Mora knife and Bahco camping axe I build a dog sled

I use my Bahco camping axe and my Mora classic no. 1 knife (classic bushcraft tools) to hew and build a quamutiik dog sled. I am trying to learn the skill of using an axe.
Links to Ben Scotts channel / @benscottwoodchopper
Skillcult / 1sustainablehedonist
Seth Wright / @seff2318

[@benscottwoodchopper]

Great video Vinnie, your accuracy is already excellent. Cutting seasoned wood like that is a real challenge but that bahco axe seems to be cutting well. What a great project to build a sled too, I really need to do some hewing myself, its something i've never tried and its a real gap in my skills. Thank you very much for the shoutout

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thanks Ben. I meant every word I said. I have been looking for an axe channel like yours for some years. You are head and shoulders above the competition. Your clip was meant to end with the trademark piece of wood hitting the camera but I put in an animation where the screen flicked about and it cut out the camera falling over. I didn't know how to get rid of the damn thing. ☹️

[@seff2318]

vinniesdayoff I was waiting for the signature chip! lol it was there in spirit :)

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

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[@SoldierDrew]

Your wood working skills with a knife remain impressive. Carving an axe handle in one afternoon with a knife is no easy feat. Well done. Still the best knife review/bushcraft channel on KZbin.

[@seff2318]

Vinnie thanks so much for the shout out! This was such a great video! No posturing and you really put some hard work into this project. I aspire to be as tenacious and well spoken as you and Steven and Ben are. The mental fog has slowed my content flow down quite a bit lately. Each video is a victory in and of itself. Take care :) I enjoyed this video immensely.

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thanks Seth, making videos can take a lot out of you. I don't know if people would describe me as well spoken with my big Irish accent 😀You are putting out some nice videos that I find interesting. Keep it up

[@davedonkey5663]

You have put more effort into that one video than most guys would in a year .great job .ATB Dave

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thanks Dave. I think it is better than spending eight minutes waffling about scandi grinds anyway 😀

[@SkillCult]

lol, nice rant. Thanks for the shout out. I like your hands on approach to gear and testing. Seriously, no better way to fast track versatile axe skills than the cordwood challenge if you can get access to enough of a woodlot. I've never picked up the bahco. It would be an obvious affordable axe to try, but that handle it just a bit short to me for general use. I'm okay with the packable forest multi-purpose type axes being 25 to 26 inches, but anything 2.25 and up, or for more regular use, I want 27 to 28 ish handles.

[@wis1024]

My friend i hear this all the time about how fragile the mora edge is i must be doing something different because i edc a mora on the farm here and have no problems with the edge. Ive used them for everything from dressing deer and pig too whittling various woods often hard wood for axes and other tool handles. I do sharpen by hand and have noticed they ate somewhat convex so that could be it.

[@rogerharvey9863]

I enjoyed that, I like the cut of your jib ;) re: Mora edges, I do a lot of wood carving and I found the edges are a lot more durable if I finished them off with a very slight micro bevel done on a strop or buffing wheel

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thanks Harvey :-) My wife generally says "look at the cut of you!" I'll try that out with the micro bevel.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Priceless mate, he is a handsome hound. Your hewing looked pretty good, I reckon with a bit more practice you'll have something better looking than b&q timber!

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Er, is that good or bad 😂

[@JnJTrueOutdoorAdventures]

Really like this video!! I have a few Mora knives, I have the Companion and the Garberg, but my favorite is my Buck 110 and I have the hunting fixed blade Buck 119. OF course I have a lot of other knives like Uncle Henry Golden Spike, Old Timer Deer Slayer, Old Timer Drop Point and Old Timer Sharp Finger. As for axes I just got the Truper 28" - 2-1/4 pound axe and I have a smaller hatchet style axe with a 16" handle. I don't know if I would even try and do a sled like you did!! LOL I could tell that the dog wasn't about to pull that thing by the look on his face! LOL You did a fine job on the build!! Juddie - J & J TOA

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thanks Juddie . I can neither confirm nor deny that I taught mr Dyson to lie down when I said pull 😀. That harness he had on is his tracking harness and he is used to pulling on the end of it so he got confused and was actually trying to pull the sled! I had the devil of a job to get him to remember to lie down when I said pull. We got only that one take so it worked out. The trials and tribulations of making videos for KZbin eh? Thanks for watching 😀

[@T37912]

Another great real one Vinnie! Thanks Alain

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thanks for watching Alain. The days are getting longer, camping time is coming!

