I've just sharpened my Mora for the first time...

[RRIris]

I had some time to kill and decided to whip out me icebear water stones.

I ran my Mora over the 800 stone until all the factory machining marks were gone, moved onto the 1200 grit and then onto the 6000 with the nagura stone slurry. I finished off stropping with a little autosol on a (rather narrow) leather rucksack shoulder strap. Now my little green Mora has a mirror shine all over and is scary sharp, as my bare patches on my arm will confirm.

No real reason to this thread other than someone who is still rather green venting some excess pride in a job well done. This is only my 2nd attempt on the stones, the first was on my Gerber Grylls knife. I didn't quite match the factory sharp but it's quite close and not bad for a first attempt. It's not a scandi grind so I wasn't expecting to nail it first time, I little more practise before that one will get scary sharp me thinks.

This waterstone lark is much more satisfying than any fancy modern pull through gadget could ever be.

 

[Niels]

Good job. Make sure you keep the stones flat now, by rubbing them on a flat concrete floor or tile.

 

[dwardo]

Much better than my "functional" sharp for dozen attempts. Nice work.

 

[Zingmo]

OK now you need to read this thread by Robin.

Shaving sharp is great if arm stubble is your problem, but its a pain if the edge rolls or chips when your away from your icebear stones...


Z

 

[RRIris]

Thanks for that Z. An interesting read. I've read lots about secondary micro bevels and the like. I've not yet reached a level of experience where I think I could pull off a good secondary bevel. This may not matter to me yet. I'm currently operating on the theory that I'm going to be doing all the heavy lifting with my full tang Gerber and the lighter work and carving I'll use my Mora for. Some more time out in the woods with my kit will cause me to reconsider many aspects of my gear and mentality I'm sure.

 

[dwardo]

Some more time out in the woods with my kit will cause me to reconsider many aspects of my gear and mentality I'm sure.

Dont think any of us ever stop doing the above, part of the fun and learning.

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

Good job Ross,

we were speaking about entrenching tool at white rose and i said i had one for you. Well ive dug it out and will bring it along to the next meet im at (probably Sept)

Cheers
Paul