The sharpest Spine ever (Unknown trick to do it on your knife) - 20 uses of a sharp back

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

Great tutorial Felix. As 2023 fades away, I'd like to say thank you for all the tips and tricks you passed along this year. You are one of the nicest guys on KZbin with your helpfulness and genuine interest in helping others. Merry Christmas to you and your family and all the best for 2024 man!

[@FelixImmler]

Hello James. Your Comment makes me very happy! Thank you very much and happy holidays!

[@eugenetswong]

James, that's a great thing to say. I agree. I think that this video is a great Christmas gift to all of us. Thanks, Felix. Merry Christmas to both of you.@@FelixImmler

[@davidyendoll5903]

And do not worry about your English please , you are easy to listen to . Thanks for your videos Felix .

[@wilelee]

Felix you get so excited when you’re talking about the spine of the knife that I can’t help but get excited!👍🙏🏻❤️

[@FelixImmler]

Yes i know that and i will make a video about!

[@DougPalumbo]

Some of the best knife information, tips and tricks on KZbin! Merry Christmas and all the best to you and your family Felix!

[@FelixImmler]

Your comment makes me very happy. Thank you so much!

[@alliswell-pb9vo]

I mentionied a card scraper edge on the spine in a previous video's comment(where I said that it can be good if it is put on the tail of the venture). thanks for mentioning my idea and watching the video i recommanded. But my method of making a quick(not so sharp) card scraper edge in the outdoors is using a tungsten cardbide machine tool as a burnisher. It is sharper than the burnisher and would creat a perfect burr, but this sharpness allows knives with non-perfect 90degree edges to take a burr. Thank you so much for showing my idea in a video, I totally did not expect it! I always love learning from many different fields and take inspiration from them into my own field

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot for your super interesting comment!

[@JENNISWISS]

MEIN LIEBER FREUND🤗 unglaublich was du zeigst. uns sooooo vielfältig. das fisch schuppen mit dem von dir vorbereiteten messer ist zu genial mit den vielen fischen im hintergrund. top inhalt und wie immer schön erklährt mit so viel lebensfreude. DANKE FELIX

[@FelixImmler]

Haa ha haa, danke mein lieber Freund😅 Aber das Wissen habe ich von Dir! Ich wünsche Dir schöne Festtage... und bis bald...!

[@piercecottingham]

This is one of those guys where I hit like before I watch the video. Always impressive videos!

[@FelixImmler]

Your comment makes me happy. Thank you very much!

[@Mark--Todd]

I've been running a burr like this for some years now on all my bushcraft knives and honestly wouldn't be without it because of the many uses. My method to produce the burr very similar to the one you're describing. I use a honing steel mostly but also have a tool made from an old blunt router bit where I use the shaft rather than the blade of course. Great video and a very happy Christmas to you.

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you so much for this super interesting feedback!!

[@fookingsog]

Either High Speed Steel (HSS) or Tungsten (preferred!) for turning the burr & burnishing!!!

[@stevec-b6214]

Thanks Felix for all your hard work! Best wishes for all your future endeavours.

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you so much for this kind comment!

[@nauticalknotcraft]

Greetings Felix. Excellent video as always. I must admit i never thought of creating a bur on my knives. They are all 90 degrees, but you've inspired me to go further. Thank you again for providing the best informative, and practical content. Happy holidays to you and your family.

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot for your positive feedback. I wish you happy holidays!

[@stephanygates6491]

Yes, since learning the value of the burr from you, all of my knives have been given such an edge on the spines.

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks for your positive feedback!

[@LockBits-ts6eo]

Thanks Felix, loved it. I'm an engineer and long time knife lover and would like to add something to the commentary about how you ground the knife spine. I really liked how you did it. There are risks to your person every time you pick up an edge tool and if you cannot manage those risks you should not be handling sharp things. Of course, there are recommended ways of handling sharp things and that's fine, but we need to be able to recognise risk and to weigh it against any potential benefit. If you cannot do this, you will not last in a true survival situation. I've taken to doing it as you showed in the video, mostly because of physical limitations; it's just more comfortable for me. For most of my life, I've had high-risk physical jobs where there were little options available, so, learning to recognise risks and assess how to best approach any given task was the best survival tool I had. Again, if you can't understand what the pointy or slicey bits of knives can do to you (and how to stop it happening), don't use sharp things like knives. Keep up the good work, and thanks again.

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot for your very interesting feedback!

[@sparkyswearsalot]

I really enjoy how much joy you seem to get out of sharing this information. A safe, healthy, and happy New Year to you!

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

Mate, even I learned quite a few new things from this clip! Keep up the great work, Felix. All the best, Ben from OZ.

