Help Me Choose a Mora

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Dave568

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After reading so many good reviews of Mora knives, I have decided to buy one for hiking/camping/bushcraft. However, I didn't realize how many there are out there! I have no idea what to get, so I was hoping for some help. I'm looking for a solid one for general outdoor usage, including batoning wood, carving wood, cutting cordage, etc. I want a stainless steel that I don't have to worry about getting wet, and I want a plastic-like handle that doesn't get slippery when wet. If anyone can point me towards a Mora that fits this criteria, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
 
The best all around outdoorsmans Mora is the M2K. I've bataned mine with no ill effects. Read somewhere about someone using their Mora 2000 to butcher a critter and then left it in the weather for a couple weeks. So........I had to do it. Again with no ill effects to the knife. Cleaned right up and only took a stroping to bring it back to hair popping sharp. Good knife.

M2K.jpg
 
I have and like all these:

SWAK (both carbon and stainless)
Clipper
M2K


Hard to go wrong really, but one that jumps out is the blaze orange SWAK, just about a perfect woods knife.
 
The Mora knives are a great value. I saw tonight on OLN TV a program about sailfishing .A crewmember had a Mora !! Commercial fishermen really like them.
 
Thanks for the tips guys. It was between the Mora 2000 and the SWAK for me. I liked the sheath better on the SWAK, so I went ahead and bought the stainless version. It should be here in 3-5 days. :)
 
i have been real impressed with the abilities of the SWAK, having used it to handle a lot of around the property chores, it also sharpens easily, so i doubt you will be dissappointed.

i might get one of the mora 200 next.
alex
 
The SWAK is a very good choice. But since the Moras are so addictive, for your next one you might consider the Eriksson #545 too. For $10 it won't brake the bank.

http://www.ragweedforge.com/545.jpg

It is larger in real life than one would assume from the picture.
It is just slightly smaller than the SWAK, but it's tang extends much further back in the handle (close to 80%!) than the tang on the SWAK. The blade is also slightly thicker than the SWAK's one, so it is sturdier than the SWAK.

The hard plastic handle of the #545 has a very nice, grippy feeling, more than that of the SWAK IMHO. The puukko style butt is more versatile than the narrow SWAK. As for the absence of lanyard hole on the #545, I think it is not a big issue for smaller fixed blades.
 
How should I go about sharpening this Mora? I've never had a knife that is ground like this. I've got a Spyderco sharpmaker that I normally use, should I just continue using that? If so, what angle should I sharpen it at? If not, how should I maintain this edge? Thanks.
 
frediver said:
OK does anyone have a direct link to the SWAK ?
I can't seem to find it listed.
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http://www.ragweedforge.com/SwedishKnifeCatalog.html

Scroll down to 711-G for Erikssons version and further down is Frosts version #760MG. They are both excellent knives and both are available in both Sandvik stainless and high carbon. I prefer the Eriksson knife because of the better sheath and ugly, but more ergonomic handle.:D
 
Doesn't Normark sell the SWAK along with his kydex?
And he's in Canada IIRC...
On-Scene Tactical
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Dave568 said:
How should I go about sharpening this Mora?
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Pretty much the same as you would sharpen any knife, microbevel with the optimal grit fish and angle for the task required. Recut the primary as necessary with a really coarse hone to maintain the edge profile. The lower end ones are so cheap, just a few dollars that some people even use them as disposable knives, because it costs less to replace them than to actually sharpen them if heavily used.

-Cliff
 
Does anyone have any info on Frost's C223p? It looks fairly robust. Mac
 
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