High carbon steel is only needed if you want to strike flint (the rock) with your knife. I think that many people use flint and ferro rod interchangeable which leads to some confusion
Nice modification to your knife. You might want to add a Sail needle, just tape it to the back of the sheath. A sail needle does triple duty in field. It can be used as a medical device to remove splinters or stingers. It can be used as a compass if you magnetize the one end. It can be used with paracord threads to repair your gear to continue your mission. Cheers mate.
Thank you sir:) That was kinda my line of thinking when I did this although I might add a small altoids tin to the back as a small survival fishing kit or firstaid..? Thoughts...?
I had a couple of sharpies that had messed up tips. So I cut them and used the body to hold my rods. Taped them to the sheath empty. When you insert the rod there's enough tension to hold the tod in place
Sweet mods Shawn! Just went to Amazon and there are 12 Bacho knives left in stock @ $12.00 apiece. Thinking about pulling the trigger…and right after I typed that I sprung for 2! I've seen a number of mods to fat wood this winter. The idea of drilling a hole and attaching a lanyard (for instance) or as you did, attaching it to a knife sheath is brilliant! Good job!****** FYI- something arrived in the mail 2-3 days ago! ****** I've been down with a virus all week, well, 2-3 days…and have not done any mod work or builds or tests. Not up to it... so since I work the next few days( Yes, that's right I'm going right back to the very place I caught the stuff in the first place! ), I will do that next week and looking forward to it…Thank you , Sir! Tim P.S…NICE PRODUCT!
Thanks a ton man!!! WOW $12 each really..? I ordered these not all that long ago at almost half that - maybe they were on sale then idk but still $12 is a good price for a stainless Mora:) I had made some fatwood lanyards like that and sent over to my buddy Tony in Ireland - they work good for different carry options... If I can find the others I made I will send you a couple - sound good:) I hope you get to feeling better man - being sick blows!!! My girl has been sick and normally I don't sick but when I do Im down for the count - It could be a long week ahead:( Cant wait to see what you come up with on your builds - its always nice to see how others do things & adapt to our own set ups... That's why I love youtube lol people sharing and giving what they know..:) Thanks again Tim..! - Shawn
houseoffire72 Well, hope you don't get sick! Started feeling good enough to mod ( re-mod, really) some things. I'll try to get it posted tonight…The Olympics and Bushcraft vids…NICE! And, Yeah…Love to see some fat wood. Love that stuff! Take care now and I hope your girl gets well soon...
The myth about needing carbon steel to scrape a ferro just won’t die. Many people would be shocked that you don’t need metal at all. You only need something relatively hard and sharp. You can use a rock, a piece of broken glass. Ferro rods are great for that reason alone.
Cracking Job there Shawn I love it, so compact & neat. Hope you a getting stronger brother, continuing to send prayers for extended healing & comfort. God Bless
They look awesome brother great job It's funny how we visualize using these things like surviver man in an apocalyptic world hiding in the woods from packs of violent canabals ROFL.. You know like that movie The Road where the guy and his young boy had to travel in a dangerous new world;) they found a really cool bunker full of food that was awesome LOL..I'm sick I know im weird like that;)
Sweet mods. I seen those Mora's on Bacho's website and wondered if they just added there name to it. If you dip your jute twine in wax it will be waterproof and a awesome all weather tinder.
Thanks bud!!! After reading your comment I was like yep I gotta do that to one end or attach another fatwood stick to the other side:) Thanks for the idea - much appreciated!!! Hows everything going down there..?
Like the wrap and the way you connected the scrapper. Very well done. A Magic Marker tube would make it a little less bulky instead of pine or even fatwood. I like the fatwood addition. I use it on all of mine. I actually Make fatwood matches to go under ranger bands for mine.
Thanks Jeff..! Tried the marker tubes didnt like the rattle sound from the ferro rod also it didnt provide a clean look imo... I try to keep everything all natural persay...