[@FelixImmler]

Hello Ben. What an honor that you watched my video! I'm really happy about your positive comment! Thank you for your great work on your channel. Kind regards from Switzerland Felix

[@danielnastase5302]

Thank you and Merry Christmas!

[@FelixImmler]

I wish you the same...thank you!

[@micha5645]

Hallo Felix, vielen Dank für die wertvollen Tipps! Wünsche dir und deiner Familie eine besinnliche und erholsame Weihnachtszeit. LG Micha

[@FelixImmler]

Vielen Dank lieber Micha, das wünsche ich Dir auch!

[@vladimirmelnik6289]

Felix, tack så mycket för att du delar med dig av användbar Felix, tack så mycket för att du delar med dig av användbar kunskap👍👌😉

[@FelixImmler]

You are very welcome!

[@dajak11]

very technical video this time. But you give a lot of options for everyone to work on a good sharp spine. Thank you very much.

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot for your positive feedback!!!

[@Ocinbub]

The 90 degree spine on a folding saw or leatherman of victorinox saws are also pretty great.

[@FelixImmler]

Yes, but they don't have a pressed burr

[@SteveSeadog]

Very useful techniques - and your English is absolutely fine, Felix. Thanks for all the great videos you've produced in 2023. Happy holidays to you and your family.

[@RobWhittlestone]

Hahaha. I had to re-grind my Morakniv to be able to strike on the ferrorod. Well done Felix! Excellent! GREAT DEMO OF ALL THE STEPS! THE BEST VIDEO DEMONSTRATION OF CREATING A BURR! All the best, Rob der Dinosaurier vom Fricktal

[@FelixImmler]

Danke mein lieber Fricktaldinosaurier 😂

[@blueeyeswhitedragon9839]

Great advice. I usually tape the sharpened edge of my knives before they go up to a grinder...safety first! 😊

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks for this great hint!

[@blueeyeswhitedragon9839]

@@FelixImmler :- Thank you for your videos!

[@sosteve9113]

Agree it is more a compromise you have to choose to,for what purpose you want to use it for. Merry Christmas and a great New Year to you and your loved ones

[@FelixImmler]

Yes of course...that's right. I wish you wonderful holidays

[@jeffnotti9932]

excelent sharpening methods, i spend a lot of time talking to people about sharpening... awesome stuff ....

[@FelixImmler]

You comment makes me happy! Thank you very much!

[@MikeMiguelPimentel]

Great video again and your English is good I wish you a Merry Christmas as well and see you soon stay healthy

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot Mike 😂

[@dalelong8001]

Thanks so much for such an informative video. Extremely helpful!

[@PiscatorLager]

At the tip of a Mora blade there is actually about a centimeter of sharp spine where the Scandi bevel ends. This can be used as an emergency option for creating sparks with a ferrocerium-rod.

[@capricordcreations1253]

I am doing the 60 degree angle on my Moras with the Work sharp field sharpener and it is working amazingly well. I am sharpening close to the end of the blade, opposite from your technique as i was cutting my finger when too close but will probably changing the edge sharpening but still i want to have it at least 2 cm from the handle as sometimes for precision i use the thumb. I agree completely that further the sharpening edge is , more difficult to operate is.Great tutorial and tips again!!!

[@PoorWays]

I thought a nice angle like that could possibly be very useful. Any safety drawbacks that you may have noticed while carrying or using?

[@csmatteson]

I love learning more ways to use my knives!

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you so much my friend!

[@jgaliseda1]

Merry Christmas, Mr Immler... (from Brazil).

[@FelixImmler]

I wish you the same!

[@BushBear]

Hi Felix, the opinions in case of a spine should ve sharp or rounded are different and there are many of them. I also like a sharp spine more than a rounded one, because it's simply an additional tool. Thanks for another very interesting and useful video and i wish you and your familiy Merry Christmas, some hopefully relaxing days and a great start into the new year 2024! LG

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you very much for your positive feedback and you kind wishes!

[@b80-s9i]

Your English is great Felix and I appreciate all of your explanation of this process!💪😎👍

[@Explorerwolf]

I also have a bushcraft knife with the edge on the back and I use it very often for various things, excellent advice, greetings friend Felix

[@taumeltierchen]

Thank you for your videos and tutorials. I wish you and your family a great christmas and a lovely time off. Greetings from germany.

[@FelixImmler]

Vielen Dank, das wünsche ich Dir auch!!

[@davidgrise5820]

Felix, I'm looking forward to all the new videos of next year. Extremely enjoyable, always fun, and very informative!!!

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot for this wonderful compliment!

