MKC vs Eastmans?

[jimh406]

You don't have one that is the perfect size for skinning a mouselope.

Made for hunters by hunters.

 

[Frequently Banned Troll]

I’m a fan of the orange handle.

Any Desch knives? I used to work with Ed. Lives up Bridger canyon. Makes some really nice knives:

https://desch-knives.square.site/s/shop

I haven’t seen those ones.

 

[Khunter]

Is that because you can’t sharpen a knife or what?

And I’m not poking fun with that question. I carried one for a couple years but you couldn’t pay me to carry one anymore

Is that because you could not figure out how to use it properly and without snapping blades? There is a learning curve to use it to easily do the jobs guys with fixed blades hammer away at (that dont actually require any torquing of a blade) at all that havalon makes easier/faster.

 

[Frequently Banned Troll]

I always pack a havalon too - they don’t weigh anything. They are sharp.

 

[El Jason]

I like the function of a Havalon but I hate the ergonomics. I use them for caping heads. I’ll take a fixed blade knife any day for processing in the field.

 

[Fire_9]

Is that because you could not figure out how to use it properly and without snapping blades? There is a learning curve to use it to easily do the jobs guys with fixed blades hammer away at (that dont actually require any torquing of a blade) at all that havalon makes easier/faster.

Nope. They’re soulless and I didn’t like having to manage the used blades and trash. My best friend from high school made me a nice knife that I would much rather carry. I started carrying one because I didn’t really know how to sharpen a knife. I will now take the couple ounce weight penalty to carry a real knife that I don’t have to worry about