They are a pretty handy & cheap knife. I dunno bout carrying several knives in the field when one of these will easily do a whole deer and then still give me a good cut after being stupid
However I generally just carry a tiny folding Gerber knife & jewel stik now Does the whole job.
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Re: Field Knife Sharpening Reply #17 - Apr 19th, 2017 at 11:14pm
I dunno bout carrying several knives in the field when one of these will easily do a whole deer and then still give me a good cut after being stupid
One to spread the butter on your bread and mash in the sardines - "Baramenyn" and the other to create havoc with the deer you just shot - "Flewynanhrefn." I called it "Sting" for a bit after being a bit careless, but my dad was a Welshman and I like to keep the faith.
Mostly I just carry the one and that's for if I lose the Gerber - there's more than one of my knives sitting out there.
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Re: Field Knife Sharpening Reply #18 - Apr 20th, 2017 at 8:39am
I dunno bout carrying several knives in the field when one of these will easily do a whole deer and then still give me a good cut after being stupid
One to spread the butter on your bread and mash in the sardines - "Baramenyn" and the other to create havoc with the deer you just shot - "Flewynanhrefn." I called it "Sting" for a bit after being a bit careless, but my dad was a Welshman and I like to keep the faith.
Mostly I just carry the one and that's for if I lose the Gerber - there's more than one of my knives sitting out there.
It's the A and B knife system. Use the A knife for taking out arseholes and the B knife for buttering your bread. Don't mix the two.
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Re: Field Knife Sharpening Reply #19 - Apr 20th, 2017 at 10:01pm
I use a knife made by Ripi Knives, Its made of N690 steel. I have also owned Svords but this is the best knife by far in mop. In the field I just give it a bit of a touch up on a normal steel (not diamond) more out of habit than necessity and after field dressing and boning out an animal I run it over ceramic rods. Easily does 3 animals without the need for the rods or a stone. I have used a strop to the point where it shaves my arm but find theres no real need for it to be that sharp.
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Re: Field Knife Sharpening Reply #25 - Apr 29th, 2017 at 12:12pm
My main knife is a Gerber folder and my back-up Mercator's. I don't usually do a full butcher out there, but I have - and those knives did it okay. Dirt and grit on a deer or pigs hide will blunt your knife quicker than anything I know. And I carry a red Swiss knife in my 'survival' pack because I like the tweezers and toothpick - and I've done a deer with that.
+1 Snap! Gerber folder = main with Mercator as utility or spare - always together in the pikau with diamond jewelstick. Bahco in the quad toolbox for when on friendlier ground the quad can get to. Lansky set at home for re-setting bevels and re-facing if edges become damaged.
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Re: Field Knife Sharpening Reply #26 - Apr 29th, 2017 at 4:43pm
+1 for Mercator. It's done 3 animals over this roar, with nothing more than a quick touch up with a ezi-lap sharpener. Hold a great edge, stays sharp, both knife and ezi-lap weigh nix. Just got this set up for my young lad who shot his first deer this roar and realises that it's how you use it that's more important than what it looks like.