Looking for a little folder for cleaning game

[JelloStorm]

Hey all,

I'd like to get a small knife for cleaning small game to deer.

I took a quick ride to Walmart the other night and they had the Bear Grylls series from Gerber but I wasn't impressed. Didn't have a sharp edge at all.

Ironically, the best knife I've ever owned is in my 12 year old Gerber multi-tool that is still sharp as shit after scraping stuff, cutting and using it as a little pry bar lol.

I'm just looking for something that will hold it's edge when you're cutting up animals. Leg bones and heads on squirrels are a bitch on the edge. I resharpen them but they just never last more than a few animals.

What do you use and how do you like it?

 

[1911fan]

Re: Looking for a little folder for cleaning game

Old school Buck 110. Stays sharp.


1911fan

 

[Layton]

Re: Looking for a little folder for cleaning game

I've been using these Queens for longer than I can remember for everything from squirrel to duck to deer. Hold their edge forever. Bottom is a folder. Both are stainless.

 

[UNCIVILIZED]

Re: Looking for a little folder for cleaning game

ESEE makes some pretty good knives, & at a reasonable price. Just choose your size. http://www.eseeknives.com/knives.htm
If you were just looking for a knife for bigger critters, I'd say to go find a Cold Steel Master Hunter in Carbon V. Mine's definitely a keeper. Though on squirrels it'd definitely be overkill.

 

[JC189]

Re: Looking for a little folder for cleaning game

I have always been a Gerber fan. But it seems like everything else, the old ones are the Good ones. My two favorite were knives I bought back in the 1970's. one as a senior in High School and the Other while I was Stationed at Ft, Benning Ga. Things use to be built to last. Today things are designed to fail so you have to go back and buy another one.

 

[ceylonc]

Re: Looking for a little folder for cleaning game

You mentioned that you want a small folder. Check out these options:

--Kershaw Knockout;
--Kershaw Scallion;
--Benchmade Griptilian & Mini Griptilian;
--

Or, have you looked at the Outdoor Edge Game Processor kits? I could hook you up...

 

[Takashi]

Re: Looking for a little folder for cleaning game

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ceylonc</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You mentioned that you want a small folder. Check out these options:

--Kershaw Knockout;
--Kershaw Scallion;
--Benchmade Griptilian & Mini Griptilian;
--

Or, have you looked at the Outdoor Edge Game Processor kits? I could hook you up...

</div></div>
+1 for the mini griptillian, mine will hold a sharp edge for as long as you don't abuse it and keeps coming back for more--plus it isn't a liner locker which is a huge bonus in my book (liner's always make me nervous sometimes).

 

[B3dlam]

Re: Looking for a little folder for cleaning game

Get a Havalon
http://www.havalon.com/?gclid=CJvswa7M7bICFQfhQgodgmkAoA

These are great knives when the blade starts to dull you just pop it out and insert a new fresh scapal sharp blade. These things are also very reasonably priced something like $40 for the knife and a package of replacement blades. They also work with different blade sizes a nice short one perfect for cleaning small game like rabbits then a longer blade that was perfect on larger game like caribou.