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Wow, that single Mora got more care and attention than all the Mora knives combined in Sweden... We use them for just about everything, including opening cans, cutting chicken mesh, jamming it into an occasional fuse socket, and worse. Most users just buy a new one when it gets too damaged, but the most thorough of us simply sharpen them with a whetstone, and that's it. I've never ever even thought of polishing it back to its initial finish. Nice job!
Got a bushcraft carbon this past weekend. Out of box it was the dullest mora I've had. I tried sharpen myself and got better. I watched this did exactly your technique and hair shaving sharp it took a bit but worth it. Thanks souch for this video!
Having declared my dissatisfaction with this sharpener last night ru-vid.comUgkxDcr-y2Pf6xdnrFHrSP7dl9kpKaCozcSQ I thought about the problem some more. It occurred to me that I might be undoing each attempt at achieving a sharp edge by the repeated attempts. So, I tried to clean up the unsatisfactory result by honing with only positions 3 and 4.Miracle!! A really nicely sharpened chef's knife, more than enough to handle my needs. Admittedly, it did not reach professionally sharpened razor-fineness, but it is now significantly sharper than it was. A bout of breaking down carrots convinced me. So, major apologies to the manufacturer, Amazon, and all happy and potential owners! Follow the directions: don't buy it if you have ceramic blades; and don't overwork your knife blade.
One of the best Reviews on sharpening I’ve seen! I’ve been sharpening for years and I still learned something new regarding Scandinavia grinds! Thank you.
For those who want a mirror shine. Take regular cardboard. Like a box. Take some metal polish or rubbing compound on it. Let it dry. Now strop your knife on the cardboard. It will immediately start turning black as it removes metal. Very safe! I cut my cardboard the size of a whetstone. A lil bigger if you like..
Great technique and great tips. Thanks for the video! An alternate way to get similar results with available materials is something I found that works for me. I have a lot of very flat, 12” x 12” to 3”x 12” marble tiles left over from a bathroom job; for years I have used them with wet-or-dry type sandpaper (such as found at auto parts stores) in increasingly finer grades to sharpen my Mora knives and other blades. Use plain water to get the sandpaper to stick to the marble, and use a spray of water with a few added drops of dish detergent to lubricate the abrasive surface of the sandpaper and to wash the swarf off. After the job, clean each sheet of sandpaper with fresh water and set them aside to dry. Unless you cut the sandpaper or work the blades too hard, they can be re-used for quite awhile. If you have pieces of plate glass, they work just as well as hard stone. However, if you put glue under sandpaper to try to hold it in place, there is always a risk of trapping dirt or dust in the glue or creating bumps of glue under the working surface, any of which adversely affects the work and wastes time and money. Re-using glued-on sheets of sandpaper is difficult and not practical for finishing work; removing all the glue from the supporting surface to try to get a flat mounting surface for the sandpaper can be much more trouble than it is worth.
Terrific job, Kyle. I have a Mora Bushcraft (and several others) all with Scandi grinds, and I've been sharpening them on both the Tormek and the Wicked Edge. But after seeing your video, I think I'll do the Scandi grinds on the stones and sandpaper like this. Thanks for making this video, and greetings from Australia. :)
Thankyou so much for this. For the first time in my life I now have a knife that slices paper with ease. I had so much fun slicing my way through sheet after sheet. So enjoyable!!! Thanks again.
I have just the same experience as You, after 30/40 years of outdoor, hunting & fishing. The Mora knives are the TOP RANK, so good in all ways, and the sheepest there is on top
Thanks for sharing your technique,ive just ordered a mora Garberg and hopefully now i can keep it up to speck, er ! when i get a decent wet stone and some grit paper. Greetings from Wales UK.
Just sharpened my Mora Garberg carbon for the first time with wetstones and after that stroped it. Got the same mirror edge amazing 🤘🤘 great knife great steel. Love Mora
I was surprised not very long ago to find that I own TWELVE Mora knives - didn't realize how much I love them, I guess. I've got utility knives, bushcraft knives, woodcarving, etc., in stainless steel and carbon steel. My DMT Duosharp system (600&1000 grit), plus a strop with Frommes Strop Dressing, keeps them in great shape. Another great video, thanks!
Once again, such a nice job. You’ve got quite a skill. It’s all,in the feel. I believe either you got the feel or you don’t and not everyone can perfect that skill unless they have that feel, that touch. Only someone who sharpens knows what I’m talking about.
