My folding Buck Knife is easy to sharpen and it keeps a good edge for a long time,as far as cleaning it after field dressing a Deer it will get blood and even some of the fat on it which is harder to get off but if I use warm soapy water it cleans up pretty good.I have taken a pressure sprayer and cleaned it off in where the blade folds up to get any fat or hard to get blood or dirt off of it.