Just so happens I do make my own match head compisition as a pyro tech Ive learned many formulas - who would of thought my "pyro skills" would have helped in my bushcrafting lol...not me...:)
It's should not be called a myth that you need high carbon steel to strike a ferro rod. It is a misunderstanding, not a myth per se. It was confused with the fact that you need high carbon steel to strike sparks with a piece of flint or hard rock. That is totally true and not a myth, and the bases for the misunderstanding.
Both of those mods are very cool, looks like i'll be busy today . Yes the myth about carbonsteel knives. The only way anyone would even think that you need carbon steel to get a spark from a fero rod if they didnt understand a video they seen. You need carbon steel to get a spark with a flint stone. Fero rod is totally different. Tho you know this. lol The only mod i can suggest further is the pine you used, replace it with fatwood. like this bro. Fero rod all in one fire starter kit that way you just have more fat wood if needed. I love this version you have, very nice kit.
Thanks Kull..! Not sure if the camera picked it up or not but that is almost solid resin fatwood on there - I had two on there but thought it looked gaudy - one on each side... I might put it back on and dip the jute twine in wax as to water proof it just on one... I watched the vid you sent but did not see the ferro rod all in one fire starter kit in it...?
What i did is used fat wood for the ferro rod case. So with that set up, you only need a knife, to shave your fat wood, to catch that , as welkl as use the rubber tube to extend a fire. The duct tape has multi uses tho you can catch duct tape with a ferro rod as well. So you have alot of options with that kit, Attach it to your mora and your set. Tho you have the same thing anyhow i just wanted to show you how you can use the fatwood as a ferro holder to have extra fatwood. tho mine wasnt full of resin.
Hey man i just took the fero rod kit i made and attached it to my mora companion, now it is an all in one kit for sure, knife included. lol Thanks alot for the idea, i had some ranger bands on the mora with just a small fero, tho now i put the kit on it instead. Thanks again
Plumpy E I would really like too if I can find the time. It really doesnt take that long but explaining everything while showing detailed video does...
Plumpy E If you have a mora or bacho find a piece of wood drill a hole to fit a.ferro rod and start wrapping. its not hard at all it took me about an hour to figure it out. start on the back of the sheath by use tape to hold it in place running it from top to bottom then start your wrap keeping it super tight as you go from bottom of sheath to the top. Hope I explained it correctly.
+Ty Langford Thank for your insight but with a high carbon stainless it can be done just not consistently depends on how much carbon content there is - I used quartz & an agate on the back of one of my high end Jap kitchen knives just to see what happened... AND had sparks just a couple times but was not like that of a high carbon steel BUT... IT DID SPARK just not dependable:) In my vid I said its stainless then added high carbon directly after that... Now for a long time people had been pushing on yt that the only way to strike a ferro rod was with a HC Steel which is just plain wrong - any HARD edge will work as long as its harder than the rod itself... My personal favorite is a chunk of lake superior agate or quartz OR when I can find them a sharp piece of chirt since in my area its hard to find...
I've never heard that "myth" you quoted in the video. Then again, I usually only watch intelligent people when it comes to bushcraft or survival on YT.
Dano DeMano Lol then dont watch:) My IQ tested at 140 simply because I think outside the box. Follow the masses if you must but its a myth thats been around for a very long time
I never follow the masses. I blaze my own trail, and I wasn't speaking about your channel when I said that. I was referring to a hypothetical YT Chan that would have some uneducated hick Mo-Fo saying that quote and believing it to be the gospel or law of nature! LoL
High carbon steel is only needed if you want to strike flint (the rock) with your knife. I think that many people use flint and ferro rod interchangeable which leads to some confusion
That's a dope little setup, I literally just discovered mora type knives and I'm in love I'll try you set up.
Right on man
I still buy Mora after all these years
Great looking Mods. very talented.
Thank you
Nice modification to your knife. You might want to add a Sail needle, just tape it to the back of the sheath. A sail needle does triple duty in field. It can be used as a medical device to remove splinters or stingers. It can be used as a compass if you magnetize the one end. It can be used with paracord threads to repair your gear to continue your mission. Cheers mate.
