Beutiful vid! I got a cheap spoon knife from Beavercraft...and i realy like the blade butvthe handke is way too thin for my hand...thinking of getting this Mora 164...
Glad the video was helpful! You will definitely find the mora to have a better handle than beaver craft. You could try adding to the handle if you like it- either with some sort of tight wrap / grip tape/ or glue wood and carve it down. Just a thought!
Hey there! I just looked it up and it looks likely that’s what happened. The original 162 had a circular curve, not a gradual steep-to-shallow curve. When I just just now looked up mora 162 on google, the “162S” showed up which looks like this 164. In this video I am reviewing what I believe was the second version of the mora 164 which was meant to be improved in several ways from the original design.
@@BradAllenWoodworkingCo Thanks for the reply! Yeah, mine says “162S”. I’m not complaining, but I have to say your older videos really sold me on the previous 162 being a workhorse, which I eventually leaned towards wanting after watching your reviews.😅 I guess I’ll just have to explore various hand positions to achieve the same type of efficiency. I appreciate your videos, learned a lot - thank you!
Hey Alejandro! Great question! If a hook knife is left handed or right handed just determines where the sharp part of the knife is. For most people their dominant hand does correspond with if they would prefer a right or left handed hook knife, but not all. Some people also decide to buy both so they can easily do push and pull cuts. I think a good test is which way you would do a pull cut, like peeling a potato or scooping something.
@@BradAllenWoodworkingCo thanks a lot for your response. Is it possible to train your other hand so you can do both types of cuts with just one knife, only by changing hands?
I do not know of many people who use hook knives with both hands, but it is possible to flip over the 164 so that you could also get a pushing cut with the tip, as it curves around a good bit
@@BradAllenWoodworkingCo the 162 looks really cool sadly I can’t get it here. Having an edge on both sides feels kinda scary for a total beginner hehe. Thanks, wishing all the best for you and your channel, very informative and enjoyable videos.
Just ordered one as my first hook knife. Thanks a lot !
Glad to help!
Beutiful vid! I got a cheap spoon knife from Beavercraft...and i realy like the blade butvthe handke is way too thin for my hand...thinking of getting this Mora 164...
Glad the video was helpful! You will definitely find the mora to have a better handle than beaver craft. You could try adding to the handle if you like it- either with some sort of tight wrap / grip tape/ or glue wood and carve it down. Just a thought!
Hey, I just bought a “Mora 162”, but it looks exactly like this. Do you know if they merged the 162/164, turning it into this?
Hey there! I just looked it up and it looks likely that’s what happened.
The original 162 had a circular curve, not a gradual steep-to-shallow curve. When I just just now looked up mora 162 on google, the “162S” showed up which looks like this 164. In this video I am reviewing what I believe was the second version of the mora 164 which was meant to be improved in several ways from the original design.
@@BradAllenWoodworkingCo Thanks for the reply! Yeah, mine says “162S”. I’m not complaining, but I have to say your older videos really sold me on the previous 162 being a workhorse, which I eventually leaned towards wanting after watching your reviews.😅 I guess I’ll just have to explore various hand positions to achieve the same type of efficiency. I appreciate your videos, learned a lot - thank you!
Is this the carbon steel version or the stainless version? I can only find the stainless, but I guess I should go for the carbon.
It is the older version- although I did not know they had stainless or carbon.
I want to get this knife. Do I have to get the left handed version if I am left handed or it doesn’t matter?
Hey Alejandro! Great question! If a hook knife is left handed or right handed just determines where the sharp part of the knife is. For most people their dominant hand does correspond with if they would prefer a right or left handed hook knife, but not all. Some people also decide to buy both so they can easily do push and pull cuts. I think a good test is which way you would do a pull cut, like peeling a potato or scooping something.
@@BradAllenWoodworkingCo thanks a lot for your response. Is it possible to train your other hand so you can do both types of cuts with just one knife, only by changing hands?
I do not know of many people who use hook knives with both hands, but it is possible to flip over the 164 so that you could also get a pushing cut with the tip, as it curves around a good bit
I would also add, versatility is one of the biggest reasons I really like the 162
@@BradAllenWoodworkingCo the 162 looks really cool sadly I can’t get it here. Having an edge on both sides feels kinda scary for a total beginner hehe. Thanks, wishing all the best for you and your channel, very informative and enjoyable videos.
Green wood or..?
Yeni mora aldım, fakat videodaki gibi kesmiyor. Ihlamur ağacı kullanıyorum. Kuru ağaç. Sorun bende mi?
Yes- I mostly carve greenwood. I keep it fresh by keeping it in sealable bags until I carve it.
Sooo Helmpflicht, thank you!
Can you Tell me how you do sealable Bags, please?❤️
@@linaf.3794 Put a piece of wood in a bag and seal the bag. Nothing more to it than that; it’s to slow down the drying process of the wood.
Make a sharpening tutorial please
Great idea! I will start working on that ASAP!