All About Pocket Knives

Mora knives are functionally excellent. I love that sheath! You can buy old and new versions of those knives for a song.

I can see why you like the sheath! Nice mora too.

Thank's guy's..for an inexpensive knife I'd bet it would work fine, it sharpened up nicely. Any idea's on the steel they used?

Camillus hunting knife high school buddy gave me around 1978 , it was painted black and tossed in dads work bench. Found it again 10 years ago molded and rust spots ,cleaned it up with soap and water, steel wool and mineral oil. See a lot of them listed for sale as military knives

I love it, and from what you described it cleaned up very well. Good job on it. I can see where it could be mistaken for a military knife.

This one arrived yesterday after a 5.5 year wait.

Sweet! 5.5 years in the wait! Do you forget it was coming and surprised when it showed up? Dumb question, how could you forget a Randall was on the way? Congratulations!

Man, the P.O. has REALLY gotten slow since I worked there! So.... #1-6? Nice knife!

Funny you should ask Byrd. I didn’t really forget but it was a surprise.

I ordered a wrench for work so when I found the box in my mail box I threw it in my truck. Got to work I tore the box open and got a surprise. Thankfully I didn’t cut the sheath or send it flying across the parking lot.

Toungeriver,
It’s a model 1 7” carbon steel false top edge #2 handle and my name engraved.

Not in the same class as that beautiful Randall, but this Buck 105 arrived and I am liking it (not necessarily the etch).

Oh my! Those are nice knives. One of the few stacked leather Buck knives. I’ve seen the etches removed before. Not sure what it involves.

I've not seen stacked leather on a Buck, except the Brahma. I like better than the resin handles. Good catch!

Thanks for the positive comments. Always appreciated.

I wish Buck silver soldered their guards, it’s a nice touch I really appreciate on my Randall’s. So I JB Weld my Bucks.

That’s the only complaint I have with Buck. They have great designs and cut well hold a decent edge. I think they are the best value out there for sportsmen.

Agreed on the bang for your Buck! How do you JB Weld the guard on a Buck? Do you take it apart or just cram the epoxy into the gap?

Just cram it in there with a toothpick. Then wipe it with my finger to get a nice bead. If I could take it apart I’d figure out how to silver solder it.

Here is a Western I did. I like to add thumbnotches too.

That's actually a good idea. It would sure make the knife look more finished as well as preventing gunk from getting in it. I'm gonna try it on a 119. That Western looks good.

For me it’s a function over looks thing, but you can make it look ok. It definitely keeps out gunk. For a test I filled in the nail nick on my hard use Buck 110 and the JB WELD is still holding fine after at least a year of use.

Yea it's good stuff. A few years ago a friend brought me an 870 Remington that was in bad shape. Rusty and pitted. I used JB Weld to fill in the pits, like Bondo then sprayed it with Dura Cote and it's been holding up fine.

The mora knife (Swedish: Morakniv) is a range of small sheath knife similar in design to the Finnish puukko and of course, made in Sweden.

Todor Hristov Puukko. Blade: 4.25" Elmax, rhombic grind, RC60-61. Handle: 4.75" Bronze furniture and stacked birch bark. Sheath: Traditional, leather with wood.

Cal, how are the puukkos as users? I think they are starting to grow on me. That is a simple, gorgeous knife there.

I don't know how to answer that; I don't do much cutting except in the kitchen. I will take this one into the field in early December and try it for field dressing a whitetail deer. All I can say is that it is lovely fit in the hand, very secure grip, great sheath that allows one to sit anywhere as well as stand, including with seatbelts in cars, without being in the way or uncomfortable, very secure in sheath. The supposed hardness suggests that it will hold an edge well. I have never seen a knife that doesn't get dull when used. I think that the aesthetics are great, and that is important to me also. I also have to say that a knife with a minimum of curves in the cutting edge makes it easier to sharpen, and the straight spine allows one to work with the knife without annoying unintentional hooking of material being cut. The only edge profile easier to sharpen than one of these would be a sheepfoot or wharncliffe blade.

Hangas-made Ruana skinner. 5 inch blade.