I love the mods. If you lose everything you still have the basics on your belt. Pretty cool.
Thank you sir:) That was kinda my line of thinking when I did this although I might add a small altoids tin to the back as a small survival fishing kit or firstaid..? Thoughts...?
I had a couple of sharpies that had messed up tips. So I cut them and used the body to hold my rods. Taped them to the sheath empty. When you insert the rod there's enough tension to hold the tod in place
Sweet mods Shawn! Just went to Amazon and there are 12 Bacho knives left in stock @ $12.00 apiece. Thinking about pulling the trigger…and right after I typed that I sprung for 2! I've seen a number of mods to fat wood this winter. The idea of drilling a hole and attaching a lanyard (for instance) or as you did, attaching it to a knife sheath is brilliant! Good job!****** FYI- something arrived in the mail 2-3 days ago! ****** I've been down with a virus all week, well, 2-3 days…and have not done any mod work or builds or tests. Not up to it... so since I work the next few days( Yes, that's right I'm going right back to the very place I caught the stuff in the first place! ), I will do that next week and looking forward to it…Thank you , Sir! Tim P.S…NICE PRODUCT!
Thanks a ton man!!! WOW $12 each really..? I ordered these not all that long ago at almost half that - maybe they were on sale then idk but still $12 is a good price for a stainless Mora:) I had made some fatwood lanyards like that and sent over to my buddy Tony in Ireland - they work good for different carry options... If I can find the others I made I will send you a couple - sound good:)
I hope you get to feeling better man - being sick blows!!! My girl has been sick and normally I don't sick but when I do Im down for the count - It could be a long week ahead:(
Cant wait to see what you come up with on your builds - its always nice to see how others do things & adapt to our own set ups... That's why I love youtube lol people sharing and giving what they know..:)
Thanks again Tim..!
- Shawn
Nice mods to the knife. I like the stretch cord idea.....Take care, Bluefin.
houseoffire72 Well, hope you don't get sick! Started feeling good enough to mod ( re-mod, really) some things. I'll try to get it posted tonight…The Olympics and Bushcraft vids…NICE! And, Yeah…Love to see some fat wood. Love that stuff! Take care now and I hope your girl gets well soon...
The myth about needing carbon steel to scrape a ferro just won’t die. Many people would be shocked that you don’t need metal at all. You only need something relatively hard and sharp. You can use a rock, a piece of broken glass. Ferro rods are great for that reason alone.
Shadow X Exactly
Cracking Job there Shawn I love it, so compact & neat.
Hope you a getting stronger brother, continuing to send prayers for extended healing & comfort.
God Bless
They look awesome brother great job
It's funny how we visualize using these things like surviver man in an apocalyptic world hiding in the woods from packs of violent canabals ROFL.. You know like that movie The Road where the guy and his young boy had to travel in a dangerous new world;) they found a really cool bunker full of food that was awesome LOL..I'm sick I know im weird like that;)
Nice mods brother...I like it. I just made a video on some mods to my new Mora...should be up soon.
Thanks my friend..!!! I will certainly be on the lookout for your mora vid:)
I have the same Bahco-branded Mora and have modded mine similarly. They're a great wee knife. It's basically the Mora Companion, I'm told.
Sweet mods. I seen those Mora's on Bacho's website and wondered if they just added there name to it. If you dip your jute twine in wax it will be waterproof and a awesome all weather tinder.
Thanks bud!!! After reading your comment I was like yep I gotta do that to one end or attach another fatwood stick to the other side:) Thanks for the idea - much appreciated!!! Hows everything going down there..?
Everythings good. i think the cold/sinus problems we had are gone....
(Said Crossing fingers)....lol
HillbillysNdaBush Excellent:) I think I caught a touch of that from my gf... I hate being sick - pine needle tea today:)
Very cool!