[@Scoutgordon99]

Thanks for this information Felix, I am a big fan of Mora knives and have now put a 90 degree spine on mine and can finally use it as a ferro rod sparker. I never realised it was the angle, I thought it was maybe the metal used. So thank you again for this fantastic Christmas present of being able to upgrade my simple Mora. Enjoy your Christmas and look forward to seeing your videos in the new year

[@FelixImmler]

Your comment makes me happy! Thank you and enjoy your holidays!

[@ramon2008]

Felix you make me love my victorinox knives (kitchen and Swiss army) even more

[@jaggiecz]

Merry christmas and a great 2024. Thanks for all the video's this year.

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot for watching them!

[@wonkylommiter6364]

Many thanks! my Mora companion is going to get this treatment! at work we have 10mm hardened pins, I will put one into a wooden file handle for the burnishing stage, thank you for passing on your experience and knowledge my friend, it is appreciated.

[@danpost4755]

Great video, Felix! I love a good, sharp 90° spine!

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you very much!

[@TheAirlock]

Great video! A Dremel w/a rough grit and wrench held against a flat surface also can work with steady hands and patience.

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks for your tip!

[@Jib230181]

Mora Garberg has one hell of a sharp spine. Great video Felix. Loved it. You and family stay safe and you all have a wonderful Christmas.

[@FelixImmler]

But make a burr on the Garbeg and you will see, that it works even better!

[@Jib230181]

@@FelixImmler don’t trust myself doing it as I know I’ll ruin it lol 😂.

[@user-ul5yu5hk9k]

Having a small thimble in fire kit might be a good addition for packing fine tinder as well as other uses

[@MrSteve280]

Frohe Weihnachten und ein glückliches neues Jahr für Sie und Ihre Familie, Herr. Immler. Thank you for another year of videos to brighten our day.

[@arnoldcohen1250]

Thank you for a wonderful and informative year.

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot for your support!

[@leslieaustin151]

Oh Great! AnotherFelix video!! Always good to see you Felix, always I learn something from you. Thank you. Have a great Christmas with your family. See you in 2024. Les in UK 🇬🇧

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you very much! i wish you the same!

[@OnTheRiver66]

Great information about using a burnisher on the spine of a knife. A polished drill bit shaft should also make a good burnisher. A lot of information in your videos!

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you very much!

[@misterpontypine]

I love your video, Felix - you are clearly used to handling tools and have had a lot of practice. Any new thing I learn from someone like you I always take it slowly when trying for myself, and that includes how I use the grinder etc - with care as you did. I suppose we could all do things very safely or not, but your videos are targeted at people with some knowledge of the handling and using knives, and sharpening the spine probably is only done by a miniscule percentage of people with knives. I loved the burnishing- pure genius. And thank you for your openness and generosity sharing who/where you got the idea from in support of their channel too. Thank you again 🙏

[@FelixImmler]

Wowww, you words makes me happy! Thank you very much for this compliment!

[@patrickharmon9459]

That's a wonderful idea 💡. I've used wood scrapers before but never thought of burnishing the spine of a knife like a wood scraper. Merry Christmas to you and your family, keep up the good work and God bless

[@prostarmansd]

Merry Christmas! Thank you for all your videos!

[@FelixImmler]

You are very welcome!

[@modelsfirst]

Thanks for this video! I am going to try to put a 90 degree spine on my Svord Peasant Mini with a simple file so I can use it with a ferro rod.

[@lisuk66]

👋🔥✌Hello, Felix. Thenk's á lot for a good knowledge 👍✌🎆🎄🎉

[@FelixImmler]

Very welcome!

[@cellerfeller1474]

Nice job on the burr demo - one of the best I have seen. Have you done a clip on how to make leather lacing? An old trapper trick was to stick the knife in a block of wood, put a hole in a scrap piece of leather or hide, start a little piece and pull - the leather rotates around the blade and you can pull off a long, even piece of leather - good for repairing traditional rawhide snowshoes or just making lacing for whatever task you need.

[@jmn-tr3xi]

فیلیکس ویدئوهات خیلی آموزنده هستند من خیلی خوشحالم که با کانال شما آشنا شدم ❤️❤️🤗

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks for your comment!

[@Jakob-j7y]

lieber Felix- schöne Weihnachten und einen guten Rutsch. Und vielen Dank für all diese informativen Videos- für deine liebevolle und positive Art und bleib so und schönen Urlaub!😂👍🏽

[@FelixImmler]

Danke gleichfalls. LG aus der Schweiz!

[@wilelee]

Thank you for such a great video Felix very very useful!👍😎🦾

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot for watching!

