Hunting Knives

[Daniel]

#2461

Good day folks,

I’ve been thinking about starting this tread for a while now and having played around with a few blades in my lifetime, I know that there are many great knives out there and believe me, there are.

I want to take a few minutes of your time to share with you a very particular knife that is one of my favorites. Mainly because of its ease of use, yes, a folding knife, and the other for its edge retainability ( and does it ever keep an edge ). That is the Gerber Freeman S30V folding blade knife. I like to use one word to describe this little gem…..amazing !!!!!! Even if I carry a knife that I made myself, I always carry this one as back-up because it works. I also like the weight and its smooth action.

There, I got that out of my system, now if you have your favorite knife, let us know what it is and why, because there are so many other little gems out there and the information shared is always so appreciated.

SB

[William Warren]

#9962

I will probably croak with a Swiss Army knife in my pocket! But for hunting, I am also a folding knife fan. My favorite is an original Buck Lite. My second favorite is a Schrade folder with a drop point, don’t know the model number off hand. But I always bring along at least 2 folders and a big sheath knife (Buck Vanguard)on extended hunting trips. For day trips I will have the Swiss Army and single blade folder along. After a successful hunt I am partial to fillet knives and have several of different lengths and stiffness.
I am interested in owning a custom knife. Maybe Standing Bear can show us some more of his fine work? 😀
Duncan

[Patrick]

#9979

I LOVE knives. I have two favorites:
One is a Benchmade 940 w/ carbon fiber scales. Super lightweight, awesome locking mechanism: Simple, strong, and practical. I carry that thing EVERYWHERE! Can barely tell it’s there:

My other favorite is on its way back from the Northwest Territories. 🙂

My Knives of Alaska Bush Camp Knife qualifies for honorable mention. It’s large, and it is a great all around knife. I can use it to chop through small limbs to make shooting lanes, field dress, etc.

[Hiram]

#10096

I have several that I carry which I made myself. I do not carry pocket knives. I carry fixed blade knives in my pocket in kydex sheaths I made. I have a long string attached and hanging out of pocket or one around my neck. I prefer my own designs mostly with Micarta handles.

[RRZESCH]

#10474

I carry a Marble, but I am very found for the buck folding knives also. I am going to take a look at your recommendation standingbear.

RayMO

[Mark Turton]

#10513

Well, the one in my pocket is a little Alma S.L.B. folder, the one on my bench is a small Gerber, then there is the SOG under the arm rest in the truck, and the BRKT fixed blade in the rucksack behind the driver’s seat and a billhook in the back with an Opiniel saw.

And my Packpal with African buffalo bolsters and custom red pins on the bookshelf and a nice Nesmuk and a custom BF survival knife an old Bowie, an archers prick 1300’s pattern, Mauser folder and about another half dozen here and there.

And the one in my head that won’t go away.

Which one do I use most frequently Bark River Mini-North Star, holds a very keen edge, light and easy to use for all hunting and camping jobs, has even been used for splitting small logs with a batten, I reground the tip as it was too fine when new and polished the blade to make it easier to clean, it now has a custom sheath that I carry under my left arm.

Probably only need one knife, Mark. 😀

[Patrick]

#10737

Pothunter wrote: Probably only need one knife, Mark. 😀

HERESY!!!!

[Chris Shelton]

#11021

Darn cant remember the name of it but it is the classic folding buck! That knife is the bomb, then I have several nonfolding knives, I like them better. My newest one was some noname off ebay, a 7 inch knife, with a 3.5 inch blade, all ss steel, with some type of rope handle, didnt think I would like it as much, I really bought it as a survival knife to go im my pack as a backup, but I keep it im my pocket. I have some special edition winchester that had a crappy handle but I fized that, I souped it up with some black walnut and now it is great! Blade is not the best, but it does okay. I really want a knife with a carbon blade! I have heard they are awesome, thinking of going with a cold steel knife next!!

[William Warren]

#11070

GTA, would it be the 110 Folding Hunter?

