I'm ruined. Now I gotta sell everything.

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Fletcher Knives

STEEL BREATHING BLADE MAESTRO
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I was so happy for so long. I had a bunch of really great knives, all blades I considered "hard use" and I was sure were going to live forever and give me years and years of faithful service. They were knives that I've trusted to live up to the expectations I had for them, and as long as i took care of them, they would never let me down. I was sure that each one was the absolute best for whatever job I had purchased it for. Now, I'm sure all of these things will be true for someone new, but not for me.

You see, I've been cursed. Cursed with an awareness I had not before. Cursed with a knowledge that brought it all crashing down for me. I can't point any fingers, because my eyes were opened by the collective. Those more knowing than I, who knew the consequences of their suggestions, they let me do this to myself. I thank them and hold my two fingers to them at the same time. They've shown me what I was missing, and at the same time, ruined everything I had spent my money on for so long for me, now to the point that I want to sell it all, but the selected few.

By now, one of two things has happened. One, you're ready for me to tell you what has ruined me so, even though in your minds you already know the answer. Or two, you have already clicked the blue link that says "Wilderness & Survival Skills " At the top which will take you safely back to the previous menu of threads whilst updating the links that you have already visited. For those of you still here, I have an answer of two words...

F#%&ING MORA.

Other than the Moras, which I've been unable to leave the house without since i got them, a Ranger, a RAT-7, and a custom that I had made, the rest of the collection must go. Everytime I look at the collection, other than those mentioned, I cry a little on the inside. I tell them "It's not you. It's me." I try to comfort them with the knowledge that one day they'll move on and they'll see that this relationship was doomed from the start and they're better off without me. They need someone who will appreciate them more than I'm capable. I have grown as a person, and we have grown... apart. I'll always remember the times we shared and the various cutting and chopping tasks we took on together, but now I have to move on. It's a very emotional time for all of us. :'(




Damnit.
 
Okay, everybody - the ruse worked! Another new guy is selling all the knives we REALLY want for ourselves!!! Shhh - don't tell him! :D:D:D:D
 
Brian Jones said:
Okay, everybody - the ruse worked! Another new guy is selling all the knives we REALLY want for ourselves!!! Shhh - don't tell him! :D:D:D:D
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It only took you guys 7 months. lol Pretty quick work to warp someone's head. It took my last girlfriend 3 years.
 
You have brain washed bro !!!

Repeat these words three times " Mora's are pants " now go throw them in your fishing tackle or tool box where they belong !!!!;)

I have said it a thousand times before but Mora's are decent cheap knives, nothing more, nothing less, I'd rather have a cheap Buck or Ka-Bar than a Mora and when it comes to comparing them with real quality blades there is no comparison !!!

If someone likes that style of blade then go get a Skookum or Koster bushcraft knife etc !!!:thumbup:

However if you are on a budget ( which I can quite understand as my funds are often limited as well ) then yeah a Mora will do but please don't be brainwashed into thinking they are the be all and end all !!!

Man I can hear the blood pressure building in the Mora club already !!!:D
 
I bought a bark river nebula because it looked like a mora, very nice blade.
But yeah, I know all I need is a mora, I just like spending too much money on my hobbies, it's therapeutic.
 
pitdog said:
You have brain washed bro !!!

Repeat these words three times " Mora's are pants " now go throw them in your fishing tackle or tool box where they belong !!!!;)

I have said it a thousand times before but Mora's are decent cheap knives, nothing more, nothing less, I'd rather have a cheap Buck or Ka-Bar than a Mora and when it comes to comparing them with real quality blades there is no comparison !!!

If someone likes that style of blade then go get a Skookum or Koster bushcraft knife etc !!!:thumbup:

However if you are on a budget ( which I can quite understand as my funds are often limited as well ) then yeah a Mora will do but please don't be brainwashed into thinking they are the be all and end all !!!

