http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/ Knives, axes, saws, spoon knives, adze and all manner of edged tools. en Sun, 19 May 2013 07:11:03 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/images/misc/rss.png http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/ http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107709&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 12:44:53 GMT Hi all,
New here, just thought it might be the right place to ask :)

I just purchased a Mora 164 crook knife online, and on arrival I was surprised to find it had a very dark, dull blade. I'm quite new to carving knives so I'm not sure if it's normal?

Here are some pictures:


(With another Mora for reference)





Any help is really appreciated.

Lucien ]]> Edged Tools lhughes http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107709 http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107655&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 14:57:13 GMT Well i will like to show you something new I'm working with at the moment , now this is my first try to make a titanium frame lock and still needs a lot of work to do. So far i have cut and give shape to the blade and to the ti scales, next is to cut the lock, and put the stop pin in place, after that it will be time to grind the blade and make it ready for HT. I forgot to mention that the ti frame will have a sand blast look.
well here you go i hope you like it and any comments are welcome.
NP





]]> Edged Tools Nektarios http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107655 http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107650&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 11:41:45 GMT Can anyone give me some tips. I've been sharpening my army clasp knife and no matter what i do, i just cant get it shaving sharp. Its sharp, but not razor sharp. I've used diamond stones finishing off with the finest one and then stropped it till I'm blue in the face, even tried wet & dry 2500 grit and stropped it afterwards and still not quite there. Can anyone help. ]]> Edged Tools Gray http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107650 http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107644&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 08:12:37 GMT Hi Guys, I have two strops i use to finish off when sharpening bladed tools one is wood backed and used with a cutting agent (smurf poo) and the other is a barber style strop used just on its own. My questions are when using a cutting agent should i be scraping off the residue after each use... Hi Guys,

I have two strops i use to finish off when sharpening bladed tools one is wood backed and used with a cutting agent (smurf poo) and the other is a barber style strop used just on its own.

My questions are when using a cutting agent should i be scraping off the residue after each use (as it turns black and shiny due to the metal being removed) or if not should i be doing this periodically?

Also i tend to used the wood backed strop with cutting agent first then finish off on the barbers strop, it makes sense in my mind to do it this way as the barber strop is just a quick final polish but is this correct?

All the best, Hamster ]]> Edged Tools Hammock Hamster http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107644 http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107589&goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 07:07:37 GMT Hi guys,

I've been asked to make a copy of a mora no2 by a chap in the US.

If someone has one could you please give me exact dimensions for it please?

I need...

total length
blade length
blade width
handle width
distance from the tip where the drop down starts

and if possible... the angle of the bevel.

Thanks
Mark ]]> Edged Tools HillBill http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107589 http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107576&goto=newpost Tue, 14 May 2013 18:54:27 GMT Just found this listed under a gardening knife, Japanese hand forged from multi layered blue paper steel... Me likey. Looks like a friction folder.... but could be wrong... 120mm blade apparently, doesn't look like that to me though or the handle must be 6" long
http://www.rutlands.co.uk/sp++jp1260

They also have more or less the same knife cheaper for some reason....... weird.
http://www.rutlands.co.uk/sp+knives-...e-230mm+jp1182 ]]> Edged Tools HillBill http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107576 http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107557&goto=newpost Tue, 14 May 2013 13:00:40 GMT I'm actually pretty happy with this one, which, for me, is something of a miracle!

Overall Length: 245mm
Sharp Bit: 120mm
Handle: 120mm

The gap between the sharp bit and the brass bit: 5mm

The blade is 34mm at its widest, and 3mm thick. The sheath is part lined, and the whole lot is laced together.

The only thing I'm not sure of is the antler crown as a pommel. Maybe a bigger spacer between the two antler sections, or possibly just not bother with the crown at all and thread the tang to take another brass piece as a cap?

What do you guys (and gals) think?







