Broken mora's?

zpstl321 said:
From time to time I consider selling or trading my more expensive knives for Mora Companions...
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I've been refining my collection as well, first with khukuri and now working on the knives. It's not just that these knives are cheap and you're not afraid to use/abuse them, but they actually out perform so many blades on real tasks (as opposed to the tasks we sometimes imagine we'll do). If I get realistic with my knife, it'll be easier to justify carrying a 22 oz. khukuri:D
 
I have battened my bushcraft black through seasoned hickory, white oak and osage orange and no damage at all. I won't buy a different knife anymore, I just wish I had found out how good they were about $50,000 dollars in knife spending ago...
 
I like Moras for what they are. Cheap knives with good steel and a grind that lends itself to wood working. Got a shelf full of 'em, including an M2K which I think is kind of pricey for what it is. $100 though? A Fiskars 14" and a No. 10 Opinel together would be about $65 less ...
 
Kiah said:
I like Moras for what they are. Cheap knives with good steel and a grind that lends itself to wood working. Got a shelf full of 'em, including an M2K which I think is kind of pricey for what it is. $100 though? A Fiskars 14" and a No. 10 Opinel together would be about $65 less ...
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Don't forget a couple of bow saw blades for another $10.
 
TedPalmer said:
check this out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vHnZuEXc6Y
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The Bushcraft Black is a nice knife, but way overpriced as it is IMHO. At $100, this one is ridiculous. The BCB shouldn't sale for more than $25. At that price it'd be ideal. Plus, I believe this is the model where the rubber handle quickly begins to deteriorate at the guard from sheath insertion/removal. I'm waiting for my Hultafors GK to arrive to see if it's the $13.95 (shipped) alternative to the Mora BCB. I can't imagine this Mora Pathfinder competing with some of the new ESEE bushcrafty models (or so many others from many other manufacturers), as it's price may not be far below theirs and they'll have Micarta, superb steel and sheaths. I think Mora is trying a little too hard to cash in on the bushcraft craze, but needs to remember what earned their already high status in that field: great knives for less than shipping cost on many other blades.
 
There are some videos on the tube showing the Companion taking more abuse than that shown in the above video. Those videos were done by some of the same folks that put on the BushClass videos. The Mora will take way more abuse than most believe.
 
I can't break mine, after over a year of solid abuse trying to get it to fail it has not. You can't buy a better knife IMO.
 
Hi there, my first post on the forum.

I was out lastnight and I broke my mora 911. :eek: I liked this knife as well. It happend while batoning a bit of oak. Heres the picture.

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When I bought the knife there was odd markings down the spine. I dont know if this was maybe a defect in the metal? I was hoping one of you guys might know? Could I send this back ?

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Woods Walker said:
I think the Buchcraft thing along with some of the other higher priced Mora knives are more marketing than anything else. Why did they dump one of their most popular models, the 911 and 946? Mora "Bushcraft" Triflex above 911 below.
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I didn't know they got rid of the 911/946?!
 
I'd like to see what the tang looks like unbroken. It seems to have given up the ghost at the smallest part. My guess is that you were putting tremendous downward pressure on the handle and blade at the same time and it was just too much for the small attachment area. Just a guess.
 
I was taught never to hit the handle, Ive never broke a knife before.

Have any of you had that strange fragmented thing down the spine before? Ive never seen it

Id like to see the tang too but incase im going to send it back I cant. Ive only had it a few weeks.
 
Clydebuiltcoyle said:
Hi there, my first post on the forum.

I was out lastnight and I broke my mora 911. :eek: I liked this knife as well. It happend while batoning a bit of oak. Heres the picture.


When I bought the knife there was odd markings down the spine. I dont know if this was maybe a defect in the metal? I was hoping one of you guys might know? Could I send this back ?
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The spine being unfinished is normal, at least on the older cheaper models. I suppose it would depend on the seller as to whether you could send it back. Despite what they may hold up to, it's still a cheap partial tang knife that wasn't designed for splitting hardwood. Considering the 911 hasn't been around for a while I assume you bought it from an individual? I personally wouldn't think the knife breaking through that use would be their responsibility.
 
Id bought it from nordicoutdoor.co.uk. I dont imagine they will entertain me either but its worth a try. I really liked the way the knife felt in my hand and they dont seem to be selling it now.

Just so yous know, I have an axe for splitting wood but where I was I wasnt able to take an axe and everything was soaking wet. Batoning wood with a small knife is not a common practise for me.
 
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Those voids on the spine of the 911 above are normal. My 911 has the same. I've done some light batonning with it to see how it did, but not often. Right tool for the job, and all that, as others have said.

Zieg
 
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Since a Mora pathfinder was brought up and this is a broken Mora thread.
The first production run pathfinders are defective with an edge that turns easily with light cutting, make sure you get one that is the revised version where Mora fixed the issue.
 
Can I say something? As a Mora user and lover, I will say as I wish without care for the latest trends in the outdoor community. The one thing binds all of these threads together is batonning. Moras were intended to be crafting knives, not froes. It you don't do exceedingly stupid things with them they will not break. Show me a crafting knife that has been broken while crafting. The Swedish idea is to carry this in conjunction with an axe, it doesn't need to be beaten through a log.
 
you know......I go to the store and pick up/handle a mora every single time. Despite everything I've ever heard or read about them, I still think to myself "No, you'll break this silly little thing" - put it down and walk away.....

I don't know why, everything I've ever read about them was positive - including all the torture tests I've seen on YouTube and one in person. I just can't seem to pull the trigger on buying one.

To add insult to injury, I have a nice carbon steel Opinel #12 in my possibles bag [for Muzzleloader] and freaking love it. It's even more inexpensively made than the Mora and for whatever reason, THAT one I bought LOL.

I think personally [for me] I like a knife with a substantial heft to it. Becker BK9 and Cold Steel SRK and TrailMaster-type knives are my absolute weakness. The Opinel, while not a "hefty" knife, has a handle more to my liking. Add to that, I KNOW the Opinel can't take too much abuse and so, I don't beat on it like I might be tempted to with a Mora.

IDK.......I'm kinda weird I guess LOL
 
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