Batoning up a storm with the Mora #333

that sheath looks awesome! man I got the leuku at your store and it looks very similar, might as well go ahead and get that 'chete now... the leuku ate a big bougainvillea like a starving fat kid at lunch time and the edge didn't flinch. Made a kydex for it, will take pics and post later. Keep bringing up the good stuff!
 
Thanks! I'll be making a kydex sheath available as well (done by the incomparable Godspeed Tactical), and there are more sheaths planned for the future, including the #223 and the Eswing Rigger's Axe. The kydex will be more expensive than the leather but it's a pretty sick rig.
 
I'll take a short video at some point showing it chopping. Like I said, the amount of bite it has is pretty unreal given its specs.
 
not cool, not cool at all. thought i would have more time to save for the new condor stuff. Oh well just gotta order more now. Will there be a leather one for the #223 like the one for the #333
 
It's in the plans--yes! After the #333 sheaths there'll be some generic 14" machete sheaths (would you believe no one makes one?) followed by the #223. :D
 
HAH that's funny was gonna ask you about sheaths for the Tramontinas. I would probably get those too. Again not cool!!
 
LOL sorry! :D:D:D The 14" sheath should fit the Tramontina "Trail" and bolo models as well as the Old Hickory butcher's machete

By the way, I weighed the #333 in it's sheath with the paracord wrapped around it (the same length shown used for the suspension) and the whole package still only weighed 12oz. :eek::cool:
 
I bet you didn't realize they made these, either!

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I hope to eventually get both in the shop, but I guess the food service line (to which they belong) is structured differently (in terms of purchasing) than the rest of their knives so it'll take jumping through some extra hoops.

But yes--I Mora that big exists and it's AWESOME. One of my new favorites. :D
 
Damn, I shouldn't have read this post ;) Looking for a machete, was considering one of the Condor machetes but know I have to add this to the list as well.
 
Adding the kydex sheath is probably going to take longer than anticipated. Eli has been crazy busy, as have I. They're available direct from him right now, though I still plan on carrying them eventually. The date is just totally unknown right now. The leather ones work great though!
 
Interesting blade. I have been casually eyeing some larger than average Frost Moras on a Canuck vendors site. They sure have had a lot of variations on the theme over the years.
 
Just judging from the prices at Godspeed Tactical, it looks like a sheath plus mounting hardware will cost around 2 to 3 times the cost of the Mora #333. Maybe once Baryonyx is carrying them there will be some savings due to bulk purchase, but given how inexpensive the Mora is, I would be surprised if the sheath weren't still more expensive than the blade. When you think about it, mass producing the Mora is probably a simpler process than mass producing fancy kydex sheaths for it. That is kind of a surprise. I'm sure there's a way to produce the kydex in semi-automated ways to bring costs down.
 
The Godspeed sheaths are well worth the money, I can tell you that, but I would't expect the price to be all that different from me once I'm carrying them as I won't be buying them in batches larger than 6 so economy of scale doesn't really come into play. With custom sheaths for budget knives and tools it's usually best not to compare them in terms of price, but rather to think of the added utility you're getting with the addition of the custom sheath. :)

In the meantime the JRE leather sheaths I'm carrying are very effective and actually a little lighter than the kydex. The Godspeed sheath I have is 6.0 oz. sans belt loop or hardware (just the retention strap) vs. 5.6 oz for the JRE. Not a huge difference but I know some folks often mistakenly think that one of the advantages of kydex is that it's lighter--and that's not always the case! :)

Of my shorter/lighter machetes the #333 is my most used because of how light and compact the total package is. Really great to toss on myself in a simple paracord baldric when I'm out mowing with the scythe or doing other miscellaneous property maintenance.
 
What's your most used larger machete? I'm guessing you use your machetes for woody things in a non-tropical temperate climate. As far as I can tell, the biggest differences in machetes are determined by whether they're cutting wood things or fleshy things, and whether they're used in a tropical climate or a temperate climate. An axe would probably be better for an arboreal arctic climate, but I'm hoping a kukri will get me by in that climate, theoretically speaking.
 
For a larger machete I usually go with my 16" Baryonyx prototype, my 20" Condor Viking, 18" Imacasa cuma (sadly discontinued) or 22" Imacasa cane tapanga. It really depends on what I'm doing though. The cane tapanga mostly gets used for trimming growth around our electric fence lines in the horse pasture, as it's a more specialized design. For doing grubbing work I like using my 18" Imacasa colima since I can use the back edge for hacking roots and chopping sod without putting dings in the primary edge when I hit rocks. I plan on snagging a 28" Imacasa pata de cuche for myself fairly shortly as well.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
JRE leather sheaths I'm carrying are very effective and actually a little lighter than the kydex. The Godspeed sheath I have is 6.0 oz. sans belt loop or hardware (just the retention strap) vs. 5.6 oz for the JRE. Not a huge difference but I know some folks often mistakenly think that one of the advantages of kydex is that it's lighter--and that's not always the case! :)
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The leather gets a lot heavier when it starts to rain or you have to wade or swim. The kydex can be easily cleaned and it dries quickly. Wet leather just rusts the blades. I seem to remember a funny camp outhouse accident where someone's leather sheath hanging on their belt ended up permanently smelling like urine. I think I'll hold out for the kydex if I decide to get one of the Mora #333's :)
 
A waterproofing agent can easily be applied to leather and I've never had a significant issue with it myself. The Mora #333 blades are 12C27 stainless at any rate so getting damp isn't a big issue. Kydex does definitely have the advantage of being able to be sprayed down to clean it, though it's more susceptible to cracking if impacted in periods of low temperature. Tradeoffs in all things! ;) However, no need to "hold out" for the kydex--just order it from Eli directly. :)
 
Ah yes, I had forgotten leather can be waterproofed. Some waterproofing also preserves blades. I might have to try both.
 
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