[@T37912]

@@vinniesdayoff3968 I recently took my middle boy (he's 13) to the Ardennes for some animal spotting (to which we suck) and a car overnighter in the forrest (so everyrhing is done outside but sleeping is actually well sheltered) and we woke up to snow ! He was thrilled lighting a firebox in the snow for morning coffee and eggs. It was great fun.

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Cool Alain! To spot animals you often have to spend a great deal of time looking and you also need luck. sometimes you see nothing and sometimes you see something fantastic. More often you see nothing.

[@Hoonozit]

Interesting, turning a log into a plank with hand tools. I had heard of this but not seen it done, thanks for showing the process.

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

That's the first time I did it to be honest. I learned quite a lot from doing it. Thanks for dropping in! 👍

[@ahmelmahay]

good man Vinnie nice information that makes a lot of sense and you are right an axe beats any knife cutting timber....less effort for sure

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thank you Joe 👍

[@ironhorse19]

Another great video vinny

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thank you Chris. Good to hear from you.

[@edg3718]

A lot of work on a day off , good job 👍👍👍

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

I learned a lot doing this Ed. Thank you 🏆🏆

[@edg3718]

Seemed to me you knew pretty well what u were doing ...i like ur no nonsens approach Vinnie . 🍻

[@LarsRibe]

I very much enjoy your reviews. Realistic and honest. I do think a lot of people watch for instance the Mora "reviews" you mention just to dream of being outside doing for instance bushcraft. Like we watch films of people going on adventures without ever getting out the front door. The same people might never buy a Mora and if they do, they only do the things you mention. Talking about knives we don't really need: I've been trying to put aside a bit of money to buy a GEC. The Hay and Helper line looks very interesting!

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thanks very much Lars, it would make you wonder if people are being paid to trot out the same old stuff, of course that wouldn't happen on KZbin. GEC are a funny company. They do limited runs of knife models and this ends up in a kind of feeding frenzy. I quickly googled Hayn' Helper and they are almost eighteen dollars more than what I paid and this is seemingly a sale as the recommended price is seventy dollars more than I paid!! Also they seem to be out of stock. They have farm and field models which are more reasonably priced and meant to be used. The Hayn' Helper is one of these. They do not come sharp. I am not a great judge of fit and finish etc but I think it is a great working knife. I started buying a few knives because I wanted a "good" knife like my little James Barber knife that I used in a few videos. The Hayn' Helper is the closest I have come to my Barber knife so far. I bought the GEC Big Jack which I showed in the video with the Hayn' Helper. It is really a beauty! When I bought it the price was not that much more than the Helper and it is probably more functional with two good big blades. It is just too pretty to use :-( I would say look at all the models they have and check all the prices. When a model gets scarce the price goes up. From using the Hayn' Helper I would say that GEC are probably one of the few companies still doing a good old time heat treat. I believe they still produce knives exactly as they did at the turn of the century.Hope this helps Lars

[@LarsRibe]

@@vinniesdayoff3968 Thank you. When you recommend a knife, it actually means something. And I think we look for some of the same qualities in a knife. Or any tool really.

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Hi Lars. I forgot to mention if you are buying from The US you will probably be hit for import duties. You are probably well aware of this without me telling you. I thought I had escaped because the knives arrived without any extra charge but two months later I got the bill ☹️

[@LarsRibe]

Thank you. I almost ordered from the US, but luckally looked up the shipping and tax cost. It doubles the price! I've looked into it and I found a UK dealer. But I'll have to order before brexit or the taxing will maybe be an issue.

[@maryandsam2]

Nice video Vinnie, really enjoyed watching you build that and also giving the in-depth analysis of your cutting tools.

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thanks Sam. A certain KZbinr gave the Bahco axes a very bad review. I didn't find what he did and wanted to put out the truth even if I only have a small channel. I bought it because I thought it was made in Germany. Turns out they are made in China. Still I have no complaints. Thanks for watching 👍

[@mauricioruiz9021]

One good way to avoid damage on a mora is to strop the edge creating a slightly convexed micro bevel

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Good advice. Thank you.

[@timatchley3862]

Thanks for the video Vinnie, I'm glad you did this review it was very informative. The ax is a woodsman's friend very versatile when working larger pieces of wood. I hope your doing good and glad to have you back on KZbin. Its been very cold here with lots of snow. I've been slacking in my trips to the woodlands, got to get myself back in gear. Take care of little Dyson and thank you my friend.

