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I was reading his "what if you could only have one of your knives" thread and I realized that I didn't like any of my options.
I've always been a Mora guy - I think I got my first one when I was about nine. I like them. They do a lot. I own lots of them. Would I only want one, for the rest of my life? Well...they are durable in my experience...but maybe not that durable.
My Gene Ingram Lacer? A gorgeous little knife. My dress knife. With me in town and often in the woods as well for fine cutting tasks. But as my only knife? Mmm...too small and too flat.
SYKW Guard? No, that's my beater knife. Doesn't slice well. Big brute. Too heavy.
Some of the knives I've built? No...don't trust the manufacturer, sorry. Warranty issues. Also who is doing the QC? hard to tell.
No, what I want is something similar in size and shape to a Mora. A smooth, comfortable handle. A full tang, I think. Maybe a little thicker stock than a mora, too. But I like the whole "four inches long and no more than an inch wide" thing. Makes for a good slicer, and pretty nimble. A lot of knives are too wide for my tastes, or too thick. The Gamekeepers, for instance. Little too wide for me. Often a lot too thick. Almost great, but...no. I would like something with a couple of inches of straight on the blade before the belly, anyway.
You know, like a Mora, but nicer. And full tang. In a tool steel, I think, or a spring steel like 5160 or 52100 could be possible.
But A2, I think, would be ideal.
You know I really like the look of the Aurora...in fact, that's a great shape for a blade, a little long and narrow, enough length to handle everything but chopping (and I like axes for that.)
But I don't really like convex grinds! I like flat and scandi grinds best. I like convex for chopping, but I feel like I get a cleaner cut in wood, for instance, with something as close to a chisel as I can get - like a flat or scandi grind.
So what do I do? Find something similar to an Aurora, only flat or scandi? Get a maker to build me something to spec? (wallet is already wincing.) Or get an Aurora, and then just sharpen it as though it were a shallower grind, until it isn't really convex anymore?
Thanks a lot, Pitdog, I couldn't contribute to your thread and now I need a new knife.:grumpy:
I've always been a Mora guy - I think I got my first one when I was about nine. I like them. They do a lot. I own lots of them. Would I only want one, for the rest of my life? Well...they are durable in my experience...but maybe not that durable.
My Gene Ingram Lacer? A gorgeous little knife. My dress knife. With me in town and often in the woods as well for fine cutting tasks. But as my only knife? Mmm...too small and too flat.
SYKW Guard? No, that's my beater knife. Doesn't slice well. Big brute. Too heavy.
Some of the knives I've built? No...don't trust the manufacturer, sorry. Warranty issues. Also who is doing the QC? hard to tell.
No, what I want is something similar in size and shape to a Mora. A smooth, comfortable handle. A full tang, I think. Maybe a little thicker stock than a mora, too. But I like the whole "four inches long and no more than an inch wide" thing. Makes for a good slicer, and pretty nimble. A lot of knives are too wide for my tastes, or too thick. The Gamekeepers, for instance. Little too wide for me. Often a lot too thick. Almost great, but...no. I would like something with a couple of inches of straight on the blade before the belly, anyway.
You know, like a Mora, but nicer. And full tang. In a tool steel, I think, or a spring steel like 5160 or 52100 could be possible.
But A2, I think, would be ideal.
You know I really like the look of the Aurora...in fact, that's a great shape for a blade, a little long and narrow, enough length to handle everything but chopping (and I like axes for that.)
But I don't really like convex grinds! I like flat and scandi grinds best. I like convex for chopping, but I feel like I get a cleaner cut in wood, for instance, with something as close to a chisel as I can get - like a flat or scandi grind.
So what do I do? Find something similar to an Aurora, only flat or scandi? Get a maker to build me something to spec? (wallet is already wincing.) Or get an Aurora, and then just sharpen it as though it were a shallower grind, until it isn't really convex anymore?
Thanks a lot, Pitdog, I couldn't contribute to your thread and now I need a new knife.:grumpy:
you get your bad-ass scandi-ground bush knife.
. + one more for the few extra $$$ and a few months wait. 
