That is the go DXROLLA and they are as light as a light thing on its lightest day.
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Svord drop point but you need to get the angler right then it is wickedly sharp. Good blade not like some of the rubbish stainless you get.
All of the suggestions except for the svord are made from poor quality steel that you will be always sharpening.
Buck, Gerber, and Kershaw are adequate for the purpose, but made from low grade steel. You could do a lot better with your $150 if you want something nice.
The knives advertised on here that are made in Palmy are good. The L6 steel they are made from is excellent and will last a life time. He makes a couple of very handy shapes.
I must be blind, could you point me to who makes and sells the knifes on here? Would love to get a nz hand made knife
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Keep clicking what's new and look at the adds on top.
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Theses mine. Holds and edge well and the non skip is great
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I have a Buck Alpha with gut hook didn't find it that good when it came to the boning and cutting out the ass hole the vandgard or the Buck Zipper would be better.
The Sheath is to me very important I have lost good knives over the years bush bashing.The buck Zipper my mate lost because it unclipped.
I have sheaths that sink the knife deep so it wont fall out or get hooked up and pulled out as you work your way though crap. I also use a Simple double lock - rubber cord or tyre tube that sort of thing not hear to tell you how to dress.
But lose a good knife it's not good, Now that's gutting:wtfsmilie:
About 18months ago I went through a bit phase of trying out a whole bunch of knives ($10- $165) to find one that suited the way I use them.
I ended up with my old mercator remaining as back up and swapped to a short victorinix boning knife as the main working one.
People use and handle knives differently, good steel is nice but the way some people handle knives means the quality of the steel is wasted on them because they still need to sharpen it after the first animal.
If there is a decent knife shop near you go in there and you will atleast get a feeling of what fits right in your hand.
I use a svord farmers knife I paid $70 for it, easy to sharpen, holds a razor edge, excellent carbon steel, has a decent sheath and is Kiwi made oh and a rewa rewa handle.
Heres the link to buy Bahco.
These are cheap but man you can make them so sharp
Dont hurt too much when you loose one either .. ;) $10.50 plus freight buy two at a time = $30.00 delivered wicked as ..
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Probably 12C27 steel like Mora too which is good stuff.
Until your hands are arthritic and like claws. Then you need something about 4" for leverage, and some depth to the blade so that you don't have to grip it tightly to keep it stable when doing the back steaks. A drop point style will do these things and take the arse out etc. Better to get a decent knife now. Plus owning a decent knife is like owning a decent rifle. Its fun, and adds a different dimension to hunting.
The good modern steels like 3V will bone out several deer without being touched.
Today I saw an old shearer using a Victorinox veggie knife to skin ,bone out a large boar and big Gizzie stag.Unbelievable skill.
They are a good wee knife, cheap and everywhere ;) There is normally two or three on the bike.
I've had a Frost's carbon steel drop-point bush knife for around ten years now and love it. Frost's are now part of the 'Mora' company I believe, which is named after the town the company originates from; Mora in Sweden.
Mine cost me around $30-40 originally and considering how long it's lasted and how well it performs I'd say that's outstanding value.
I've now added a small Buffalo Creek folding knife to my collection, that goes in my survival kit on my belt pouch, the bush knife goes in the pack.