Guys,
I’ve recycled some steel blades from some derelict kitchen knives and here are my attempts at knife/sheath making.
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[Chris Shelton]

#12006

snuffornot wrote: GTA, would it be the 110 Folding Hunter?

yes thank you Duncan!:D

[SteveMcD]

#18276

Yeah.. every time I go to a show I think to myself. I need another knife like I need a whole in my head! 😆

But they are all works of art and craftsmanship, So I am always looking. 🙂

I’ve had my Buck 110 Folder ever since I bought it in the PX when I was in the service a few decades ago. I would be at a loss without it. Marbles, Schrades, Case, Barlows, Bokers, Custom… got them or had them, But there’s always my Buck! More importantly the hunting memories that go along with it. 8)

[Patrick]

#18331

A Buck 110 was my first hunting knife too, but I lost it many years ago in the woods. My dad bought it for me. He still uses his 110. I think that’s the only hunting knife he’s owned.

[David Petersen]

#18435

Snuffornot — gorgeous antler and leather work! I’ve done a few antler handles but nothing that nice, and I”m clueless how to deal with leather that thick. Any field gear we make ourselves always increases the satisfaction of the hunt! dave

[RRZESCH]

#18447

Buck 110, that’s my favorite. Getting one for Xmas, had one for years, it just seems right.

[rayborbon]

#18460

I like custom knives made locally. Additionally I have a larger knife for cutting big chunks of muscle and flesh. Usually I carry only a single knife unless I go elk hunting. Then I carry two and a sharpener.

I had Steve Tormala make this one a year ago. It has a good handle and matches one of my longbows. http://www.rain-shadow.com/knives/Gallery.htm

[Bert]

#18638

OK Snuffornot, I give up- what is that stick next to the knife in the well-crafted double sheath?- burnisher?-firestarter? Nice handles and filework- good to see the old carbon kitchen knives, of which I’m sure most of us have in various stages of disrepair, recycled into useable hunting blades.
Knives!Do I have knives?! They are everywhere- bayonets, machetes, kukris, fixed and balisongs and other folders- seems we archers love blades of all kinds-goes with the territory.
Currently, a Spyderco clipped in the right front pocket as the go-to working knife. Broke the tip during something stupid-prying- so reground to a stronger tanto-type.
Hunting- a Marble’s Woodcraft with bird’seye maple or a Fallkniven S-1- both great fixed blades that’ll shave your shave. One blade I have found indispensable in this neck-o-the woods is the Gerber Brush Thinner- a billhook Finnish chopper, 15.1 oz of tefloned mayhem that will enable you to extract your sorry you-know-what from blackberry, devil’sclub and various and sundry hell-holes that I have blundered into. Wrap the handle with some paracord or non-slip of your choice and you are good to go- don’t leave home without it.
Good hunting and keep ’em sharp-
Bert
P.S. Now I “need” want, desire, lust for a neck knife like the ones G. Fred Asbell has in the Oct./Nov. Trad Bow- the sickness never stops, does it?!

[Bert]

#18646

Hey crittergitter- see if I can get this posted!- tell the folks what a “coonass pistol” is!!!

[Daniel]

#19743

The pictures of the knives posted are awesome. There are lots of pretty amazing knives mentioned here, thank you. Keep them coming and for those that make your own knives, thank you also, to me, they are all worthy of being shown and appreciated 😀

SB

[Buckhorn73]

#20661

My personal preference. A Swiss army knife with scissors in my pocket always – a heavy duty, simple single blade folder, on my belt or pack, such as the Buck 110, etc.

[William Warren]

#25719

[quote=HalfaHun]OK Snuffornot, I give up- what is that stick next to the knife in the well-crafted double sheath?- burnisher?-firestarter?

It is a ceramic insulator of the type once used for wiring telephone lines through wall studs. A friend works for the local telephone company and he gave me few that he salvaged while upgading some older homes around town. I have also found them where old houses were being torn down. I epoxied in a dowel for a handle. It works similar to the ceramic sharpeners you can buy commercially. I use it to keep the edge on my blades.

[William Warren]

#25730

David Petersen wrote: Snuffornot — gorgeous antler and leather work! I’ve done a few antler handles but nothing that nice, and I”m clueless how to deal with leather that thick. Any field gear we make ourselves always increases the satisfaction of the hunt! dave

Thanks Dave,
You just need a good sewing awl, some waxed cotton thread and plenty of patience! And a supply of good upolstery scraps!
Duncan

[jfelkins]

#43077

Hiram wrote: I have several that I carry which I made myself. I do not carry pocket knives. I carry fixed blade knives in my pocket in kydex sheaths I made. I have a long string attached and hanging out of pocket or one around my neck. I prefer my own designs mostly with Micarta handles.

