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shecky said:
Dog of War said:
kiahs said:
Couldn't agree more! Yet they're hand-filling, rugged, and will pretty much do anything you could ask of any 4"-5" field knife. In a survival situation, you could spend a helluva lot more, and not have as good a tool.tarmix101 said:
Yeah, all of my carbon clippers (and other carbon blades) have gotten the vinegar treatment. The solid black blade is killer looking at first. But alas, after using it in wood for a day, that deep black quickly fades to lighter and lighter shades of gray and silver, and I can't get that solid black back without polishing the patina off and re-dipping. The well used patina has its own appeal though.The Last Confederate said:Soak the blade in warm vinegar for awhile, makes a nice patina and really helps prevent rust.
I love knives, but I am not sure I would give a 4 year old a razor sharp knife. Great value for money and they are 'real' knives, designed and made to be used. I am not mad about them, but after having used them for many years, especially for wood working and general forest use as well as cleaning fish etc. you tend to dismiss many high priced name brand knives as junk, about as useful and dull as a screwdriver. I have usually preferred the brand KJ (KJ stands for Kniv Johan, means "Knife Johan") to the better known Frost brand though, mainly since KJ seems to have slightly thicker blades. The Frost Moras are good but most of them tend to have a blade that is a bit too thin for my liking. The reason the knives are called Mora knives, is as you perhaps know, since they come from the city of Mora, a city with a long knife making tradition. The knives are typical of the nordic countries in general, Sweden, Norway and Finland all have fairly similar traditional knives, the same basic utilitarian design as the well known Finnish "pukko" (which simply means knife). Knives like these have been used for centuries (if not longer) by hunters, woodsmen, farmers, fishermen, craftsmen, the formerly nomadic ethnic same (lapp) minority of the far north who keep reindeers, carpenters, etc. I guess it is probably also due to widespread availability one of the most common murder weapons around these parts, at least in the past. There is a lot more to be said, but I gotta go now. My grandfather, and great grandfather, used to make knives like this of their own, that was back in the day when ordinary workers or woodsmen made violins, knives, and all sorts of stuff in their spare time. I have a nice knife made by one of my ancestors, Mora type blade (seems home made, maybe they were knife smiths on the side too?) and a handle of leather washers, brass pommel and a sheath made from thick birch bark. Obviously not a knife I use though. Noted Canadian writer on bushcraft and survival, Mors Kochansky, seems very partial to these knives too btw. I am just rambling now, sorry, gotta go!
