Forums.NitroExpress.com

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact NitroExpress.com: The Safari Knife work in progress

View recent messages : 24 hours | 48 hours | 7 days | 14 days | 30 days | 60 days | More Smilies

*** Enjoy NitroExpress.com? Participate and join in. ***

You are not logged in. [Login]

Main Index · Search · Active Topics
New user · Who's Online · FAQ · Calendar

Shooting & Reloading - Mausers, Big Bores and others >> Bowhunting + Bows, Spears & Knives

gryphon
.450 member

Reged: 01/01/03
Posts: 5487
Loc: Sambar ground/Victoria/Austral...

Re: The Safari Knife work in progress
17/06/17 05:38 AM

One thing I learned very quickly in flanking sheep especially those with expensive lambskins was that with the initial knife cuts down each flank prior to the body going next to the pelters for punching was that on a long down stroke of a sharp pointed knife the pointy knives have a tendency to roll through the skin as the wrist rolls.
We stroked our knife points upside down on the concrete floor to 'round off the tip,the tip only and the difference is noticeable immediately.
Still to this day I use GR sheep skinners for dealing with little and big deer or home killed cattle and i`m not a fan of some of these super pointed so called skinning knives.

Mike B no offence but to me that knife is one of the 'just a knife ' variety that`s good for the whittling, salami cutting and other camp duties.I see the 'alligator skin' handle has been conjured up by the sales dept!

Btw Mike I have some Casuarina scales here if you are doing another build with Roger.

I have to add that when skinning a big deer or beast at home my full length butchers steel is hanging from my belt,every few blows with the knife means another few steel strikes. I have day pack flat steels and diamond steels but nothing comes close to a full length pro job steel.

Maybe there is an opening for someone to do live hands on workshop tutorials on knife stoning,sharpening and steeling and peeling skins.
Learning from a fucking video or a book isn't the same.

--------------------
Get off the chair away from the desk and get out in the bush and enjoy life.

Post Extras

Print Post

Remind Me!

Notify Moderator

Entire topic
Subject	Posted by	Posted on
The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	04/06/17 05:13 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Rule303	04/06/17 07:58 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	NitroX	15/06/17 04:26 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Mike_Bailey	15/06/17 06:59 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Mike_Bailey	15/06/17 07:08 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	xausa	16/06/17 01:01 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	16/06/17 05:32 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	16/06/17 05:37 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	16/06/17 05:38 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	16/06/17 05:42 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	gryphon	16/06/17 06:16 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	16/06/17 05:44 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	16/06/17 05:47 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	16/06/17 06:18 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Igorrock	16/06/17 05:27 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	16/06/17 07:26 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Mike_Bailey	16/06/17 08:56 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Igorrock	17/06/17 12:08 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Mike_Bailey	17/06/17 04:33 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	gryphon	17/06/17 05:38 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	17/06/17 06:04 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	NitroX	19/06/17 05:18 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Mike_Bailey	19/06/17 06:44 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	dracb	20/06/17 06:22 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	93x64mm	17/07/17 07:57 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	17/07/17 11:54 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Bidgee	18/07/17 06:17 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	21/07/17 03:46 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	23/07/17 09:08 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	prairie_ghost	24/07/17 02:40 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	24/07/17 04:55 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	93x64mm	24/07/17 05:54 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Bidgee	25/07/17 10:39 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	NitroX	25/07/17 02:23 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	25/07/17 02:56 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	NitroX	25/07/17 04:04 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	01/08/17 07:11 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	01/08/17 07:31 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	04/08/17 10:02 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	VonGruff	07/08/17 02:36 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	DarylS	07/08/17 02:53 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	TexasJohn	16/07/17 09:04 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Ahmed577	16/07/17 09:49 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	coll416	19/06/17 08:13 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	NitroX	19/06/17 08:43 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	NitroX	17/06/17 06:57 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress DELETED	gryphon	18/06/17 04:01 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	NitroX	18/06/17 08:25 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Mike_Bailey	18/06/17 08:30 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	NitroX	18/06/17 08:52 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Mike_Bailey	18/06/17 09:27 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	gryphon	17/06/17 09:27 AM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Mike_Bailey	17/06/17 06:38 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Mike_Bailey	17/06/17 06:49 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Ahmed577	17/06/17 08:27 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	gryphon	17/06/17 06:54 PM
Re: The Safari Knife work in progress	Mike_Bailey	16/06/17 07:14 PM

Extra information

0 registered and 5 anonymous users are browsing this forum.

Moderator:

Forum Permissions
      You cannot start new topics
      You cannot reply to topics
      HTML is disabled
      UBBCode is enabled

Rating:
Thread views: 20022

Jump to

NitroExpress.com

Powered by UBB.threads™ 6.5.5

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact

Copyright 2003 to 2011 - all rights reserved