Stony
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That was a Rat knife. I have several of them in different sizes, and unfortunately I have been pretty disappointed with them. I got through removing and skinning the legs on one hog this morning and had to switch to another knife to do the other. They just don't seem to hold the edge for beans!
In all fairness, hogs are probably one of the toughest animals for a knife to work on as far as I am concerned. You are talking tough skin and hair covered with sand over it.
I seem to have accumulated a bunch of knives over the years and some of them just work better. I do like the feel and looks of the Rat knives, but not the performance. My best knives are probably an old homemade butcher knife I bought for $4.00 at a flea market, and a Case that holds the edge pretty good.
In all fairness, hogs are probably one of the toughest animals for a knife to work on as far as I am concerned. You are talking tough skin and hair covered with sand over it.
I seem to have accumulated a bunch of knives over the years and some of them just work better. I do like the feel and looks of the Rat knives, but not the performance. My best knives are probably an old homemade butcher knife I bought for $4.00 at a flea market, and a Case that holds the edge pretty good.