It was a fun project
Like the wrap and the way you connected the scrapper. Very well done. A Magic Marker tube would make it a little less bulky instead of pine or even fatwood. I like the fatwood addition. I use it on all of mine. I actually Make fatwood matches to go under ranger bands for mine.
Thanks Jeff..! Tried the marker tubes didnt like the rattle sound from the ferro rod also it didnt provide a clean look imo... I try to keep everything all natural persay...
Just so happens I do make my own match head compisition as a pyro tech Ive learned many formulas - who would of thought my "pyro skills" would have helped in my bushcrafting lol...not me...:)
I went to your channel to sub but did not see any vids - just your "liked" ones
Have no vids yet. All my real / part time work can be seen on Facebook. Look for Visioneering Woodworks Inc.
Jeff Harrelson Facebook scares me:)
I sharpened the spine on my bahco but I think it needs to be sharpened alittle more great knife though. Nice vid!
Looks pretty neat!
Thanks bud:)
Impressive work, sir!
Thank you Bud..:)
Truly awesome. Thank you Sir.
nice mods like the fatwood idea .
Sweet mods, useful for sure!
Thanks my friend:)
cool man i just got a camalot knife set i like those look cool ill need a new dive knife when travel opens
You can get Mora knives in stainless as well.
SWEET JOB!!! YOU SIR are talented..LOL and creative too..
Yooooooo Joe - Thanks man..!!!
Nice job on the mod bro.
Thanks a ton TLD72:)
Nice set up and knives.
Thank you bud:)
Well thought out mods. Thanks for posting them.
nice mods man, saving this to my watch later so I can do this (or something similar) when I get one
Pyro Smoak Right on man glad my vid could help.
Really cool!
Terry Shrives Thank you. It was a fun build.
Cool mora mods Shan
Thank you Kristyanna!!!
hows NH Snow my daughters lives Rodchester and Lee and they got ton of snow which you send it to us here in Northern CA near Mt. Shasta, CA
nice...the holy Trinity of fire... fatwood/jute/ferro rod
Thanks man!!! Gotta stick with what works everytime.
cool setup.
Thanks man
Heck you could probably sell those lol. That's awesome!
Nice package Shawn, looks like you thought of everything! love it!
Thanks Karen..!
How could you use a ferrorod with one hand? To raise the issue of taking it out from sheath one handed?!
Gotta get creative bud. Search yt for one handed ferro rod. It can be done
@@houseoffire72 sorry in this case! I didn't know that ferrorod can be used with one hand. I will search for on yt.
Good job mate!
Thank you bud
looks pretty amazing!! :)
Thanks:) it was fun project
I like your mods very nice and effective you should do a tutorial on how to do it
Cool beans
It's should not be called a myth that you need high carbon steel to strike a ferro rod. It is a misunderstanding, not a myth per se. It was confused with the fact that you need high carbon steel to strike sparks with a piece of flint or hard rock. That is totally true and not a myth, and the bases for the misunderstanding.
awesome updates bro'!!!
Yooooo Broski thanks bud!!!
ace job, love the setup on both.
Thanks much!!!
Both of those mods are very cool, looks like i'll be busy today . Yes the myth about carbonsteel knives. The only way anyone would even think that you need carbon steel to get a spark from a fero rod if they didnt understand a video they seen. You need carbon steel to get a spark with a flint stone. Fero rod is totally different. Tho you know this. lol The only mod i can suggest further is the pine you used, replace it with fatwood. like this bro.
Fero rod all in one fire starter kit
that way you just have more fat wood if needed. I love this version you have, very nice kit.
Thanks Kull..! Not sure if the camera picked it up or not but that is almost solid resin fatwood on there - I had two on there but thought it looked gaudy - one on each side... I might put it back on and dip the jute twine in wax as to water proof it just on one... I watched the vid you sent but did not see the ferro rod all in one fire starter kit in it...?