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thank you Tim. It is not easy to get out when the weather is so bad. It has been miserable here for the last two months or so which is one reason I have not been putting much on KZbin. Talk soon Tim.

[@JH_1095]

Very ambitious undertaking. True test of the gear and user. Great job!

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thanks JH, I want to improve with the axe and I learned a lot doing this. The Bacho axes are made in China hardware axes but my one works great and I think credit should be given when it is due. Thanks for watching bud 😀

[@Pillar2post]

hey vin . great vid . i could only imagine how many corns and blisters you got from building this . great job tho . and yes i do believe dyson is the one incharge .

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Hi Ali. Thanks very much indeed I think Mr Dyson knows how to pull a few strings. Are you getting much fishing these days?

[@Pillar2post]

@@vinniesdayoff3968 sadly no . the beach where i usually go has been blocked off . ive also been busy doing some home repairs these days .

[@BASHADweller]

Another great, no bs video Vinnie. The sled is functional so who cares about aesthetics? Thanks for sharing. Atb Shaun.

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thank you Shaun. Maybe I should have tarted it up a bit more. It took a bit of doing as it was. Thanks for dropping in Shaun.

[@wis1024]

I also steel my moras regularly with a smooth butchers steel

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

So do I Jake. Which models do you have? I've had some of mine for more than twenty years and while I find them useful I was never that impressed with them

[@blueeyeswhitedragon9839]

Classic Vinnie content , maybe your best video yet, and for sure your video skills have improved. Also your energy level puts most grown men to shame. I loved this one & will watch again to catch the finer details. Thank-you. Say hello to Dyson for me.

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thank you very much Richard, heady praise indeed! As for Mr Dyson we're not speaking ☹️

[@thornwarbler]

Cracking video mate. Ive yet to buy anything Bacho that wasn't first rate. Aye and that cheeky wee tyke at the end was it too much to ask for him to pull your sled the lazy devil he's just like mine.............Wouldn't work in an iron lung :)

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thanks Thornwarbler, it is funny how they can get you to do what they want, all without speaking :-)

[@brendanfallon971]

Well Vinnie, the amount of effort you put in to this video, not only making the sled and narrate everthing ,which I would say took hours if not days and then to edit the video which would take hours. You should be very proud of this video. Well done. Well done

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thanks very much Brendan, kind words indeed. The longest part of it was uploading the damn thing! I did it in high definition and it took nearly twenty four hours to upload. Thanks for watching and for your kind comment 👍

[@brendanfallon971]

Looks great, keep up the good work.

[@edg3718]

U realy go the distance 👍😉

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Does that mean I'm soft in the head ?😀

[@hackneeey]

Excellent film as usual Vinnie , I always learn something watching thanks regards Mick

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Well I hope you learn how not to cut the leg off yourself Mick! I learned a bit myself doing this. Good to hear from you bud.

[@hackneeey]

vinniesdayoff Vinnie look what I found ,I think I know which KZbin channel you were referring but if they’re good enough for this man they’re good enough for me ! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWmWd2SHpMqJbJI

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

@@hackneeey He to whom we must defer 😀. The Bacho axes are not expensive and they are made in China now but I can't fault mine Mick. I just like to say things as I see them. Who knows what agendas people have.

[@wis1024]

I really like the classic 2 and the companion. The companion hd has an extremely tough edge but it is much thicker and does not slice as well. I also like to buy the blade blanks and make more traditional puukko handles for them . To each his own my friend. I love your videos

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

I like the classic handle. I've not had a laminated Mora. I've always been curious about them. Maybe it's time to put it to right. Thank you very much. To each his own indeed, but I pick up a great deal of information from people like you and I enjoy exchanging experiences.

[@BushCraftBums]

Awesome Video! Thanks for sharing and have a blessed one!

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thank you ever so much, and may you have a blessed one too!

[@johnnobbs8999]

This is great! thanks.

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Glad you liked it!

[@ce53]

Great job, Vinnie. Loved the video. Thanks for the links, will check them out.

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thanks Christy, there are some fine videos to watch between the three lads. You will surely find something you like.

[@dazzlingwave_]

Awesome video!

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thank you very much 👍

[@sAx____]

Another great video Vinny! Bravo!!!

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thank you very much indeed Sasa!

[@mikefiles2087]

I would love to see one of your reviews on Mora's Eldris your knife reviews are the best

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thanks very much indeed Mike! I have been looking at the Eldris for a long time. I find small knives to be much more useful than large pig stickers.

