Knives that have worked for you.

I bought a couple of knives from Tim Olt (michiganroadkill over at the 'fire)... one a Japanese kitchen knife, one a small hunter (Montana Creek Hunter). I like the kitchen knife (I use it mostly for cutting veggies and trimming excess fat of of steaks) and I hope to break in the MCH on two deer and an elk this year.

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Thanks guys, nice knives Kurt. I always liked custom knives, just can't afford very many but I do have a folding pocket knive collection as well.
 
Oldtrader3":2vxf158h said:
Here is my favorite fixed blade, BG hunting knife. It is African buffalo horn scales brass finger guard and damascus steel blade. I got it from Lewis Drake and Company, years ago.

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That is a very nice looking knife! Gorgeous.
 
BK":1tmymlre said:
I bought a couple of knives from Tim Olt (michiganroadkill over at the 'fire)... one a Japanese kitchen knife, one a small hunter (Montana Creek Hunter). I like the kitchen knife (I use it mostly for cutting veggies and trimming excess fat of of steaks) and I hope to break in the MCH on two deer and an elk this year.

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Both of those are nice looking knives Kurt. I like the blade shape on that hunting knife. Looks like it serve you well from dressing to caping.
David
 
I hope so, David. My only real concern is that the handle may be a little small for my oversized mitts.
 
Yeah, somebody forgot to tell me to stop growing at a normal size. I may be one of the only guys on this board able to call Scotty "Shorty".
 
Charlie, a little late getting into this forum but you have one special knife. I've wanted a damascus knife for years but with kids growing up and other financial responsibilities I was never able to purchase one. Ten months ago I decided it was time and perused a number of web sites looking for that special purchase. I came up with a fellow by the name of Sean Ohare out of Canada. He makes a great edged product and really great looking damascus knives. Sean was an extremely pleasant person to talk to and fortunately for me the knife I was interested in was in stock. It was not inexpensive but to say I'm satisfied with the knife is putting it mildly. I'm not familiar with posting pictures but if you pull up his website "Sean Ohare knives" I picked up the damascus shearwater. Just beautiful.
 
Mommy told me I was not to play with any sharp objects...... so I became a Marine....

This is part of my functional knives...... The bent K-BAR on the right was NIB when issued.... took me six months in the bush to render it to that condition.....

Both K-BARs were made by Camillus..... as were the 2 Stainless Steel Blaster's knives on the left. The Sykes was given to me by a Brit Marine Corporal when I finished a 6 month TDY with them.

And the little Buck at the bottom was my Father's..... it's skinned over a dozen deer. My newer K-BAR has done a couple deer and 5 hogs..... big, bulky, durable.

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The three folders to the left of the K-BAR are Camillus #4 Folders..... the lower one as you can tell has been used alot..... it's opened alot of mortar ammo waterproof cannisters.
 
Nice stuff Motis! Who were you with buddy? 1/5 for me 03-07

Also, if any of you are interested, I do have one knife from Anza knives and they are made from old files and a pretty cheap in the grand scheme of things. Files are pretty hard and mine has held an edge quite well.

Here's their site

http://www.anzaknives.com/
 
big rifle man":3usb5el3 said:
I came up with a fellow by the name of Sean Ohare out of Canada. He makes a great edged product and really great looking damascus knives. Sean was an extremely pleasant person to talk to and fortunately for me the knife I was interested in was in stock. It was not inexpensive but to say I'm satisfied with the knife is putting it mildly. I'm not familiar with posting pictures but if you pull up his website "Sean Ohare knives" I picked up the damascus shearwater. Just beautiful.

I went to Sean O'Hare's website and looked at his knives. They surely are nicely built, great artistic workmanship and beautiful designs. If I ever want another damascus blade knife, he would be the first place that I would look. The one that I showed is no longer available at any price, from Lewis Drake and I got mine on clearance.
 
.280 Remington":2czz90uh said:
Nice stuff Motis! Who were you with buddy? 1/5 for me 03-07

Also, if any of you are interested, I do have one knife from Anza knives and they are made from old files and a pretty cheap in the grand scheme of things. Files are pretty hard and mine has held an edge quite well.

Here's their site

http://www.anzaknives.com/

.280 Remington.....

I spent 8 months with 1/5 back in '78 before being transfered to 3/5 as Bn Asst. Operations Sgt.

I got around a bit during 23yrs of eating at the Corps feed trough.

Even did a tour with MAG-36... talk about culture shock!!
 
BUCK is good enough for this Arkanite :) Always has been and i can sharpen them with no issues!

Last one is a CASE !!
 
For skinning nothing beats this!

Havalon Piranta Edge Folding Skinning Knife 2-3/4" 60XT Stainless Steel Blade ABS Handle Orange



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FOTIS":murpqcwm said:
For skinning nothing beats this!

Havalon Piranta Edge Folding Skinning Knife 2-3/4" 60XT Stainless Steel Blade ABS Handle Orange


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I can attest to this. Awesome knife for sure. I was so impressed, I went out and bought one for myself.
Here is a picture of Fotis and the Wyoming Huntress using a Havalon Piranta.
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I keep a Havalon Piranta in my kit. At any time, I usually have about seven knives. I don't want to have to stop and sharpen in the middle of skinning and cutting.
 
I have a Havolon Piranta as well. Really nice to be able to switch blades on the drop of a dime. Just wish they were a little bit stronger. I have broke three or four blades while working on joints over the last four years.
 
Toughest hide I have ever had to gut and skin was a moose. My AUS-8 knife that has done many deer, did not hold up well throughout that job. Once I went to the D-2 steel Made in Alaska knife, it changed my outlook on what a knife needs to do in the field. The steel a knife is made from is more important than the name on the knife. To me, D-2 is the only steel I carry for a knife that needs little touch-up for BIG game animals as long as it was tempered with the right hardness.

I took a Cold Steel knife to Montana for elk hunting this year (Carbon V) and gutted 4 elk without sharpening. The guys could not believe how sharpe this knife was and how well it held an edge. This steel isn't available anymore, but Cold Steel made a heck of a good knife when they made this one. Most popular brand knives being sold today do not have enough carbon in the steel (420 and 440A) part of what makes it hard to bring an edge back to a knife that has become dull.
Most of my fillet knives come from a guy that gets his steel from old sawmill blades. You talk about steel that has been tempered...these make great knives, but they can be pretty expensive...

6mm Remington...the guy building my new F-class rifle in Florance is a custome knife builder and has some really nice knives that you should look at for "Made in Montana" knives.
 
I have had a D2 and a D3 steel knife. Both held exceptional edges. for me. Airhard alsways works better for me.
 
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