Awesome video. I'll be doing this to my mora this weekend. Just subscribed to your channel and can't wait to see more. Thanks for the great tips. Keep up the good work. Be safe.
Darn good clip mate! A lot of people will find this very useful. I still have a big set of Japanese stones but I went to diamond plates for convenience a long time ago. I have a few DMT's but mostly EZE lap. I found the EZE lap to be extremely long lasting, fast and fine cutting plates...But that is a hotly argued topic on sharpening forums.
I have a casström woodsman that i had to grind insanely much since the rounded part of the blade actually had a convex grind. However it's nice to know that I won't have to do it again! Regular sharpening is the smartest thing i think! Great work by the way!
Just have to love the internet and the trolls/Mora haters. That blade is beautiful, nice work! Mora makes a great knife, and when you factor in the price, they're simply unbeatable.
Being a mora hater is kinda stupid. It's the goto knife in all of Scandinavia and has been since forever, and not simply favoured by johnny come lately internet enthusiasts but by working people and craftsmen. Just a common, functioning tool that has earned its keep. If someone want to knock it for having some features of a cheap knife, well go nuts. I can by twenty mora classics for the price of one high end knife, they are superbly useful for the tasks they are actually meant to perform, easy to sharpen and maintain and should you lose or break one oh well. I've got a bunch of them lying around - some dating back as far as the 70's.
whynottalklikeapirat Exactly! I have a laminated carving knife I’ve used for decades. Takes a razor edge, makes great spoons and wood spirits and walking sticks.
whynottalklikeapirat Exactly! I have a laminated carving knife I’ve used for decades. Takes a razor edge, makes great spoons and wood spirits and walking sticks.
@@asmith7876 Well - some people expect a knife to also be a crow bar and hatchet. I tend to pair a mora and a swiss army knife with an old parang that's not too big, that I bought in Indonesia many years ago, and that's about all I need for the places I go. Frankly most of the work I do with the parang, which is just multipurpose. The rest is the mora and the pocket knife is really just a light weight tool box, I rarely if ever use that blade anymore but I guess it's more redundancy, which is always good, knifewise. I could get a light weight folding saw I guess but the need for extensive wood processing hasn't arisen yet.
whynottalklikeapirat I’m about the same. I carry a Silky saw, Swiss Army knife, currently a Mora Garberg, and a small hatchet or tomahawk, depending on the fun planned for that trip.
Shit man! That's so sharp it could cut a fart. I've been told on several occasions that I can really put an edge on a blade. I use to make a little money in high school sharpening knives. I was also a butcher for about 4 years. But I bow to you Sir. That's insane. Never had a scandi though. Just ordered my two kids their first knives. Mora 511's. I called the distributer today to check on the status of them and decided I wanted one too so I added on a Mora Companion Heavy Duty in OD Green. Gonna add ceramic stones, 550 cord and fire rods to all three. Now for a quick joke. Why does the Norwegian Navy have barcodes on the side of their ships? So when they pull into port they can Scandinavian. LOL.
So nice to see a craftsman at work... awesome video. Strangely addictive watching...and I don't even have a Mora Bushcraft knife! HaHa must get me one!
nice job!! Mora's are such nice knives, and so affordable. I really do not need a Rambo-type blade, I always carry my machete plus the Bushcraft and a swiss army pocket knife, and this is just what I need
I use a small piece of plate glass (very flat) and spray it with contact cement from a can and just stick the sandpaper on it, easy to remove and stops the sandpaper from curling or lifting. Don't spray both the sandpaper and glass as it's hard to remove afterwards.
You don't need to be a rocket scientist to be able to sharpen a mora . If you can't sharpen one at least practice it until you know before you go out in the wild . Same goes with all skills . No point in having a "razors edge " if you can't maintain it or even know how to use it . Knowledge is the best weapon in the field . And we all need people like you showing how it's done so well done for that and great tutorial. Xpeacex god bless you and your family xpeacex
You have motivated me to check my Mora knives and I notice that stropping sessions have caused a slight secondary bevel and will cease that practice. Thanks for the enlightenment, however I'm struggling a bit to transition from the body to the tip and maintain the same angle and pressure during sharpening. Do you have any suggestions?