Man I can hear the blood pressure building in the Mora club already !!!:D
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Blasphemer!!!!!!!!! Must bludgeon to death with heavy, thick fixed blade. ;):p:D

Adding pictures of Moras to reduce blood pressure.............. :)

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Liam Ryan said:
I bought a bark river nebula because it looked like a mora, very nice blade.
But yeah, I know all I need is a mora, I just like spending too much money on my hobbies, it's therapeutic.
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I can't believe you said that !!!:confused:

A bark river nebula is in a totally different league to a Mora, get your head outta the clouds and give yourself a pat on the back for making a wise decision....you have not just spent too much money you have invested in a quality knife that will last you a lifetime instead of a cheap gardeners tool !!!:thumbup:
 
Mora's are "OK" but they dont compare to many other knives. I like having them around, but I wont cry if I lose one. Now my Dozier hunter or my Busse AD....yes.
 
My theory on the popularity with Mora's is that there are a lot of people on these forums that have drawers full of safe queens ( you know who you are !), one day they go out and buy a cheap Mora, a knife that they do dare use , they can't believe what it can do....it cuts stuff, slices, whittles not like those hundred dollar plus blades that just sit in the drawer looking shiny ! However if those same people took those shiny knives out into the woods and used them they would find that they too work and they would also find that they now make those Mora's feel exactly like what they are....decent cheap knives !
 
pitdog said:
My theory on the popularity with Mora's is that there are a lot of people on these forums that have drawers full of safe queens ( you know who you are !), one day they go out and buy a cheap Mora, a knife that they do dare use , they can't believe what it can do....it cuts stuff, slices, whittles not like those hundred dollar plus blades that just sit in the drawer looking shiny ! However if those same people took those shiny knives out into the woods and used them they would find that they too work and they would also find that they now make those Mora's feel exactly like what they are....decent cheap knives !
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110% CORRECT!!!
 
Moras are good for one main thing -- they're a cheap way to find out if you like a knive with a scandi grind. If you do then you start looking for something better.
 
pitdog said:
My theory on the popularity with Mora's is that there are a lot of people on these forums that have drawers full of safe queens ( you know who you are !), one day they go out and buy a cheap Mora, a knife that they do dare use , they can't believe what it can do....it cuts stuff, slices, whittles not like those hundred dollar plus blades that just sit in the drawer looking shiny ! However if those same people took those shiny knives out into the woods and used them they would find that they too work and they would also find that they now make those Mora's feel exactly like what they are....decent cheap knives !
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Your theory might be right PD. However in my case, you couldn't be further from.......... right.;):D

Pic of my BRKT Bravo 1. Used the hell out of it just so I can say "I used the hell out of it". ;)

Only a few weeks old, you can plainly see the use already.
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Great knife. To be used for sure. I sill love my Moras. :)
 
I have "better" knives, and I'm not afraid to use them, Almost every knife I own have been carried, sharpened, scratched up and made mine. Mora's are nothing to brag about, they are a simple, unexciting tool, But a tool that does a excellent job at what it's meant to do. That is why some people think so little of them, and why there one of my favorites.
 
pitdog said:
My theory on the popularity with Mora's is that there are a lot of people on these forums that have drawers full of safe queens ( you know who you are !), one day they go out and buy a cheap Mora, a knife that they do dare use , they can't believe what it can do....it cuts stuff, slices, whittles not like those hundred dollar plus blades that just sit in the drawer looking shiny ! However if those same people took those shiny knives out into the woods and used them they would find that they too work and they would also find that they now make those Mora's feel exactly like what they are....decent cheap knives !
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That's all true, but I'm aware that I have poodle knives and work knives. The poodle knives are only for looking good and maybe going for a walk, but those work knives (Otter, Mora) get used without looking back and they absolutely get the job done. I don't see how I'd ever break my Mora or my Otter folder.
I love my Böker Carbon Steel Hunter and I'm sure it could outperform my other blades in one aspect or another, but to me it's just jewelry.
 
tarmix101 said:
Blasphemer!!!!!!!!! Must bludgeon to death with heavy, thick fixed blade.
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I agree, but I'm paralyzed by the persistent conundrum: "which one is best?"

Sounds like a new thread!
 
It's an, um....it's, um...(cringing)...uh...an oxymora, eh? (Ducking the fruit and heckling).... :eek:

:D
 
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