Outdoor edge swing blaze

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  1. pinkman16

    pinkman16 Newb

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    Anyone have any reviews on this knife? Is it junk? Or should I stick to my benchmade? I like the idea of the zipper blade.
     
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    jfergus7 Legendary Woodsman

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    A buddy of mine had one and it worked awesome! After seeing his and how well it worked I went out and picked one up this spring! Can't wait to put it to good use this fall!
     
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    TheMathewsGuy Weekend Warrior

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    I've heard good things about that. Haven't actually used one, but we may look into it!
     
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    Junior73 Weekend Warrior

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    I absolutely LOVE mine! I suck at field dressing deer and this thing is a God-send! Before I would bust the gut 9 out of 10 times when using a gut hook but since I bought the Swing Blaze I've yet to cut one. One thing to do, though is find some kind of brush that will fit in the blade slot on the handle so you can get in there and clean it up after you use it. I was fortunate enough to stumble across some old brushes at work that were being tossed in the trash and found one that worked. I've used mine since they came out and have yet to need to sharpen it.
     
  5. SharpEyeSam

    SharpEyeSam Legendary Woodsman

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    BigPhil has one and he loves it. I like the concept of it.
     
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    wl704 Legendary Woodsman

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    Agreed. I was looking at the outdoor edge knives because I liked the concept.

    Though 2 fingers and my Havalon gets the job done.
     
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    frantic29 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I have one. Won't ever be without one. If I lose it I will go buy another immediately. Great purchase.
     
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    Shocker99 Grizzled Veteran

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    I have 2 benchmades I use. also have the swing blaze. It works ok. its upper low grade steel. I think Aus8? sharpens pretty good but looses it's edge pretty quick if you go busting through the sternum with it. What benchmade do you use?
     

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