picked these up on clearance this spring thinking it would be handy and the price wasn't bad

last Tuesday I picked up a roadkill buck and decided it was a good time to try these

broke one and then the second when my son decided he would try it
you can see they crack around the blade when you pull on them much at all

I went and grabbed my Wiebe zipper and finished easily

just spend the money on a Zipper and don't waste it on the smiths

for the price of 2 packs of this garbage I could have bought a zipper and 5 spare blades and done a lot more skinning

A dexter skinning knife works just fine.

I used a Dexter on the rest of the deer , I just like the hook blades for opening cuts and I was being lazy I cut the hide front and back to help slip it out easily

you are right in that for the small amount of time potentially saved on a specific purpose tool just using your knife and be done

Live and learn I guess.

Just looking at them, I wouldn't touch em. Not that I've been a fan of using gut hooks for anything. Carpet blade untility blades are much better

I prefer a good quality hooked shingle blade in a retractable utility knife. one that store extra blades. All I ever used for opening cuts on about any critter.

LOL What did you expect for $4.88.. it looks like it would have a hard time cutting up cardboard... plus it does say disposable- plus with all that mexico writing,

im surprised it did,t break getting out of the packaging.

Be Kind Too Others !

6.99 original price

7.95 buys a Wiebe Zipper new and 1.95 for 5 more double ended blades, some things are just a better value

I never have liked gut hooks. I’d rather just use a regular knife and guide it with me fingers.

This, I use it on fur, deer, beef and hogs.

Outdoor Edge zipblade for the win. Slickest blade out there for getting the cavity open without puncturing the innards.

"mexico writing"?? I thought that was Canadian writing.

I dislike the Stanely blades they seem to carry at the hardware stores around here the hooks work fine for shingles but are smaller hook than several others

carpet type hook blades that are designed for a getting through the pile of carpet work better on fur

the geometry of the Wiebe blades look like the Milwaukee blades . the Milwaukee blades sell for more , easy enough to order some more Wiebe when ordering form MTP.


if someone has a better blade shape I am game to try it