The Dexter-Russell 012-5SK Traditional (model 06211) is a 5-inch beef skinning knife with a high-carbon steel blade and a riveted beech-wood handle. The skinning blade profile — short, broad, with a curved belly — is purpose-built for separating hide from carcass without piercing the underlying meat or fat layer.
Workshop tool for ranchers, processors, and hunters who break down beef sides, deer, hogs, and other large game. The beech handle balances the blade for the wrist movement skinning requires, and the high-carbon steel sharpens to a wire edge that stays through hours of work.
Dexter-Russell has been forging cutlery in Southbridge, Massachusetts since 1818, the longest-running cutlery company in continuous operation in the United States. The Sani-Safe, Traditional, SofGrip, and V-Lo lines are workshop staples used in commercial kitchens and home cookware drawers across the country.
