Mora/Eriksson model 731 question....

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Hello, this is a first post for me but I figure that most of the Mora owners would frequent this particular forum. Just got my new Mora 731 in the mail from Ragweed Forge. I am a big fan of Scandinavian flat grind knives, and the huge selling point for me is the grind that goes from one bevel straight to the cutting edge. I have always thought that knives with two bevels are really just cutting corners and not going for the genuine edge. Here is the issue: the Mora I have here seems to have a teeny-tiny little double bevel. Possibly because of the way it was sharpened in the factory (it is very very sharp), but nonetheless, the double bevel does seem to be there. The 731 has a 5 & 1/4" carbon steel blade, and the Mora/Eriksson version is supposed to be .098" thick (as opposed to the Frost made Mora which is a little thinner at .078" thick. This is (I confess) my first Mora knife, and I'd really like to know if this tiny double-bevel is normal right out of the box? are they making them differently? or is it somehow a knock-off with a Mora stamp on the blade?

Thanks for any advice and input here. Cheers,

-Mike
 
Every Mora knife I have, be it from Frost, Eriksson, or the new collaboration, came with a micro bevel. I think this is pretty much the norm.
 
I'd love to compare the new Moraknivs with the old Frosts ones.

I don't think anyone would copy Mora though. It can't be worth the effort.
 
That's odd. Mora's are the one scandi knife on which I have never seen any sort of mircobevel from the factory. In fact, I sort of developed a misconception about the scandi grind from that experience until I started buying more expensive scandi knives and started seeing micro's and sometimes even secondary bevels.
 
Yeah I thought this was weird too. The whole reason for buying the Mora was NOT to have any double bevel. I've searched for a knife without one and from what I had seen online, the Scandi Flat grind was exactly what I was looking for. A little bummed, but on the brite side the thing is still super sharp, and when the time comes to sharpen it, I will probably eliminate that bevel anyway.

I'm interested in the Mora Woodsman 2000 also-- saw a guy carve up a 2x4 on youtube and that sold me. I've also heard that the Moras are being counterfeited as well (which is why I asked about the double bevel on the 731). Does anyone with experience in this realm have any input on how to tell a fake one from a real one? It seems that if knock-off artists are good enough to do what they do, dummying up a Mora stamp on the blade shouldn't be too difficult...

Cheers, -M
 
About fakes, buying from a notable dealer you should be in the clear. I doubt Ragweed's suppliers are sending him any fakes.

Micro bevels seem harmless enough, no matter how hard you try sometimes you just won't get it sharpened perfectly straight the whole time. Now if it's an actual SECONDARY bevel that's another story. Seems like many custom makers ship theirs with secondary bevels which I don't understand.
 
I have a rather vast collection Mora knives. About 98% would display a tiny micro bevel but there are some that don't. Not really sure what it depends on. I haven't noticed any difference in cutting abilities what so ever. To maintain the fully flat grinds is IMO not practical in the long term. I usually put on a small sec. bevel and not before the grind line is about 1 mm thick, I'll restore it to the original shape (a small micro bevel).

There was a small difference in thickness between the Frosts and the KJs in the past. The Frosts had a slightly thinner blade profile comparing to the same models made by KJ. Since the merge between KJ and Frosts (Mora of Sweden) the stock is of the same thickness (Frost's version).

~Paul~
 
Unless you sharpen with a machine, you're not going to be able to mantain a perfectly straight single bevel.
 
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