[@popeye27528]

Great vid vinnie, honest review thank you Jon

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thanks for watching Jon. 👍

[@FishinNStuff]

That poor dog can't pull that sled lol , but it's a nice sled buddy. I love your knife reviews and that axe looks like a nice one mate

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

You are a gentleman Fishin, thank you indeed. He could at least have tried to pull it 😡

[@OKBushcraft]

Ahh. Very nice! You had me laughing at the end. Poor Dyson. I like how you crafted that sled using a less than posh axe or knife. I do like my moras but admit there are better blades. I cannot force myself to buy a Grandfors Bruks or a Wetterlings axe when Ive got access to ones made back in the days an axe had to be good steel and a man had to know how to use it. Maybe as old as my 80yr old pop. I am going to buy an old Soviet era axe head from a YT friend in the Ukraine and handle it. I want to give that style of axe a try. Also I want to try my hand at a Yakut knife like the Siberian native Yakut people make and use. Have a look at those if you find links on YT. Great video. I went and subbed your 3 suggestions. If you say they are worth the while I believe you. All the best my friend, John.

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thank you very very much John. I bought that axe thinking it was made in Germany. It is not, they are made in China. I still found it good. I thinned the edge down. I took it to the woods quite a few times and found it cut stuff up very well so I cannot complain about it. I love axes but like you I don't want to spend silly money when there are alternatives. I don't trust "fashion" either. I think being able to use one is more important than the name on the label. Young Ben Scott cuts through a lot of BS and gives good advice. Skillcult is a clever man who obviously thinks about things more deeply than I do and Seth is very skillful at sharpening. I am going to do the cordwood bucking challenge next. This was started by Skillcult (Steven Edholm). Basically you cut a cord of firewood or as many cords as you like with an axe. I hope to improve with an axe and at least be more efficient. I will have fun researching your Russian axes and knives. Have a great day John and thank you.

[@chrisosh9574]

I've had a go at doing some hewing, the result was not as good as yours, I can see why the old timers invented broad and side axes. I watched a few old Scandinavian videos recently, a lot of the old guys in them used their Puukko knives draw knife style when dressing wood like the edges of the runners. I find a lot of reviews on you tube to be quite unrealistic,any real woodsman has a whetstone in his pocket and is continually touching up the edges of his tools no matter what steel or how much they cost, whether it's a knife, an axe or a scythe or anything else. Most reviewers are appealing to buyers who are more collector than user and who have relatively little experience. Cardboard and paper cutting show how sharp a blade is but getting out there and doing it is the only true way to assess your tools. Another great video Vinnie, thanks.

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thanks Chris, I would have to agree, if you were outdoors for some time and you were using your knife continuously you would need to touch up, just like the lumberjacks carried an axe puck or file. Draw knife would have been nice if I had some way to hold it. I suppose I could have rigged something. Have you any suggestions?

[@chrisosh9574]

The old Scandi guys I saw in the videos were just using one or two fingers around the end of the blade, probably considered dangerous nowadays. I wonder if it would be possible to make a small wooden sleeve to slot over the tip of the blade? An alternative would be to make a small draw knife from an old circular saw blade or diamond angle grinder disc. One of my hobbies is stick making, I couldn't find any small draw knives to buy for stripping bark and shaping so I made my own. I can send a pic to your email if you like. You'll like this video; kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5Ozh6SLl8iders

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

I love those Scandi type videos. I watched one where they picked thin shoots like willow shoots. Then they just gave them a bit of a twist and hey presto they had twine/rope. I have given a long time trying to do it and I fail miserably every time. You can hammer a knife into a stick and use it as a handle too.

[@chrisosh9574]

The Northmen channel is worth a look if you like that kind of stuff, they also do courses I think in Finland building log cabins with traditional tools, if I was younger and had some spare cash I would do a course instead of a holiday.

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

@@chrisosh9574 I would do a course in catching masses of large trout 😀

[@irishwanderer4206]

Making mulch laddie

[@minktrappingpaddy]

Fantastic work with the axe Vinnie. Do you know how to go about sharpening knives? Its something i fail at miserably.

