Mini Mojo/Mojito

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ryman

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I just got the Mini Mojito and I love it! It is exactly what I was looking for: a small pocket knife with a clip that I can carry in my slacks pocket or suit pocket. The knife is small enough to not raise eyebrows (I think the term here is "sheople" friendly?), but the blade is large enough to be useful for me. The G-10 grip insert provides good grip and looks great, but it is not so abrasive that it would tear up my pants pocket. The other Kershaw that I own is a Tanto Blur, which I love, but the Trac-Tec inserts are so abrasive that I worry it would quickly wear a hole in my pocket, even in jeans. I may be wrong, but I worry that it will, so I have never carried the Tanto Blur clipped inside my pocket.

I carried the Mini Mojito clipped inside my jeans pocket yesterday, and I hardly knew it was there. I was in the backyard where my niece was climbing a tree. A few wispy limbs were in her way, and I pulled out the Mini Mojito and it cut the limbs off no problem. I'm guessing that cutting tree limbs will dull a small blade awfully fast, but it did feel good having a tool handy to get those pesky limbs out of my niece's way!

I would like to learn to sharpen this recurve blade. Right now I have three Global Ceramic Whetstones (rough grit=120; medium grit=1000; super-fine grit=5000). I think I will also get a DMT Dia-Sharp Extra-Coarse stone for re-profiling blades before using my ceramic stones to finish the job.

Could someone please give me recommendations for a good tool to add to sharpen this small recurve blade? I understand that the Spyderco Sharpmaker works well on recurve (and serrated) blades. Is there anything that might be a better addition to my sharpening tool-kit in light of my current set of bench stones? Perhaps a DMT Diamond-Ceramic Triangle Sharpener (Six-in-One)?

Or, perhaps I could just get a DMT Dia-Sharp Extra-Extra Coarse and sharpen the S-curve clean off as Nozh2002/Vassili did with his Tyrade! (I'm not going to do that with this knife, but it would eliminate my need for another sharpener for recurve blades.)

P.S. I have really enjoyed reading the threads here at BladeForums, and especially appreciated the youtube videos that Nozh2002/Vassili posted. I have wanted to become a knife sharpening wizard for some time, but would become overwhelmed with contradictory sharpening instructions and techniques. Those videos simplified things for me, which inspires me to get back on the horse and learn to sharpen my knives! Thank you!
 
Howdy ryman, and welcome to the forum! You've picked a great knife...I love my Mojos! As for sharpening them, I use a Sharpmaker as they are easy to use with a recurve. The Mojo is 440A, and it will take an extremely sharp edge, but doesn't hold it as well as some of the newer steels. I've found the trick to be to not let it get dull. Frequent touch-ups keep it razor sharp.

Another goodie I've bought recently is a grinder set-up. Richard J, a member here, sells them. Here's a link to them. He gives BF members a discount. You can find him hanging around on the Maintenance, Tinkering and Embellishment thread. These things are the bees knees! I practiced a bit before I put a decent blade to it (mostly used my remaining spydies ;) ) and I am extremely pleased with the results. Best edge I've ever put on a knife, and I've been using flat stones and other things for over fort...well, lets just say a long time. Takes every bit of 5 minutes. You ought to give it a look.

Enjoy your new Mojo (or did you get the Mojito?) and hang around. There's some great guys here, and some not so great! And you'll find a wealth of knowledge. Just watch out for that offsetlover guy, he'll snake your knives!

Oh and about the Blur and pocket material: give the clip a little "adjustment" and you'll find it won't be so hard on your pockets!
 
I don't know whether my knife is a Mini Mojo or a Mini Mojito. I ordered it from Amazon.com last week, and the knife was listed there and on the receipt as a Mini Mojito, however, the Kershaw box says Mini Mojo. The "Born On" date on the blade says, "Feb 06," however, the 6 is a little blurry, and it might be an 8. So, I am uncertain whether it's a Mojo or a Mojito, and what steel the blade is. I like the knife, regardless of the name! It would be cool to figure out what kind of steel the blade is, though.
 
The Mojo/Mojito was changed from 440A around the July/August 2007 time frame. Name changed with the blade steel from 440A to 13C26/ Like you say, either way it's a great little "big" knife!
 
SPXTrader said:
The Mojo/Mojito was changed from 440A around the July/August 3007 time frame.
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Good to see Kershaw is still around 999 years from now:D

I don't have one of these knives yet, but i hope to get one soon. However the recurved blades that i do have sharpen up nicely on my sharpmaker.
Oh, and welcome to the forums!:D
 
SPXTrader said:
glsj1011, remember the movie NEXT OF KIN? Don't upset the redneck...
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Oh, I'm sorry, i saw it as a comment on Kershaw's quality, not as a mistake cause I know better than to upset a redneck:D, I've got enough of them in my family to know better:D
As a side note, i'm gonna order a mini mojo as soon as i have the funds available, so you thank to ryman and SPXTrader for helping me to decide what Kershaw to get next:thumbup:
 
Damn SPX, me and my son were just up in Chattanooga Choo Choo town
this past weekend and I didn't even stop in at the knife shop. :eek:
I think I want this little(big) beast, I just wanna handle it first.
 
I take the handle part of a big pair of nail clippers, place a wash rag over it to prevent possible scratching, slip it half-way under the clip, and gently pry the end of the clip up, away from the handle. It doesn't take much, as you don't want to pop the clip screws out. It's not that hard to do, it's spring steel, so pry it up and hold it there for a few minutes. Works every time!
 
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