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Summanus
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A new answer to an old question?
I have been on the prowl lately for thee best...(and simplest to use)...........KNIFE SHARPENER. What do you think is the best and why?
I use the good quality, but plain, white-handled filet knives for most work. Mostly Dexter-Russels on the boat as they are readily replacable. I
will not filet a fish or anything else with a dull knife so I am sharpening edges a lot of the time. And....I am always glad to hear of a better way
of doing things.
I have a pretty good collection of sharpeners to date.
So far, I like the regular diamond-dusted steel darts to keep an edge on the knives, also this combo metal/ceramic V-setup in the photo below, but it
is a little awkward at times in close quarters and rocking seas. Lansky's are another favorite.
What's YOUR best method and choice of sharpener?
[Edited on 12-30-2006 by Summanus]
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Cypress
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Those "V" sharpeners will eat a blade up in a hurry. I'd go with a stone, then a leather strap. Some things are best done with a knife that's somewhat dull, such as skinning a filet.
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http://www.edgeproinc.com/
No question, the best system I have ever seen and the sharpest results.
It takes all the operator error out of the equasion.
Not cheap, but what is ??
The owner is a real sharpening geek and loves to talk.
They are in Hood River.
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Just do as the Mexicanos do-A good Sandstone or regular sharpeningStone used for many years is still the Best..Ever watch a Mexicano fishemand sharpen
his Knife? Try it.
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Summanus
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Thanks much for the tips, but I have done all the things mentioned many times over...I am looking to add something new to my knowledge.
Skeet..I have owned and sharpened those old bolo-like knives made out of spring steel for 30-odd years. Also use the stone frequently. I have a
couple in leather sheaths as wall decor in my den.
I must politely disagree, Cypress...It has been my experience nothing will cause more injuries than a dull knife...especially when filleting/gutting
many large fish with tough skins, for which a dull knife is useless. Not to mention the other chores for which a sharp knife is required. My
experience has been that the combo V-sharpener I am using in the photo works very well for many sharpenings. I don't feel it uses up the steel as
quickly as a large hone. Perhaps you have used a different element.
Diver, I will contact and yak with the knife whisperer...he/she sounds like a kindred soul.
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Capt. George
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edgeproinc gave me a headache.........
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Summanus
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You should have had it with a little tonic and lime, perhaps?
Diver, I hate to say this, but upon seeing it, that edgepronic is known to me also....and is good for a commercial site operation, but does not lend
itself well to a fishing boat or my deer camp. We are talking small and portable here....something for a pack or console. I am really not this hard
to please...I swear!
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Capt. George
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hey stinky, where is your deer camp?
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I don't even talk in my sleep about where our deer camp is, skippy. IF you were told, I would have to field dress you...or my hunting buddies would!
Seriously, some favorites are Ft. St. James, BC, Powder River SE Montana, Badlands Little Missouri ND , high desert NM, and fresh burns almost
anywhere..especially near high desert. I don't mind traveling to hunt...on this continent from the Sonora desert to Alaska to NW & Central Canada
(a neighbor hunts on Prince of Wales Island..maybe close to your area of Coffman Cove). Hyder area for me. Mulies are my choice for most
hunting...whitetails in the bottoms . I avoid any place east of Old Miss.
Those little Florida whitetails are kind of overrunning the neighborhood, aren't they? I hear they will eat your lawns overnight and have your
flowerbed for breakfast. Lots of PETA members moved in, huh?
What's your favorite tool and method for a quick, in-camp, sharp edge?
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Capt. George
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my switch blade from my teen years is still pretty sharp! I'm gonna be shootin a lot of black tail up in Prince od Wales AK
When ya comin up? My lake house is being overrun by gators..took 2 out so far, a 9 and a 10 footer....Florida is being over run by everything and
everybody...house 4 sale
we're off to Coffman Cove AK and Punta Abreojos..
Did a little pig huntin here in Florida, but your odds increase with a good and proven "pig call"
Oh, by the way, if you field dress me, I'm partial to pink Tutus
the captain
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Had 42 Deer in my Front Yard a couple of Days ago! one a 300 Lb. 10 Point Buck. These are protected , as of yet we do not have problems other than the
Does produce Tripletts often.
Shrade at one time made one of the best Skinning Knives that I ever Sold. It keeps its Edge perfect most of the time with a Stone Sharpner/
Good Luck and Watch out for George- He will Scare you when you least expect it!! You should always be on Guard with those Nu York Street Fighters.
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Summanus
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Skeet...we'll invite him to our deer camp.
An old Baja hand fits in with us. Thanks for the Shrade tip. A good blade.
One of our northern camps. Think of it as Baja with glaciers.
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Capt. George
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I don't know if I'm going there...it reminds me a little of Deliverance. Hey, that big guy on the porch, are those antlers coming out of his head?
Skeet, I'll go if you come along to protect me..
good huntin y'all
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Summanus
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Now how the heck did you guess we were all extras and advisors for "Deliverance", Capt. George? Well, shucks, son...we'll be real gentle with
ya'all.
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I still need to know whats comin outa that guys head?
what about the dead guy in the dirt?
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Gotta agree with the Skeeter man, even if he can't spell "Schrade". I'm still
using a Schrade Uncle Henry that I "won" when I registered a 9 pt. Whitetail at the Eldorado store in the Uwharrie NF, central NC, back in 1985. Have
skinned many, many critters of all sizes, never used anything but a stone and it's still in fine shape. But then, I ain't very sophisticated about
such things.
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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well I guess I ain't gettin no biters on the "pig call" am I???
here goes, move on over women libbers, or take a seat.
ahem, ahem, Do you come to this bar often sweetheart?
A Male Chauvanist Pig, I'm 61, I can't help myself...surely you understand.
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Summanus
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Oso, I was being polite when repying to Skeet's Shrade/Schrade reference. He had the brand right, just can't spell worth a darn.
Those little Uncle Henry blades are okay for those puny rabbit-deer back east, but we have to use machetes out west just to cut some backstraps for a
snack.
George...yes, that is my Uncle Norm with the horns. Born that way, as most of that side of the clan was when Granny was taking all that thalidomide.
The one on the ground is cousin Rufus...shot dead by a city slicker and laid out to stiffen a bit 'fore we planted him near the rose bushes. Waste
not, want not ..is our motto.
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Well, Pedoro, you could be right about that. That Carolina niner didn't weigh much more than me and only dressed out 175# for the freezer after
guttin & skinnin. I live on the AZ border now and look forward to a nice muley someday. Trouble is, what they have in size they lack in numbers.
I don't much care for this lottery crap or what they call a "hunt" here, i.e. a week or less in one very small designated area. Back home we always
got half a dozen tags with the license, usually including one for doe and one for "hunter's choice", with a 4 month season (starting with Bow in
September). I always did best during muzzleloader season. The hard part was NOT hitting one with your truck, they have indeed become pests and are
more plentiful than rabbits.
My neighbor and his son got back to the linea last night with 3 nice Sonoran muleys but had to leave them and their truck with friends in SLRC and
walk across because the P-nche migra have slowed crossing to a three to four hour crawl.
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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'Bout those knives for skinning deer etc., Buck or Case, folding blades. A good saw is a must.Fileting fish?  The jury is still out on that.  Use two knives. One to cut the filet, very sharp, another to shave the skin from the flesh, not quite as sharp.
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