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<blockquote data-quote="Wedgy" data-source="post: 1381646" data-attributes="member: 64108"><p>[ATTACH=full]87154[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]87158[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]87159[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]87160[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]87154[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]87158[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]87159[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]87160[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]87154[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]87158[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]87159[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]87160[/ATTACH] </p><p>You can buy $4 scalpel handles that fit the Havalon blades. My idea was to embed one in an antler and have a custom knife, so far I have all the parts but haven't gotten around to making it yet. For cutting the skin there is nothing that lasts as long as the carpet hook knife blades(shown on the small folding Gerber), and they're cheap. For skinning I find the 22A blades give a little more edge surface where as withe the standard 60A Havalon blade you tend to only use the tip and it becomes dull while the lower part is still plenty sharp. The shorter blades also seem to work better for me on small animals too. Anyways, there are a lot of options and you can still have a very light, compact kit. I have never needed a saw as I don't have to save the skull cap as some areas but I do carry a small pocket knife saw. If using the carpet hook sometimes you have to hold the skin so it doesn't ball up in it. I use it to make the skin cut up the belly, legs and cuffs, leaving my other [ATTACH=full]87154[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]87158[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]87159[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]87160[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]87172[/ATTACH] main blade sharp.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wedgy, post: 1381646, member: 64108"] [ATTACH=full]87154[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]87158[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]87159[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]87160[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]87154[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]87158[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]87159[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]87160[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]87154[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]87158[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]87159[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]87160[/ATTACH] You can buy $4 scalpel handles that fit the Havalon blades. My idea was to embed one in an antler and have a custom knife, so far I have all the parts but haven't gotten around to making it yet. For cutting the skin there is nothing that lasts as long as the carpet hook knife blades(shown on the small folding Gerber), and they're cheap. For skinning I find the 22A blades give a little more edge surface where as withe the standard 60A Havalon blade you tend to only use the tip and it becomes dull while the lower part is still plenty sharp. The shorter blades also seem to work better for me on small animals too. Anyways, there are a lot of options and you can still have a very light, compact kit. I have never needed a saw as I don't have to save the skull cap as some areas but I do carry a small pocket knife saw. If using the carpet hook sometimes you have to hold the skin so it doesn't ball up in it. I use it to make the skin cut up the belly, legs and cuffs, leaving my other [ATTACH=full]87154[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]87158[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]87159[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]87160[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]87172[/ATTACH] main blade sharp. [/QUOTE]
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