Does anyone else hate Mora knives?

bigghoss said:
I have the companion and companion HD. I actually prefer the regular companion. The thinner stock feels like it cuts better.
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Scandis reach full stock thickness very quickly, so thin stock is preferred with them for that reason. I prefer the standard Companions vs. Robust or HD models. I just wish they made the stainless ones as thin as the carbon. A blue stainless Companion in the thinner stock thickness of the carbon model would be my dream Mora. :D
 
Sounds like I need to get a Mora to hate, too. It fits my knife requirements perfectly:

Cheap
Great Value
Performs Well
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
Scandis reach full stock thickness very quickly, so thin stock is preferred with them for that reason. I prefer the standard Companions vs. Robust or HD models. I just wish they made the stainless ones as thin as the carbon. A blue stainless Companion in the thinner stock thickness of the carbon model would be my dream Mora. :D
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How about the High Q Allround Stainless in 0,79" thickness.
With blue & black handle.


Regards
Mikael
 
Mikael W said:
How about the High Q Allround Stainless in 0,79" thickness.
With blue & black handle.


Regards
Mikael
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Nope--the High Q Allround Stainless is 2.5mm thick. The Companion MG Carbon is 2.0mm thick. Also I prefer the smooth grip of the Companion and the paler blue. :)
 
Ive never bought a mora because im at a loss to what i would actually use it for. I dont really bushcraft and its either too big for EDC or too small for the stuff i do in the woods
 
Saint Loke said:
To say that knives are just for cutting, is the same as saying that clothes are just for keeping us warm. It's much more than that, and every knife-nut knows it. I collect expensive knives for the feel of an exquisite handle material, the grace of a blade curve, the shine of the polished metal, the security of a tight grip, and the reassuring weight of steel in my hands. A mora does not provide any satisfaction, it's simple, ugly, and lacks any sort of grace. But it's cheap and cuts stuff, no doubt about it.
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Well said sir.
 
i think we all have champagne taste but some of us have beer pockets or just need the loot for other areas in my life. that's where the mora comes in. it's not a big gamble and the darn thing works and if you get tired of it, it's not like you spent $500 on a knife. :D
 
I also could not get past it's cheapness, so I had one made with similar specs to a mora.

but the shape and geometry is great for outdoor work, im not sure I even need my kukri anymore other than to intimidate my guests...
 
Lee D said:
these are the only pics I have of it, these are from the day the JRE showed up in the mail....aside from some kitchen use, the knife was as it arrived from the factory. I waited for the sheath to arrive before I put it to any real outdoor use and both the knife and the sheath have thoroughly impressed
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Very nice setup. :thumbup:
 
Think about all the tools and various products you're familiar with. How many have the performance and utility of the Mora knives at such an incredibly affordable price? I have drawers of expensive knives that I love, but none of them come anywhere near the Mora's price/performance ratio!

Stay sharp,
desmobob
 
Mora knifes (the bladedesign) is more then 1000 years old. The Vikings use them for 1200 years ago - and they have not change its blade design thins then. I think that this blade design can be the oldest knife in the world still in use and still in production.

Mora knifes is not good for anything - but they can do everything.

Thomas
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
Nope--the High Q Allround Stainless is 2.5mm thick. The Companion MG Carbon is 2.0mm thick. Also I prefer the smooth grip of the Companion and the paler blue. :)
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Okey, I had a second check and it's 2mm / 0,079" thick!
The colorscheme was blue & grey, not black & blue.

It's on the official Moraofsweden homepage and also on Ragweed forge.

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But why not put a 2,5mm /0,1" blade on a beltsander and give it both a thinned blade and some distaltaper?


Regards
Mikael
 
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I bought one, found it lacking, gave it away, and went out and spent money for a real knife. So there! :cool:
 
I hated Mora because I cannot put a decent edge with it. well now I learned how to sharpen... and now I am very impressed with it!

by the way, I dig mora's more because I like their plastic handles, and I like Scandinavian puukko heritage about the hidden tang. I do not want to be bothered with rust on exposed tang on handle. the plastic sheath of my Mora Bushcraft Triflex really crappy though, but I like the plastic sheath on the Mora Neverlost. mora made knives that I dont need to worry about using it. oh yea, the thin blades makes for another point...
 
Mikael W said:
Okey, I had a second check and it's 2mm / 0,079" thick!
The colorscheme was blue & grey, not black & blue.

It's on the official Moraofsweden homepage and also on Ragweed forge.

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But why not put a 2,5mm /0,1" blade on a beltsander and give it both a thinned blade and some distaltaper?


Regards
Mikael
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Ah--I was going by your description and that was for the TopQ, which is 2.5, while the HighQ is the blue/grey and is 2mm. Didn't double-check the model name when looking up the stats. :p

Again, though, I prefer the lighter blue of the Companion and the sheath (both color and absence of doubler button since I don't intend on carrying another knife with it) but I don't desire it SO strongly as to bother with trying to modify one. My grinder (1x42) is better suited to sharpening work rather than primary grind work anyhow. :)
 
They are great for woods work, but try food prep with them and you will see the limitations of the scandi grind.
 
About 15 years ago I wrote this on the old rec.knives:

Cruising looking at knives and knife sites I've seen many good and bad. One
thing I've noticed is that sometimes price is not an indicator of quality or
performamce. With our current emphasis on "tactical" knifes costing multi
hundreds of $'s I think we've dismissed some really practical blades. Prime
examples of such are the various styles from Scandinavia. I recently bought a
Mora 2000 from the Ragweed Forge - http://www.bluemoon.net/~ragnar/ - and ran
it through some paces. The 12c27 stainless blade is about 4.5" long, 1" wide,
and about 1/16th thick with an interesting duel grind - typical Swedish near
the tang transitioning to a flat grind at the tip. Thr handle is plastic combo
similar to zytle and kraton. The sheath is plastic but holds the knife without
a keeper even when carried inverted. Now this knife CUTS like mad - razor
shrap! I'm sure it's the grind combined with a very thin cross section (Joe
Talmadge I hope you read this - kinda like AG's Deerhunter). Everything I've
thrown at it gets cut up on short order - leather, cardboard, carpet, denim,
wood, etc.. Yes, it's still sharp. No it's not a wonder knife. It's simple in
design, kind of homely (ok - ugly), I wouldn't use ut as a pry-bar, wouldn't
be my first choice for a defensive blade (although I suspect it would do just
fine in this role). But for utility use it's super - sort of a Swedish
"survival" knife. Now for the interesting part - the cost. This gem goes for a
whopping $25! I suspect this knife will give me pause the next time I feel the
urge to spend $200-500 for a "super" knife. Moral of the story - sometimes
good knives don't cost big bucks and form follows fuction. Just some
thoughts...

Since then the 2000 has cut up literally a ton of cardboard and more garden stuff then I can remember. It shows the use but is still fully functional. I have more than a few expensive knives but still reach for a Mora when I want stuff cut up. I'm a huge Mora fan. Simple, functional and inexpensive.
 
I think this is TMI and true. Buying a new knife still sure is fun though! But I've been trying to control that. For me all the knives that I thought were going to be utility knives ended up being canned and replaced with an Opinel that seem to beat them all.

I don't need a knife to baton things with. I have a hatchet for that and other tools for prying etc...etc... = )
 
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