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06-06-2018, 10:49 PM
R93

Good folding knife with gut hook

Almost shot my dog today.

The prick somehow got hold of my gerber that was gifted to me by someone who has passed on.
I have had it for years and I carried it on every venison run I have done since I was gifted it. Fair to say it has paunched a fair few animals.

I am after a good folding knife with a gut hook to replace it.
I am not a knife horder so don't really know the best brands or steels they are made from.
All advice welcome.
Cheers.
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06-06-2018, 10:52 PM
Micky Duck

any of you knife making guys feel up to the task????? I reckon any number of you fine gents would be more than up to task of taking that piece of history and memories and giving it a new lease of life.........
06-06-2018, 11:22 PM
R93

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Originally Posted by Micky Duck

any of you knife making guys feel up to the task????? I reckon any number of you fine gents would be more than up to task of taking that piece of history and memories and giving it a new lease of life.........

Already have someone who has offered to restore it which means a lot to me. Not a flash knife by any means but it has huge sentimental value to me. [emoji106]

I still have no idea how the flea taxi got hold of it because of where I keep it.

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06-06-2018, 11:25 PM
ROKTOY

Time to put a decent timber or deer antler handle on it and carry on. Simple leather sheath and better than new.
07-06-2018, 03:11 PM
trapper22

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I've got the ordinary blade version, might be cheaper to buy online. R93, is that old dog in your avatar the culprit?
07-06-2018, 03:18 PM
Tahr

https://www.gerbergear.com/Knives/Gut-Hook
07-06-2018, 03:25 PM
gonetropo

honestly, re handle it !
these guys are definitely the best for materials https://www.atlantacutlery.com/
07-06-2018, 03:31 PM
R93

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Originally Posted by trapper22

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I've got the ordinary blade version, might be cheaper to buy online. R93, is that old dog in your avatar the culprit?

No. New more destructive dog of same breed. [emoji16]
I have found a gerber online that will do.

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07-06-2018, 03:33 PM
R93

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Originally Posted by gonetropo

honestly, re handle it !
these guys are definitely the best for materials https://www.atlantacutlery.com/

Have someone going to do that. I don't use it much because of the sentimental value. But I will use it a bit more.

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07-06-2018, 03:36 PM
Sarvo

We have a Forum Commercial guy on here now - a knife fanatic
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@R93 - yes you should get it refurbished
Could have got a Buck zipper (or gutter) the other day in Ukraine - but Mother in-law not aloud to send out
$70NZ it was :-(
Wanted her to hide in a pair of boots - but the wifi and her didn't think good idea
07-06-2018, 03:50 PM
gonetropo

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Originally Posted by Sarvo

We have a Forum Commercial guy on here now - a knife fanatic
Try and support as he contributes the running of this Forum

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@R93 - yes you should get it refurbished
Could have got a Buck zipper (or gutter) the other day in Ukraine - but Mother in-law not aloud to send out
$70NZ it was :-(
Wanted her to hide in a pair of boots - but the wifi and her didn't think good idea

i only use buck knives nowadays (apart from my leatherman multi) gerbers were either great or junk, crkt coulnt hold an edge longer than a HB pencil.
spiderco is good but expensive, svord (nz made) is great but ugly
07-06-2018, 05:11 PM
R93

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Originally Posted by berg243

how do you guys find those gut hook blades everyone I know tells me they are useless and always puncture the gut.

All I can say is if I had to clean up as many animals as I did when doing venison I wouldn't do it without a gut hook.
I honestly can't recall ever popping the gut using one. When you use one enough it is like having a zipper on your carcasses. (also great for initial cuts when skinning)

Once you started prepping the carcasses for the sling load out you had to paunch the animal leaving the spleen as part of the pluck and at least pop the diaphragm.
If you had a couple loads you would get as many ready for the chiller while the machine was dropping a load back at base or a truck to save time at the chiller.
That involved hocking, pulling the throat and pluck free and be able to be hung outside the carcass via the diaphragm then removing the ass hole and any bladder and intestine. This all has to be done as fast and clean as possible.

