I have a Dexter Skinner knife and I am using it to flesh hides.
Is this knife supposed to be sharp or dull?
any help will be appreciated.
thanks,
Brandon
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Brandon,as with any type knife for fleshing,it is imperative to keep it sharp as possible.Over the years ive tried various ways to keep my fleshing knives sharp,the easiest way is a little knife sharpener I found of the internet.It looks like two warshers mounted on a black plastic stand,you run the blade through the two warshers about 5 times ,and its razor sharp.It cost about 6.00 and will last for years!Hope this helps.
If it is you do not want it sharp. As far as other knives go you may want them
sharp like B.S.Rhea says. But for a beaming knife you are basically
just pushing the flesh off.
Todd B