What is a practical hunting knife? - General Hunting Discussion

What is a practical hunting knife? - General Hunting Discussion https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/what-is-a-practical-hunting-knife/ AllGunStuff Discussion Board en-US Sat, 09 May 2026 04:15:56 +0000 wpForo 60 Re: What is a practical hunting knife? https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/what-is-a-practical-hunting-knife/paged/5/#post-4907 Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:16:09 +0000
I did drop it tip first into the sand to Treeman's disgust. Learnt my lesson there.

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The man took a brand new kershaw blade, held it shoulder height and dropped it point first into clay,8gravel old seabed ground, for f******sake 😤, like no man, just nooooo.
BUT!, The man can shoot, properly!]]> General Hunting Discussion Treeman https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/what-is-a-practical-hunting-knife/paged/5/#post-4907 Re: What is a practical hunting knife? https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/what-is-a-practical-hunting-knife/paged/5/#post-4898 Tue, 23 Jul 2024 05:31:40 +0000 General Hunting Discussion Tripodmvr https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/what-is-a-practical-hunting-knife/paged/5/#post-4898 Re: What is a practical hunting knife? https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/what-is-a-practical-hunting-knife/paged/5/#post-4897 Tue, 23 Jul 2024 04:48:19 +0000
I did drop it tip first into the sand to Treeman's disgust. Learnt my lesson there.

]]> General Hunting Discussion janfred https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/what-is-a-practical-hunting-knife/paged/5/#post-4897 Re: What is a practical hunting knife? https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/what-is-a-practical-hunting-knife/paged/5/#post-4864 Thu, 18 Jul 2024 05:06:00 +0000
Has anybody mentioned that your expensive knife is not to be given to the skinners. They sharpen on concrete slabs etc. I will not supply tissues.

Two stories from our area:

I witnessed a skinner sharpening an old Wüsthof chef's knife on concrete. I went back and offered the farmer three Mundial / Tramontina knives in a swop; he agreed but he couldn't find it.

In another case, a farm worker was butchering a carcass with a Queen Steel hunting knife in fairly good condition. I tried to buy and swop, but he politely refused and stated clearly that his knife wasn't available. Three weeks later he lost the knife in the field somewhere.]]> General Hunting Discussion Ds J https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/what-is-a-practical-hunting-knife/paged/5/#post-4864 Re: What is a practical hunting knife? https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/what-is-a-practical-hunting-knife/paged/5/#post-4863 Thu, 18 Jul 2024 04:32:26 +0000
Has anybody mentioned that your expensive knife is not to be given to the skinners. They sharpen on concrete slabs etc. I will not supply tissues.

I had that done to a Swiss Army Knife by one of the guys on my grandfathers farm when I was a kid. I couldn't believe how badly he'd butchered the thing and he couldn't make sense of my objection to the sterling job he'd done.]]> General Hunting Discussion oafpatroll https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/what-is-a-practical-hunting-knife/paged/5/#post-4863 Re: What is a practical hunting knife? https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/what-is-a-practical-hunting-knife/paged/5/#post-4862 Thu, 18 Jul 2024 04:19:38 +0000 General Hunting Discussion Tripodmvr https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/what-is-a-practical-hunting-knife/paged/5/#post-4862 Re: What is a practical hunting knife? https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/what-is-a-practical-hunting-knife/paged/5/#post-4857 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 05:00:03 +0000

In knife making, few things beat experience. To save money, I would rather have an easy / simple knife made by an experienced smith than a complicated knife by an inexperienced smith.

contradiction in terms
Inexperienced smith is NOT going to be making a - complicated knife ..

What about an - easy simple knife made by an "inexperienced" smith ? - at a very reasonable price ..

I'll rephrase:
An inexperienced smith might try his hand at a complicated knife, and the results will show it.

Or, to save money, get an experienced Smith to make a simple knife (spend less time on it) and have a proper cutting tool.]]> General Hunting Discussion Ds J https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/what-is-a-practical-hunting-knife/paged/5/#post-4857 Re: What is a practical hunting knife? https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/what-is-a-practical-hunting-knife/paged/5/#post-4853 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 23:20:21 +0000
In knife making, few things beat experience. To save money, I would rather have an easy / simple knife made by an experienced smith than a complicated knife by an inexperienced smith.

contradiction in terms
Inexperienced smith is NOT going to be making a - complicated knife ..

What about an - easy simple knife made by an "inexperienced" smith ? - at a very reasonable price ..
]]> General Hunting Discussion Newton https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/what-is-a-practical-hunting-knife/paged/5/#post-4853 Re: What is a practical hunting knife? https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/what-is-a-practical-hunting-knife/paged/5/#post-4847 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 13:36:21 +0000

It depends on personal things like your pocket, taste and needs.
Knives start at R350, but mostly from R1200 upwards. I would prepare for R3500 to R5000 for a handmade knife. For a functional knife, I would not spend more.
The affordability is the reason why I buy a cheaper knife which can be replaced if it gets lost or stolen.

I would think that most knife makers start off somewhere ..
I would further suggest that a number of knives must be made before "perfection" is reached.
Perhaps THIS is the point at which a reasonable good knife can be purchased - at a reasonable price ?

In knife making, few things beat experience. To save money, I would rather have an easy / simple knife made by an experienced smith than a complicated knife by an inexperienced smith.]]> General Hunting Discussion Ds J https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/what-is-a-practical-hunting-knife/paged/5/#post-4847 Re: What is a practical hunting knife? https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/what-is-a-practical-hunting-knife/paged/5/#post-4842 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 09:32:33 +0000
It depends on personal things like your pocket, taste and needs.
Knives start at R350, but mostly from R1200 upwards. I would prepare for R3500 to R5000 for a handmade knife. For a functional knife, I would not spend more.
The affordability is the reason why I buy a cheaper knife which can be replaced if it gets lost or stolen.

I would think that most knife makers start off somewhere ..
I would further suggest that a number of knives must be made before "perfection" is reached.
Perhaps THIS is the point at which a reasonable good knife can be purchased - at a reasonable price ?
]]> General Hunting Discussion Newton https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/what-is-a-practical-hunting-knife/paged/5/#post-4842