What i did is used fat wood for the ferro rod case. So with that set up, you only need a knife, to shave your fat wood, to catch that , as welkl as use the rubber tube to extend a fire. The duct tape has multi uses tho you can catch duct tape with a ferro rod as well. So you have alot of options with that kit, Attach it to your mora and your set. Tho you have the same thing anyhow i just wanted to show you how you can use the fatwood as a ferro holder to have extra fatwood. tho mine wasnt full of resin.
Hey man i just took the fero rod kit i made and attached it to my mora companion, now it is an all in one kit for sure, knife included. lol Thanks alot for the idea, i had some ranger bands on the mora with just a small fero, tho now i put the kit on it instead. Thanks again
Nice setup, I like the system.BTW your tomahawk will be ready to mail in one week. Take care.
Thanks Bud - I cant wait to see and use the tomahawk..! Ive wanted one for a very long time..! I will do an unboxing vid for sure:)
nice work . i bought 2 mora`s last weekend at the gun show . never owned any before .
cheers
Thanks man!!! You will like the Mora's - excellent affordable knives - which models did you get..? Send me your Shipping info:)
houseoffire72 not sure what model i got . i am giving one away in my contest go check it out .
cheers
long13hair Headed over now:)
Love your Bahco Setup there!!
Take care
Joey
Thanks Joey!!!
Sir you should totally do a step by step video showing exactly how you did it that be great
Plumpy E I would really like too if I can find the time. It really doesnt take that long but explaining everything while showing detailed video does...
I understand Thanks
Plumpy E If you have a mora or bacho find a piece of wood drill a hole to fit a.ferro rod and start wrapping. its not hard at all it took me about an hour to figure it out. start on the back of the sheath by use tape to hold it in place running it from top to bottom then start your wrap keeping it super tight as you go from bottom of sheath to the top. Hope I explained it correctly.
houseoffire72 yes sir Thank You !
Plumpy E Hope it helps:) send me pics when you get it done if you can.
great mods my friend , nicely done !
Thank you bud!!!
sweetness!!!
Thanks
its high carbon u need to effect a spark off the spine of your knifw with flint chirt or hard rock like obsidian
+Ty Langford Thank for your insight but with a high carbon stainless it can be done just not consistently depends on how much carbon content there is - I used quartz & an agate on the back of one of my high end Jap kitchen knives just to see what happened... AND had sparks just a couple times but was not like that of a high carbon steel BUT... IT DID SPARK just not dependable:) In my vid I said its stainless then added high carbon directly after that...
Now for a long time people had been pushing on yt that the only way to strike a ferro rod was with a HC Steel which is just plain wrong - any HARD edge will work as long as its harder than the rod itself... My personal favorite is a chunk of lake superior agate or quartz OR when I can find them a sharp piece of chirt since in my area its hard to find...
awesome ! how did you the wrap para cord on like that ?
nice bahco
Great mods....just subbed
Common Sense Camper Thanks bud subbed ya back.
I've never heard that "myth" you quoted in the video. Then again, I usually only watch intelligent people when it comes to bushcraft or survival on YT.
Dano DeMano Lol then dont watch:) My IQ tested at 140 simply because I think outside the box. Follow the masses if you must but its a myth thats been around for a very long time
I never follow the masses. I blaze my own trail, and I wasn't speaking about your channel when I said that. I was referring to a hypothetical YT Chan that would have some uneducated hick Mo-Fo saying that quote and believing it to be the gospel or law of nature! LoL
Do you have a link to that brand on amazon
Just search Bacho Knife
Show how you paracord the sheath
im jealous :D
+houseoffire72 does anyone ever mod the handles?
Fraser Mair Yep Ive modified the wood handled ones I have a video series called You build mora madness. I did it as a give away knife.
Brilliant thanks, I'm on my way to see it now. New subscriber! Happy Christmas.
Fraser Mair Thanks
Which is better.YOU HAVE 1446
kudu budu Both good
Cool, ass, mod.
Thanks
Мужик!!!
У тебя половина ролика нож в тени. Непрофессионально.
Well thought out mods. Thanks for posting them.