I'll take a good old knife over a new one any day. I use an old case xx folding hunter with the good carbon steel blades which are superior to stainless steel for holding an edge and they will sharpen to a razor edge. Go to ebay and type in "case xx hunter" or "case xx vintage knife" and you"ll find plenty good old hunting knives. Look for one in real good shape as alot on there will be. They don't build knives like they used to IMO. You might spend 25-60 bucks on a good one but theyre well worth that. 70' MODELS ON DOWN ARE THE BEST ONES.