Let's talk knifes and sharpeners

[ROCKET]

Looking for your thoughts on a good skinning knife and what sharpener are yall using, thanks

[whitetailtrail]

I love the Buck skinner pak lite. And the spyderco sharp maker is the only way to go for keeping a blade shaving sharp

[ROCKET]

Anyone use an outdoor edge or havalon?

[Geraldg6]

Case knives and worksharp sharpeners.

[Ironman]

Havalon. No sharpener required.

[Geraldg6]

Anyone know what brand of knife the guy sells that sharpens knives in the gander mountain in college station?

[dustoffer]

I like the Lansky-type kits because I use a dual-bevel technique to sharpen my knives. First angle is 20-degrees and I get it set in before I do anything else. Then I increase the angle to 25-degrees and go over it 4-5-6 times with the next to finest stone (both sides) then switch to the fine stone to put the final polish on it. Once you get the 20-degree bevel cut, it take way less time to touch up the 25-degree part. I also work with a sharpening steel in my hip pocket and touch up the edge frequently (but not aggressively). Learned to do this when I worked in a slaughterhouse/meat packing plant as a summer job.

[critter69]

Anyone use an outdoor edge or havalon?

The havalon are nice. Not real sturdy but they get the job done and no worry about resharpening in the field. I have a few of the smaller ones and one of the largest , barracuda I think it's called. And I like it by far the best. You can take care of just about any thing with it. Gutting, quartering, caping, on just about any thing from rabbit to moose. I like them. Had problems with the first one I bought years ago, but decided I would give them a try again after hearing so many people liked them here on TBH .

[LHPanther]

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http://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=560419

Hard to beat the Sharpfinger pattern!
Once you put a well made custom to use, you'll never look back As far as sharpeners go, Lansky makes a nice one, spiderco makes a real nice and easy to use one and you should also consider buying or making a nice leather strop with some green compound to rub on it.
Knivesshipfree.com is a nice resource for sharpening supplies, tutorial videos as well as some very nice knives for sale.

[BLACKFINTURKEY]

Anyone use an outdoor edge or havalon?

Have used both still prefer a regular skinning knife although they do make it very easy to keep a knife sharp.

[Patriot-2000]

I use a variety because I'm a Knife Collector. My Go-To knives in the Field are the outdoor Edge Swing Blade + Buck. I sharpen them with a Lansky.

[ROCKET]

Which lansky are yall using I see there are 3 /5 stone model and standard or diamond ?

[flinger]

Love my worksharpe.

[Casey]

I have several skinning knives made by Buck and prefer those in S30V steel. The Vanguard is a good model as is the Open Season Skinner


I have a 3 stone Lansky that works very well for me as well as a Worksharp. The Worksharp sees more use only because it is quicker.

[ROCKET]

Casey that is a good looking knife I like the design, going knife shopping Monday and have to check them out