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Post by joanne2 on Jul 10, 2008 0:26:36 GMT -5
Not exactly sure what the 'buffalo skinner' knife ideals are but John Cohea told me today that he can make me one! ;D He also told me that he's posting a 'girl's knife' shortly too.. This guy really makes some pretty knifes.. I'm going to have to learn how to work with rawhide myself cause well the buffalo skinner knives (I've seen a few) were SCARY lookin' sharp. and like, pretty big.. guess it takes something a bit bigger to do a larger task.. I am just pretty thrilled about getting a really heavy duty sharp practical BLADE....sharp and pointy and wicked as all hell. I know the one I was thinking to use just isn't BIG enough.. thanks for allowing me to vent..who would have ever thought that I could get excited by the thoughts of some primitive looking butcher knife not even a half dozen years ago?
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Post by beaudro on Jul 10, 2008 7:50:22 GMT -5
Joanne, by the looks of John Cohea's work and knowing his reputation I'm sure you would be getting a great deal. Around the campfire once i got to spend time with a few guys that are fortunate enough to skin buffalo a few times a year, the old way. They all swear by a simple butcher knife to get the job done. Thin blades to work around bones, light weight, and easy to sharpen. I love mine, and I've come to realize that its a very important part of my gear. A fur trapper or buffalo hunter might as well pack up and go home without one, unless your darn good with flint.
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Post by joanne2 on Jul 10, 2008 10:43:20 GMT -5
killstwo's given me some suggestions from seeing some gals skinning them - "go to this page www.chefdepot.net/skinning.htm they looked kind of like the 1st and 3rd knife. they had, i think, more of a point, but they didn't look like the second knife. wider and more curved like 1 and 3 but pointed like 2. hope that made sense. they looked like they were either home made and used a lot. or old knives that have been taken care of. the blade was impressive. they never resharpened. the last cut was just as slick as the first. and they cut through lots of fat since they did a full butcher." Thought this was a great topic to share on here as there is quite a lot of interest in bison in general. I've never even seen knives like these let alone had any experience in using one.. I do know that I can't bitch about how they're skinned if I get the job;-)..so anyway I plan to put it to some use. I'll forward this info on to John too and give him a pretty good idea on what I want. Feeling pretty fortunate to have met some very talented individuals indeed through these internet forums.
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