I doubt I am as quick now being out of practice but when I was doing it daily I could have a deer ready for the chiller in under a minute depending on size and some guys I worked with were quicker again.
It was immensely frustrating trying out new shooters. An experienced guy would have 10 carcasses done by the time most would have one done and it was nearly always a mess.

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07-06-2018, 06:26 PM
Cigar

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Originally Posted by berg243

how do you guys find those gut hook blades everyone I know tells me they are useless and always puncture the gut.

What everyone calls a gut hook was actually designed for doing the skinning cuts, not gutting, but works fine for gutting if shaped right. I use one for skinning, but still open the gut with a normal blade, though I used to do that on 1100 sheep a day during varsity holidays so have had a bit of practice!
07-06-2018, 07:54 PM
BRADS

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Originally Posted by gonetropo

i only use buck knives nowadays (apart from my leatherman multi) gerbers were either great or junk, crkt coulnt hold an edge longer than a HB pencil.
spiderco is good but expensive, svord (nz made) is great but ugly

Interesting I've had the opposite experience
One ruahine stag...
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07-06-2018, 08:04 PM
Sideshow

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Originally Posted by R93

Already have someone who has offered to restore it which means a lot to me. Not a flash knife by any means but it has huge sentimental value to me. [emoji106]

I still have no idea how the flea taxi got hold of it because of where I keep it.

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Flea taxi:thumbsup:

I call mine Turner when I'm pissed with him! Turns good food into shit:XD:
07-06-2018, 08:14 PM
Rushy

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Originally Posted by R93

Almost shot my dog today.

The prick somehow got hold of my gerber that was gifted to me by someone who has passed on.
I have had it for years and I carried it on every venison run I have done since I was gifted it. Fair to say it has paunched a fair few animals.

I am after a good folding knife with a gut hook to replace it.
I am not a knife horder so don't really know the best brands or steels they are made from.
All advice welcome.
Cheers.
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Gutted? ............ The pup I mean.
07-06-2018, 08:26 PM
kiwijames

Good folding knife with gut hook

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Originally Posted by BRADS

Interesting I've had the opposite experience
One ruahine stag...
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What you try and do? Pop every vertibrae open? Or just beat it to death? You know you can't fillet rocks aye!
07-06-2018, 08:37 PM
R93

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Originally Posted by kiwijames

What you try and do? Pop every vertibrae open? Or just beat it to death? You know you can't fillet rocks aye!

I reckon my dumb ass dog got hold of it [emoji16]

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07-06-2018, 08:39 PM
BRADS

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Originally Posted by R93

I reckon my dumb ass dog got hold of it [emoji16]

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Your dog will never be as dumb as James dog cliff diver, I'm sure that's not possible

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07-06-2018, 08:55 PM
R93

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Originally Posted by BRADS

Your dog will never be as dumb as James dog cliff diver, I'm sure that's not possible

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Dunno about that. Was out and about the other day and we were on a quiet backroad about to cut thru a bush track home.
Dog was about 40 yards in front of me enjoying the walk. Heard a vehicle coming so called him back. He ignored me initially. Vehicle getting closer and louder so I yelled at him to heel.

Dumb ass thought it was better to sit down in the middle of the friggen Rd and wait for me to catch up.

Huge dump truck comes into view and the dumb shit just sits there.

Lucky the fella was goin slow. Truck comes to a complete stop and then F$&k head decides to move. Friggen embarrassing.
Fella stops next to me and I thought I was gunna get an ear full. He just laughed and let me know another truck was not far behind him.

No. He hasn't fallen of a cliff but I wouldnt put it past him.

GSP's don't tend to do things half assed.... Good or bad [emoji16]

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07-06-2018, 09:17 PM
mikee

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Originally Posted by R93

GSP's don't tend to do things half assed.... Good or bad [emoji16]

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Ha ha, try having 2 young pointers at the same time :D Our back lawn looked like we had been attacked by a herd of moles
07-06-2018, 09:36 PM
R93

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Originally Posted by mikee

Ha ha, try having 2 young pointers at the same time :D Our back lawn looked like we had been attacked by a herd of moles

The wife suggested a few times that we should get our dog some company.

