Why US?

As the founder of Day Six Archery, over the last 8 years it always amazed me as to how many of our customers can’t sharpen a knife. When we get questions regarding the best way to re-sharpen our broadheads my initial reply is “if you can sharpen a knife you can sharpen our broadheads”. Well, a lot of people can’t sharpen a knife apparently and so solutions for that problem need to be developed.  

Over the years I’ve skinned lots of whitetails and hogs with a simple two blade trapper style folding knife. When one blade dulls I’d just switch over to the other blade. Once home I’d sit down and quickly sharpen the two blades and it was ready for service again when needed. 

In the early nineties when I started western hunting I quickly realized that there was a big difference between a whitetail and an elk or a moose. My two blade trapper was not at all what I needed and I had to learn the hard way.  

 So many factors contribute to the requirements of a field knife and how it needs to perform. Here are what I consider some of the most important:

EDGE RETENTION

Whether it be the quality of the steel and its ability to retain an edge on a fixed blade knife or how often you have to change out the cheap blades on the replaceable blade knives, keeping a sharp blade is everything.

ERGONOMICS

Hand fatigue is not something most think about until the little hard corners and edges on a knife become excruciating after a few hours in on big game and paracord wrapped handles just do not cut it

SAFETY

The two most common safety failures are the locking mechanism on a folder failing during use and, of course, the thin blades breaking on a replaceable blade knife. Either can ruin a hunt

WEIGHT

Companies that produce “hunting” knives are loving it because it is extremely cheap to make the one piece, ultra-light “frame” knives that have become en vogue and is in the majority of hunters packs. Wrap $2 worth of paracord around the frame and it’s been upgraded to “custom” status. 

“where’d you get that?”

 At Cover2 our products stem from personal experiences and frustrations using the products available from the hunting industry proper. Most of the time I was led to source a true custom made or hybridized product to have what I really needed in the field but of course that was always at a premium price. If I had a Sudbury big nickel for every time I heard “where’d you get that?”.....well, do the math.  

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The Mack

  • Patent pending dual blade system utilizing Magnacut stainless steel
  • 1.8oz with a removal composite handle that fully encapsulates the auxiliary blade
  • Keyed slots firmly and safely lock the blade in place with zero movement
  • Meticulously designed ergonomics for a comfortable grip and minimized hand fatigue
  • 'Field Proof' captive titanium hardware means nothing to lose. Even the hardware key is embedded in the Kydex sheath
THE MACK

 I believe that for the ten percent of outdoorsmen who actually use their knives the Mack will be the answer to their prayers and will be the last knife they ever buy. I sincerely thank you for your support of this little company and we promise to keep innovating. 

Bryan Broderick - Founder Cover2 Field Tools