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#126414 - 03/06/08 01:20 AM Re: Bushcraft Knife Recomendations [Re: Blast]
Crogan Offline
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Registered: 03/04/08
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Ok, here's the Norlund camp hatchet story..... I was in a second hand shop in Phoenix and came across an old rusted Norlund hatchet with a broken handle. Bought it for 20$, then cleaned it up on the belt sander, profiled the head a little thinner to have a bit better biting ability. Rehandled it with a straight tomahawk-style handle, gave it a bit of a burn pattern with a propane torch and soaked it in linseed oil for a few days. Turned out rather well I'd like think.

The last one is my favorite because this is the first knife I made from scratch myself. The blade is 154cm steel with a flat grind edge. Blade is 6.5" long with an overall length of 12". Handle is stabilized walnut with a plain leather sheath.

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#126417 - 03/06/08 01:27 AM Re: Bushcraft Knife Recomendations [Re: Crogan]
Hacksaw
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I love the hatchet. That's my favorite style of head on any chopper.

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#126418 - 03/06/08 01:29 AM Re: Bushcraft Knife Recomendations [Re: ]
Crogan Offline
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Registered: 03/04/08
Posts: 25
I really like to Norlund but my Granfors wilderness hatchet has a really special place in my heart as I've carried it for years before the Norlund.

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#126435 - 03/06/08 02:38 AM Re: Bushcraft Knife Recomendations [Re: Crogan]
Hacksaw
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This hatchet talk makes me wonder if my Cabelas order will ever get here. I can't wait to get my hands on that Snow & Nealley Penobscot kindling axe.

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#126459 - 03/06/08 12:35 PM Re: Bushcraft Knife Recomendations [Re: haertig]
Frankie Offline
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Registered: 09/19/03
Posts: 736
Loc: Montréal, Québec, Canada
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For those of you that have the Frosts Moras - are there any of these that float? I was thinking of getting one of the stainless models as a "kayak knife" for my friend who is a total water maniac. I see one of the models (I forgot it's number) has a hollow plastic handle, so there might be floating potential there. Anyone know?


The Norwegian fishing knife Hellefisk has a cork handle. I guess it makes it float as with the vintage life raft survival knife that has a blunted tip and the sheath glued to the life raft and probably used to cut parachute cord.

There are Mora blades without handle available, maybe you can manage to make your own bulky hollowed cork handle and put an extra long lanyard to prevent it from floating away:

http://www.ragweedforge.com/HelleCatalog.html



The WWII life raft survival knife:


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#126659 - 03/07/08 10:40 PM Re: Bushcraft Knife Recomendations [Re: Frankie]
haertig Offline
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Registered: 03/13/05
Posts: 2322
Loc: Colorado
Originally Posted By: Frankie
The Norwegian fishing knife Hellefisk has a cork handle. I guess it makes it float...
Thanks for the tip on that knife. However I was just wanting to buy a decent, but inexpensive, knife to give as a small token gift to my friend. That cork handled model is more expensive than I was wanting.

So I ended up ordering two Frosts Moras after reading how people here like them so much. A carbon steel Clipper #840 for myself, and a stainless Craftsman #760 for my kayaking friend.

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#126668 - 03/08/08 12:27 AM Re: Bushcraft Knife Recomendations [Re: haertig]
Crogan Offline
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Registered: 03/04/08
Posts: 25
You could always drill a small hole in the butt of the handle and through a few wine corks and attach them with a small piece of 550 cord. Would more then suppore the weight of the knife in water and be a rather interesting conversation piece where I'm sure more then one person will say "wow, cool idea!" smile smile smile

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#126905 - 03/10/08 01:40 PM Re: Bushcraft Knife Recomendations [Re: haertig]
Dan_McI Offline
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Registered: 12/10/07
Posts: 844
Loc: NYC
Originally Posted By: haertig
For those of you that have the Frosts Moras - are there any of these that float? I was thinking of getting one of the stainless models as a "kayak knife" for my friend who is a total water maniac. I see one of the models (I forgot it's number) has a hollow plastic handle, so there might be floating potential there. Anyone know?


If you look at the Mora's on Ragnar's website, the #S-2 and #761 definitely do not float. I think that for a knife that would float, you'd need to use a smaller blade with a larger handle. I might use the pic of the WWII liferaft knife and the cork handles as guides.

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#126911 - 03/10/08 02:19 PM Re: Bushcraft Knife Recomendations [Re: Dan_McI]
Hacksaw
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It might be fugly but you could use a foamy boat key chain on the lanyard.

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#126917 - 03/10/08 03:17 PM Re: Bushcraft Knife Recomendations [Re: ]
Jackal Offline
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Registered: 08/19/07
Posts: 115
Loc: cornwall UK
Frosts Mora Stainless Steel Clipper Knife 860 sinks like a stone i drilled out a lanyard hole for paracord one

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