New Garberg from Mora
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$109 / $120 for leather sheath, so about the same in £ for us I reckon.
Moras carbon steel is one my all time favourites steels for a fixed blade knife but I'm wont be tempted unless I find them at a discounted sub £60 price somewhere at some stage.
For me the Terava Jakari Pukko is better value and proving to be a good heavy duty addition to my collection.
Moras carbon steel is one my all time favourites steels for a fixed blade knife but I'm wont be tempted unless I find them at a discounted sub £60 price somewhere at some stage.
For me the Terava Jakari Pukko is better value and proving to be a good heavy duty addition to my collection.
Self reliance outfitterss have these on pre order, $89.99 for the multi mount, $99.99 for the leather sheath, so I guess the retail from other sources would be similar, and most likely at a 1:1 ratio of $ to £ when UK retailers have them, if we can still purchase knives by then.
That's nice but I already have the SS one, its a good knife, but I would like the edge to hold up a bit better I wonder if the carbon address's that?
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Mora Carbon steel is one of the best on the market, better edge holding than the ss.
They are not so hardened ( around HRC 60 (?) as they could be, the idea is that they should be easily sharpened in the field on a piece of rock, glass, whatever you have handy.
Some Japanese artisan knife makers use the same Sandviken steel and harden it to around 63 or a tad more.
They are not so hardened ( around HRC 60 (?) as they could be, the idea is that they should be easily sharpened in the field on a piece of rock, glass, whatever you have handy.
Some Japanese artisan knife makers use the same Sandviken steel and harden it to around 63 or a tad more.
The one I have is 14c28nSS, HRC 58, how noticeable is two increments of a scale going to be?
I wonder if I work my knives harder than I think, its just in a very short time I find stainless will show bright spots on it edge quite early, its the only thing that lets stainless down.
I guess this one will be about £80 same as the other so yer not too bad! as for that coating.........c'mon Samon you like it really, its black it will go with everything!
I wonder if I work my knives harder than I think, its just in a very short time I find stainless will show bright spots on it edge quite early, its the only thing that lets stainless down.
I guess this one will be about £80 same as the other so yer not too bad! as for that coating.........c'mon Samon you like it really, its black it will go with everything!
As they say, Once you try black you never go back!
And in worst case it can be removed.
( joke aside, I hate black coating too. )
And in worst case it can be removed.
( joke aside, I hate black coating too. )
Stainless 56-58 HRC
Carbon and laminated 58-60 HRC.
I own a couple different japanese kitchen knive, the hardest edge is a Myiabi Birchwoid that is hardened to 63 HRC.
Huge difference in how easily they sharpen and hone, between the ss Mora and the Myiabi.
Wear? No clue.
Carbon and laminated 58-60 HRC.
I own a couple different japanese kitchen knive, the hardest edge is a Myiabi Birchwoid that is hardened to 63 HRC.
Huge difference in how easily they sharpen and hone, between the ss Mora and the Myiabi.
Wear? No clue.
I'm not too keen on coatings myself but I don't like a blade that offers glint or flash, but like any knife in use it will look good right up till you put it to task, then it starts the long road to looking much like its master rough and weathered
True!
That Mora is ciated with DLC - Diamond Like Coating.
I have one watch with DLC on top of hardened German submarine stainless steel.
Still scratched it. But not the steel.
That Mora is ciated with DLC - Diamond Like Coating.
I have one watch with DLC on top of hardened German submarine stainless steel.
Still scratched it. But not the steel.
I don't have anything to make a fair comparison with I have various production knives in stainless but all my carbon ones are home grown custom so bound to be much better
but seriously! I'm not sure how to get across my feeling on stainless it just feels chewy?Chewy is a very good description!
S/s has one property that is quite weird, two polished ss surfaces rubbed against each other “gel”.
Well known in the gun fraternity.
Ruger, a US manufacturer of guns have been making revolvers in ss since the 70’s, where the internals are injection cast ss.
After proper tuning and polishing, without lubrikation, these parts feel sticky against each other.
No doubt this is what you feel, some alloying metal is giving that feeling.
I am sure there is a more metallurgically knowledgable member that can explain.
S/s has one property that is quite weird, two polished ss surfaces rubbed against each other “gel”.
Well known in the gun fraternity.
Ruger, a US manufacturer of guns have been making revolvers in ss since the 70’s, where the internals are injection cast ss.
After proper tuning and polishing, without lubrikation, these parts feel sticky against each other.
No doubt this is what you feel, some alloying metal is giving that feeling.
I am sure there is a more metallurgically knowledgable member that can explain.
