The very last hunting knife you will ever have to buy:

Fallkniven H1 (I own and recommend the 3G version):

http://www.fallkniven.com/h1.htm

I carry this one


It was made by a friend of mine that does this as a part time thing.
I will be getting 4 of his knives in the next couple weeks to put into inventory.

I grew up in the meat cutting business so i know a thing or two about knives. This is one of the finest knives I have ever had in my hand.
They are not for the faint of wallet. I never asked him what this one is worth as he gave it to me as a gift. In talking to him about the ones he is sending me it sounds like about a 400-500.00 knife
I carry it to the woods every time.

What are those knives advertised on the Home Shopping Network all the time? You know, the one he uses to cut on a steel hammer then grabs a tomato and cuts it cleanly? For the life of me I can't remember the name of them.....

I have the Outdoor Edge series of knives, and they are wonderful. I've personally never seen a knife you don't need to at least run over a steel once in a while.....While your using a knife, the edge has a tendancy to "roll over" and the steel releases that burr and brings it back to a good, sharp edge.

I also have a damascus blade knife made by Fred Ott. Don't dare take it afield - it is worth more than my bow. And if it's expensive, at least with knives and sunglasses, I will lose it.

I HIGHLY reccomend a rapid river knife custom made in michigan. My lil chub will make it through two deer before i have to touch it up and when i do touch it up it becomes scary sharp. skinned 4 deer with it so far and let me tell you it still preforms flawlessly and looks great take a look at www.rapidriverknifeworks.com Kris is a great guy to deal with jeff i promise you wont be dissapointed

I'll second that! Rev was kind enough to give me a knife as a gift. Looks great and really holds an edge. If you are looking for an over the counter knife, my all time best is an OLD TIMER by Schrade.

Man, if I were you, I'd give my dad a dull knife and tell him to show me the proper "grip" while he skins my deer.

I've recently been turned on to Cold Steel Knives. Absolutely the most unbelievble knife I've ever used. Gutted, skinned, and quartered a deer and will still shave strips off of printing paper.

I'm gonna attempt to make a knife or two this summer I think. I've found some good sites that give pretty decent directions on how to make a simple but functional knife. All ya really need is an old file, a drill and bits, small saw with blade for metal, some wood or bone for the handle, some kind of rivets and epoxy for securing the handle to the knife, and a fire and oven to temper the blade. The directions seem failry simple too. I should try to dig up the links quick.....

Here's one for making an antler handled knife....http://www.primitiveways.com/pt-antlerhandleknife.html (sorry can't get this one to link for some reason)

Here's another on making the actual knife...http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1727161

If all goes well I'd like to do a little mini-class for my old Scout Troop.

from my research, i think its mainly in the type of steel s30v being the absolute best i believe. obviously way more goes into it but steel quality goes A LONG WAY if you know how to properly sharpen, which i certainly do not.

usage wise, cant overlook buck, they allow you to custom build your own knoife picking out steel type and quality handle material and everything. learn to sharpen correctly and it would definitely be the last knife youd EVER need.

collecting wise, i prefer case xx. they are classics, american made, and hold their value as an investment rather than a silly hobby. i currently own over 40 case knives, and atleast 15 other custom made collector knives. only two knives i actually use are buck and gerber. both are getting dull though because i dont know how to sharpen.

If you want a good knife but don't have the wallet for a custom or a Fallkniven, try a Helle. I'd suggest the Fjellmann or Tor. Any of the ones made of triple laminated steel.The Super Fjording is my favorite, but sometimes you need a knife that's just a bit bigger.The Fjellman IS just a bit bigger and it'sgot a great skinning sweep to the blade.

http://www.helleknives.com/CATALOG2.HTML