pigeon knife

[james w]

what do you look for in a pigeon breasting knife ? i make custom knives as a hobby and although i have breasted a fair few pigeons in my time, i don't do enough to know what shape is best. the reason I'm asking is because i asked the airgun centre (local air gun shop) if they would stock my knives , they said no because of all the chavs trying to bye them but were more than happy to take a card . i now there is alot of hunters that go in there and if they are spending £300+ on and air gun i think the should be happy to pay £50+ for a knife (hopefully).

[Billy.]

To be honest, any knife will do the job fine. I just need one to make a slice under the breast plate to take the breast off.

 

I can understand having a knife that's designed for gralloching a deer, as you need a good knife that can do different things. However I can't see a 'pigeon knife' hitting the shelves any time soon.

[luckytrigger]

I use an old opinal knife my late father gave me.

[terry b]

yep opinel does the job mine cost less than a fiver,

[Ozzy Fudd]

i just use any sharp enough knife i have with me, dont need anything special. and as for £50 for a knife... :good:

[Windy]

I use my trusty Sabatier boning knife. In my opinion the shape of the boning knife blade is perfect for the job.

 

I'm sure my Spyderco Native would do the job just fine if required.

[Whitebridges]

I prefer something with a bit of bend in it for that job. I use a fish filleting knife mostly.

[Cranfield]

A 6" blade fish filleting knife is superb for breasting pigeons.

[james w]

"i just use any sharp enough knife i have with me, dont need anything special. and as for £50 for a knife"

 

£50 is pennys for a hand made knife when you get around the £2000 mark your getting a bit silly asking on other forums as well as pw it would seem that a filleting or boning knife is what people want

thanks for all the replies

Edited August 3, 2009 by james w

[DustyIrl]

yep opinel does the job mine cost less than a fiver,

 

The opinel knives are handy, as terry b said there cheap and there sharp. May not last as long as the more expensive knive but for that price there great

[THEINVISIBLESCARECROW]

You can get a stainless Opinel.

I've got & have had quite a few cheap knives.

As long as there not £land ones any in the £5 to £25 range will do.

Function not fashion.

There may be a good home made knife market but working knives are more VFM types.

[Westcountryman]

If you are doing the job at home, a decent or even basic sharp knife will do the job. Pigeon skin and meat arent that tough (unless its been cooked by me ofcourse). A filleting or boning style knife will be the best shape as they can be used very accurately.

 

In the field, I use a swiss army knife as they fold away safely and have some extra tools that look cool but are never really used.

 

I would love a £200 Swedish handmade fixed blade knife, but not enough to spend £200 on one I wouldn't spend more than £30 on something to use outdoors, because chances are, I will loose it.

[rimfire4969]

I use my Falkniven TK4, great shape blade, not cheap but the best small folding knife i have ever owned.

[LostWomble]

I use a Frosts Clipper I bought at the game fair a couple of years ago for £8. Nuthin fancy but good for pigeon, bunnies and deer.

[james w]

so you people who say they wouldn't spend more the £20 on a knife to use in the field and its function over fashion, how much did you pay for your daystates and falcon pcps witch look beautiful though a cheaper springer would work just as well in the field?

my point is why do you spend hundreds of £££ on one tool that looks nice and is developed especially for a purpose and is mas produced and you wont spend £50 on another tool which is hand made and is developed especially for another purpose and looks nice?

[rimfire4969]

so you people who say they wouldn't spend more the £20 on a knife to use in the field and its function over fashion, how much did you pay for your daystates and falcon pcps witch look beautiful though a cheaper springer would work just as well in the field?

my point is why do you spend hundreds of £££ on one tool that looks nice and is developed especially for a purpose and is mas produced and you wont spend £50 on another tool which is hand made and is developed especially for another purpose and looks nice?

 

[LXX73]

I use a Frosts Clipper I bought at the game fair a couple of years ago for £8. Nuthin fancy but good for pigeon, bunnies and deer.

 

 

 

 

Somebody of here recommended this knife so I purchased one, for the money excellent value. Sharpening with a whetstone keeps it razorsharp but if you can't be bothered doing that they're cheap enough to just buy a new one.

[ryantidgwell]

£50 for a knife to do what exactly ? for that price i would want to press a button and the knife skins and breast the bird on its self ! as said by others any knife can do the job for pigeons !

 

and as for the comment about people spending X amount on guns and your responce saying a cheap springer would do the same job Do u actually shoot your self? as you would no that comment was bull ****

[james w]

I have a bsa supersport with a nikko 4-12X50 mountmaster and no it is not ******** and my reply wasn't either, it is true. But anyway I apologise for starting this argument, I shouldn't have started it in the first place we don’t want another jamie1 though i stand by what i said. i can understand, being a shooter my self, why you would want to spend lots of money on a gun. i would love to spend £700 on a gun if i had £700 though i would also like to spend that on a hand made sword of knife.

as i said before £50 is pennies for a hand made knife £2000 is a lot.

Thank you for the replies though the rude ones you can stuff somewhere. Take a look on the bsaog forum for the end result those of you who care .

Edited August 9, 2009 by james w

[ryantidgwell]

people would spend 50 on a knife if it was for doing deer etc but for a knife for a pigeon it is hardly worth it mate , you thought about making a knife with a bone andle or somthing along them lines?

[james w]

i have made a few knives with antla handles that that i got at the game fair. i havent got alot and it can be quite expencive so i ownly use it on blades that i realy like. when i can be bothered i'll go to the pet shop and bye a bit of bone for a handle but i dont like working with bone so i dont do it much, though i do use some cow horn that i got in france for free from a farmer for guards and stuff but it stinks when you work it

[yoeman]

Hi fella, i use a victorinox butchers boning knife to breast pigeons and a opinal for gutting rabbits etc.

Rgds Steve

[beretta man]

do what i did go to local butchers and ask him to get you a victorinox fibrox handle boning knife !! SUPER SHARP !! and best thing its victorinox and it was only £10

[pg2008]

We I spent £80 on my knife made from tool steel, I sharpen it on a water stone, it has to be the best knife I have ever had and the sharpest.

 

I use it for everything.

 

So £50 for a hand made knife is not a bad price.

 

Would be nice to get a photo of some of your work.

Edited September 2, 2009 by pg2008

[sitsinhedges]

I have a 25 yr old Kershaw that I was given as a teenager, fantastic knife and still good as new really but I have lost count of the times I have put it down whilst gutting and left it there. The last time was when we had snow and it was lost under it for nearly a fortnight so I think next time I will get a knife I can afford to lose.

 

As far as dressing pigeons go I get packs of four kitchen/veg knives from Morrisons for £1 that are sharp and bendy and ideal for taking the breastmeat off. No need for anything else.