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Got myself a mora clipper to try out, heard a few good reports about them so I thought id'e give one a whirl. I want a working knife because my main one is a Helle Jergemester and I quite like it shiny and new :cool:
Got myself a mora clipper to try out, heard a few good reports about them so I thought id'e give one a whirl. I want a working knife because my main one is a Helle Jergemester and I quite like it shiny and new :cool:
Hi
you can't go wrong with them. What blade is it? I have both but prefer the carbon.
Tutchi
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RovingArcher
24-02-2006, 15:16
You can't go wrong with the clipper. As far as blade material, I have both and my preference is 12c27 steel. Primarily because of it's ability to withstand the elements without needing special care. Yep, I'm lazy. :D
hahaha this sounds like my thread from just a couple of days ago!
My Clipper's 12c27 too, and at the moment it's scary sharp. No, not sharp......horrifically sharp. It took me a while to figure out how to work with it, as it's my very first fixed blade. Up until now, I've only used SAK's.
I'm becoming more and more of a bushcrafter and less and less of a mountaineer every day. I hope my Father doesn't shoot me for that!
Adam
anthonyyy
24-02-2006, 16:31
I'm becoming more and more of a bushcrafter and less and less of a mountaineer every day. I hope my Father doesn't shoot me for that!
Adam
If he does can I have your hide for tanning?
RovingArcher
24-02-2006, 18:12
Put me in for yer gear! :D
Whaaaat? You guys want to auction off my hide and my climbing gear?? :yikes:
Nah, I'm enjoying bushcraft a lot. I still haven't had any luck with fire from a bow-drill, but it will happen eventually.
Adam
Porcupine
24-02-2006, 18:46
well,best make sure he uses slugs instead of buckshot then :) only thing youd make of it would be a sieve then ;)
more to the point,im starting to doubt the real usefullness of "ray mears" type knifes for most bushcraft use.
although certainly a good piece of kit i find a smaller and somewhat thinner blade (like the clippers) is easier to use.
they can take more abuse but you might just as well take a small axe out to make up for the loss in sturdiness
thinking back to when my granddad was still alive,he never used a big knife and he did have a lot of experience in the bushcrafty things (poor family in a rural area,sure makes ppl resourcefull)
my 2cents
Porc.
They are great knives, I love mine!!
Don't get me wrong, I really do like Ray Mears. But...he's a little too "happy" about bushcraft. His shows are great fun to watch, but when I watch them, I find them to be more of entertainment than actual "how to" knowledge. Sometimes I wish he would give more step by step instructions instead of smiling for the camera.
There's a lot of things he does that I don't really have any use for. But I did see him using a Clipper in one episode of bushcraft; I believe it was the one where he visited Tanzania.
Either way you look at it, the Clipper's a great knife, and I'm still kicking myself for not purchasing one years ago.
Adam
My clipper is great too. I've got it pretty sharp, and is ok to use. It does give me blisters if I'm doing a lot of work with it (carving oak wasn't the easiest), but I suppose that's a trade-off with having a grippy handle.
Its the first and only bushcraft knife I've used, so I cant compare it to others, but my experience with it has been brilliant. I might soon buy several because they're so good value and so good. I've got the carbon steel blade, and after substantial filing and sharpening(yes, sharpening) of the back of the blade, it works a treat with a firesteel. And I love the clipping sheath, you canclip it on your coat pocket in the cold.
tagnut69
24-02-2006, 23:16
Is the shape of the blade the same as the mora?
British Red
25-02-2006, 00:32
My clipper is great too. I've got it pretty sharp, and is ok to use. It does give me blisters if I'm doing a lot of work with it (carving oak wasn't the easiest), but I suppose that's a trade-off with having a grippy handle.
Mark, to make it a little "hand friendlier", take a section of bike inner tube and stretch it over the handle. It makes a sort of cushion and a softer (but still firm and safe) grip. If totally starpped for tinder, you can take the inner tube off and light a piece - double whammy.
Hi tec or what!
Another alternative is to use a peice of chamois leather with the soft side facing outwards. But you cant burn it...
tarmix101
04-03-2006, 04:53
I posted somthing similar over on BB. Recieved the same response. Since then I have purchased and used 7 in total (Frosts and Eriksson0 knives and love them all. :D