Thread: Hunting knives which one to get?

maybe he should go to H&F and buy a $60 mora knife then and be happier with the quality ??????????????
some fellas drive ferraris and some drive landrovers,some even nissan micras,its different strokes for different folks,sure a very expensive custom built knife would be nice (if you can keep it sharp) but you will use a cheapy a hell of alot more and you arent afraid to use it......a bit,well actually a LOT like vechiles or rifles,some are work horses and some are show ponies....
the Graf boys have cut up and carted out a heck of a lot of deer over the years,watch thier videos/dvds and take carefull note of what knife they use to butcher one for home use...the humble Mercator with a bit of twine on the handle.
Ive seen two high priced knives stuffed over the years by fellas trying to cut themselves a manuka walking stick with them,both times a large chip came out of blade....NOT recomended practice but an eggzample of what Im driving at.treat whatever knife you get right and it will do the job just fine,a hard knife will hold edge better but may chip if abused and requires more skill to resharpen...a softer blade will dull quicker but easier to resharpen,it may bend rather than chip.......Buck used to say you could cut an 1/8th inch bolt with thier knives....no way in hell would I even attempt to do anything like that,they are good knives but are really tricky to keep sharp without right stones and technique.