I guess I don't really see the appeal of the mini mojos. A recurve might make sense for certain applications on a big 9"+ blade, but I don't see it as practical on such a short blade.

Based on the great work you do with the belt sander, you should make your own Kydex sheaths. It's relativiely inexpensive to get started and with some basic practice, you can bang out sheaths for your whole collection. This was my main reason for getting the tools to make sheaths, I was tired of not having sheaths for knives. It would have cost me hundreds of dollars to buy sheaths for all of my knives.

That's what Dan said H-D. But the man is full of surprises, and I like that! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

I am definitely interested, Jeeps. Got any suggestions as to what to get and where to get it? I am sick of black kydex, too. A little color might be nice for a change.

I will write up a list of what I got and my recommendations and then pm you so I don't hijack the thread.

I find I like a recurved blade as long as it isn't too extreme. The recurve makes the small blade a slightly better chopper and a slightly better slicer. The negative to the recurve is that its a little harder to sharpen, but not terribly so in my experience.

In the Mini Mojo its probably not a feature that makes a huge difference one way or another. IMO, it does add some visual appeal to the blade.

The bigger question is probably whether you need an almost 7" blade in the first place.

Hey Jeeps would you mind starting a new thread so we can all have it as reference? I too would love to see what your thoughts and recommendations are.

IMO, 7" blades have a limited use - My USMC and RD7 are strictly for field use w/ the military, and something that I would take w/ me to combat. The Mojo would be in the same boat (and the USMC would be out!)

Edit - I'm saying, too short to chop well, too big to do smaller utility work, but a good size for digging or sticking people.

Will do, I thought about that too.

Maybe it is because I have used 6 and 7 inch blades for so long, but I like them. The first time I ever saw a knife chop down a tree it was a US Navy Ka-Bar in the hands of 12 year old kid. It was a fairly large pine tree, too. A 7" blade can chop, and it is more compact and easier to handle than a 9" or 10" knife.

excellent, +1 on that idea!
lookin forward to the read too <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

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