. Easy to sharpen too.
Posted by slinger1317
Northshore
Member since Sep 2005
5932 posts
Posted on 11/20/12 at 2:06 pm to
BUCK knife, folding with gut hook....all day long

LINK

Anything else and you are just trying to impress someone at the skinning shed.
Posted by ktc227992
Member since Nov 2011
210 posts
Posted on 11/20/12 at 2:18 pm to
I use the cold steel. Mini tack for skinning! By far the sharpest knife I have ever used! They use aux 8 steel for the blade. I got mine last year and I have skinned 4 deer with it and it will still shave the hair on my arm they cost around $30
Posted by faxis
La.
Member since Oct 2007
7773 posts
Posted on 11/20/12 at 2:53 pm to


Been using this one since I was a little kid for skinning and gutting. I freaking love it.
Posted by TigerOnThe Hill
Springhill, LA
Member since Sep 2008
6837 posts
Posted on 11/20/12 at 4:24 pm to
slap,
I'll make a couple recs, depending on how much you're looking to spend. I'm assuming you're looking for a deer skinning knife, but the "Roach Belly" and "Classic Hunter" are good squirrel skinning knives, as well.

I bought one of these from Smokey Mountain Knife Works a few years ago and have found it to be a very useful knife, especially for only $13. Pretty...NO, but it does what it's supposed to. It rides year round in the glove compartment of my truck.
LINK

Slightly more expensive is this model from "Cold Steel." Excellent knife w/ a HORRIBLE name, "Roach Belly."
LINK

Cold Steel also makes the "Pendleton Hunter." I have the more expensive version, but the "Lite" version may be better. The more expensive version has a tendency to trap in the handle "stuff" from the cleaning/skinning process.
Lite LINK
Regular LINK

I'm partial to the yellow handled Kissing Crane "Classic Hunter" shown here. LINK
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
66763 posts
Posted on 11/20/12 at 6:09 pm to
I've got a pair of buck skinning knives that aren't very expensive. They hold an edge really well for a deer or two and are easy to re-sharpen. Not the best steel ever but it sharpens easily enough to not be aggravating.
Posted by nhassl1
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2008
1932 posts
Posted on 11/20/12 at 6:37 pm to
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not a bad deal
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