[@getsmart3701]

Happy Christmas Felix from northern Sweden and thank you for a great year of videos and look forward to 2024 with Felix Immler. All the best mate.

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you very much for this wonderful compliment!

[@rancidcrawfish]

Happy Holidays to you and your family, Mr Felix. Thanks for all the videos this year

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you very much for your support!

[@JesseCase]

I am absolutely doing this to all of my bushcraft and camping knives!

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you Jesse!

[@WayPointSurvival]

This is a wonderful video and very well explained! I really do like your homemade burnisher. Also, Merry Christmas to you and yours and enjoy your KZbin break!

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you so much my friend! I'm looking forward to the new year and hope for a nice project together!

[@WayPointSurvival]

@@FelixImmler Indeed. Sounds great!

[@dennisleighton2812]

Wow! Today I learned something really important! That was one of the best demonstrations videos I've ever viewed! It's amazing what a huge difference that such a little extra effort/skill can accomplish! I can't wait to try it out on one of my knives! Thank you for a great Christmas present here on Christmas eve! Wishing you and your family a happy and blessed Christmas and an exciting and productive New Year! I'm waiting (impatiently perhaps?) for the latest news about the Venture improvements! Cheers Felix!

[@FelixImmler]

Your comment makes me happy!! Thank you very much. i wish you and your family also a fantastic new year!

[@latigomorgan]

I had to sharpen the spine on a fairly expensive bushcraft knife so I could use it like you demonstrated. But, I was in the field and had to use my Leatherman file on it. It took a little while, but I got a nice sharp spine that should have been on it when it was made.

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot for your interesting comment

[@davehumpleby3440]

Ive been contemplating doing this with my Mora Companion HD for a long while. Time to give it a go. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you and good luck!

[@davehumpleby3440]

@FelixImmler I did it today, thank you. I was too wary of using power tools, so I put the knife in a vice and used a file. I then finished with successively finer diamond stones. It was a great success, with a neat finish, and it showers plentiful sparks of a ferro rod. Thank you for the motivation.

[@breaking_bear]

Merry Christmas Felix! Thank you!

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you very much! i wish you the same!

[@gregchandler900]

I just ordered a venture today!!

[@FelixImmler]

Super... thank you!

[@jmn-tr3xi]

سلام ممنون از ویدئوهات ، منتظر بودم ❤❤❤❤❤

[@FelixImmler]

Welcome...

[@rcg5317]

Thank you for this video. I have a Mora and the spine is rounded. I will definitely try this. And merry Christmas to you and your family!!

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you very much!

[@sharpfactory3705]

Der letzte Tipp ist echt hilfreich das Kante ich so noch nicht, Dankeschön

[@FelixImmler]

Freut mich sehr! Danke für das Feedback!

[@experience_nature_bushcraft]

Du zeigst, dass nich nur das Sackmesser ein Multitool ist, sondern auch das feststehende! Ich wünsche Dir und Deinen Lieben schöne Feiertage!

[@FelixImmler]

Danke Thomas. Dein Kommentar freut mich immer besonders! Ich wünsche Dir und deiner Familie auch tolle Festtage!

[@peddypeoples941]

Love the saw in the Swisstool, it can easily strike a ferro rod or scrape stuff. But for fixed blades i used a rough diamond sharpener to get a 90 degree angle, even my daily carry knife has this because it is indeed very useful:)

[@hansdenie2133]

With a metal file and sharpening stones, I created a scraping surface on the inside straight portion of the lockable cap lifter on a 111 mm Soldatenmesser 08 SAK. The liner lock makes it easy and safe to use this DIY - about 12 mm long - scraping surface for tasks like striking a fire steel.

[@FelixImmler]

Super idea! Thanks a lot for your comment!

[@chaswarren7239]

So much practical knowledge & ingenuity. Happy New Year Felix!

[@ThunderChunky101]

Bought the Venture to gauge its quality before I want to buy the pro for my brother for his 40th birthday and I wanted to see how good they are before getting the more special and slightly more expensive one. The quality is absolutely top notch! Very impressive, and I'm very happy with my purchase. So I guess he'll have a nice present for his birthday.

[@margueritemitchell1829]

Hello from Beautiful British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦 ❤🎉happy 😊 holidays 💖

[@FelixImmler]

Hello dear Marguerite. I wish you a merry Christmas!

[@MichaelR58]

Good video Felix , thanks for sharing YAH bless you my friend

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you so much for your support during the 2023!!!

