Hog Blades

[TEXASLAWMAN]

I use these for skinning. http://m.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Utili...ack/100632171/ Then any other knife will work for the rest.

[FrankT]

I use these for skinning. http://m.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Utili...ack/100632171/ Then any other knife will work for the rest.

I can't get that link to come up??

[EGarza04]

We use a hook blade in a Gerber or Sheffield body, the replaceable hook blades will do 3-5 hogs each side. For skinning there is nothing better than the Havalon (Piranta or Baracuta) surgical blade knives, 2-3 hogs per blade easily. No sharpening, easy to use, sharper than you can get any knife.

This is my kit

I have a Havalon for work and use it to take tissue samples from white-tailed deer. Most of my T60 blades are to dull to cut anything with after taking 2 heads off (deer) and can break quite easily if you are not careful how you are cutting. You must keep the Havalon very clean as well or it is hard to remove/replace the blades and keep them from trying to come off while you are cutting. I know it's all the hair I have to cut through on the neck that quickly dulls the T60 blade, but my carbon steel blades do much much better (they can go all day with a few passes on a sharpening steel here and there vs changing blades every other deer). For taking tissue samples after the animal is open that T60 scalpel blade does wonders but I really don't like it for skinning, quartering, or initially opening up an animal.

[FrankT]

Yeah the Havalon is for skinning, not quartering or cutting heads off or cutting thru hair, never had a blade come off and you do need a pair or needle nose to change the very sharp blade. I use them only for what they were intended for and they have never failed or dulled in the field. The Baracuta has a larger blade but again I only use them for skinning after I have used a hook blade thru the hait to open them up. The other knives in the pic are for the heavy work. Good luck

[uplander]

Interesting assortment of cutting tools! I take it the replacable razor blades are used because hogs eat up blades fast? Thanks for the info guys!

[FrankT]

Interesting assortment of cutting tools! I take it the replacable razor blades are used because hogs eat up blades fast? Thanks for the info guys!

No i get several hogs from each replaceable, very cost efficient. I use them because they are sharper than I can get any knife and don't have to worry about sharpening them.

[TEXASLAWMAN]

I can't get that link to come up??

Its just a set of utility knives like you listed. With the removable blades One hook and two straight.

[FrankT]

Well I am in good company if you are using some of these too! I would use a utility knife for shinning before I got the Havalon and it works good, I just like a little more length

[pruhdlr]

Problem with the hogs that we do is the dirt and grit. They will gladly build up a thickish layer on themselves to help stay cool,defeat the biteing bugs, or help defeat the cutters of others while sparring. At some point you have to cut through this unless you have a hook blade,then once initially through the skin it basically cuts from the clean inside.

After you get under the outter layer of skin the Havalon Piranta is super. Stays sharp cuts great,easy to replace the blades. --- pruhdlr

[uplander]

Great info guys! I'm hoping in the near future I can get out and put these tips to use. Thanks again.