Are Moras any good?

Good? I'd say GREAT, especially considering the price point! Buy 10 (ok, at least 2)!

Here are a couple of my users (pics from this past summer):



 
Quick question: are the synthetic handles more like rubber or plastic? I'd like them to feel a bit more substantial than just cheap plastic.
 
The colored part of the handles is a harder plastic, but the black parts you are seeing are a grippier hard rubber, very good traction!

I just got my first (Pro S) last week and for the money don't see how you can beat it! If you do get the carbon, as said before, keep it dry and absolutely no salt water, spent the weekend trying to get the funk off my sons companion after his trip to the everglades!
 
link2derek said:
Good? I'd say GREAT, especially considering the price point! Buy 10 (ok, at least 2)!

Here are a couple of my users (pics from this past summer):



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Hey Derek, which model is that red one? Looking at getting at least three of these and that one could go to the head of the get list, love that handle!
 
I really like the Mora Companion. I had three, but realized that was overkill so I sold off one. I've given a few as gifts and the recipients have all loved them.
 
Arg! Once again, thank you BF for another unplanned knife purchase. Just ordered my first Mora, a Craftline robust with carbon steel. I said to myself "it's not even a twenty dollar bill!" Famous last words.. Sounds like I'll own a few by year end.
 
Moras are great, they really are. The red one above is the Clipper (the model I have). My wife borrowed it on a camping trip shortly after I got it, and declared that she needed her own.

Sure, they're not full tanged, and the sheaths aren't great. But man, for $13, its hard to beat them, particularly for what they're best at (carving).

Also, I was poking around on Moras website the other day, and found out that they have a blunt-tip knife (which may end up as the knife that gets used to teach my nephews how to carve), and its also not known widely that Mora makes a FFG knife (Craftline Pro Flex).

I always say that people should at least try a Mora. Chances are they will like it, or at least find a good home for it. If for some reason they DON'T like it, then they'll have spent just a few dollars to learn about some features/traits/designs that they DON'T want in future knives.
 
802-303 said:
Arg! Once again, thank you BF for another unplanned knife purchase. Just ordered my first Mora, a Craftline robust with carbon steel. I said to myself "it's not even a twenty dollar bill!" Famous last words.. Sounds like I'll own a few by year end.
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Yep, that's how it starts. :) You should check out the Classic, see what all the fuss is about.
 
ocnLogan said:
and its also not known widely that Mora makes a FFG knife (Craftline Pro Flex).
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Thanks for bringing to my attention that there is one more Mora knife I must have. I love my FFG Spydercos and thought all the Moras were scandi grinds. I started with the clipper years ago, and now have a dozen different variations.
The cheapest place I have found Moras for sale is Sierra Trading Post. My current favorite is the HighQ Robust, and I would recommend it over the Bushcraft because it is a fraction of the cost and the difference in performance is minimal. My Bushcraft (carbon) has a coated blade that drives me crazy because it seems to hide the corrosion rather than prevent it.
 
Yeah, I've spent the last 20 mins checking out Mora's. I think I'll hold off on a dozen more until my first arrives Friday. (the sheath is holding me back. I'd like left side carry for that size knife.)
 
ocnLogan said:
Moras are great, they really are. The red one above is the Clipper (the model I have). My wife borrowed it on a camping trip shortly after I got it, and declared that she needed her own.

Sure, they're not full tanged, and the sheaths aren't great. But man, for $13, its hard to beat them, particularly for what they're best at (carving).

Also, I was poking around on Moras website the other day, and found out that they have a blunt-tip knife (which may end up as the knife that gets used to teach my nephews how to carve), and its also not known widely that Mora makes a FFG knife (Craftline Pro Flex).

I always say that people should at least try a Mora. Chances are they will like it, or at least find a good home for it. If for some reason they DON'T like it, then they'll have spent just a few dollars to learn about some features/traits/designs that they DON'T want in future knives.
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I think I saw in a Pinnah photo that he electrical taped a big carabiner clip to the sheath... I'm gonna try that on mine!
 
You have a how to? How awesome is that! This is going to be my evening project this weekend! I'm going to cut off that awful belt loop on top of the mora's otherwise secure stock sheath!
 
It's extremely hard to beat Mora's when it comes to value for money. I'm still partial to the Classic 1 mainly because of the handle shape. Easy to sharpen. Throws sparks well when the spine is squared-off. Comfortable to hold in a variety of grips - it meets most the requirements bushcrafters are looking for. They're definitely not a one-tool option, but its limitations are pretty obvious when you're using one. Every knife person should have a Mora just because.
 
utaharcher said:
I believe that's the clipper 840
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Cackmandu said:
Hey Derek, which model is that red one? Looking at getting at least three of these and that one could go to the head of the get list, love that handle!
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That is correct - the Clipper 840. The best $13 you'll ever spend!




That being said, the HD Companion in carbon steel is probably my all-time favorite Mora - the best $16 you'll ever spend - LOL!:

 
Geez Derek, your pics make me want knives I didn't think I did,,, that clipper looks great. A good back up to my companion.
 
Mora companion all the way! Get the SS version if you live near the coast or in a humid climate.
 
Everyone should own at least one Mora, at least as a backup knife. I have a Mora Companion and I love it. I also recommend a Marttiini Condor Timberjack Knife which is similar to a Mora but in Carbon steel, has a bit better handle grip in my opinion and has a certain rustic beauty to it.

My all time favorite bushcraft budget knife is definitely a Condor, either a Bushlore or a Rodan, both full tang and made of 1070 high carbon steel though the Bushlore has an exposed tang while the Rodan has a hidden tang. Both are built like tanks and are very affordable usually costing around the price of two Mora's. You owe it to yourself to look into these two models.

My own budget combo is a Condor Bushlore and a Mora Companion as a backup, cost me a little less than $50 together and I feel like I could survive pretty much any situation with them by my side.
 
Supposedly Mora is about to make a full tang knife in 2016.

They have hinted to it on their website.
Full tang much like the way Fällkniven makes full tang on their A1 or F1.

So soon your should be able to get your hands on such a knife.
 
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