Day 6 dragonfly

[roosiebull]

Have not seen much mentioned about this knife, but it’s very intriguing to me. Anyone here used one?

It seems like my solution to get away from replaceable blade knives for primary work in the field without bringing multiple knives.

I have not used a knife that will stay sharp through a whole elk, my altitude could get through one, but it would be getting pretty dull (already tested this theory a few times) I will probably always carry my tyto with a couple blades, but would like to get away from using them… the dragonfly looks like a pretty solid option

 

[Redwing]

That's a clever idea that seems well designed. I'm interested! Looking forward to hearing feedback from anyone with experience using this.

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[rideold]

Ingenious idea and well executed. My interest in low due to the cost.

 

[roosiebull]

That's a clever idea that seems well designed. I'm interested! Looking forward to hearing feedback from anyone with experience using this.

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I’m surprised it hasn’t been talked about much here, seems almost like the perfect knife. I admittedly don’t know much about magnacut, but it sounds like a great steel for the application.

I may be one of the few who doesn’t like s90v for a hunting knife for several reasons, and it seems that magnacut seems like a better version, especially in this particular case

 

[roosiebull]

Ingenious idea and well executed. My interest in low due to the cost.

I hear ya there, but if it is what it seems, it will be a good investment. (First step of justification )

I don’t remember what I paid for the altitude, but it wasn’t a whole lot less and this knife looks far more useful

 

[bpurtz]

No experience with the Dragonfly, but I'm curious why you would want to get away from a replaceable blade knife? I went through a couple Benchmade fixed blade knives before finally going back to a Havalon.

 

[roosiebull]

No experience with the Dragonfly, but I'm curious why you would want to get away from a replaceable blade knife? I went through a couple Benchmade fixed blade knives before finally going back to a Havalon.

I just think they are more dangerous, and don’t know exactly why, about everyone I know who has used them a lot has cut themselves with them… a couple bad ones. I have had a couple close calls with bad cuts with them, but try to really pay attention because I’m almost always alone and can’t really afford to cut myself bad

I have used them almost exclusively the past 12-15 years and have not had any bad experiences, and they are extremely convenient, but they do have their quirks

I have also tried lots of knives and always come back, but the day 6 seems like a legit replacement with no downside besides initial cost

 

[WeiserBucks]

I just think they are more dangerous, and don’t know exactly why, about everyone I know who has used them a lot has cut themselves with them… a couple bad ones. I have had a couple close calls with bad cuts with them, but try to really pay attention because I’m almost always alone and can’t really afford to cut myself bad

I have used them almost exclusively the past 12-15 years and have not had any bad experiences, and they are extremely convenient, but they do have their quirks

I have also tried lots of knives and always come back, but the day 6 seems like a legit replacement with no downside besides initial cost

I'm one of the guys who cut themselves pretty bad with a Havalon. I was in a hurry and got careless, it was 100% my fault. I still use the same knife to this day and dozens of critters have been taken apart with it over the years.

I think it's time we quit blaming the tool for our mistakes.

 

[roosiebull]

I think it's time we quit blaming the tool for our mistakes.

I’m with ya there, and agree

It just seems to happen at a much higher rate with the havalon type knives.

 

[WeiserBucks]

I’m with ya there, and agree

It just seems to happen at a much higher rate with the havalon type knives.

You're right. I'm not sure if folks get careless because it's such a small blade?

I'm of the opinion that 96.4% of folks who cut themselves with a havalon would have cut themselves with any other sharp knife, myself included, given the exact same circumstances. Replaceable blade knives don't just jump out of the kill kit and hurt people.

 

[roosiebull]

Bump to see if anyone has got one and used it? I think I’m going to order one in the next couple days, just seems like a well thought out hunting knife

Regardless, I’ll report back when I get it and use it

 

[roosiebull]

Well, got to use it already (arrived a couple days ago) and it’s everything I hoped for. I didn’t have to use the second blade. Perfect dimensions and a clever well executed design.

For anyone who is good at sharpening, this knife is so wicked

 

[stan_wa]

I have a dragon fly
It’s works exactly like it should very well made can get thru a deer without switching blades it’s a great solution if you don’t want a havalon

 

[intunegp]

Interesting idea for sure. The slots in the blade(s) seem like unnecessary gunk traps but not terrible. Is there any play/slop in the handles? Can't really tell from the website pictures how they are contoured on the insides to protect the hidden blade but I have to assume the cutting edge is not in contact with the carbon fiber.

I typically have no problem making it through an animal without sharpening my knife, but I also hunt with my dad and try to have multiple tags, so there's always a possibility of breaking down multiple animals on a single trip. I think my use case for this would be switching the handles back at camp in anticipation of having to use it again rather than switching mid-elk to have a fresh edge for the other half or whatever, but it's still probably the best execution of "two blades/one knife" that I've seen.

 

[stan_wa]

there s zero play. its feel like a normal fixed blade
the blade is a bit small but it gets the job done. Magna cut stays sharp for a long while but is a bit annoying to sharpen

 

[roosiebull]

Interesting idea for sure. The slots in the blade(s) seem like unnecessary gunk traps but not terrible. Is there any play/slop in the handles? Can't really tell from the website pictures how they are contoured on the insides to protect the hidden blade but I have to assume the cutting edge is not in contact with the carbon fiber.

I typically have no problem making it through an animal without sharpening my knife, but I also hunt with my dad and try to have multiple tags, so there's always a possibility of breaking down multiple animals on a single trip. I think my use case for this would be switching the handles back at camp in anticipation of having to use it again rather than switching mid-elk to have a fresh edge for the other half or whatever, but it's still probably the best execution of "two blades/one knife" that I've seen.

I will take it apart and take some pictures when I get time, zero slop in the handle

 

[roosiebull]

there s zero play. its feel like a normal fixed blade
the blade is a bit small but it gets the job done. Magna cut stays sharp for a long while but is a bit annoying to sharpen

I like sharpening it a lot more than s90v, but I think it’s a great steel for the particular purpose. I like the blade size, but that’s probably because I have been using havalon/tyto for so long now

I have always preferred a smaller blade

 

[intunegp]

I will take it apart and take some pictures when I get time, zero slop in the handle

I'd appreciate that.

"Hard to sharpen" is a funny way of thinking about any steel but I'm as guilty as anyone. If you know how to sharpen a knife, you know how to sharpen a knife...some just take longer. Is it really harder to make 100 strokes on the stone instead of 50? I say this as someone with plenty of super steels in my knife drawer lol.

I've never had any complaints when sharpening Magnacut. It's definitely no S90V or ZDP189.

 

[ND1612]

This thread convinced me to order the Dragonfly to try out. I've been using a Havalon replaceable/fixed combo knife but have been looking for another option for most of the same reasons people have listed. Saw GoHunt had them on sale for $199 and had a $100 rebate card to use up also that dropped it even more. We'll see if it gets here in time to test out on a ND whitetail this season!

 

[roosiebull]

I did another buck with it today on the same side (that I resharpened) and the edge held up even better, it will still shave hair after breaking down a whole buck, including cutting all of the joints and cutting the head off, which is awesome

Ceramic and strop is all it will need this time, and I’ll do the same to the other side that’s still factory edge

In a couple weeks I should be testing it a few more times on some elk, but am confident it won’t be a concern at all

The factory edge is sharp, but not stropped, so just stropping would make a difference I assume

Seriously badass knife for my needs, it’s pretty genius