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Outdoor Edge SwingBlaze vs Knives of Alaska Alpha Wolf

Outdoor Edge SwingBlaze runs a 3.6drop point blade in AUS-8; Knives of Alaska Alpha Wolf runs 3.8″ of drop point in D2. The Knives of Alaska Alpha Wolf is the lighter of the two by 4.30 oz.

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  • Outdoor Edge SwingBlaze · Drop Point
    3.6″ blade · 7.2 oz · ~0.87″ tall (derived)
  • Knives of Alaska Alpha Wolf · Drop Point
    3.8″ blade · 0.1″ spine · 2.9 oz · ~1.03″ tall (derived)
Spine thickness, same scale
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Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Profile is the shape family's outline, not a scan of this model.
SpecOutdoor EdgeOutdoor Edge SwingBlazeKnives of AlaskaKnives of Alaska Alpha Wolf
Blade length3.6″3.8″
Spine thickness0.1″
Overall length8.3″7.9″
Weight7.2 oz2.9 oz
Blade shapeDrop PointDrop Point
SteelAUS-8D2
GrindFlat
LockRotating LockFixed
Handle materialKratonSureGrip
Country of originUSA
Price bandMidMid

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

The steel difference

AUS-8

Japanese mid-tier that aged well: tough for its hardness and very easy to bring back.

D2

Semi-stainless: enough chromium to resist spotting, not enough to be stainless. Big carbides mean long edge life and a coarse, toothy edge.