Bit of trivia , when you skin a Kangaroo you can strop your knife on it's large foot pad and it stands the edge back up . The pad is quite hard and embedded with grit .

He briefly mentions this in the video from 5 years ago called Homekill Truck Set Up. Right at the 7:15 mark. Just uses a water stone on his truck stairs. Since they're simple carbon steel knives used as heavy duty tools, I'm guessing he uses a lower grit stone (600-1000). As for keeping them sharp, don't run the cutting edge on bone and keep them in the scabbard while you're working. Then store them in a way that prevents them from being jostled around and hitting their edges on other things.

i been asking Mr ray since forever

2nd this. Your knives always look good enough to shave with.

He briefly mentions this in the video from 5 years ago called Homekill Truck Set Up. Right at the 7:15 mark. Just uses a water stone on his truck stairs. Since they're simple carbon steel knives used as heavy duty tools, I'm guessing he uses a lower grit stone (600-1000).

I rarely use the curved skinner. I only really use it for cutting the throat.

I use the curved knife to cut the neck and to flay the hide. For me it makes doing that particular part very easy. The actions that I do when using that knife do not work as well with a straight edge knife.

@@ozthekiwihomekillguy thank you again Ray, that sounds interesting, I should try this curved one.

I use an angle grinder with a cut off disc. I am not concerned about getting it hot. It is only the tip that would be affected and I round that off anyway.

I've just reshaped my knife with a hand file. It took about ten minutes - filing in line with the blade. I found that you have a lot of control over how much material is removed and the final contour of the blade. Hope this helps.

No.

Yes, should be.

Yes I believe they do.

I’ve never seen that green river brand in nz I know USA make one but they are wooden handles over here in Australia.

@@kurrajongmobilebutchery6024 have a look on the victory knives website and in the catalogue you will find Green River knives on page 31.

No, just wash them properly with a detergent to get rid of the fat.

@@ozthekiwihomekillguy I have tried typcal detergent from pakndave but it just does not get it off. I used it to take possum skin

@@4doorsmorewhores298 I didn't say it gets the stains off, I said to wash them with detergent to get the fat off. The stain is there forever.

@@ozthekiwihomekillguy oh fuck. Ok thank you

I like the one that I have for hunting. Drop point.

In my opinion they are ok. I find them hard to keep sharp.

No sorry, I only slaughter them.

I have used victory knives before. I am still using one at the moment. I am frustrated with Victory as they make the carbon steel (Green River) knives just not in the style that I am after but they do make that particular style in Stainless steel. The trouble is, is that I am a very small fish in a very big sea.

Internet.

PGG Wrightsons

yes, I have asked twice and both times they said no. This is the reply from them; ''Green River is a Carbon Steel range that is now limited to a select few products that sit with the rural / hunt sector. As you are probably aware stainless meets the food regs, Carbon does not, in turn the total carbon market is shrinking and the focus / market sits with stainless.'' Yet they make other styles in carbon steel. I can't make any sense of it.

From where?

They have a few different styles of Handel's an different steel with some hope it helps you out always like waching an lurning some different techniques from a fellow butcher

@@kyleandersen5631 same question, from where?

Dexter Russell dot com I have tryed to send it to u but it keeps deleting my messages I send with it in it will try this way

@@kyleandersen5631 thanks.

I do not sell knives. Sorry.