Blade – September 2019

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exchangeknifewithreservations.Inthe
caseoftheRazorlite,I cansayI wouldnot
hesitatetogetanother one.Itcomes in
three color schemes: blue on black, orange

onblackandgrayonblack. I would rock

theRazorliteasanEDC, and, at its price

point,nothavea worryabout it. Note: For

extraRazorliteinserts,packs of six and 24

areavailable.

HUNTING-CAMPREADY

The CaseXXChanger comes with four

blades: drop-point, clip-point and full

flat-groundpatterns,and a saw.

Changing out the blades is done the

sameasontheBokerOptima. Actually,

thedesignis identical—and no, the Case

bladeswon’tfit theBoker. (Like I didn’t

trythat?)

Usingthesawonthe XX Changer was

easierbecauseit didnot tend to hang up.

However,I amsurprised that the saw was

notmoreaggressive.Both the clip- and

drop-pointbladesare hollow ground.

Case uses a boning-knife profi le style

for the flat-ground blade, which, to no

surprise,canbeusedas a boning knife.

Nonetheless,thebladelacks fl exibility to

matchanactualbutcher pattern.

Overall, the setup makes it a useful

knife.I suggestthat ifyou are going to

have so ma ny blade con fi gurations for one

knife, you might want to add a serrated

option. I would take a serrated blade over

a second razor-edge hollow-ground one.

Case provides a simple nylon pouch

sheath featuring a molded plastic insert

designed with a separate place for each

blade. I got the camo synthetic handle

style, which is warm to the touch and not

too heavy. I can see myself carrying this

knife, even with so many blades onboard.

I think it would fi nd its home at any

hunting camp.

FULL CIRCLE

Time and time again, a good idea that can

be executed in diff erent ways always seems

to come around. Whether the reason for

the knife is for the ease of sharpening or

the advantage of having a choice of blade

styles, I am sure this is not the last we will

see of the exchange-a-blade category. If

you get a chance, judge this type of knife

for yourself to determine if it fi ts the bill

for you.

For the contact information for the knives

in the story see “Where To Get ’Em” on

page 71.

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One issue the author has with the Optima

is when closed the saw blade does not

perfectly seat in the handle.

A well-designed pocket clip carries the
Razorlite EDC. The clip’s tip has a nice
opening, allowing it to catch the rim of a
pocket and slide on easily.