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Originally Posted by Dean2
I have used a number of the various replaceable blade knives. Went back to a regular knife. I have no problem getting and keeping a razor edge on D2 or SV30 steel so I see no advantage to the changeable blades and the regular knives are far more robust. Try splitting a brisket on a deer or moose with one of the changeable;e blade types, not going to happen but I do it all the time with a good folder or fixed blade.. I can put a diamond steel to a blade faster than I can replace a blade and no danger of cutting myself or needing a multi tool.
The only use I have for the replaceable blade knives is fine work around eyes, lips etc when capping. There the thin flexible blade is an advantage. To be honest I am too cheap to buy replacement blades so I resharpen them once I get a couple replaced. With a good stone and a leather strop I can get them back to as razor sharp as they were from the package.
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Originally Posted by graybeard
Now this guy "gets it".
There is no substitute for high end steel. A hard steel will easily do 2-3 animals with no sharpening.
Those Havalon replacement blades can be sharpened easily, with a hand held style Lansky-quick edge - hand-held, sharpener....3-4 pulls and a razor sharp knife again.
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The problem is you're not getting it.
My custom with L6 will easily do 15-20 animals with a little leather stropping a time or two if I do the old gut and skin method.
The replaceable blade knives excel for back packing or wilderness hunting where the gutless method and boning completely are more common.
I don't think the surgical blade knives had replaced good old steel. It just better at certain things.