[@Jimbo878]

Another place you will find an exceptional sharp and square spine for scraping wooden and using a fire striker is on the wood saw blade on the Swiss Army Knife - it's as sharp as a cabinet scraper. Merry Christmas to you and your kin Mr Immler 🌲, I've thoroughly enjoyed your channel and can't wait to see what you bring us in 2024 🍻

[@frederikbruck5210]

Thank you for your wonderful content, Felix! I wish you and your family a peaceful Christmas Time and a good start in the new year!

[@FelixImmler]

I wish you the same ... Thanks a lot!

[@maschih.5231]

Schönes und einfach zu verstehendes Video wie immer. Da kann dann jeder draus machen was er will. Dir schöne Feiertage und einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr !

[@edwardallen1740]

This was a very informative video. I have several knives to fix the spines on. Thanks again for a great video. Merry Christmas and a prosperous new year to all.

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you very much. I wish you the same!

[@ToolsandTime]

Good points on the spine. I think that's overlooked or not understood by so many manufacturers.

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot for your positive feedback! greetings from Switzerland

[@pB-vp3mo]

Thank You for your videos! Merry Christmas and happy holidays. I will look for your next year videos.

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you very much!

[@thisisMeDM]

Learned something new! Thank you. Also we all make simple mistakes like grinding the knife backwards, no big deal. You turned out alright lol

[@airbrush1973]

Danke Felix für den Tipp, ich habe bei meinen Messer immer den Messerrücken im 90 grad Winkel scharf geschliffen. Das mit den Kanten umlegen werde ich mal ausprobieren

[@FelixImmler]

Sehr gut 👍 Liebe Grüsse aus der Schweiz

[@LucaMezzadri]

Merry Christmas, happy new year and thank you for you video’s Felix

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot Luca!

[@John..18]

On my bushcraft knife, I keep the distance where my thumb can reach, (around 2 inches), rounded, for carving, and the rest of the blade towards the tip, I keep very sharp ( 90 degrees, ),, So, I have the best of both worlds I think,, 🤔🤔🔪🔪,, Great video Felix,, Merry Christmas to you and your family, 🎅🎅👍👍

[@FelixImmler]

Well done! I wish you the same!

[@wolfgrube]

Strahlende Weihnachten und guten Rutsch!

[@FelixImmler]

Herzlichen Dank!!

[@marcosini1101]

Ein Messer, was man als Victorinox-Nerd unbedingt besitzen muß. Da ist euch wirklich ein Meisterstück gelungen💪💯❤️👍🏼

[@FelixImmler]

Danke für das Lob!

[@hendrikhelm]

Nice knife ist the Fällkniven F1 and A1 they have also a realy scharp bag of the knife.😊

[@FelixImmler]

No doupt, the F1 and A1 are good knifes too.

[@BladeWalker77]

I completely agree, I used a file to obtain a 90-degree spine on my mora companion. I consider that feature essential in a outdoors knife. Buon natale Felix!

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you very much!

[@jamesjohnson7905]

Just discovered your channel loving the content especially the tips and tricks with a sak now your compulsory viewing for cubs scouts and venture scouts

[@peterappleton5213]

Outstanding stuff, thanks Felix and happy Christmas

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you..i wish you the same!

[@nicolapieroni9460]

Grande Felix😊

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you very much!

[@balmungt5759]

Danke super Tipp 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🍀und einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr

[@MartinAhlman]

God Jul (Merry Christmas) from Sweden!

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you very much dear Martin!

[@nurturaanimae]

Vielen Dank Felix. Ich wusste nichts über dieses Thema. Ich will ein Viktorinox kaufen und alles probieren im Wald. Frohe Weinachten in der Schweiz !

[@FelixImmler]

danke, ich wünsche Dir auch schöe Festtage!

[@BCVS777]

Excellent! Your homemade jigs are great. Maintaining 90 degrees at all times is crucial and thus the jigs are needed. One little roll away from 90 degrees when grinding and you have ruined it…I know from experience!

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot for your positive feedback!

[@rquest3059]

Excellent video, l would like to do this to the under side of the finger nail file on my Victorinox. That way, the sharp edge is always folded into the handle. Have a Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

[@FelixImmler]

This is a fantastic idea!

[@davidkurle5418]

Awesome video, Felix! Merry Christmas to you and your family!

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you very much David. I wish you the same!

[@jaredm450]

I've never played with sharpening the spine on my knives. I'm going to go try it with one of my cheap Moraknivs before I try on a Victorinox though!

[@FelixImmler]

Good idea!

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

i got a hultafors ok4, that has a sharp spine. can try that too. though carbon steel. it is ludicrously strong 😂

[@phils7108]

excellent advice. Thank you.

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks for watching!

[@GabrieWeiß]

Merry Christmas ❤🎄