Gut Hook Skinner

CDHumiston

CDHumiston

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A good friend of mine has requisitioned a Skinner with a Gut Hook. I've never attempted this before, but I think I'm off to a good start...

This plus a boning knife has put my Bowie on the back burner...

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Looking good - I sure do hate those gut hooks.... well, maybe "hate" is too strong a word. Sometimes it's hard to get the gut hook as sharp as I wish.
 
KenH said:
Looking good - I sure do hate those gut hooks.... well, maybe "hate" is too strong a word. Sometimes it's hard to get the gut hook as sharp as I wish.
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Thanks! I haven't even figured that part out yet. I have some chainsaw files. I think I might need a ceramic rod or two as well.
 
On your next one you should make the hook a little wider CD. for anything other than thin skinned whitetails that hook might not cut too good.
especially hogs that are all mucked up with dirt and mud. I use a round file to start it but then go back with diamond files to thin out the radius and get as much cutting surface in there as possible.
I don't think anyone likes making them though they are a serious pain to me, here's one I made a while back...and I just finished another last week.
I'll post a picture of it after I make the sheath sometime this week
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bladegrinder said:
On your next one you should make the hook a little wider CD. for anything other than thin skinned whitetails that hook might not cut too good.
especially hogs that are all mucked up with dirt and mud. I use a round file to start it but then go back with diamond files to thin out the radius and get as much cutting surface in there as possible.
I don't think anyone likes making them though they are a serious pain to me, here's one I made a while back...and I just finished another last week.
I'll post a picture of it after I make the sheath sometime this week
OPnOTbT.jpg
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Thanks for the info. It's always good to hear from someone with experience. I'd love to see some close ups of both sides of the gut hook!
 

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CDHumiston said:
Thanks! I haven't even figured that part out yet. I have some chainsaw files. I think I might need a ceramic rod or two as well.
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For sharpening stuff like that, I usually end up wrapping sandpaper onto a file or a dowel.

If you want something fancier than that, I suggest looking into stuff for sharpening carving tools and lathe tools.

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I now use a 1/2” small wheel on the 2 x 72 to grind my gut hooks. I go to a 600 grit belt, then use a 1/2” aluminum rod I made wrapped with 800 grit paper to sharpen the gut hook.

I must be the odd one who likes making gut hooks. One trick is to start with a raised spine to grind the gut hook into. E8AA9D85-3861-4F1A-849B-9797FB84DE37.jpeg
 
Gene Kimmi said:
I now use a 1/2” small wheel on the 2 x 72 to grind my gut hooks. I go to a 600 grit belt, then use a 1/2” aluminum rod I made wrapped with 800 grit paper to sharpen the gut hook.

I must be the odd one who likes making gut hooks. One trick is to start with a raised spine to grind the gut hook into. View attachment 81231
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Thanks so much for the info! I also found your KITH WIP on the gut hook knife. Very informative!

I'm not doing any more work on my blade until I heat treat. The customer seems to like what I've got so far.

We'll see how it comes along. Heat treating tomorrow night...
 
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