rclouse79 Report post Posted November 6, 2012 I know this is old news because I actually bought this knife after reading some posts on this site. I just wanted to second what many have already said - this knife is awesome. I thought my old knife was doing pretty well on my first elk at the start of the job. By the time I was finished I felt like I was sawing away with a butter knife. After that hunt I did a buch of research to buy a sharpening system that works. After some practice I was able to get my knives very sharp, but it was a pain in the butt. I still don't think they were as sharp as the havalon blades. The other thing to consider is your knife might need to be touched up part way through an elk. The sharpening system I bought is pretty big to bring into the field, and I haven't gotten as good of results with a small portible sharpener. With the price of the sharpening system I bought, I could have bought 48 replacement blades, which is pretty dang close to a lifetime supply. The havalon blade seemed to be just as sharp at the end of this years deer as it was at the beginning. It is nice to know that if your blade starts to get dull while processing an elk you can pop on another blade in seconds and be right back to razor sharp. The havalon knives are not necessarily pretty, but it is hard to imagine a knife being more functional or effective. Do be carefull though! I knicked my thumb and it bled like a stuck pig. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted November 6, 2012 I too love the Havalon knives, but caution everyone to be careful using them as they are essentially a surgical scalpel that can lop off a finger pretty quick! you can help support this site and buy havalon knives here: http://store.coueswhitetail.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Browns Report post Posted November 6, 2012 These are the best knives ever! They are extremely sharp! The only problem is they break very easily when you get them near a bone! I use a small utility knife that has pliers on it, to change the blade on the havalon. It makes changing the blade a lot safer and easy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willyhunts2 Report post Posted November 7, 2012 I love them. Even when the blade breaks they are so cheap and never need to sharpen just replace the blade. And yes very sharp! Became blood brothers with my last buck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SunDevil Report post Posted November 7, 2012 the last two elk I have been involved with required 4 blades each. I do not think that is to bad and really made things a lot easier. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dusty Report post Posted November 7, 2012 http://www.ebay.com/itm/390220747848?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 I just bought these today.3 and 1/2 in.long.I wanted something real small to keep with my havalon knives to change out the blades. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZ RANGER Report post Posted November 7, 2012 I love them. So much better than sharpening. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
