tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275789483007056157.post924786809442566968..comments2024-03-27T02:48:35.752-07:00Comments on Woods Roamer: MORA 511 HANDLE MODSArturo Longoria http://www.blogger.com/profile/00171600630699914320noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275789483007056157.post-40867998650235761372016-08-25T00:32:54.335-07:002016-08-25T00:32:54.335-07:00Công ty giúp order hàng từ trên Taobao giá thấp...<a href="http://vumegavita.over-blog.com/2016/06/cong-ty-giu-p-order-ha-ng-t-tren-taobao-gia-tha-p-nha-t-uy-tin-nh-t.html" rel="nofollow">Công ty giúp order hàng từ trên Taobao giá thấp nhất uy tín nhất</a><br /><a href="http://tudomuaban.com/chi-tiet-rao-vat/404338/don-vi-chuyen-nhan-order-dat-mua-hang-thoi-trang-tai-quang-chau.html" rel="nofollow">Đơn Vị Chuyên Nhận Order Đặt Mua Hàng Thời Trang Tại Quảng Châu</a><br /><a href="http://kenhsinhvien.vn/topic/don-vi-nhan-order-hang-dat-do-linh-kien-trang-web-taobao-ve-viet-nam.504677/" rel="nofollow">Đơn vị nhận order hàng đặt đồ linh kiện trang web Taobao về Việt Nam</a>FADO Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07721276106081810981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275789483007056157.post-1089935045552812932016-07-21T16:22:17.770-07:002016-07-21T16:22:17.770-07:00I have seen many photos of Chiemsee lake and the s...I have seen many photos of Chiemsee lake and the surrounding area. It seems like a paradise. My part of the world has its own beauty, though some would claim it is forbidding and hostile. But for those of us who grew up in the desert-like brushlands this is simply home. In fact, the isolation and ruggedness (even the rattlesnakes, scorpions and venomous spiders) give it all a deep sense of adventure: A wildness that's hard to leave.Arturo Longoria https://www.blogger.com/profile/00171600630699914320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275789483007056157.post-70485748892391192052016-07-20T01:29:16.071-07:002016-07-20T01:29:16.071-07:00Thanks for your answer, Arturo. I first heard of S...Thanks for your answer, Arturo. I first heard of Semi Scandi grinds when commercial US knife manufacturers like TOPS introduced their models like BOB Fieldcraft or Scandi. Before that, at least in Germany, it was kind of frowned upon modifying the true single bevel Scandi Grind to a more robust geometry. But with your vegetation in mind... Anyway, an ordinary flat grind with a micro bevel, either flat of convex, is suited very well for almost any task. Bavaria, especially the south east of upper Bavaria where I live, surely differs from your landscape a lot. Now in summer it's green everywhere. The landscape is quite densely populated, there is still a lot of dairy farming and then there are the pre alpine mountains with forests up to 1800 m, a lot of lakes like Chiemsee and Königssee and many smaller streams... Our hardest trees are Robinia and Beech, Kornelkirsche, Cherry Tree and Oak. Olivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275789483007056157.post-9977401754351489272016-07-15T17:41:27.821-07:002016-07-15T17:41:27.821-07:00Oliver, the realities of the woods in South Texas ...Oliver, the realities of the woods in South Texas dictate that we must use blades with robust bevels; essentially, as you described, the bevels are either semi-Scandi with a secondary bevel, or we have full flat grinds that terminate with micro bevels. The knives that I forge are designed in the second way. In other words, I forge the blade into a steep V that then is given a micro-bevel. This makes for a blade capable of cutting into woods that have specific gravities above 0.80. Mesquite, for example, has a SG of about 0.87. We also have woods that have SGs over 1.0. That is extremely hard wood. <br /><br />The Tramontina is an excellent machete. I own several and use them frequently. Made from 1070 steel and given a moderate Rc hardness, they work best with light shrubs. <br /><br />As for the pocket adz: Yes, I use it often for various woodworking projects. In fact, I used it last week (actually, a second adze blade similar to the one in the post) to shape an atlatl and dart for someone. <br /><br />I've never been to Bavaria but people say it is truly a beautiful place.Arturo Longoria https://www.blogger.com/profile/00171600630699914320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275789483007056157.post-50392077746073509772016-07-11T05:34:23.532-07:002016-07-11T05:34:23.532-07:00Dear Arturo, since I first discovered your blog so...Dear Arturo, since I first discovered your blog some days ago (your project on doing improvised sheaths brought me there), I check by every day. And I was so happy to find out that there are still dozens of entries which date back to 2011. And even stories and books... <br />That's because your writing transfers the heat and dust of the thorny brushlands that surround you, the smell of fresh cut wood and the sound of files on thin steel edges thousands of kilometers...