New Mora coming out soon! "HighQ Robust"

[FortyTwoBlades]

Is this news to anyone else or am I late to the party?

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Allround knife with double-moulded extra large ergonomically designed handle. High friction grip. Blade 3,2mm thick carbonsteel.
Grey plastic twin-sheath, giving you the possibility to connect your favorites.

The stats they list:

Blade Thickness: 3,2mm
Blade Length: 104mm
Total Length: 226mm

Looks pretty interesting! A little over a full 1/8" thick and I bet the tang, given the name and marketing, is likely wide like on the Bushcraft Force. The piggybacking sheath makes me wonder how long it'll take someone to make a necklace out of them.

[DrivebyTrucker]

Interesting. More is better. This could be great for those with larger hands.

[mistwalker]

A Mora with a 3mm blade sounds interesting. I'm guess that's supposed to be 3.2mm?

[FortyTwoBlades]

Yeah--in Europe they use commas instead of periods.

Personally I hope they come out with a Mora in a high saber grind or full flat some day. Like a 2k's tip only all the way down the blade. The extra grinding would raise the price, but it would be worth it, to me at least!

[trapper78]

any idea on the price of this one?

[FortyTwoBlades]

No clue--just saw it on Mora's Facebook page the other day.

[aiwnios]

Here's the competition they're beating by .2mm

[parbajtor]

Was gonna say it's probably competition for the Hultafors HD.
The Hultafors has a better sheath IMO

[FortyTwoBlades]

Was gonna say it's probably competition for the Hultafors HD.
The Hultafors has a better sheath IMO

I dunno'...the sheath on the HighQ Robust is a slight variant on the Companion series and the Companion sheaths are actually pretty darn impressive!

[1066vik]

127mm handle on this one -- seriously looking forward to it!

[Woods Walker]

I want.

[tknife]

If the price stays true to other Moras, I will definitely try one out.

[baldtaco-II]

Yeah--in Europe they use commas instead of periods.

Not here we don't. Old school used to use them to break up numbers like 26348749474994373474562099 into more manageable chunks but that's it.

[Shotgun]

Meh...I hate thick scandis. I don't see what's wrong with the thin ones that needed fixing personally.

[FortyTwoBlades]

Not here we don't. Old school used to use them to break up numbers like 26348749474994373474562099 into more manageable chunks but that's it.

Apparently in Sweden they do! It's consistent throughout their site. Seen it on plenty of sites that use Euro currency, but it's true that I made a broad generalization.

I agree with Shotgun in that I find thin Scandi's preferable, but lots of folks seem to like the thicker ones. Could be fun to put a full-height convex on it, though!

[CWL]

Personally, I find it kinda sad that Mora is jumping on the "thicker is better" bandwagon. But I suppose they need to meet current demand.

[CWL]

Personally, I find it kinda sad that Mora is jumping on the "thicker is better" bandwagon. But I suppose they need to meet current demand.

People can pretty-much do everything they'll ever need with a basic & skinny Mora #1, -if they knew what they were doing.

[FortyTwoBlades]

Personally, I find it kinda sad that Mora is jumping on the "thicker is better" bandwagon. But I suppose they need to meet current demand.

People can pretty-much do everything they'll ever need with a basic & skinny Mora #1, -if they knew what they were doing.

^Bolded for emphasis. Most people DON'T. I love a thin blade. Like I said, I think it would be fun to get one of the Robust models and convert it from a Scandi into a thinner grind.

[MJF]

How am I going to chop down a tree with a Mora #1?!? Obviously I'm not going to bring an Axe into the woods with me...come on, that would just be dumb. Do you have any idea how often I need to chop down trees when I'm in the woods?!? Literally all the time

[neeman]

Personally, I find it kinda sad that Mora is jumping on the "thicker is better" bandwagon. But I suppose they need to meet current demand.

People can pretty-much do everything they'll ever need with a basic & skinny Mora #1, -if they knew what they were doing.

On their site they state its use
AREAS OF USE
Construction and DIY

So it looks like they are aiming for their domestic market
Who else uses a fixed blade on a construction site?