As usual, all and any comments or criticisms welcome! ]]> Edged Tools juttle http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107557 http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107549&goto=newpost Tue, 14 May 2013 09:41:17 GMT Years ago I bought a knife from a guy called Allan Blade in the states, Its a coffin tang, so great for cold days. I liked it so much I got one for my wife. They are still going strong many years of use later. Image:... Years ago I bought a knife from a guy called Allan Blade in the states, Its a coffin tang, so great for cold days. I liked it so much I got one for my wife. They are still going strong many years of use later.



Just wondering if there are many more still being used out there? ]]> Edged Tools yarrow http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107549 http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107524&goto=newpost Mon, 13 May 2013 18:31:15 GMT Hi,
Last year i was asked by a mate to make a knife for his friend, the answer was no i'm not making it he can make his own and i'll help him.
So we started on the knife at Xmas time its been an on going project with a couple of hours here and there of are spare time.
The knife is made from 01 tool steel and is 3mm thick, all the work was done by hand using a hacksaw and a file. The handle is made from camel bone.

The leather neck sheath is all his own work to from cutting it out, tooling in his pattern, dying it and stitching all together.





Thank you for looking
All comments welcome

Cheers Topknot ]]> Edged Tools topknot http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107524 http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107518&goto=newpost Mon, 13 May 2013 17:46:19 GMT Wet forming a leather sheath for a carbon Mora I foolishly didn't do a good enough job of sealing the knife to keep water out , left 24 hrs to dry I unwrapped the blade and yes it is a tarnished mess . Anybody got any tips to try and return some of the lost shine to my grotty Mora ? ]]> Edged Tools Richie N http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107518 http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107485&goto=newpost Sun, 12 May 2013 20:20:38 GMT MY NEXT ONE. THINK IM GONNA GO FOR A FULL HEIGHT CONVEX ON THIS ONE Image: http://i1318.photobucket.com/albums/t648/krisj1/n1_zps9c3c0dc6.jpg (http://s1318.photobucket.com/user/krisj1/media/n1_zps9c3c0dc6.jpg.html) Image: http://i1318.photobucket.com/albums/t648/krisj1/n3_zpsb7fca9c1.jpg ... MY NEXT ONE. THINK IM GONNA GO FOR A FULL HEIGHT CONVEX ON THIS ONE









]]> Edged Tools kristophish http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107485 http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107449&goto=newpost Sat, 11 May 2013 22:29:02 GMT For many years I've used knives with blade lengths around 4 inches for bushcraft. (Awesome - the bushcraftuk spell check doesn't like "bushcraft" as a word! :D )
Recently I've been wondering about getting a larger knife. Possibly the John Nowill Survival Knife http://www.heinnie.com/Survival-Knife-Black/p-0-0-1160/
I was wondering if people would share their experiences of the advantages and disadvantages of larger (6 inch +) knives.
I'm particularly keen to hear about how people find finer skills like skinning or cutting notches with larger knives.
Thanks to all who post. I've learnt so much already from this forum - Will ]]> Edged Tools Will_ http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107449 http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107448&goto=newpost Sat, 11 May 2013 22:15:10 GMT Hi all here is a Bowie that I recently finished, I've just traded it so thought I'd post a pic before it went to its new owner.
It's a 10inch blade with felt liners, brass fittings and camel bone scales.
Hope you like it.

]]> Edged Tools Fatbob http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107448 http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107411&goto=newpost Sat, 11 May 2013 09:49:23 GMT Today's boot market buy was an axe head, looks quite old, no makers mark but it does have potential, it weighs 586 grams, this is my next project so will post an after picture, I do have an old short piece of handle that will fit easy, but it might be a bit too short I'll try it out in a wee while after elevenses.
Polar knife is for scale purposes.
]]> Edged Tools Hugo http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107411 http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107403&goto=newpost Sat, 11 May 2013 05:20:10 GMT I missed it last year, which was a real shame as it looked like many bargains were to be had. I'm off this morning, hopefully to pick up another billhook and a No.6 axe.
http://www.tfsrcymru.org.uk/archives/1908 ]]> Edged Tools Silverhill http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107403