Skinning Knives

01 November 2001, 23:22

Saeed

Skinning Knives

Gentlemen,

What is see above is a collection of skinning knives used by the REAL pros. These people spend several months a year doing nothing but skinning and and cutting up game animals, ranging in size from duikers to elephants.

The small knives on the right used to be just as long as the relatively new ones on the left, but due to constant use, and sharpening, they got worn down.

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www.accuratereloading.com

01 November 2001, 23:33

Will

Saeed:

Sometimes you get the story that the staff doesn't need more knuves as tips. They might sell them but they need a new one eventually!

The yellow plastic, ceramic knife sharpeners that look like a set of yellow brass knuckles, about $6 in the States, are a big hit with the skinners. Much better and faster than a rock.

02 November 2001, 00:20

<Phyllis the hotshot>

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Saeed:
[B]Gentlemen,

Saeed,
I notice you address all your posts to 'Gentlemen'. Does this mean ladies are precluded from reading your posts?
Phyllis.

02 November 2001, 00:51

Saeed

Phyllis,

First let me give you a very warm welcome to our forum.

I think you are the second lady that I am aware of who visits and posts here, I just wish there more ladies like you and Aspin Hill Farm with us.

I am sure you will enjoy the discussion on these forums. I must warn you though, some of the old men here have been known to blow up a fuse every now and then, but as the true gentlemen they are, they soon get back to friendly discussions.

I will start all my future posts with "Ladies and Gentlemen".

I have no intentions of upsetting either you or AHF. What with her ability with a bow and arrow and your bagging a black maned lion, I will try my best not to get on the wrong side of you two

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www.accuratereloading.com

02 November 2001, 01:10

<Phyllis the hotshot>

Saeed,
I am sure you knew anyway, but the post was very much tongue-in-cheek. I am not one of these feminist types.
Phyllis .

02 November 2001, 01:32

Aspen Hill Adventures

Thanks Saeed, but as a police oficer, there isn't much I haven't heard before on the job or out in the world that would hurt my feelings! I much prefer people act as ladies and gentlemen but everyone has a bad day every now and then.

I have seen less bad behavior on your site than all the others.

Have a great one!

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~Ann

Every day spent outdoors is the best day of my life.

02 November 2001, 06:24

Atkinson

Saeed,
I talked to Walter, and he said Phillis had to cover her face with a vail on this sight and the guy from Arkansas said she didn't need no damn shoes, and just a cap would do...?????????

If I were you Philis, I'd demand and explanation for such rude behavior!!!

For be it from me to stir up trouble!!

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Ray Atkinson

ray@atkinsonhunting.com
atkinsonhunting.com

02 November 2001, 06:34

Saeed

Ray,

I heard this at the hunting camp.

"A woman should be barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen, no where else!"

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saeed@ emirates.net.ae

www.accuratereloading.com

02 November 2001, 06:37

<Phyllis the hotshot>

Ray,
I take your word for it, like I believe everything else you say...............
Phyllis.
OOPS, tongue in cheek syndrome!!!!!
Seriousy though, there was one bit of advice you gave on this forum(relating to shots at big game) which I found very useful.
I shall refrain from telling you what it was,as I would not like to encourage your head to get any bigger.

02 November 2001, 06:47

<Phyllis the hotshot>

quote:
Originally posted by Saeed:
Ray,
I heard this at the hunting camp.
"A woman should be barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen, no where else!"

Saeed,
Just to prove I have a sense of humour,

They say God gave women smaller feet, so they could reach the sink easier.

02 November 2001, 06:51

<Phyllis the hotshot>

RAY, Saeed,

One day , hopefully , we shall meet, and I will then shoot the pants off the both of you.
Phyllis.

PS Ray, you don't wear those old baggy boxer short things , do you?

02 November 2001, 08:44

<Phyllis the hotshot>

Gosh Ray,
You surprise me , I thought you would have come back at me by now!!!!!!
Phyllis.

02 November 2001, 10:12

Deerdogs

He is away at the barbers getting a shampoo and mustache trim.

02 November 2001, 10:48

<Paul Dustin>

What a good looking set of knifes

02 November 2001, 11:04

<Phyllis the hotshot>

Saeed,
I have just worked out how to download your video shots. They are wonderful! Thank you very much. I love watching videos on hunting the big stuff in Africa, just can't get enough of them.
Phyllis.

02 November 2001, 12:03

Atkinson

Phyllis,
you da babe!! I wouldn't dare take you on, one on one!!! I didn't just fall off a brick truck...

I love a huntress, as do the rest of the locals on this forum, your a great addition to this forum, and we're proud to call you friend..

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Ray Atkinson

ray@atkinsonhunting.com
atkinsonhunting.com

02 November 2001, 12:09

<Fat Bastard>

Now that's what I call getting your money's worth out of a knife.

#2 & #3 from the left (brown handles) look a lot like some of my grandmother's kitchen knives. I always wondered how they got that shape.

02 November 2001, 20:09

Big_R

Just out of curiosity, what to the real pro's use to sharpen their knives. There was a thread in the knife section talking about sharpening techniques. I use a technique where I use nothing except a medium grit stone. This works very well in the field. I have used one of the Lansky type sharpeners, and although they work, they're somewhat impractical for being in the field. I know people advocate using different types of stones, but I can shave hair off my arm with any of my knives. If one does get dull, a few quick strokes with a stone and all is well. What do you folks use?

02 November 2001, 20:57

<Phyllis the hotshot>

Thanks Uncle Ray.
Got to keep you happy,for when I,m ready to do the Moyowosi.
Phyllis.

03 November 2001, 09:46

Saeed

Big_R,

They use just plain old sandstones they pick in the bush!

I always take some fancy knives to give them, they just wear these onm their belts, and hardly ever get used!

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saeed@ emirates.net.ae

www.accuratereloading.com

03 November 2001, 06:02

Atkinson

Boy, we could get a real hell bender of an arument going for the need for Custom knives on this thread,,,kinda like custom guns vs. factory guns....

Giving a indigenous African a good knife is akin to pissin on your boots...just not a good thing...

If they use a good sharpe knife to cape you Kudu, I promise you they will cut holes in the skin and he will have no eyes or lips when mounted.

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Ray Atkinson

ray@atkinsonhunting.com
atkinsonhunting.com

03 November 2001, 06:22

Jim in Idaho

quote:
Originally posted by Atkinson:
Boy, we could get a real hell bender of an arument going for the need for Custom knives on this thread,,,kinda like custom guns vs. factory guns....

Yeah, we could, so I'll start first.

I don't have near the quality handmade knives some do, just a couple of custom handled Marbles. Tried an Anza, have a Gerber folder I bought in 1968, and a few other good production knives.

Just like my decision to go back to the .30'06 for darn near everything, my old Buck 110 folding hunter is what will most likely accompany me from now on. And that's probably overkill. A decent kitchen knife from Victorinox or Forschner (did I get that name right?) would probably do just as well.

(I got this idea for a double bladed falling block knife but...nah, never mind ).

03 November 2001, 12:43

<rwj>

Saeed: That is a good photo of working knives...being used to North American skinning/dressing knives where I have rarely seen anyone use a blade over 6" in the field, I was curious when our skinner in SA pulled out a kitchen butcher knife with a blade every bit of 10" long or longer to work on our animals. When you are used to 4" or less folding Gerbers, used on everything from moose to rabbits, those butcher knives looked mighty fearsome! And I recall when some younger skinners or 'trainees'under supervision were skinning my zebra at the skinning shed, I was certain they were going to eviscerate each other by the way they waved those weapons around!