Ferreting knife

[Moocher71 4,049]

I'm looking to get a new knife for gutting ,skining coney .

whats folk use ? I was looking at a no.12 opinul but will it do the job?

im not looking to pay stupid money.

atb

[Chaff 3,596]

Any small knife will do opinuls keep a good edge but no 12 might be a tad Ott.

[The one 8,474]

Never liked opinels after a bit the varnish wears off the handle and the wood swells , i now just buy a wee cheap knife at the game fairs and the main thing is its to have a bright coloured plastic handle LOL your only a few minutes putting a edge on a blade 

[Chaff 3,596]

Gruffalo griff makes good blades including modding opinals replacing the wooden handle for deer antler, exceptional workmanship you could try pm him.

[neil b 2,296]

Check out danum blades website he makes quality knifes 

[TOMO 26,099]

I use the craft knifes ...poundland 6 in a pack....

[MikeyMJL 128]

I use a utility Stanley knife. I bought a load of blades from Tesco’s for pence. Sharp as f**k, disposable, no messing with a sharpener. 

[jok 3,244]

Mad isn't it. The number of knives available  when to be honest, a simple, sharp, little kitchen utility knife is more than adequate. Personally, I have a Boker for the purpose which cost quite a bit of money but that was only when I was doing a hell of a lot, both rabbits and large stuff. If, in my opinion, you have the ability to keep a keen edge, then any little knife is good. When all's said and done, gutting a rabbit is not exactly a hard job. As you may have noticed, there are a couple of guys on here who make the most amazing creations and I would highly recommend their work. Jok.

[Moocher71 4,049]

9 hours ago, Chaff said:

Any small knife will do opinuls keep a good edge but no 12 might be a tad Ott.

I used same cheap lock knife for over ten yr and lost it,

Befor that the misses was always loosen her kitchen knives.so looking for a replacement that don't cost that much .

and u right a no8 be right size.

[Moocher71 4,049]

5 hours ago, MikeyMJL said:

I use a utility Stanley knife. I bought a load of blades from Tesco’s for pence. Sharp as f**k, disposable, no messing with a sharpener. 

I used a Stanley for a while ,

[Daniel cain 45,238]

I got a few buck knives,cheap,keep an edge well....but if your doing large amounts then you can't beat a Stanley or craft knife

[Moocher71 4,049]

5 hours ago, TOMO said:

I use the craft knifes ...poundland 6 in a pack....

I used throw away knifes ,Stanley knifes.and the other halfs kitchen knifes over the years .

i like look of opinul knifes ,think I'm going to get no8.looks about right size for skinning ,gutting game.

And they don't cost to much,

[dytkos 17,784]

1 hour ago, Moocher71 said:

I used same cheap lock knife for over ten yr and lost it,

Befor that the misses was always loosen her kitchen knives.so looking for a replacement that don't cost that much .

and u right a no8 be right size.

I did the same then found it in the lining of a jacket about 6 years later.

Still use it.

Cheers, D.

[SamR 178]

Bought myself a Boker Magnum last year as a treat since I was DEFINITELY going to use it. It's been used exactly zero times since Im still using an old stanley. Looks nice though!

[jok 3,244]

SamR. You have a lovely thing there pal. Did you get the detachable one with different blades? It looks like mine .