Where can I learn to make Kydex sheaths? Thanks!

[SteveMcD]

#43172

Duncan… Those knives are awesome! The leather work is gorgeous too!

[Bruce Smithhammer]

#63555

I figured it was time to bump this thread again, since, well, it’s the off-season and because I’d love to see more hunting knives and I’m pretty sure there are some sweet ones out there in this community (and because my knife fetish is every bit as bad as my bow fetish).

I’ve become a big fan of Bark River knives lately. Here are two that I’ve been using:

The one on the left is a “Woodland Special” and is my favorite all-around knife, with a 3.2″ blade and is 6.8″ overall.

The other one is a Mike Stewart Custom Hunter, with a 3.7″ blade, 8″ overall.

Both knives have micarta scales, red liners, and A-2 steel blades with convex ground edges. I’m a big fan of smaller knives that are capable of big tasks, and these BRKTs certainly fit that bill.

[Bruce Smithhammer]

#63580

And speaking of small knives that are capable of big tasks, this is my most recent acquisition, and my smallest BRKT, the “Little Caper:”

2.7″ blade, 5.7″ overall. Impala horn scales w/red liners, A-2 steel. Haven’t had much of a chance to play around with this one yet, but the stout (.170″) spine, combined with the fine convex edge and trailing point, make for a very solid little knife that will clearly do a lot of different things well. Might just become my “go to” EDC.

[David Petersen]

#63694

Hammer — Well, just as a guy can’t have too many great knives and bows, we can’t have too many knife threads. I’m wondering though about the, I assume, ceremac sharpening rods attached to the sheaths of the two bigger knives. I’m thinking, from limited personal use, that they take up a lot of space on your belt for a tool that has very limited use, namely final touch-up after resharpening. Or will those rods bring an edge back after, say, 20 minutes of sawing away at an elk cape? Just cirious.

This motivates me to break out a few of my old favorites and snap a pic.

[Bruce Smithhammer]

#63711

Dave –

Those are actually firesteels, not for sharpening. Because of the convex edge on those blades, you can’t use something like a steel (or even a flat stone) to sharpen them.

I’ll admit I was initially a little put-off by convex blades, because I thought they were more complicated to sharpen. I’m now convinced it’s actually the opposite – with a little practice and the right equipment (a foam mouse pad, some superfine sandpaper (1500-2000 grit) and a strop w/compound), they are actually quite easy. A lot of it has to do with the fact that you don’t have to be as concerned about maintaining a very precise angle, as you do with flat edges (which is what makes the KME system so awesome for flat edges). I’m also beginning to think that convex edges are more durable as a result.

Here is a link to an excellent series of videos that talk through how to sharpen convex blades (you can just watch the first one to get a general idea):

http://www.knivesshipfree.com/pages.php?pID=4&CDpath=0

[Troy Breeding]

#63718

Guess you can say I’m a knife junky myself.

These are my two favorite.

This one was made by one of my students at a class I taught in Birmingham, AL several years back. He made it for me before I made my bear hunt in NM. It has a bear track carved in antler on one side of the handle and my initials on the other.

The other is a Larry Page custom that was given to me by the MO WTF in 2008. I was a sponsor their fall turkey fling.

The handles are somesort of really nice bural wood. Sorry for the fuzzy pic. My camera doesn’t make good closeups.

Troy

[Bruce Smithhammer]

#63722

Sweet! That first one has an interesting shape to it.

[Troy Breeding]

#63730

Yea, he was heavy into the frontier stuff and I didn’t complain. It is my go to knife when I hunt. The blade is a Green River and holds an egde as well as any thing I have. I’ve used it to skin and cape a bunch of deer.

Troy

[Ralph]

#63736

This was given to me when I retired in ’07’ by a dear friend and workmate. He was a student of Jan Van Reenen, formerly of S. Africa, now located here in Amarillo. It has field dressed 10 deer and is my go to.

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