Outdoor edge knives?

[Swamp_bucks]

Been looking at getting one.  Anyone have pros and cons to them?

[The_Real_TCIII]

Love mine, I get three or four gut jobs out of a blade

[nygrandpa]

I've been using them for about 3 years now and I like the convenience of the changeable blades. The gut hook blades work well for me. They seem to get dull fairly quickly but are easy to resharpen or change to a new one 

[mowin]

Great knives, but dull quickly. Scary sharp.  Definitely take your time gutting, doesn't take much of a screwup to cause major damage. 

[sbuff]

My buddy swears by his havalon, similar I think to those 

[Swamp_bucks]

Thanks for the input 

[Buckmaster7600]

I like the one I have but I like the havalon more because it’s smaller. I don’t like using a big knife.

[The_Real_TCIII]

11 hours ago, mowin said:

Great knives, but dull quickly. Scary sharp.  Definitely take your time gutting, doesn't take much of a screwup to cause major damage. 

Can confirm

[mowin]

34 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

Can confirm

Buddy of mine needed 15 stitches and missed 2 weeks of work because of a slip up.  I had to finish gutting and then process his deer for him.  He won't use one again. 

[Swamp_bucks]

1 hour ago, Buckmaster7600 said:

I like the one I have but I like the havalon more because it’s smaller. I don’t like using a big knife.

That’s my issue I have now my knives are on the bigger side and I suck at resharpening so even going to a smaller knife once the edge is gone I’m usually screwed. 

[mowin]

3 minutes ago, Swamp_bucks said:

That’s my issue I have now my knives are on the bigger side and I suck at resharpening so even going to a smaller knife once the edge is gone I’m usually screwed. 

The one thing I don't like about my havalon is that the blade isn't as ridged as the outdoor edge because of the difference mounting system.  Easier to snap a blade.  I like the ease of swapping out the outdoor edge and how the blade is held.  Not that the havalon is difficult to change, it's just I prefer the outdoor edges blade change system a little better.  I do carry my havalon daily because it's more compact and slimmer. 

[Dinsdale]

5 minutes ago, Swamp_bucks said:

That’s my issue I have now my knives are on the bigger side and I suck at resharpening so even going to a smaller knife once the edge is gone I’m usually screwed. 

If your cutting technique is poor and you try and heel over a blade a lot, a Havalon is not for you. With a heavier #60 blade a Piranta can easily do an entire deer and is a little more forgiving than the standard duty blade.

The outdoor edge with its top spine might be a little more forgiving but I have never used one.

Either case these are scary sharp and getting sloppy will put a hurt on you.

Due to a oversight and embarrassing for the crew, we used a custom knife I made, a Buck 110, and my Havalon Piranta to take apart much of the last elephant I hunted when the knife box was accidentally left in camp. In skilled hands actually cutting, not slashing or prying they are a formidable tool regardless of animal.

[crappyice]

9 minutes ago, Dinsdale said:

If your cutting technique is poor and you try and heel over a blade a lot, a Havalon is not for you. With a heavier #60 blade a Piranta can easily do an entire deer and is a little more forgiving than the standard duty blade.

The outdoor edge with its top spine might be a little more forgiving but I have never used one.

Either case these are scary sharp and getting sloppy will put a hurt on you.

Due to a oversight and embarrassing for the crew, we used a custom knife I made, a Buck 110, and my Havalon Piranta to take apart much of the last elephant I hunted when the knife box was accidentally left in camp. In skilled hands actually cutting, not slashing or prying they are a formidable tool regardless of animal.

I love how you simple drop "elephant" in there so matter of factly like it's interchangeable with squirrel!

[Jeremy K]

16 hours ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

Love mine, I get three or four gut jobs out of a blade

Are they safe?

[Jeremy K]

1 hour ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

Can confirm

Can we please take this story one step further LoL