Quality skinning knives
- Thread starter adosland
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You CANNOT buy a Quality Skinning knife for that little money ! This is the COVID Era ! 
RJ
RJJeebus save us all, but you really don't need to spend that kind of money, unless you got a hardon for some particular Custom Maker!
Hit up a decent Butcher Supply outfit, and fill yer boots!
Moose Masher
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Check out Lucas Forge.
TheCoachZed
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Grohmann, Buck, Muehla. I've used them all and like them. Grohmann is made in Canada, Buck in the US, Muela in Spain. I would think Buck probably has the best of them all (every price range from cheap to custom and spendy), but Grohmann fixed blades are very nice. I've owned a few and would buy again.
I also like OLD made-in-USA Schrade 152 sharpfingers. Search eBay. An excellent all-round outdoors knife. But not fancy-pants steel, for sure; mass-produced with an ergonomic but cheap handle; find a modern knife made on that pattern (Grohmann and others have similar) and you have a winner.
I also like OLD made-in-USA Schrade 152 sharpfingers. Search eBay. An excellent all-round outdoors knife. But not fancy-pants steel, for sure; mass-produced with an ergonomic but cheap handle; find a modern knife made on that pattern (Grohmann and others have similar) and you have a winner.
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I don’t want to seem heretical but for skinning any knife with decent steel will do, I have a preference to smaller skinning knives.
Single blade Victorinox folders work great. I gave one to a tracker in Namibia skinning a Cape Buffalo he was awed by how well it worked.
I use a variety of cheap folders that get touched up after every use with a “pull through” Lansky tool.
Now if you want a “good” knife I’m fond of buck knives (the ones made in the USA). If you want something special head to your local gun show there are always several custom makers who produce exquisite knives.
Enjoy the search for your ideal skinner.
Single blade Victorinox folders work great. I gave one to a tracker in Namibia skinning a Cape Buffalo he was awed by how well it worked.
I use a variety of cheap folders that get touched up after every use with a “pull through” Lansky tool.
Now if you want a “good” knife I’m fond of buck knives (the ones made in the USA). If you want something special head to your local gun show there are always several custom makers who produce exquisite knives.
Enjoy the search for your ideal skinner.
Way outside the OPs budget, but I use a Mora Craftline Pro C. I like how this one has a bit more curve in the blade and deeper bolster (Is that even the correct way to say that?) than my Mora companion or the classic Mora.
Within the OPs stated budget I doubt he can get a bad knife, thats custom knife maker territory...
Still below the OPs price range, but I like the looks of this knife, and its a made-in-Canada product:
https://northarmknives.com/product/lynx-hunting-knife-with-kydex-sheath/
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Way outside the OPs budget, but I use a Mora Craftline Pro C. I like how this one has a bit more curve in the blade and deeper bolster (Is that even the correct way to say that?) than my Mora companion or the classic Mora.
Within the OPs stated budget I doubt he can get a bad knife, thats custom knife maker territory...
Still below the OPs price range, but I like the looks of this knife, and its a made-in-Canada product:
https://northarmknives.com/product/lynx-hunting-knife-with-kydex-sheath/
That North Arm looks awesome and in magnacut! I'm buying one lol
Having used a Buck 119 in 420HC for many years I totally understand wanting to spend some money and get something good. Can you skin something with a Buck or a Mora? Absolutely! Can a quality knife with a high end steel make the job a hundred times easier? Absolutely! Maybe not a hundred times but significantly easier.
I used that 119 for years. I didn't know a thing about steels or high end knives, it was pretty much all I knew. I skinned out a ton of game with it never giving much thought about how quick it would dull or how easy it chipped etc. I just accepted that was how skinning and cutting up game was. While skinning out an elk one day I became frustrated at how dull my knife was probably 3/4 of the way into the job and began to think there has to be better knives out there, ones that could do a simple task like skinning out one animal before needing to be sharpened. That instance started me off researching and learning as much as I could about various steels and things like edge retention, toughness, resistance to chipping etc. I will never go back to cheap knives again. There are some bargains out there for around a hundred bucks that will outperform your average Buck or Mora by a long shot in edge retention and if you spend a bit more and go into the 2-300 range the performance is night and day.
Again you don't need to spend that kind of money but I personally think it's more than worth it.
I used that 119 for years. I didn't know a thing about steels or high end knives, it was pretty much all I knew. I skinned out a ton of game with it never giving much thought about how quick it would dull or how easy it chipped etc. I just accepted that was how skinning and cutting up game was. While skinning out an elk one day I became frustrated at how dull my knife was probably 3/4 of the way into the job and began to think there has to be better knives out there, ones that could do a simple task like skinning out one animal before needing to be sharpened. That instance started me off researching and learning as much as I could about various steels and things like edge retention, toughness, resistance to chipping etc. I will never go back to cheap knives again. There are some bargains out there for around a hundred bucks that will outperform your average Buck or Mora by a long shot in edge retention and if you spend a bit more and go into the 2-300 range the performance is night and day.
Again you don't need to spend that kind of money but I personally think it's more than worth it.
