Hideaway knives ?

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Hi there,

is there a "best" hideaway model ? (utility, claw, straight, ...)

Any feedback would be greatly appreciate !

Thanks in advance.
 
I have a Hideaway straight and I like it a lot. The only bad thing about it was that it was as dull as a butterknife out of the box. Nothing that a little sharpening couldn't fix, though. I think it's a really cool concept, and the knives and sheaths themselves are pretty nice.
 
I ordered the Utility Hideaway and it came very sharp right out of the box. It's a nice knife. Ordering and getting one can be a big wait though, kind of like Busse/Swamp Rat multiplied by 3.
 
I have a UHAK - it came in less than 10 days, but, as they say, size counts. Average sizes in the capsule hole sell out quickly.

Blade styles follow function just as they do for folders - a utility straight blade will do lots, except some scraping jobs, just like a utility carpenter's knife. Claws and others are more SD. So choosing the type you will use the most for the tasks you assign it requires some thought - what will you use it for? That is the best for you.
 
moonwilson said:
I have a Hideaway straight and I like it a lot. The only bad thing about it was that it was as dull as a butterknife out of the box. Nothing that a little sharpening couldn't fix, though. I think it's a really cool concept, and the knives and sheaths themselves are pretty nice.
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i'm not too practiced at sharpening and was wondering how difficult is it to sharpen a claw type hak?
 
I have one of the utility models that I carry all the time. It came reletively sharp, and was pretty easy to put a razor edge on it.

I don't know, but I would assume that the claw models ara a PITA to sharpen, as any knife with a deep recurve usually is.

To me the staight balde on the utility model would seem to be the most useful shape, but to each his own.
 
Few knives are really difficult to sharpen, and Lansky, DMT, and quite a few others make all sorts of lovely devices to keep the angle constant and achieve great results in a short time. Once you get the hang of it, moving to benchstones, strops etc will follow easily. It's like typing - you will have to spend some time to get it right.

Recurves are easy on Crocksticks or Spyderco kit. Blunting recurves on edge dulling objects, however, opens the discussion to using the right tool for the job - but it could happen. They just tolerate a point contact sharpener, not a wide stone - the edges of the stone have to be out of the way - so rounder is better on recurves.
 
ginshun said:
I have one of the utility models that I carry all the time. It came reletively sharp, and was pretty easy to put a razor edge on it.

I don't know, but I would assume that the claw models ara a PITA to sharpen, as any knife with a deep recurve usually is.

To me the staight balde on the utility model would seem to be the most useful shape, but to each his own.
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i actually wanted a utility straight edged hak but, it seems they're out in my size but have a claw available i'd been lookin at but was wonderin about sharpening. i may just end up waiting, until they have some more of the utility haks available.
 
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