Yes Daryl, not really a a skinning type of knife....I made it on a whim really, always wanted to make one of these....its more for chopping with the rear section of blade for batonning kindling and that sort of thing. As much as I hate the term, its what would be classified as a " survival " knife. I'm more interested in making the other blank that I cut...a Nessmuk style skinner I'll fit up with walnut handles to match a stock I'm making...

Roger