Thread: Show me your knives

Originally Posted by hotbarrels

In reference to the last 5 posts, this is why I carry a pair of knives - one for skinning and one for boning. Keep your skinning knife for ........ skinning, ...... and dealing to any joints. This keeps your boning knife in top condition for taking out the key muscle groups.

Yeah I carry a wee havalon as a skinning cuts/backup knife, although any properly treated steel from D2 on up should deal to both no problem. If you don't use your knife like a pry bar you an run them a bit harder as well which always helps.

This Havlon is always in my day pack. Good for head skinning.

Originally Posted by Tahr

This Havlon is always in my day pack. Good for head skinning.

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Hi Tahr
How do find these Havalon knives to use.
Are they easy to change blades, what do you do with the old ones re storage etc.
Do they break?.
On the yank forums you read horror stories or love them both ends of the spectrum.
Do you have this as your only back up instead of a small folder?.
What life out of a blade and cost?.
Cheers Owen

Originally Posted by erniec

Hi Tahr
How do find these Havalon knives to use.
Are they easy to change blades, what do you do with the old ones re storage etc.
Do they break?.
On the yank forums you read horror stories or love them both ends of the spectrum.
Do you have this as your only back up instead of a small folder?.
What life out of a blade and cost?.
Cheers Owen

Hi Owen. Note that my one has a pocket knife blade and a scalpel blade. I find I actually use the standard blade on that Havlon more than the scalpel. I used it to headskin a Fallow recently and used the main blade except for around the eyes and some fine stuff around the coronet.
Changing the blade is really simple. The scalpel blade lasted 100% for that job.
I haven't used it enough to know if they break but it doesn't feel like they will if you are sensible.

Yes, its the 2nd knife that is always in my pack.It wouldn't be if it didn't have the ordinary blade on it as well.