Fantastic video my mora garberg was dull af when i got it i had no idea even what a micro bevel was i watched a couple of your videos and turned my mora into a true scandi its razor sharp now i can shave hairs with it and cut thru paper like hot butter took me a couple hours but all i needed was some sand paper and my old whetstone i been using wrong for years till i watched this vid lol
Aha! Guess what! I watched a video you made years ago this morning. It could have been made yesterday I wouldn't have been any the wiser. So pleased that I watched it. I could almost feel the sharpness way over here in the UK. Tip Top! ✌️🤗👍
Great video. Any reports on how the stainless Moras do in the long run with modification to true Scandi grind (deletion of the secondary bevel)? Does the edge still do well in normal use?
Awesome video! For anybody who has taken their mora to a true scandi, how long did it take and which grits/materials did you use? Thinking about doing this with my garberg. Thanks!
Great video. I have a Bahco 2444 which I'm relatively sure is a Mora, and I've used it quite a bit so it's in need of sharpening. I'm glad I didn't put a micro bevel on it before watching this.
Very nicely done....I have a robust hq and I can put a sweet edge on that thing that cuts like butter. Although its carbon steel not stainless. Good vid and relaxing to watch, well done !
I just needed to rip open some plastic bags and used my Mora Robust with the factory edge. It sliced through the plastic like butter. I like it very much, it's a small blade, so it is not intimidating and doesn't attract a lot of attention. The thickness of the spine is awesome and allows it to be really abused. It was $13.34 on Amazon with free 2-day shipping. How can you go wrong?
You did a Great Job on that missed up edge. I was hoping you would show the cleaning up of the Top Spine in your video too. Very Nice Job of it, Thanks.
Me too! I think every man likes to see something imprecise made back into 90 degrees, as baby Jesus intended for corners to be. Good job on the finished product though, right? I'm going to check out that FB business page link below in this comments comments, in case I ever mess one up so bad I have to pay to have it done :-) ---could happen, I think.
i gifted one to my dad, at the beginig he didnt like it as much but later on ... he usses it only for meat cutting and dry meat cutting :D its AWESOME knife! so sharp man! so sharp!
2nd video I watched from you. Was kinda paying attention,then I looked up & saw that drawer liner. I began using under my stone about 27yrs ago. But I was pleasantly surprised to see that red anti slide material (mines black now.was green)lol
very nice job! i would have liked seeing the polished surface directly after the 6000 grid before stropping. because in find it hard to get an even finish at fine hard stones on broad surfaces like scandi blades. espacially at the curved part. do you have any advice to get rid of this problem?
I sharpen on sandpaper. Having the paper on a sanding block that has those metal spring clips. Works perfect. In one hand the Mora the other the sanding block. You can even do that watching tv 😁. The softer backing on that type of sanding block has a rubber type material, which results in a nice slight convex edge, which is a little stronger than the totally straight scandi edge. You will never have those uneven issues with the sandpaper with that rubber backing. The whole scandi bevel gets evenly worked.
Thanks much Kyle. Enjoyed watching. I use a Mora Bushcraft Black and will remember what you taught here. I've not been able to beat the Black for the price. I wondered if you have a suggestion for a custom knife. Thus far I'm impressed with the Adventure Sworn Explorer and Rob Evans MK1 Tribute knife.
I did sharpened old sugarbeet heading knifes back in the 80'es. They where at least that sharp also, but it was old rusty knifeblades, but they could be sharpened immensely sharp!
great job man . I sharpen my knifes and clients kitchen knives with a work sharp ken onion edition and been doing this now for 2 years daily i m quite good at it but never got around to stones .. they seams like a bit of hard work.. but you see i cant really get a flat bevel with a belt sender < thats why i m curious about learning with stones .... btw what are your rates for such a job? where are you based ? would you be happy to do a day course ? thanks for your time and for the awesome video .
Coming from someone who owns many diamond stones. Many DMT’’s, including the x coarse, Atomas, Falkniven, and many more. I actually think using sandpaper is faster and gives a much better polish. 400 grit wet/dry sandpaper is a much better looking edge than a 400 grit stone. Sandpaper is my favorite way for flattening stones. Does a great job. Diamond stones have their place, they are one of the only ways to sharpen super hard powder steels, but I don’t bother with those.
Beautiful result! I'm curious, when sharpening one side and then the other as opposed to going back and forth, are you concerned about making the cutting edge uneven at all? Iv wanted to try it but I'm worried about the edge becoming lopsided because it's tough to keep count on exactly how many passes have been done on each side. Thanks!
