Are laminated Mora blades better than carbon?

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Hello, I would like to step into a discussion. I am looking at a used Frost laminated steel knife, for sale, here in my country. Looks pretty bad, but I thought maybe good for a project of some kind. And I am reading about what you said about rust on a tang, and as I can see on a picture there is definitely some of that here. Is there a way that I can see how bad the condition is, I mean, is it worth buying it. And, if someone knows, how far does the tang goes on these knives, because I would definitely put traditional birch handle. Here is a link, if someone would like to see and help with a suggestion
https://ibb.co/tpPkhBj
https://ibb.co/QmTNrYY

It seems to be an older model I can’t find info on. Without knowing which model it is you can’t be sure what the tang looks like. They’ve used different tangs over the years. It could be it’s just 1/3 the length of the handle. Some say to use a magnet to check the tang but that only tells you the rough length of the tang and not the shape. You can do a search for mora tangs and you’ll see all sorts of shapes too.

That said, the issue described above is in reference to wood handled moras where there is a hole drilled down the handle for the tang that isn’t sealed from moisture getting in. Plastic moras don’t have this issue usually as the plastic seals it up. Given the fact you don’t know what the tang looks like and the fact that the plastic handles need to be ground or sawn off I would pass on it personally as a project knife unless it was dirt cheap.

If you want a mora to use it should work just fine as is from what little I can see of it. It just needs the rust cleaned off and sharpened most likely. It is NOT worth as much as even the cheapest mora you can buy new however.

 

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It seems to be an older model I can’t find info on. Without knowing which model it is you can’t be sure what the tang looks like. They’ve used different tangs over the years. It could be it’s just 1/3 the length of the handle. Some say to use a magnet to check the tang but that only tells you the rough length of the tang and not the shape. You can do a search for mora tangs and you’ll see all sorts of shapes too.

That said, the issue described above is in reference to wood handled moras where there is a hole drilled down the handle for the tang that isn’t sealed from moisture getting in. Plastic moras don’t have this issue usually as the plastic seals it up. Given the fact you don’t know what the tang looks like and the fact that the plastic handles need to be ground or sawn off I would pass on it personally as a project knife unless it was dirt cheap.

If you want a mora to use it should work just fine as is from what little I can see of it. It just needs the rust cleaned off and sharpened most likely. It is NOT worth as much as even the cheapest mora you can buy new however.

Thank you for answer. The biggest point going for that knife was the fact that it is laminated steel so I tought to make a little sloyd knife.... It sells for 10 euros, I think I can get it for 6-7 euros...So it is cheap, but probably not worth to invest the time. Thanks