Have you seen the new Mora collection?

[Dasha Buyanova]

This is also handmade, stainless steel, ash wood. Same feature as BPS. What will you choose?

 

[Bobthebrewer]

Poor Mora knives, upgrading great cheap knives that are such a deal and jumping up the price too much in one leap and I (maybe other people as well.??) think wtf. I only have one (the garburg sp?) but the bang for the buck was wonderful. Maybe we just aren’t used to this. YMMV

 

[littleknife]

There is another recent thread on this very forum about these new Mora knives.
Somebody said it’s Sandvik 12C27 steel.
As I already said it in the other thread I think this is just a virtue signaling to appease the politicians in power in Sweden and the EU.

As for Dasha’s original question, between the two, the BPS would be my choice too.
However, I would likely go with the 3rd, unmentioned but still valid option: neither one.

I like the regular Moras better than either one of these.

 

[TC]

I've been reading the ad copy, where its all explained.....
They have advanced features such as "bright ash wood from European FSCⓇ certified forests", "3.2 mm thick blade made of recycled Swedish stainless steel" (they don't actually say what it is though), a balanced contrast between the bright ash wood and the shiny edge of the blade thats made possible by using a black PC-coating, a vegetable tanned sheath that is designed with a real belt loop, and most amazingly, a fire steel compatible blade.....

Are these people for real?

In other words, the perfect knife for eco-warrior trust fund hipsters to carry while glueing their faces to the road to annoy working people.

Those will pay the price and add another 10% at the checkout for some waterless cloud project or somesuch.

 

[Arathol]

There is another recent thread on this very forum about these new Mora knives.
Somebody said it’s Sandvik 12C27 steel.

Mora also uses 14C28N steel. Which one is used in these isn't listed anywhere yet.

 

[scdub]

Has anybody suggested a "Mora Moth" logo to the company?

Did Benchmade buy out Morakniv ?

You’ve heard of the Benchmade Gold Class knives right?

This is Mora’s answer: Literally Worth Their Weight in Silver Class knives.

 

[The Grendels]

I own quite a few Moraknivs and thought the Garberg was expensive, given that it put that knife into a new price point and up against a higher quality of knife (like Joker).

Morakniv's Ash Wood line looks perfectly fine, sort of like their classic line (#1-3), but the price is extremely optimistic. For the price that they're selling them at you could get an exceptionally well made fixed blade made from better materials (Casstrom, LT Wright, Lion Steel, etc).

 

[dirc]

agreed with most posts.... this price is just far too high

perhaps they have a fancy new 'vp of marketing' who has read a book about price fixing msrp very high, then will offer deep discounts on a regular basis?

... in any case, for even half that $, they need to be offering exceptional curly birch handles, or ironwood, or something else exotic
also a full flat grind option or something along those lines should at least be an option


I mean, is there any fine print saying they are made 100% by hand without any heavy machinery?, ... I guess that is another way they could justify $

 

[strategy9]

I think the sticker shock from $12 companions to these $245 "ash series" prices is understandable, but when some folks out there are still willing to pony up that same price for some other Scandinavian knives like 12c27 Karesuendo's without a second thought, (or worse yet, the money they'll still spend on basic Bark Rivers), I can see what market share they're looking at with a full tang carrying their name,

I won't buy one, I'll stick to the cheapies on sale, but I get it... someone will.

 

[nickycat]

In other words, the perfect knife for eco-warrior trust fund hipsters to carry while glueing their faces to the road to annoy working people.

Those will pay the price and add another 10% at the checkout for some waterless cloud project or somesuch.

BINGO!!! These were my thoughts too when I saw this nonsense of a product. I hope this isn't the direction the company will continue to take as I have been a big fan of mora exactly for the value proposition they offer.

 

[NWFRS]

That kind of money is especially silly considering they sell their blanks so cheaply. I have less money into my horrible little WEN drill press and belt sander put together.