Thread: why should one own a survival knife?

Originally Posted by bumblefoot

I often see the prices people pay for knives and wonder how us butchers ever worked with (no more than) $70 knives for 40-hours a week.......

What about the bucket of knives worn down to a stump sitting in the corner?

A lot of hunters want an edge that will last 40 hours without seeing a steel. Not saying they get it, but that is what they want.

People who work 40 hours a week on a knife can either sharpen them well or has fucked shoulders right?