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Mora Eldris
Just got one for my Bday and have used it enough to form an impression. Mine is the "yellow" - ochre color. Pics on the net show this being anything from a dark ochre to a bright yellow - is somewhere inbetween.
Out of box not very sharp - pronounced microbevel that made it difficult to sharpen a pencil. I ground it back to the Scandi bevel angle and lightly stropped on Washboard, the edge now treetopping armhair - the steel is good quality, good HT, burr formation minimal.
Retention in the sheath is good, almost good enough for inverted carry as is but I'd get the additional hardware if that is the plan. Horizontal or upright carry no problem. Knife comes out without wrestling.
Handle is a great shape for the size - plenty of leverage and easy to choke up. I find about half the time I hold the blade like a stone tool, gripping it by the spine. It is very good for detail work and general use. It will have you wondering why most of your other knives are so big, and also answer how the heck primitive folk could have tolerated flake knives for so many thousands of years (aside from they had no choice) - it works fine. The pronounced belly does make it tougher to carve with, but makes it more useful for utility IMHO. A real carving version would have a wharncliff or perhaps a very slight belly. The knife is every bit as small as the specs - you will not think "it is bigger in person".
Overall a very handy knife, would even work well for SD should it come to that and probably a better option in that role for those who lack training than a larger knife. Pinching the lanyard hole between thumb and index finger knuckle one can pull the knife in an inverted grip, and unless the hands are huge the handle indexes perfectly in the grip.
My only gripe is the shelf formed by the "bolster" completely prevents the last 1/8" or so from ever making contact with anything but the sharp corner of a stone when the edge is being sharpened. Using a wood chisel I trimmed away some of the plastic and rubber to allow a wider angle of approach. A slight radius at the factory would be a welcome update. The edge beneath the existing surface is factory sharp - these blades must be finished entirely and then molded into the handle.
I also put a few notches at the base of the grip on the palm side and few at the belly of the grip on the finger side. I do this with all my barrel handle knives so I can index them in the dark - also makes it easier to draw the knife.
I carry most of my smaller FBs inside the belt if not inside the waistband, in the case of the Eldris, inside the belt is good enough as it keeps popping out of my waistband when I sit down anyway. Pic shows my standard no-hardware belt loop, zipper sinnet with halfhitch wrap.
I had initially thought about getting some of these for my kids for a camping/lifetime companion knife, and will probably do just that now I have gotten my hands on one. Apologies for poor pic quality.
Miller
Mora Eldris
Just got one for my Bday and have used it enough to form an impression. Mine is the "yellow" - ochre color. Pics on the net show this being anything from a dark ochre to a bright yellow - is somewhere inbetween.
Out of box not very sharp - pronounced microbevel that made it difficult to sharpen a pencil. I ground it back to the Scandi bevel angle and lightly stropped on Washboard, the edge now treetopping armhair - the steel is good quality, good HT, burr formation minimal.
Retention in the sheath is good, almost good enough for inverted carry as is but I'd get the additional hardware if that is the plan. Horizontal or upright carry no problem. Knife comes out without wrestling.
Handle is a great shape for the size - plenty of leverage and easy to choke up. I find about half the time I hold the blade like a stone tool, gripping it by the spine. It is very good for detail work and general use. It will have you wondering why most of your other knives are so big, and also answer how the heck primitive folk could have tolerated flake knives for so many thousands of years (aside from they had no choice) - it works fine. The pronounced belly does make it tougher to carve with, but makes it more useful for utility IMHO. A real carving version would have a wharncliff or perhaps a very slight belly. The knife is every bit as small as the specs - you will not think "it is bigger in person".
Overall a very handy knife, would even work well for SD should it come to that and probably a better option in that role for those who lack training than a larger knife. Pinching the lanyard hole between thumb and index finger knuckle one can pull the knife in an inverted grip, and unless the hands are huge the handle indexes perfectly in the grip.
My only gripe is the shelf formed by the "bolster" completely prevents the last 1/8" or so from ever making contact with anything but the sharp corner of a stone when the edge is being sharpened. Using a wood chisel I trimmed away some of the plastic and rubber to allow a wider angle of approach. A slight radius at the factory would be a welcome update. The edge beneath the existing surface is factory sharp - these blades must be finished entirely and then molded into the handle.
I also put a few notches at the base of the grip on the palm side and few at the belly of the grip on the finger side. I do this with all my barrel handle knives so I can index them in the dark - also makes it easier to draw the knife.
I carry most of my smaller FBs inside the belt if not inside the waistband, in the case of the Eldris, inside the belt is good enough as it keeps popping out of my waistband when I sit down anyway. Pic shows my standard no-hardware belt loop, zipper sinnet with halfhitch wrap.
I had initially thought about getting some of these for my kids for a camping/lifetime companion knife, and will probably do just that now I have gotten my hands on one. Apologies for poor pic quality.
Miller
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