When many of us blade enthusiasts think kitchen knives, we don't necessarily associate them with outdoor or sport use. Likewise, many of us would not consider bringing our hard-use blades into the kitchen for prep work. Nonetheless, there are a few knives that have a broad range of uses in both kitchen and camp. They are the kitchen sporties.
I tend to see a knife not just by the edge but by its blade thickness. While there is a utility to extremely thin-edged knives with thin spines, such blades are almost always designed for secondary or finishing uses. In my opinion, the thicker the spine the more utility a knife has for crossover work between kitchen and field. On the other hand, the thicker the spine gets, the harder it is to use for fine work-it can even be dangerous. Thinner blades are much better in the kitchen. As far as field use goes, they are pretty much only for light work and very small amounts of game processing. I've seen many thin blades break while working on deer. Some of these have resulted in injuries to the user.
There is a sweet spot for cross-over, though, and the test knives fit the mold. None would be my preference for dressing a whitetail, but all certainly would be at home in camp or kitchen after the heavy lifting has been accomplished. The TOPS Frog Market Special test knives could be used as skinning knives, as could the White River, but the main enemy of any thin blade is going to be breaking and edge chipping. Of the test group, the White River is the only one thick enough to be a primary use hunting knife, but it is a rather small knife with a slender handle. On small game it will work, if it's not a bit obtuse in spine thickness, though when moving large amounts of muscle and skin, the hand would fatigue.
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