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<blockquote data-quote="Deer Slayer" data-source="post: 2917111" data-attributes="member: 8855"><p>My son and I have several McCroskey's and have had some of them for over 25 years. My oldest knife has gutted,skinned, cut sternums and cut up 8 deer before needing to be touched up a bit. I did not say it was dull and had to be resharpened, just buffed to adjust the bevel. This is a testament to the quality of a fine tool. Oh, and lifetime free sharpening too. You should expect the price to be comparable to the quality. You do not expect that a custom knife will take a couple of hours to build. It is an investment that may last a lifetime. My elk knife has only been resharpened maybe 4 times and I hunt deer and elk every year. How am I able to say this? I buff them occasionally on my paper wheels to maintain the bevel. Cabela's approached Dave to have him build knives for them. They were going to sell for $600.00 apiece and Dave turned them down flat because he wanted the blades to be affordable and in the hands of working men and women. The only knife harder than Dave's is a ceramic that I am aware of as the metal Rockwell's well over 60. IMO his knives are inexpensive compared to the quality. My hands have not touched a Buck, Gerber, Case knife after buying my first McCroskey. We have 5 plus my bride has had a set of kitchen knives from Dave for 4 years and they have never been buffed and they still shave. She is so proud of them. You don't mess with her knives, that's for dang sure. A quality custom knife is a lifetime investment. My knives will be given to my grandson some day to live on in other hunts. I am, in no way, talking down ANY other custom knife maker. I am just expressing my experiences with Dave's quality since he began building knives 25 or so years ago. BTW, many people do not know this but he has built custom surgical knives for some doctor's operating rooms. My $.02</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deer Slayer, post: 2917111, member: 8855"] My son and I have several McCroskey's and have had some of them for over 25 years. My oldest knife has gutted,skinned, cut sternums and cut up 8 deer before needing to be touched up a bit. I did not say it was dull and had to be resharpened, just buffed to adjust the bevel. This is a testament to the quality of a fine tool. Oh, and lifetime free sharpening too. You should expect the price to be comparable to the quality. You do not expect that a custom knife will take a couple of hours to build. It is an investment that may last a lifetime. My elk knife has only been resharpened maybe 4 times and I hunt deer and elk every year. How am I able to say this? I buff them occasionally on my paper wheels to maintain the bevel. Cabela's approached Dave to have him build knives for them. They were going to sell for $600.00 apiece and Dave turned them down flat because he wanted the blades to be affordable and in the hands of working men and women. The only knife harder than Dave's is a ceramic that I am aware of as the metal Rockwell's well over 60. IMO his knives are inexpensive compared to the quality. My hands have not touched a Buck, Gerber, Case knife after buying my first McCroskey. We have 5 plus my bride has had a set of kitchen knives from Dave for 4 years and they have never been buffed and they still shave. She is so proud of them. You don't mess with her knives, that's for dang sure. A quality custom knife is a lifetime investment. My knives will be given to my grandson some day to live on in other hunts. I am, in no way, talking down ANY other custom knife maker. I am just expressing my experiences with Dave's quality since he began building knives 25 or so years ago. BTW, many people do not know this but he has built custom surgical knives for some doctor's operating rooms. My $.02 [/QUOTE]
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