Knife Sharpener Advice
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mntnguide
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Outdoor edge and a Havalon are all I carry. ..I find the Havalon much better for caping and seems to be a bit sharper on new blades. But I like the backbone of the outdoor edge for most the other work. ..I broke off to many Havalon blades to trust them with anything other than cape work
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I have almost finished giving all my Havalon's & blades away for the same reason and the potentially life altering experience of changing out the blade stub to put a new one in, sans plyers. I understand they may be offering a bit stronger blades now, but can't see how they can get past the weak point, where it snaps in. Outdoor edge is my preference between the two, what I carry, and I can sharpen the blades easily too if needed. I pack the knife with 2-3 blades and an old AK knives tiny two sided steel/fine grit sharper. Have done 3-5 animals on a blade with a few touch ups.
I used the Outdoor Edge I got for renewing an Eastmans subscription for the first time on my buddy's muley this fall. I guess I'm just to attached to my old fixed blades for butchering work. The Outdoor edge worked fine, no real issues I just seem to prefer a 4" fixed blade I can put a little more pressure on and that has a little more belly. I keep going back to the Camillus Bushcrafter like I carry daily on the ranch. Maybe the familiarity with it is why I like it so much I don't know. I keep a Victorinox steel at camp or in the vehicle to touch it up on after processing a critter. After helping on his deer with the Oudoor edge I packed my Camillus the next day. I did my most of my muley with it and after 5 strokes on each side on the steel it shaved hair again.
I too screwed up a knife tip on the worksharp. I rounded the tip on my original Camillus Bushcrafter. I use it on the ranch now and beat it up, bought a new one for hunting. I actually have 3 now, for work/hunting/whenever I lose one. For caping the head out I still like the Havalon best, but that is a job done back at camp or home with pliers to change blades handy.
I too screwed up a knife tip on the worksharp. I rounded the tip on my original Camillus Bushcrafter. I use it on the ranch now and beat it up, bought a new one for hunting. I actually have 3 now, for work/hunting/whenever I lose one. For caping the head out I still like the Havalon best, but that is a job done back at camp or home with pliers to change blades handy.