What Knife to buy?
 

Here's another question for you all. I need to replace my knives that were lost in the fire. I know I will be buying another Gerber EZ Zip Tool, I loved that thing! As far as the knife goes, I am looking for a high quality edge that will hold, and a comfortable grip. Multiple knives for different tasks are okay. (ie. one for gutting and one for skinning) These blades will be used primarily on whitetails and black bear. I am leaning towards a combo from Knives of Alaska. Does anyone have any experience with these? Or, do you have any suggestion for me?


Thanks,
Fat-Arrow

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The most cofortable knife I have usedis the new omni hunter buck knife. It has a really nice grip and the blade is really sharp. I have been cutting bailing twine with mine for 2 months now and I could still shave with it. The one I have actually has a gut hook and I noticed recently it was given the best of the best by field and stream!

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I had this same decision about 3 months ago. I went with the Knives of Alaska Alaskan Hunter & the combo sheath. I had a Marbles mini caper that is my favorite caping knife. That goes in the other part of the combo sheath. The Alaskan Hunter is D2 steel & seems to hold a great edge.

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I agree with ryanaller completely. I used mine for the first time 3 weeks ago and it was the fastest I have ever field dressed a deer. I cleaned the knife up that night, and a few swipes with the Lansky and she is good to go!

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If money was no object I would buy one made out of damascas steel. You can dress 10 deer and not dull the edge.I don't have one.

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Who makes knives made out of this, and how much are they? What exactly is damascas steel?

Fat-Arrow

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i would get a gerber knife there the only thing that i like to use. one product i like isthe two in one hatchet with a knife build into the handle. all of there blades stay assharpas you want um

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Just do a search and you'll find some info. Here's one. Check out the figuring on the steel. As far as I know it's always a part of it. The first one on the folding blade page would be over 500 bucks.

http://www.damascusknife.com/folders.htm

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Here is my recommendation.

http://www.rapidriverknifeworks.com/

I have one of their Drop points and it is an awesome knife.
If you order from their site you can also have it laser engraved.

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I like the Knives of Alaska as well. I have several. They hold an edge really well. A folder with a blade made of s30v steel will also hold one heck of an edge. Buck makes some as does Spyderco and Benchmade.

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Id reccommmend a Grohmann #4 survival or a #1 original, both are fine knives and are backed by a great warrenty... wow did that ever sound like a sales pitch... seriously though they're great knives.

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I use a Buck Alpha w/ a guthook. My uncle used it a few years ago on his deer and loved it. Now everyone in our camp uses one. It holds a sharp edge and is very durable. You can also use it for a bottle opener :)

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rapid rivers are teh best there is period very good fit in the hand unbelieveable customer service and great guys to deal with trust me you will not be dissapointed

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I just purchased a bunch of knives from Puma.

They are incredibly sharp and hold an edge quite well.

You can't beat a German knife.

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Buck Pro-Line "Zipper". Well made and well balanced.

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good old buck 119 is my choice

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I have an Alaskan Kodi-Pac and like it a lot. It inclused a medium knife with gut hook, caper, and saw. The caper is my favorite knife from the pack. You can't beat it for the price. You can pick one up for about $60.

As for any other knife, look for one that holds an edge.

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Hella knives are my favorite. A laminate steel knife that is hand-made without the custom knife price. http://www.darktimberdesign.com/helleknife/

A lot of the guides up here use them, and a friend who is a sheep and bear guide turned me onto them. I like them so much, I bought my dad one for Christmas last year. He loves his.

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To me a good knife is like a quality rilfe or bow.My favorite is a Randall model 25 Trapper. www.randallknives.com

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Benchmade Nmbvaris, best knife I have owned for all jobs a knife is used for, from cutting bread or a roast at the table to gutting, quartering, and skinning.

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any knife will do...as long as you know how to put an edge on it, i dont know why some peopleactlike theirafraid to sharpen their knifes.....i use a 30 year old 4 inch normark fillet knife... worksfine for skinning...and you can use any knife for gutting...usually i just use my 4inch fillet for the whole deer...its all you need..(along with some kind of bone saw) it only takes about a minute to unzip game with it. usually ill touch it with my steel a few time throu the whole process to keep it RAZOR sharp.

I thought about spending some money on a fancy knife....but what for a 100$ knife doesn't do any more tricks for you than a 20$ knife...believe me.

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i'm a budget minded hunter, so i stick with Buck Knives. field tested over decades and still going strong! for a pocket knife, i carry a Kershaw.

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Buck is by far my favorite for hunting. Here is the one I carry. It has knife, saw and gut hook all in one. This knife has lasted me a long time and cleaned many deer!!!!!

http://www.tylertool.com/bu18alcrpb1.html

Dave

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randall, if you can afford one

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If you are going to use your knife for field dressing, check out the browning Field Dressing series. A friend of mine let me borrow his one day. It was the sweetest thing I have ever used. It has two blades. The first blade is a regular blade with a gut hook, the other a saw. It made field dressing a snap. It is a little expesive at 80.00 but well worth the money IMO.

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I'm a big fan of the Columbia River Knife & Tool knives. I've got several of their M16 folders for carry. For skinning, I just bought my son and I a pair of CRKT Bridger Skinners. Only used it on one deer so far, but, it worked great. Seemed like the blade was a really good shape for the work, good ergonomics, and it held its edge throughout the process.

Here's one:

http://www.twowolvesoutdoor.com/bridger.html

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I love my 119 cocabola special. keeps an edge and feels great in your hand.

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FWIW I ordered a knife from Rapidriver a week ago after a suggestion from this thread. I have tried emailing and leaving a voice mail to try and get a delivery date. At this point I have not heard back from them, makes me wonder what their customer service would be like if I actually recieved it and had a problem.