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<blockquote data-quote="ofbandg" data-source="post: 2570502" data-attributes="member: 91402"><p>I am a pack hunter as well and I carry two knives. One is an ultralight cheap Swedish knife which I use for everything but skinning and working inside an animal. The second is a custom knife I had made about thirty years ago. The blade is six inches and has a good belly on it for skinning. Moose are tough on a knife and Elk aren't far behind so I like the big blade. One of the reasons I had a custom made was because I cut my hand very badly working inside a large deer once. Knives can get very slippery from the blood and fat, and if you don't have a good guard on the handle your hand can slide up on the blade if you hit something hard when pushing on it. It's a dirty job and when you do cut yourself it's a bad place to try and completely clean the wound, especially if you are hurrying, which I was because it was getting dark. I finished the deer and had to leave it and go back later because I needed a couple stitches in my hand. A few years after I had the knife built I discovered Kevlar gloves which are good but they are hard to wash up. Anyway, I still get the shivers when ever I see a super sharp knife with a straight handle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ofbandg, post: 2570502, member: 91402"] I am a pack hunter as well and I carry two knives. One is an ultralight cheap Swedish knife which I use for everything but skinning and working inside an animal. The second is a custom knife I had made about thirty years ago. The blade is six inches and has a good belly on it for skinning. Moose are tough on a knife and Elk aren't far behind so I like the big blade. One of the reasons I had a custom made was because I cut my hand very badly working inside a large deer once. Knives can get very slippery from the blood and fat, and if you don't have a good guard on the handle your hand can slide up on the blade if you hit something hard when pushing on it. It's a dirty job and when you do cut yourself it's a bad place to try and completely clean the wound, especially if you are hurrying, which I was because it was getting dark. I finished the deer and had to leave it and go back later because I needed a couple stitches in my hand. A few years after I had the knife built I discovered Kevlar gloves which are good but they are hard to wash up. Anyway, I still get the shivers when ever I see a super sharp knife with a straight handle. [/QUOTE]
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