Had a successful hunt this weekend. Way too many knives that I wanted to test for processing...so I played a game of roulette. Day one, the ScrapMax 340 got the call...no dice. Day two, my Gene Ingram was the pick...no dice. Day three, the Basic 04 was in tow when a nice 8 took a dirt nap.

The Basic 04 is factory sharpened, only used a little at the house for food processing. Maybe a few fuzz sticks, can't remember. I hit it with a strop and loaded it for the trip. This knife worked awesome, as expected and as advertised. Where it really shined for me was splitting the breast plate. I have an anorexic model, so it is plenty thick to take a beating. I tried a technique that I've been dreaming of with the Basic 04....and "batoned" through the breast plate so that I could control the blade very precisely. Grabbed about a 12" long, 1.5" diameter piece of wood laying around and started tapping it generously to get it through. Worked like a charm, and a perfect cut with little effort. Not required of course, but it was neat to try.

The little Basic excelled at each dimension. Gutting. Skinning. Processing. This one will be around awhile <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> Obligatory pic for AAR...chest cavity was a little bloody <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />