Huusk Knife. My personal review.
My first test, which is one I do with any and all knives I purchase, is the paper test. Can it slice cleanly thru a sheet of paper. This did not. I tried several times using a sheet of printer paper (20 lb wt.) to no avail… meaning it ripped the paper instead of cutting it. I tried others, like cardboard, envelopes and construction paper. Same results.
1 – The Facebook ad showed a leather (presumably) sheath for the knife. That was one of the reasons why I bought this. There was no sheath included.
2 – Sharpness. Outside of the ridiculous portrayal of a heated knife slicing thru some item, my Huusk knife failed rather miserably. I don't eat tomatoes, so I did not use one as shown in various videos. I did, however, try an English cucumber since it is a relatively tough skinned vegetable. I was able to make an initial cut on the third pass of the knife. The 1st pass did not make any imprint. The 2nd actually began to cut the vegetable. On the 3rd pass, I was able to pass thru the skin.
I stopped there and simply pressed on the knife. From the ads and, what I presume are paid for videos, I should have been able to slice the cuke. It mashed rather than sliced it.
3 – My final test, and the main reason I bought this item, was to do a simple field dress of wild game and fish.
The first I attempted to use was a channel catfish. Since the catfish has no scales, I figured it should have no issues. The point of the knife was, *and is*, quite sharp and had no difficulty penetrating my fish. There it ended. No matter how carefully I drew the knife along the skin, it would not cut cleanly. I say "cleanly" because it *did* cut, with far more work than any other knife I have used for this purpose. Fail.
The second was to prepare a groundhog, woodchuck, if you will. – This animal was taken legally from a farmer's field with permission – Again, the point made a very clean penetration. Then, it became a chore to use. I had the same, if not worse, results as I had with the fish.
I attempted no other tests. The paper test should have given me pause. I have not, nor will I ever, attempt to sharpen this thing. It Is NOT Worth It.
However, a HUGE but here, the hole in the blade makes this knife a joy to handle! If only it did something – ANYTHING! – else.
My opinion? Do I really need to say?!
Huusk knife