I used the havalon and broke blades, had blades come loose and remove themselves, no doubt all operator error on my part. But that doesnt sit well with me. A tool with this much possible damage to the user needs to be safer . That's just my opinion. I actually found the part of the blade I broke (yes I looked in the animal and didn't find it and figured it was on the ground) in the animal when I brought it in to process it.
The havalon is a great knife as far as sharpness and able to do the job quickly, but it is a problem when it comes to safety.
I will be trying the Out door edge this year. I don't mind cleaning nooks and crannies when I get back home. I want the folding knife, type. I carry a sheath on my belt that holds another folding knife and a solid knife, so I am never knife poor anyway.
Skinny, quartering and caping with these new type of blades is a world a part than with the old way. I just need to be safer and go slower I guess, but the Havalons need to address the "potential" for issues out in the field.
