Mora Carving Knives, 906 and 920... Carving in General....

Marion David Poff

Marion David Poff

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Any of you all have the Mora Carving Knives, the 906 and 920?

Not that I have done any large amount of carving...

But, I have never used a special tool for it...

Any one use these, and know their value?

Of the value of something like this, in general?


Marion
 
I have the 106 and the 162. The 106, which is similar to the 906, is awesome and the scandi grind is sharp like a razor blade. The 162 ambi-hook knife is currently useless. It's dull as crap and I haven't attempted to sharpen it.

I love the 106. It's a sturdy knife, too. I think you'll like the 906. As far as value, and every day use, I don't know of anything that costs $11 and is more valuable and useful.
 
wulfshrunting said:
I have the 106 and the 162. The 106, which is similar to the 906, is awesome and the scandi grind is sharp like a razor blade. The 162 ambi-hook knife is currently useless. It's dull as crap and I haven't attempted to sharpen it.

I love the 106. It's a sturdy knife, too. I think you'll like the 906. As far as value, and every day use, I don't know of anything that costs $11 and is more valuable and useful.
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Nice! What sort of tasks have you found it useful for? Just carving?

Marion
 
Carving, preparing food, cutting leather, cordage, opening the mail...anything a pocketknife size blade does. It's a cool little knife, and my first Mora. I want to fancy up the handle a little and finish a new sheath. I almost finished a nice sheath, but royally screwed up the stitching, so I tossed it. I'm now a fan of the nordic knives.
 
I have the 162 and 163 which are the curved carving knives. I have been less than impressed with them :(
 
I have the 162 & 120 - both work fine. I've carved a few small dishes & spoons w/ them - I would say any failings are mostly my lack of ability.
 
wulfshrunting said:
Marion, why don't you just make one?:)
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A good point you make.

Right now, for various reason, I am focusing on my sheath business.

But, even if I was making knives regularly, I would still acquire, because I can learn a great deal by looking at a knife. Instead of saying what I want, I look to the knife to tell me why it was made that way, what the purpose of the designer was, what methods the maker used to get a certain effect or shape. And, I learn alot that way. I hope I never stop learning.

Marion
 
Switchblade61 said:
I have a "crooked knife" made by Mora, it's very good for spoon (and such) carving.
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Nice. I have a Mocotaugan, in parts, on my 'bench', Elk Tip Antler with an L6 saw steel blade. I will wrap it in copper, then give it a 'dirty' 'bottom of the tool box' look with some epoxy over the copper wrap. I think it should be nice.

Marion
 
I'll be honest I thought of getting one of the smaller blade moras for use as a neck knife but haven't yet

i think what you get in control you lose in verstility

My mora #1 has done plenty of carving though most of it is functional rather than artistic

My brother however is an outstanding carver and often sells his stuff at folk festivals
Ive bought him many knives specialized to 1 specific carving task or another yet all he uses is a vic spartan
 
RescueRiley said:
I'll be honest I thought of getting one of the smaller blade moras for use as a neck knife but haven't yet

i think what you get in control you lose in verstility

My mora #1 has done plenty of carving though most of it is functional rather than artistic

My brother however is an outstanding carver and often sells his stuff at folk festivals
Ive bought him many knives specialized to 1 specific carving task or another yet all he uses is a vic spartan
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Yeah. I hear what you are saying. The knowledge, in many cases, is more important than the tool. I was thinking about adding them to an order I will make at Ragweed, but I think I will pass for now. Definitely something to consider next time.

Hey - Thanks for that PM, it reminded me that I wanted to do a project with some of those Green River blades, so I will probably source some from Jantz, and they I am going to handle them up. Thanks again.

Marion
 
if you handle up any green river hunters and decide to sell them let me know... it seems to me to be the most useful pattern they offer imho
 
that would be it,,I think the blade shape makes it a bit of a better al round woods knife than the butcher shaped ones, but thats just me
 
I have four carving knives from Mora, I can't recall the models but I use them a lot making walking sticks. I didn't get out to get many sticks to work on this year, we won't get to them until spring now.:grumpy:
 
I get the carbon Mora's with wood handles.

The little one is a 3" that is sold as a 'youth blade', but I find it a great little carver that is also capable of other general purpose work for the woods...

I do alot of carving with my knives, I like to emphasize on the ones that can be used also in the bush.

Although, I have been eyeing the Roselli Bear Claw and the Pineweed Forge Slojd...:D

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