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I have a milestone birthday coming up and thinking about getting a nice knife for myself. Something with a 7cm blade caught my eye. A 9cm blade is what I'm used to and happy with that length. I prepare animals using the gutless technique, mostly goats, occasional deer and pigs. It'll just be for animal preparation. I don't want to chop down trees with it or do a bad Rambo impression. So, what do you think about a 7cm blade?
My fave knife for field prep is a 6cm. I like them small :)
What have you got?Quote:
Originally Posted by inglishill
I use a Benchmade Bugout for processing animals in the field and it's great. Blade is a bit over 7cm.
a bit small for my liking but each to their own.
buck "zipper" knife is my go to from bunnies to big stuff.
Interesting. I'm looking at a Benchmade knife with the same blade material. Benchmade Hidden Canyon S30VQuote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
https://i.ibb.co/MkD8zbtz/ey-Jid-WNr...ZGlt-Z1wv.webp
https://www.benchmade.com/products/1...-canyon-hunterQuote:
Originally Posted by MB
It is an older model, I must have had this one for seven or so years now :)
Very useful looking knife, blade shape is excellent for general purpose work. You might choose something larger if you were skinning really big or multiple animals but what normal hunter really does that in NZ?Quote:
Originally Posted by MB
https://www.svord.com/SvordCatalogue...10-drop-point/
mate swears by his
Haha you posted that at the same time I was replying.
For me it has been an awesome knife. I have the mountain skinner as well but that is a safe queen.
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That would be the alternative. Can't quite decide.Quote:
Originally Posted by inglishill
It is a very very nice knife, I find the smaller one is a bit easier to manipulate inside carcasses though, the longer one only really gets used in the last 6cm of the blade for the most part, the heel is nice for taking off hocks and the like though.Quote:
Originally Posted by MB
Have you got somewhere that you can go hold both in your hand? I reckon that would help.Quote:
Originally Posted by MB
Nope!Quote:
Originally Posted by inglishill
Bugger. Do you want a side by side comparison, probably the best I can do?