Full Tang Scandis?

[HighDesertWalker]

It is pricey, but IMHO, it's worth it. It is sharp and keeps an edge well, and the construction is top notch! I use mine daily for food prep, cutting boxes, whatever I can find to feed it.

Glad to hear so positive a review. I've had one on order since last Nov and it should be ready any day.

 

[LittleHairyApe]

Let me think: if you had a 175 pound man stand on the handle of a mora with about two inches driven into a tree, could we agree that the load is centered basically four inches out from the tree?

I am not super up on physics, is that about forty-four foot pounds being applied to the knife?

So could we put a knife in a vise, and then apply 44 ft.lb of torque at the handle to safely simulate the test?

Maybe not:
175 lbs x 4 inches = 700 in-lbs = 700/12 ft-lbs = 58.3 ft-lbs
175 lbs x 3 inches = 525 in-lbs = 525/12 ft-lbs = 43.75 ft-lbs

Well it's the same ball park. Maybe you meant to say the load is centered 3 inches out from the tree. Then I'd agree with your numbers, but be that as it may and putting the exact figures aside, I heartily agree with the principle of safely simulating the test using a vice, weights, eye protection, etc.. I'm sure the tree would approve too.

 

[ejes]

Glad to hear the feedback on the EKA's too. Never had one; looks can be deceiving! That would tick me off too if I expected a scandi-grind and got a hollow; too fragile an edge for my liking.

 

[misanthropist]

Maybe not:
175 lbs x 4 inches = 700 in-lbs = 700/12 ft-lbs = 58.3 ft-lbs
175 lbs x 3 inches = 525 in-lbs = 525/12 ft-lbs = 43.75 ft-lbs

Well it's the same ball park. Maybe you meant to say the load is centered 3 inches out from the tree. Then I'd agree with your numbers, but be that as it may and putting the exact figures aside, I heartily agree with the principle of safely simulating the test using a vice, weights, eye protection, etc.. I'm sure the tree would approve too.

Heh! Woops, that made me look smart...duhhhh....

At least I managed to get the idea right!

And actually it would be an interesting test to do, and seeing as moras are so cheap, maybe I ought to give it a shot, what do you think?

 

[LittleHairyApe]

And actually it would be an interesting test to do, and seeing as moras are so cheap, maybe I ought to give it a shot, what do you think?

How can I argue? Knowledge is power, moras are cheap, and this country needs more cheap power, right?

 

[Dennis H]

Also wanted to show how to make a knife of the kit in less than an hour.

cheers Dennis

 

[Any Cal.]

What if I like the lighter colored wood Dennis? Does this one count?



What was the OP again? Oh yeah...full tang scandis. Yep, this works.

 

[Dennis H]

That one certainly counts, as a real scandi grind.
Nice sallow root. Did you make it as the tutorial above shows ?

Dennis

 

[riddleofsteel]

One of my favs;

Stewart Marsh Bushcrafter O1 tool steel with antique ivory Micarta handle

Rapidly gaining favor in my woodcraft adventures is BRK&T's mortised tang Nebula. It is Scandi ground that ends in a convex edge.