<br />Concerning your thoughts on knives: Sure, the Scandi blades excel in whittling tasks because of their acute edge angels, narrow blade width and most often good steel and handle. But they are not excellent for everything as you stated lots of times, especially when it comes to cuttung deep into materials with a tough structure. Perhaps you like my blog entry at http://www.lang-underwood.de/das-perfekte-outdoormesser-skandinavische-messer-gehoeren-zu-den-beliebtesten-bushcraft-klingen-zu-recht/. And from your entries I additionally learnded of their shortcoming when it comes to your kind of vegetation with especially hard and dense woods and thorns everywhere, which was unknown to me. So I just had to have a Tramontina machete, which I just ordered. I'm looking forward to touching that up a little.<br />Just two questions: Do you still use your pocket adze as part of your personal carry, as you did some years ago?<br />And when you speak about the knives you make and prefer, you talk about a deep secondary bevel. Are your prefered hunting and wood knives angled with a plane section at the top, followed by the blade grind and another extra edge bevel, kind of like the hickory butcher features? Kind regards from Lake Chiemsee, Bavaria<br />OliverOlivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275789483007056157.post-48088307873790058772016-04-28T15:47:22.670-07:002016-04-28T15:47:22.670-07:00Not on the Mora 511. But the plastic sheath still...Not on the Mora 511. But the plastic sheath still works on the Basic 511. For the older model I am using some left over Mora plastic sheaths that I've collected over the years. Arturo Longoria https://www.blogger.com/profile/00171600630699914320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275789483007056157.post-235688983667980992016-04-22T10:44:54.750-07:002016-04-22T10:44:54.750-07:00Hi Arturo.
Was the factory sheath still functional...Hi Arturo.<br />Was the factory sheath still functional with this mod?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074299597527979361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275789483007056157.post-41960818162799448712016-02-11T10:33:05.275-08:002016-02-11T10:33:05.275-08:00Hi, Bob: Sorry it's taken awhile to get back t...Hi, Bob: Sorry it's taken awhile to get back to you. It's been pretty hectic here around the place. I purchased two blades but have not had a chance to attach any scales. The quality looks good to me. I plan to give one of the blades to my son who lives out West. The other blade project will wait until I get a nice piece of wood for the scales. Hope all is well out your way.<br />ArturoArturo Longoria https://www.blogger.com/profile/00171600630699914320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275789483007056157.post-14785971274761512752016-02-02T21:26:38.577-08:002016-02-02T21:26:38.577-08:00Hope you were able to get ahold of some Russell Gr...Hope you were able to get ahold of some Russell Green River blades to make knives out of, I'd like to hear your thoughts on the quality of them.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275789483007056157.post-49058380323530116572016-02-02T20:07:52.265-08:002016-02-02T20:07:52.265-08:00Yes, my 510s, Clippers, laminated woodcarvers are ...Yes, my 510s, Clippers, laminated woodcarvers are all Frosts. I've just got big butcher's hands and need large knife handles. Hey, Trollsky is the man! I love his videos.Arturo Longoria https://www.blogger.com/profile/00171600630699914320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275789483007056157.post-79693123802579320032016-02-02T19:43:29.010-08:002016-02-02T19:43:29.010-08:00I have an original Frosts before they became Mora ...I have an original Frosts before they became Mora and love the handle as it is. Could not imagine modifying it. On a slightly separate subject. Have you seen this fellow's work?<br />http://www.trollskyknives.blogspot.com/Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com