Desk Jockey
WKR
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- Apr 5, 2015
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I like having a set that I keep in a box with other processing gear in my truck because I hunt and process in 2-3 main spots a year. I only handle 2-3 white tails a year so I am not looking to spend too much for commercial grade butcher gear. I gut and skin with a havalon so I am mainly looking for something that will handle meat processing.
I have a set of outdoor edge game processor knives I bought for $80. They work fine but I am curious if there are others worth considering as I beat up the butcher knife hacking the end off a femur. I added a Weston saw. The sharpener is worthless and I find myself using a couple of fillet knives I stole from my tackle box for a lot of trim work. If I stay with this set up I will probably ditch the hard plastic case and add a cleaver and a honing steel.
I see Weston has a set for $35 bucks. I am happy with most of the Weston stuff I own.
I was also looking at a set of Cabela’s knives made by Wüsthof for $130. That’s about as much as I care to spend.
I also thought about mixing and matching a couple of good scimitar knives with a couple of boning and fillet knives and a cleaver.
Thoughts?
I have a set of outdoor edge game processor knives I bought for $80. They work fine but I am curious if there are others worth considering as I beat up the butcher knife hacking the end off a femur. I added a Weston saw. The sharpener is worthless and I find myself using a couple of fillet knives I stole from my tackle box for a lot of trim work. If I stay with this set up I will probably ditch the hard plastic case and add a cleaver and a honing steel.
I see Weston has a set for $35 bucks. I am happy with most of the Weston stuff I own.
I was also looking at a set of Cabela’s knives made by Wüsthof for $130. That’s about as much as I care to spend.
I also thought about mixing and matching a couple of good scimitar knives with a couple of boning and fillet knives and a cleaver.
Thoughts?