I asked her if she wouldnt mind double the destruction.
She hasn't mentioned it again. [emoji16]

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07-06-2018, 09:40 PM
MSL

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Originally Posted by R93

The wife suggested a few times that we should get our dog some company.

I asked her if she wouldnt mind double the destruction.
She hasn't mentioned it again. [emoji16]

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Mine has suggested the same, “might calm him down having a buddy”. Yeah or they might just wreck twice as much shit.
07-06-2018, 09:44 PM
mikee

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Originally Posted by R93

The wife suggested a few times that we should get our dog some company.

I asked her if she wouldnt mind double the destruction.
She hasn't mentioned it again. [emoji16]

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My advice is...............................dont do it. They become their own pack and this makes things difficult when you want to be the boss. Never mind a pointers ears are only there for aesthetics and not actually functional till they are 3 or 4 :D
07-06-2018, 09:46 PM
mikee

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Originally Posted by MSL

Mine has suggested the same, “might calm him down having a buddy”. Yeah or they might just wreck twice as much shit.

there is no might.
I was wondering how dog managed to chew the knife up with out chopping himself
07-06-2018, 10:00 PM
R93

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Originally Posted by mikee

there is no might.
I was wondering how dog managed to chew the knife up with out chopping himself

You were wondering? I am honestly stumped. I can shave with that knife.

He snores as good as any human, farts constantly, spends an unhealthy amount of time licking his nuts, barks at his own shadow and other dumb shit, yet manages to chew the sheath and handle of a sharp knife without so much as a scratch.

It has me thinking all the dumb shit he does is just to take the piss[emoji16]

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13-06-2018, 05:23 AM
A330driver

A dog will always mimick its owner .....a sign of respect for sure

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Originally Posted by R93

You were wondering? I am honestly stumped. I can shave with that knife.

He snores as good as any human, farts constantly, spends an unhealthy amount of time licking his nuts, barks at his own shadow and other dumb shit, yet manages to chew the sheath and handle of a sharp knife without so much as a scratch.

It has me thinking all the dumb shit he does is just to take the piss[emoji16]

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13-06-2018, 02:21 PM
R93

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Originally Posted by A330driver

A dog will always mimick its owner .....a sign of respect for sure

Ha! Mimick you say. I wouldnt have replied to this post if I could like my nuts......
13-06-2018, 06:18 PM
A330driver

.... I think u meant “lick” yours nuts... no?..... just teasing u mate

.... thanks for the “ reply”
13-06-2018, 08:02 PM
Stocky

Double up post
13-06-2018, 08:04 PM
Stocky

I've got one of the fairly cheap Outdoor Edge Folding Stainless knifes from h and f. It's done me bloody well. Needed it for a trip that I forgot my back up scored peasant and it's now replaced it. Holds an edge pretty sweet for stainless not to hard to get an edge back on with a steel. Can be put away covered in blood and bits and cleaned a week later when you get round to it and it's still sweet. Think it was 25 on sale so worth a gamble. Oh and it bright orange so doesn't get left behind often. Hahah
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13-06-2018, 08:37 PM
R93

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Originally Posted by A330driver

.... I think u meant “lick” yours nuts... no?..... just teasing u mate

.... thanks for the “ reply”

Yeah I did mean lick.[emoji14] I know you were teasing as was I.

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13-06-2018, 09:09 PM
csmiffy

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Originally Posted by R93

Yeah I did mean lick.[emoji14] I know you were teasing as was I.

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If you could you'd never leave the house lol

wish I could do that he says... give him a biscuit he might let ya
13-06-2018, 09:19 PM
R93

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Originally Posted by csmiffy

If you could you'd never leave the house lol

Pretty much what I was getting at. [emoji106]

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17-06-2018, 07:28 PM
YoungBear

Gerber's been serving me just fine.

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