Knife recommendations for trimming

[DougE]

I'm looking for one of those too, but I haven't looked very much just yet. Any suggestions?

I don't even remember what brand mine is, but if I ever need another, I'd either go with F. Dick, or Victorinox.

 

[sandyut]

this is by far my favorite knife for trimming.
Victorinox Fibrox Pro Curved Boning Knife Semi-stiff Blade 6"

 

[Ringer]

Kind of along the same topic here but what honing steel would you guys suggest?

 

[DougE]

Kind of along the same topic here but what honing steel would you guys suggest?

I don't even remember what brand mine is, but if I ever need another, I'd either go with F. Dick, or Victorinox.

 

[Ringer]

Sorry I missed that. I'm not with it today

 

[sandyut]

I just use the steel that came with our Wusthof set. Does ok, its getting old but still gets everything dangerously sharp.

 

[nanuk]

Kind of along the same topic here but what honing steel would you guys suggest?

you should really talk to a pro....
some steels you find in sets is far too aggressive and can remove metal.
others are so smooth, they will work very well if used very often.

I use a fine cut surface oval. it works, doesn't remove much material, and has the "Oval Edge" to be aggressive if need be
IF I replace it, it will be a round one smooth with a matte finish, not polished but very smooth.

 

[diversification]

you should really talk to a pro....

There are knife forums, and a search brought up a few pretty eye-bleedingly in-depth threads about honing steels. I think it may be a good idea to make a brand new thread if you're more on the mid-range to budget spectrum, because I think most of their discussion probably ignores price, as topic-specific hobbyist forums often do. I did see them talking about staying away from diamond hones and instead going for either a polished steel hone or just skipping right to ceramic ones.

Back to the original topic here for a second, I think I've narrowed down my knife purchase to Mercer BPX knives. It appears to me that these are essentially the equivalent to Victorinox circa 5 to 10 years ago before every blog site and forum started shouting about them being an incredible value, and forced the price up. The Mercer BPX knives use high quality German stamped steel that's apparently ice-hardened and comes in at a Rockwell Hardness of 57 - 58 (similar or even a bit better than Victorinox) , nice textured handles made of glass-reinforced nylon (almost identical to Victorinox), and cost anywhere from 50% to 75% the price of the Victorinox knives. Unless I've missed something, this seems to be the way to knock a bit of money off and get basically the same exact thing.

 

[Bearcarver]

I have always used the pocket knives my dad passed to me and have never felt compelled to collect them. Just another rabbit hole to fall down losing money as I pick up speed. That said, my kids have wanted to get me a Christmas for years and Case XX has a simple green canoe with some blade engraving. Nothing fancy. Low dollars in the 60'ish range. Any Case knife users out there that can tell me about their quality? My dad's/my knives are old 50s-70s Schrades/Bucks/Brokers. Any advice? Also, my preferred knife shape is a canoe...

I have a Shrade "Old Timer" for about 50 years.
I lost it once & they replaced it. FREE
Then I had them fix it twice under warranty.
Now the thing has gotten sloppy again, but I heard they were bought out, and if you get a replacement now, it will be from Japan or China.

Bear

 

[Bumppo]

I have always used the pocket knives my dad passed to me and have never felt compelled to collect them. Just another rabbit hole to fall down losing money as I pick up speed. That said, my kids have wanted to get me a Christmas for years and Case XX has a simple green canoe with some blade engraving. Nothing fancy. Low dollars in the 60'ish range. Any Case knife users out there that can tell me about their quality? My dad's/my knives are old 50s-70s Schrades/Bucks/Brokers. Any advice? Also, my preferred knife shape is a canoe...

I'm a buck man for pocket knives. Still owned by the Buck family, made in America, and they have an awesome warranty. I'm no expert about types of steel or anything like that, but Ill continue to buy them.

I keep a 505 folding knife in my pocket at all times and carry a 102 straight blade on my hip when I'm in the woods. My dad still carries the 102 his father gave him when he was 12. If I'm lucky enough that my girls get into the outdoors, they'll get the same knife.

 

[SmokinEdge]

I have always used the pocket knives my dad passed to me and have never felt compelled to collect them. Just another rabbit hole to fall down losing money as I pick up speed. That said, my kids have wanted to get me a Christmas for years and Case XX has a simple green canoe with some blade engraving. Nothing fancy. Low dollars in the 60'ish range. Any Case knife users out there that can tell me about their quality? My dad's/my knives are old 50s-70s Schrades/Bucks/Brokers. Any advice? Also, my preferred knife shape is a canoe...

Those Boker “Tree knives” are so good.