#24 Postby bruce moulds » Sat Jul 11, 2020 10:12 am
all my life i have had whet i believed to be good hunting knives.
none of them have been able to skin, gut, and basically break down a sheep or goat, let alone skin anything bigger, without a complete edge rebuild.
oh how we believe marketing claims!
hopefully the purchase of a custom made knife by von gruff of new zealand will solve this problem.
it is made of 1085 carbon steel heat treated to 60 rockwell.
canvas micarta handles look basic, but are tough and strong.
incorporate in the sheath is a small smooth steel, which adds a further dimension to a stropped edge, and is always with the knife wherever you happen to go.
one of my most used tools is a smallish pocket knife.
history has produced blades that go blunt from cutting 3 cable ties to blades so hard they have snapped, yet still go blunt.
the purchase of a fallkniven u2 seems to have solved this problem
made of powdered steel, the laminated blade is easy to sharpen, yet holds a hair shaving sharpness after s surprising ammount of abusive work.
and to go with these came a lansky diamond sharpening guided kit.
bruce.