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Post by goshawkfalconer on Jan 6, 2014 9:09:27 GMT -5
I am in the market for a fleshing knife and a few skinning knifes. What are your preferred knifes? I am looking at the necker 600, the post knifes, and the lee steinmeyer knife but looking for suggestions.
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redneck315ers
i got the trapping bug and i see u dont have to lay steel to get it
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Post by redneck315ers on Jan 6, 2014 9:49:24 GMT -5
I just got me the necker 600 a dexter beaver knife a 4in Chicago and a dexter sarated have not used any as of yet good luck
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Post by camohoyt340 on Jan 6, 2014 11:18:08 GMT -5
I have a necker. I like it. It's the only one I've ever had so I have nothing to compare it to.
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Post by jimd on Jan 6, 2014 13:35:39 GMT -5
I use the #600 necker and the serrated pelter knife. This pelter knife holds an edge longer than any other knife I have used. I have skinned 6 red fox so far without having to use a sharpener. It only costs $6.75 for this knife.
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Post by silverfox on Jan 6, 2014 14:46:17 GMT -5
you'll be happy with the necker, skinning knives are def a preference thing, i simply use a knife that takes surgical blades (xacto type), new blade for every critter always extremely sharp
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Post by goshawkfalconer on Jan 6, 2014 14:46:59 GMT -5
Thanks everybody! I have been hearing the new necker knifes aren't as good as the old ones. Any truth to that? Do you typically use more than one knife for skinning?
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Post by jimd on Jan 6, 2014 23:42:49 GMT -5
I've been selling Neckers for almost 10 yrs now. I haven't seen any bad quality yet.
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Post by kirkwooder on Jan 7, 2014 10:05:47 GMT -5
I had one of the "el Cheapo" fleshing knives that I replaced with the nectar 600 this year. Best thing I've ever done. As for skinning, I just use my Uncle Henry pocket knife. Works good for me as long as I keep it sharp!
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cooper67
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Post by cooper67 on Jan 7, 2014 16:25:11 GMT -5
if you can get to a flea market that sells those stainless steel paring knifes that sell for about $5.00 & get a gerber double ceramic sharpener at gander mnt that you can hold with 2 fingers you can keep a good edge on those knifes, i have been using the same one for 4 years now and have a couple of spares, during the summer go to garage sales & look for high carbon steel paring knifes hard to find but they hold the best edges. as for fleshing knifes there are nice ones out there i use a zeph, there is the post, & carabou & necker just remember it will last a long time if taken care of a taxidermist got me to buy the zeph as he has fleshed tons of deer , bear, & misc animals with out sharpening it . what ever you buy it is a investment to make you more money .
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Post by tmc on Jan 7, 2014 18:19:58 GMT -5
LOL, yep! When I was 8 or 9 my brother and I used one of our mother's best paring knives to skin our first fur... oh, man was she mad, then made it "ours" because she wouldn't let it back in the house after that. All these 47+ years later, it's still the one I use! Great little knife, skins 'em all, keeps a great edge even though the "edge" sure has changed over the years.
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Post by goshawkfalconer on Jan 8, 2014 14:15:33 GMT -5
thanks! I'll look for a decent sharpener for my wife's paring knife! I'm sure she will be thrilled, but hey, she has quite a few of them. I'll probably just go for the necker for fleshing. I'm going to be working on building myself a fleshing beam this weekend too.
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redneck315ers
i got the trapping bug and i see u dont have to lay steel to get it
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Post by redneck315ers on Jan 8, 2014 22:23:19 GMT -5
Ok I used my necker to night on my beaver wow what a tool don't buy one of them 12.99 jobies
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