Mercator and pouch $80 plus freight. I know the guy. Not bad leatherwork either
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Mercator and pouch $80 plus freight. I know the guy. Not bad leatherwork either
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Recommended. What about the pouch with the little ceramic steel Hamish?Quote:
Originally Posted by HNTMAD
Can't get the little ceramic steel anymore[emoji20]Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
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Aliexpress?Quote:
Originally Posted by HNTMAD
couldnt see anythingQuote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
A pity about the ceramic steels, they are bloody good for sharpening any blade
10 inches long maybe a little over kill for the mercator pouchQuote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
This is what I used to use
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Hamish
I thought you will just bite them to length with your teeth.Quote:
Originally Posted by HNTMAD
I had purchased some longer ones in the hope to cutting half and add handle....not as easy as I thoughtQuote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
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use a tile saw im sure i could do it
There are manufacturers in china that will make to order in what ever dia and length you want - https://www.alibaba.com/product-deta....29.114.vGPYpgQuote:
Originally Posted by HNTMAD
The knifecenter.com has 4 1/2" ones available for US$1.95 each and their shipping to NZ is very reasonable - Ceramic Sharpening Rod 4-1/2" - KnifeCenter - AC72
I use a Kershaw Skyline as a backup folding knife, affordable, holds a great edge, I have skinned and butchered pigs and deer with it.
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EKA Outdoor Edge swing blade - best I've ever used. Made is Sweden, good quality steel. Keeps its edge. The swing out design works great.
http://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserv.../284184749.jpg.
My latest Mercator is great. The lock is very positive and it doesn't have the usual sideways wobble in the blade.
I have used one of these on deer and sheep and they make opening up the skin amazingly easy.Quote:
Originally Posted by chainsaw
highly recommended as I have done a lot of commercial skinning over the years.
I should probably buy one myself!
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I like the cheap fixed blade option, Bahco or mora. Sharp and sturdy, no heartbreak if you lose it. In saying that I also like the Kershaw Bear hunter and antelope hunter.
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If you like folders, try CRKT. Their stainless folders have a beefy frame lock and perform well. I have a few, and my favorite is the CRKT Get Sh*t Done
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I normally shop at Blade master in Auckland for knives.
The mercator isn't stainless but it lives on my belt with my PLB permanently. Best edge and nice narrow blade for doing the arsehole on an animal, or the inner fillets from the outside of the ribs.
Only Opinel INOX is stainless, but I don't like how they stiffen up or go loose depending on the humidity.
have you tried house of knives in Auckland mate? I picked up about four of them from there 18 months ago, they had heaps at the time but i haven't been back
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+1 for ckt, have lost a few and cried though
Yeah through welly HOK. ThanksQuote:
Originally Posted by LOC
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i'll see if i have any of those four left lying around for you, i gave one away i recall but unsure where the rest are now
+1 on Kershaw. I used an oso sweet as an edc for must be 8 years, still going strong. Never butchered or skinned with it but it got used hard.
thanks for all the advice. I bought an EKA Swede 10. THe retail therapy box has been ticked for the month.
Very sensible choice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grubby
For folders I am a fan of Opinel, although I tend to break the tips off somehow, and the Svord peasant because of its niftyness, although the handle needs a lot of work to make it comfortable and the blade does need som reprofiling to be good - but I am hardly ever satisfied with anything straight out of the box so could just be me.
I personally prefer a small fixed blade (or a big fixed blade and bugger the weight) to a folder though, just seems like less to go wrong, although I usually pack a leatherman when I go bush - can do a lot with one of those little nuggets. And a fixed blade.
Nice, I'm happy with mine. Grippy so I don't drop it and bright orange so when I do drop it I don't lose it. That was the most important bit but it works well as a knife too... Not the easiest to clean but what folder is.Quote:
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