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Cutting down trees with a Mora

j_d said:
... I think i get it about the physics and stress. It almost looks like he is using the stress to make it split itself.
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No "almost" about it... that's the whole foundation of the technique.:thumbup:


Rick
 
Thanks for the video, and I also look forward to more contributions from you.
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I see you're a friend of Rileys and you use a mora, I will try not to hold any of that against you;):p:D
 
I'm not sure I understand that second technique at all. I'll have to give it a try sometime and see for myself. To cut through that same trunk, I probably would have climbed up and used my legs to push against the large tree instead. Once it was pushed over enough, I would have batoned through it like in the first technique shown. I come from the "gorilla" school of bushcraft- I do a lot of things by hand. I've never thought of trying to drive a knife straight into a tree like a spike. Seems like it would be a lot of work, and definitely hard on the knife.

I use the first technique all the time, it works great. I usually use a baton to power through a small tree or large branch I've bent over.
 
I just checked back to Cody Lundins' book, and it does in fact have the second technique described in it as well, I must have missed it the first read through. However a video is a million times better than text, especially for "visual learners"(aka dumb people) like myself =P

No doubt these techniques have been around for a long time. That's why I said I wasn't implying anyone stole any idea from anyone. Hell - Mors probably put it into text before Cody did anyway. Relax.
 
I just now realized there are two parts to that video.

I also just watched the second part. :eek:

It is safe to say that I'm glad I didn't think of or know of that second method. That's one of those things that's better left alone.

Driving your knife like a railway spike into a tree and then wailing away at the handle of it is begging for a mishap, or an escalation from bad to worse. Especially if you do that with something like a Willow tree on accident or just out of "hey there's a tree I can use!"(long fibres that run the length of the tree and make it especially bendy and strong).

But I think you did give knifetests.com a new way to break knives, so it isn't a total loss... ;):D
 
KEmSAT-Survival said:
Driving your knife like a railway spike into a tree and then wailing away at the handle of it is begging for a mishap, or an escalation from bad to worse.
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I heartily concur. Especially in a survival situation where you would risk damaging your most important tool, or worse, injuring yourself.
 
I would like to thank those of you who welcomed to this forum. I know a few of you, and that is always nice. I would also like to thank those who watched that vid. Just to let you know where I am coming from, I love to share my knowledge and learn from other like minded people. Most of the techniques I share I have learned, I am no expert. The only experts in my opinion are the people who had to invent a lot of these skill to survive(aboriginal peoples). If you don't like some of the techniques I use, great, don't use them. I am just trying to pass on a little knowledge that I have in hopes that it my help someone to enjoy the outdoors.
 
IA Woodsman said:
I would like to thank those of you who welcomed to this forum. I know a few of you, and that is always nice. I would also like to thank those who watched that vid. Just to let you know where I am coming from, I love to share my knowledge and learn from other like minded people. Most of the techniques I share I have learned, I am no expert. The only experts in my opinion are the people who had to invent a lot of these skill to survive(aboriginal peoples). If you don't like some of the techniques I use, great, don't use them. I am just trying to pass on a little knowledge that I have in hopes that it my help someone to enjoy the outdoors.
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Of course! Your contributions are greatly appreciated. :thumbup: That was a great video. I wish more folks would take the time and make the effort to demonstrate their skills. That's what this place should be all about.
 
Welcome aboard Woodsman, Don't listen to the haters.

I would be willing to bet there is a significant % of people on this site that don't actually USE their knives at all, much less for bushcraft or primitive skills applications. Hence you see $150+ customs that have zero blemishes in half the pics on here to which everyone applauds.

However post one video of a $15 knife actually being used, and everyone is a critic.

Loved the video, keep them coming.
 
You should have just used a saw, man. blah blah dangerous blah bad technique blah...
 
What did I tell you , Ia?
But don't let the "seen it before, nothing special group" run you out of here. There's lots and lots of good guys on this site.
Iz
 
IA Woodsman, can you give some more detailed info on the Reflector you built? What kind of wire were you using to hold it together and what are the dimensions?
 
Never done that with my Mora, but great to see I can use it for that too. I especially liked seeing that second technique, that one was new to me.
 
Nice vid Woodsman, nice to see a knife doing what its made to do - be used!

Don't listen to those who say its abuse. If/when you break one you'll know how far you can push it - a very useful piece of information which the price of a mora lets you do. If it costs 10 times what it does I'd shudder, but it doesn't.
 
I hate to sound arrogant, people find that technique here when they are kids. :D
 
Great video, dude. I think it's POSSIBLE to abuse a knife that way, but not the way YOU were doing it. Controlled taps with only moderate force seem to be the key. You kept the energy of the blows directly withing the planes of the knife, so it's unlikely that any harm would come to it. :)
 
It seems alot of folks didn't know too much about this technique and Woodsman's (and Riley's, if I remember correctly) video brought to life what most only read about. If downplaying someone else's attempt at spreading some sound knowledge floats yer boat, please drift downstream. I'm seeing a few comments here that are just rude... Points can be made without arrogance. If you are familiar with this technique, I think thats great... we need folks like you to support not debase this kind of thing.

Rick
 
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IA.. you know I love that vid... I use the first technique pretty regularly, The second I have never seen before, but I'll have to give her a whirl...
Guys.. IA is my bus, and for what its worth... He's very experienced and knowledgable and is a good all around dude..so if you can;t say anything nice. at least have the courtesy to show a welcoming attitude
Thanks.
 
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