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thanks Eddie. I saw your earlier question about the traps. I measured the wire I use and it is 1.5 mm. The wire can vary a good bit. Some of it can be soft and more can be more "steely" even though it is the same thickness. There is one hardware shop near me that has sold the wire for years and you can buy any amount large or small so I am lucky. I can get a knife sharp but I don't have anything like the skill of some of the people on KZbin. All I do is put the knife on the stone and vary the angle until I find it "gripping" which tells me the edge is actually on the stone, then gently slide it forward keeping the "grippiness" all the way. Did ye do much fishing this year?

[@minktrappingpaddy]

@@vinniesdayoff3968 Would you believe, I only got out twice. Went back to the same place a few weeks later. I didn't even get a bite. I found out I was useless without my sidekick lol

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

@@minktrappingpaddy Aaaaaah! We know who has the talent now!

[@crosscountryoutdoors2472]

As good as you’re getting with the axe you should use it instead of the mora to smooth the runners.

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Rodger that. I wanted to show the Mora at work too and also how it would stand up to that work.

[@MeepleZero]

Great video Vinnie! Interesting to see what you can do with an axe and moras. What do you think about the Mora 2000-model? I was issued that knife when i was in the army and it is still with me..

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

One I have not used David. I have held one in my hand though. More importantly as a person that has used it for years what do you think of it?

[@MeepleZero]

vinniesdayoff I like it and I agree with you on the moras that the edge doesn’t stay razor sharp very long, but it does it job with the slicing. It feel more comfortable it the hands than that red mora model one(?)

[@irishwanderer4206]

How ya vinnie good to see ya.

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Good man Darren! Well, mulch will keep the weeds down :-)

[@irishwanderer4206]

@@vinniesdayoff3968 that's it great video though overall good detail and I love seeing you make a point the Irish way, never mind pussy footing around get the job done haha never seen a man build a sled with a knife and an axe the end was funny too the dog just lay down haha 😂

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Very disappointing 😡

[@Traderjoe]

Good to see you back, Vinny! I am planning on making a travois for my yard. I will be using dimensional lumber, but I think that if you made one that the long poles would work a treat. Do you get much snow there?

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thanks bud. Snow is hit and miss with us. There were some very heavy snow falls when I was a kid, but when my kids were small I think we got to make a snowman only twice, and one of those was with a kind of frozen snow/hail mixture. We had very heavy snow (for us) last year. The local shops were out of bread and milk in two days and that went on for some weeks. The preppers are not all mad!

[@fadingmargins]

KZbin keyboard experts titter and quake as Vinnie takes an axe to their view grabbing nonsense! Nice one, though I have to say an axe goes with a saw like bread goes with butter. You may want to check out a technique Ray Mears uses for splitting thinner limbs by placing the axe on the limb holding them both and banging them against the stump.

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Thank you, they give me sooo much that I can work with :-) I agree totally about the saw. I don't see the point of this one tool nonsense at all. Imagine going up to a mechanic and telling him to pick one tool and that was all he was to use for the day? You would be quickly told where to go. I know about that splitting technique. All respect to Ray and some other well known people but if you look at old lumber jack training videos from the 1940's and 50's you will see all those techniques. Nothing new under the sun eh. I shouldn't say this but I often end up splitting kindling with a headlight due to work, and I find this quick and as safe as I can make it.Thanks for watching my friend 👍

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

@@fadingmargins Well I have been watching KZbin a long time and I have seen many knives broken and also knives with big chunks taken out of the blade. Knives that were actually designed for batoning were broken. The idea that you would risk the only tool you had by hammering it through some horrible knotty piece of firewood (they ALWAYS use a piece of chain saw cut wood from the wood pile) to make kindling is INSANE. More so when one is surrounded by ready made kindling in a forest that you just have to pick up! Yet this is blindly accepted by millions of people because this is all they see. The whole set up beggars belief

[@fadingmargins]

100%, preach it brother!

[@albion1949]

This guy has some interesting axe videos too...... logcabinlooms

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

I have watched a good many of his videos. I love looking at his army surplus buys too :-)

[@johnjames218]

If you want a good workout use an axe

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Yup. It works the back, shoulders and hand grip strength pretty well 😀

[@T37912]

Any idea why my likes are always "disapearing" ? Not just on your chanel but on everyone's.

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

I noticed that on Gillettes toxic masculinity ad only there it is my dislikes that disappeared! I think KZbin is only a pale shadow of what it was. They are messing with all kinds of things and have all kinds of agendas. Not going to end well for them.

[@T37912]

@@vinniesdayoff3968 so yours too... Oh well...

[@andrease.1345]

1st

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Well done that man! 😀 👍