Quick update - the army knife is nice and sharp strainght out of the packet but the mora isn't much more than a butter knife at this point....knfe sharpening skills on my agenda I think!
Quick update - the army knife is nice and sharp strainght out of the packet but the mora isn't much more than a butter knife at this point....knfe sharpening skills on my agenda I think!
Whats the army knife got on it, and what is it like to use?
Robb
Every mile on a river takes you further from home than every hundred miles on a road.
I hope thats a birchbark canoe in your pocket....- I guess i should give some credit to Metal Mug
I gave my sister one about 20 od years ago and she still uses it.Originally Posted by RobbC
CLAP clearly loudly, as an order, with pauses
http://www.raymears.com/Bushcraft_Pr...sh-Army-Knife/
I've only had mine for a few hours, so I think the 20 year recommendation bares well!
510 rules! I use one and I'm very happy with it. Odd that yours needs sharpening though, mine was shaving sharp from the go. It's only been sharpened once, I Now only ever strop it to get the edge back. A nice comfortable light knife, at a great price too. Hope you get everything you need out of it
All the best
Phil
Last edited by Roadkillphil; 30-04-2011 at 06:59 PM.
Well I am a newbie, but with my very noddy test of gently drawing them across my thumbnail, the army knife marked it but the mora barely marked it at all?! To be honest, a means of sharpening the tools is on my purcasing list anyway.510 rules! I use one and I'm very happy with it. Odd that yours needs sharpening though, mine was shaving sharp from the go. It's only been sharpened once, I Now only ever strop it to get the edge back. A nice comfortable light knife, at a great price too. Hope you get everything you need out of it
All the best
Phil
Thanks for the well wishes Phil
Great start, next your going to have to add Mors Kachanski's bushcraft to your reading list and then a gb wildlife hatchet.... zebra billy can, hobo stove to suit and carve a wooden spoon with your mora for your eating tool! Your in a good place to start to kit up, would have saved me years and dollars having an extended circle of friends like this when I was getting going in bushcraft!
Bang on!
Congratulations! This book is a great read. Bushcraft buying is a bit like eating pringles.
Once you pop....
"And did those feet in ancient time, Walk upon England's mountain green?.....'Till we have built Jerusalem, In England's green and pleasant land."
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