Has anyone had any luck with their skinning knives? I’ve got one and it’s hard as hell to sharpen and get dull before I can finish a full deer skinnin and butcherin. Maybe I need a different model?
Hunting & Fishing Knives of Alaska
- Thread starter Pckphunter
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That has not been my experience at all, and I've dressed five deer in a row before I started feeling like they were dulling up. D2 is good steel. I use my Coho fillet knife, and the little Cub Bear and capeing knives as my main gotos. Maybe you got a bad one, because I've used mine for years without complaint, and I have quite a few high end knives... I always go back to these because they work so well. I don't think I've actually "sharpened" them if five years. I throw some jeweler's rouge on the power strop and just polish them up.
I have had a few never been happy with them. Then a discovered a fella who makes some customs for round the same money. I can skin quarter and debone 6-7 deer before they need touched up
Not at all dave or corkey mccroskey webpage is www.mccroskeyknives.com hands down the best knives I have ever owned. I have 2 of the trapper sets
I have used alot of knives and came across these and wont buy anything else. They come sharp enough to cut ink off paper and they will sharpen them for free just pay postage
I use the KOA Elk Hunter model and did an elk and 3 deer before touching it up.
Just a little clean up and a ceramic and off to the races.
I also have a D2 folder I use, different brand.
I will say, you are best set to keep a D2 blade sharp as it is a process once they start to dull much.
I like to “tune” on a piece of ceramic from a fancy temp probe that was part of a high end heat treat furnace. Probes would go bad from time to time.
Made a darn fine tool for keep a knife edge razor sharp.
Just a little clean up and a ceramic and off to the races.
I also have a D2 folder I use, different brand.
I will say, you are best set to keep a D2 blade sharp as it is a process once they start to dull much.
I like to “tune” on a piece of ceramic from a fancy temp probe that was part of a high end heat treat furnace. Probes would go bad from time to time.
Made a darn fine tool for keep a knife edge razor sharp.
