Got my 1st Mora Companion HeavyDuty Carbon Blade 11746 and it's not sharp? [w/Pics]

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I got my 1st Mora Companion HeavyDuty Carbon Blade 11746 and it's not sharp??

Purchased from a MD fleabay seller who doesn't have much history with these knifes.

It's my 1st 'proper' knife and I was expecting it to be scary sharp but I cannot even shave hairs from my arm with it. Seems almost blunt to me.

When I inspect it it appears to have an additional very slight intermediate bevel on the opposite side to the makers name. Is this normal??

I thought these had a single scandi bevel.

Wondering if it's been messed with or what?

Probably going to return but wanted to get some feedback first...

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PS. I now notice that this is a forum about serious knives! and appreciate the kind responses considering the cheap knife I am mentioning ;)

Thanks!
 
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Welcome to Bladeforums. I don't see a problem here. First of all, it's a $15 knife (give or take a dollar). Sharpening Sandvik steel is extremely easy, and can be done in a matter of minutes with any stone or ceramic rod/implement. They surely aren't collectors items. The lines on your blade are machining mRks it seems, the only people that potentially messed with it were from the factory. Sharpen your knife and use it.
 
Didn't come sharp?! Unfortunately there's no way to fix that, better just throw it away.
 
Knives, even very good ones, don't always arrive shaving sharp from the factory. I'm fine with that as long as the blades is properly ground, since it takes a couple of minutes to bring it up to scary sharp.

I've bought Moras by the bucketloads (literally, I used to order them wholesale), and the basic models didn't have one more minute of labour out into them than needed for the to be functional. Tool marks and other minor cosmetic flaws are common and to be expected. Final honing of a blade is usually done by hand, and I'm guessing Swedish workers don't come cheap, so you only get a basic edge.
 
sharpen it

complaining about a knife that comes slightly dull is like complaining about a gun that comes unloaded.
 
It's normal for the Mora heavy duty grind to have a small secondary bevel.
It makes the edge cope better with heavy duty tasks.

Sometimes You can see machining marks on the blades, but those disappear with sharpening.
If You want a zeroedge, why not try the regular Companion.


Regards
Mikael
 
Mora have rep for selling knives seriously sharp out of the box , I can understand your worry about this one not coming sharp .

Dont be too disapointed , sharpen it up , youre going to have to eventually , may as well break it in with your own edge on it .

Best of luck withit :) use it hard and enjoy the hell out of it

dont let not having that out of box oh dam wow this is SHARP feeling not being there phase you too much , its my experience that that doesnt last long anyway once you start playing with them .
 
CNC said:
Nothing like sarcasm to boost your membership. Adios
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I don't think it's sarcasm, the new thicker heavy duty Mora's doesn't cut as well as the thinner models.
For detailed work, the regular thinner Mora's are better.
The heavy duty models have a lot of metal behind the cutting edge and benefits from thinning the edge.

The OP will solve his issue by honing the edge, to get it shaving sharp.
It will shave hair, but the geometry is for very coarse work and not what we are used to see from Mora of Sweden.
However, I like the heavy duty models, but in the future I will put them to a beltsander and thin the edges.


Regards
Mikael
 
Thanks guys,

Super useful info regarding the Mora heavy duty's having the extra bevel. I hadn't heard that.

I had thought I wouldn't need to sharpen it, due to Mora's reputation for knives that come sharp.

No worries, 1st project: Make a double sided Strop :)
 
joshster said:
Thanks guys,

Super useful info regarding the Mora heavy duty's having the extra bevel. I hadn't heard that.

I had thought I wouldn't need to sharpen it, due to Mora's reputation for knives that come sharp.

No worries, 1st project: Make a double sided Strop :)
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Whether or not you have to touch it up now, you will have to sharpen it in the future if you use it, probably on a regular basis if you really use it. To be honest, although Mora is not such a company, many companies will ship knives with a working edge but no more, to insure themselves against some schmuck slicing themselves open with a factory edge and blaming the maker.
 
CNC said:
Nothing like sarcasm to boost your membership. Adios
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Yes, a couple of posts were not terribly helpful, but the OP doesn't seem to have taken it personally.

As far as out of the box edges, I've had one Mini Grip that came nice and sharp and another that came not so sharp. Happens to just about everyone at some point.
 
Myal said:
Dont be too disapointed , sharpen it up , youre going to have to eventually , may as well break it in with your own edge on it .

Best of luck withit :) use it hard and enjoy the hell out of it
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Best advice so far! :thumbup:

And yes, a good strop is a must have!
I also have a flat Fällkniven DC3 pocketstone with diamond/ceramic sides.
It's all I need outside of the workshop.

Once You have got the edge You need, the Heavy Duty is a knife to enjoy!
I like the fact that Mora went out of their regular thinking and introduced beefier, more solid blades.


Regards
Mikael
 
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Mikael W said:
I don't think it's sarcasm, the new thicker heavy duty Mora's doesn't cut as well as the thinner models.
For detailed work, the regular thinner Mora's are better. Regards
Mikael
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Yes, I have found this to be the case also. I did get my Heavy Duties very sharp quite easily though on a Spyderco Sharpmaker, and it didn't take much work. Next to nothing actually. I find that the thicker shoulders of the H.D. tend to push the knife away from the material a little bit. I still like the H.D. and this isn't any big deal really, but the thinner bladed regular Companion slices more cleanly.
 
upnorth said:
Yes, I have found this to be the case also. I did get my Heavy Duties very sharp quite easily though on a Spyderco Sharpmaker, and it didn't take much work. Next to nothing actually. I find that the thicker shoulders of the H.D. tend to push the knife away from the material a little bit. I still like the H.D. and this isn't any big deal really, but the thinner bladed regular Companion slices more cleanly.
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Yes, and it's the shoulders I would thin on the beltsander, by making the grindline closer to the spine.
While I would be at it, I would also put in some distaltaper from the middle to the tip.
I have no immidate plans to do this job now, but it's in the back of my mind.

I did it on a Triflexblade some years ago and it was a total success!


Regards
Mikael
 
I have a few Moras, and not all of them came super sharp. I'm thinking of one that came with a burr on the edge. But after stropping, it was much better. I like the inexpensive little suckers. They are great users and one is in my truck at all times. Another with my motorcycle. Sharpen it up and use it. Then get one with a thinner blade and use the heck out of it too. For the money it is fun to get a few different models and compare them.
edit: the mora website states the heavy duty comes with a slightly blunter edge at 27 degrees. It says others come at 23 degrees.
http://www.moraofsweden.se/adventure/companion-heavy-duty-mg
 
Sadly, and naturally, at Mora's price point, they crank them out. I have gotten them everywhere from the sharpest knife I've ever purchased out of the Box (a Mora 2000 which was actually, literally scary it was so sharp) to this experience. Those tool marks are very common. I get my stones out and lay that bevel flat and go to town. Please do not let this experience dampen your enthusiasm for the Mora. It really is a fantastic knife at a fantastic price. All models.
 
I don't expect them to come sharp, I have about 12 Mora's, and only 2 were seriously sharp. They are quite easy to sharpen, however, and all knives need to be sharpened with use, so touch it up however you like and enjoy it!
 
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