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Dobber, I do the same thing as you, If it shaves hair then its good enough for me!! Walt

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I usually run it on my thumbnail and or try and shave some hair. I dont pay no attention to knife quality ,all my knifes are turds by some standards but are sharp as a razor, expensive knifes are like sunglasses to me, waste of money and I will eventually lose them anyway.
I have used every contraption known to man to sharpen knifes, the way I do it now is so simple and I can have one shaving in less than 15 seconds.
I use the cheapo hand held plastic jobers with tungsten steel that you stroke across the blade, then a couple of strokes on a steel hone, I keep the steel hone with me as I am skinning or gutting and do a few strokes on it now and then, eventually I will fubar the angle and just start over with a few strokes of hand held thingy majig, I dont even know what you call it, then a few strokes on the steel.
I can sharpen any knife to a razor edge in 15 seconds this way.

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couple of strokes with one of these









then a couple of strokes on this.




It will shave hair in seconds, any knife, I guarantee it.

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A knife with good steel will not need to be sharpened as often. I have two that I cherish. The first is an Anza and the other is a Carbon V master hunter by Cold Steel. Both of these are high carbon normal steel that will discolor and rust if you don’t take care of them. They are not hard to sharpen, but it does take time since the steel is harder than most. I take care of these knives and they take care of me. I can usually clean and skin three deer with either one and it will still shave. It will not shave as well as before, but several strokes on the strop will get the honed edge back. Cheap knives can’t do that. Remember a knife is a tool and in some instances you get what you pay for. A knife that will not shave after half a deer is danger to the user.

mello

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Very true statements!..........



My wife bought me a CutCo Skinner in 1970 and all I have had to do is Hone it. The one on the Left!

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Funny seeing a picture of that Schrade Reb. I have one and couldn't get a decent edge on it. While hunting with guides in Newfoundland they all used that same knife or the sharp finger. They used a small steel, put a couple of passes on it and it would shave, skin or cut through bone. I guess it is all technique. That is why they are guides and I was the client. Last year I got an old Randall in perfect condition out of Florida given to me. Great knife but too large to carry in the field.

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I am in the seafood business fileting fish, turtles and yes during the hunting season deer and other game. Any knife (With the rare exception
of complete junk) can be sharpened to a razor edge. BUT...... how long
they can hold a sharp edge depends on the QUALITY (Hardness) of the steal you are working with to start off.Good quality knives like Bucks and Gerbers and many others can hold thier edge for a long time. For example one complete cleaning of a Whitetail. If you have a cheaper quality steal, you just have to have a sharpening stick handy to hit it on every now and then to finish the same job. Point is sharp is being able to shave and keep shaving till your done.