Mora, a hardworking knife?

panch0 said:
Batosai117 is right, I use my Mora to prep food, from vegetabels to fajitas at BBQ cook offs, and it works awesome. I use a Mora2000 and it is a heck of a blade for the price. My wife is afraid to use it cause its so sharp. Plus if I lose it I can replace it without it hurting the old wallet. I hv'nt used it to skin anything but I am willing to bet it will do just fine.
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When I married, my wife was also 'scared' of sharp knives. After we split up she complained because she no longer had any sharp knives - he he he :D
 
DocArnie said:
Affirmative.

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What kind of swiss is that?
 
It's a Victorinox Farmer. When you get yourself a SAK, don't get one without a saw, they're really worth it!
 
A lot of trappers in northern Alberta use Mora's (usually the red wooden handled ones) for skinning small game. They'd do for moose and deer, too, but a somewhat larger knife with a grippier handle would be preferable -- such as the CS Master Hunter.
 
Moras are great. I believe the classic wood handled variety is considered tougher than the plastic handle ones. The main problem is that they are not as cheap as they seem, 'cause once you get one you have to collect them all. :D

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antonio_luiz said:
When I married, my wife was also 'scared' of sharp knives. After we split up she complained because she no longer had any sharp knives - he he he :D
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The other day I heard her mumble something about one of her cheap kitchen knives being a piece of junk. I had just sharpened it and got dull very fast. So I said use the green knife, and she said heck no. You had to be there.
 
SAK = Swiss Army Knife

The saw works pretty efficiantly for it's size and the difference to the saw of my old Leatherman Wave (8 years old, so I don't know about the later Leathermans) is noticeable.
 
moras can take one hell of a beating before they break.

they're not so good at dealing with sidewys flexing, but iirc there are videos of people bashing them point first into trees and standing on them
 
I dressed, skinned and disassembled a smallish doe yesterday with my carbon steel triflex Mora. That's the first time I have used that particular knife. It did a great job, of course.

I accidentally poked my left hand with the tip when I was cutting through the lower joint on a front leg. I felt it, of course, but I was wearing yellow dishwashing gloves (saves having to scrub your hands so hard later on) so I didn't actually see it. When I took the gloves off after finishing my left glove was so full of blood it had run down behind my watch and clotted! That's the thing about a really sharp knife: it makes a deep cut and you hardly feel it.
 
Ragnar is awesome! Definitely give him a try...

Moras are definitely durable. I use a Mora that used to belong to my Grandfather as a 'garage and chore' knife. Has the red painted wood handle and plenty of 'character' on that blade. When I inherited that Mora it was rather dull. Rather than let it sit, I decided to sharpen it up and continue using it.
Takes and holds a great edge and still continues to earn its keep for another generation.

Regards,
Mike
 
I've ordered from Ragweed several times and each time was smooth as silk. Quick shipping and great value.

My favorite Mora is my 780 Triflex. Great blade for $11.
 
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