I will not tolerate a dull knife, If I am cuttiing meat, and a knife will get dull quickly, I need something that will give me an edge shortly.30 seconds on a good steel is all you need.
Few people today have butchered game or livestock.
I like to cook and eat. hee hee hee
Also enjoy growing things around the place. Planted large addition to our orchard last year during the 100 year drought. Fought to keep them alive. Did OK.
Planted strawberries, blackberries, blueberries too. All did well except the blueberries. 1 of 4 of them survived, a 2nd might put out again but unsure yet.
Had a good garden last year, but had to flood water 2-3 times per week to keep them alive. No human living ever say weather like 2011. Between Oct. 1 2010 and Oct. 1 2011 we got 2-3/4” of rain. For the year. Started raining in Mid-October 2011 and we are back on track for a normal year (average 25” per year).