mora for a freind

[razorsdescent]

one fo my buddies recently had hs favorite knife stolen until he can ge tit rfeplaced i was thinking of sending him a mora to do bush craft with. ive never handled a mora but i hear lots of good things about them.

can anyone explain to me why so many people here think they are the bees knees?

thanks for the help.

 

[jeff_c]

one fo my buddies recently had hs favorite knife stolen until he can ge tit rfeplaced i was thinking of sending him a mora to do bush craft with. ive never handled a mora but i hear lots of good things about them.

can anyone explain to me why so many people here think they are the bees knees?

thanks for the help.

I have two... and FOR THE MONEY... they cant be beat. Sweedish Carbon Steel knife for under 12.00. yeah, cant be beat... FOR THE MONEY, possibly one of the best knives out there... Excellent quality steel and a good feel in the hand. For the money, they ROCK! Do they compare to high end custom knives? NO, but they are under 12.00 for most models.

Again, I have two... my prefered one is the 780. Triflex Carbon Steel Craftsman. I like this mode because if has a slightly wider blade and feels a little better to me.

SO again, for the money, EXCELLENT bush knife or buy 3 and put one in each car and one in your BOB.

 

[blackfeetmageet]

Mora knives are cheap (in a good way) and have a really good scandi grind. They are not designed for batoning or chopping. I find that a my mora knives are the ones that I most often reach for when in the woods -nothing else cuts like them (unless it is another scandi-style knife).

You can find Mora knives from just 8 bucks to 70 big ones -and they will all perform basicaly the same.

This is the classic Mora -which has the fullest tang (I think it is called a hilt tang, but I dont really know -basicaly they are the strongest.) Only the wooden models have this tang. Here is a pick:
http://www.ragweedforge.com/mora.jpg
These wont cost you over 20 bucks.

You could also go for the more modern line of Moras -which are still really great knives.
Here are some more picks of the modern ones:
Great grip handles: http://www.ragweedforge.com/700s.jpg
more good ones: http://www.ragweedforge.com/frosts.jpg
these are great for water/ wet environments: http://www.ragweedforge.com/440all.jpg
This is their famous laminated steel version The real classic: http://www.ragweedforge.com/sl-1.jpg
Here is the $70 one I have been eye-balling for a while: http://www.ragweedforge.com/311.jpg

They are all good. If you are going to giv it away- most of the ones that I posted are under 15 bucks. I would throw one in for yourself. Be careful -these knives come extremly sharp from the factory

 

[no-one]

Whilst I cannot comment on using a Mora to cut down entire swaths of forest, I can tell you that I have been using a couple of Mora 760's for processing kangaroo's for the last couple of years.
The knives are used to split the brisket, knock off the tails, heads and arms....when I miss-hit the 'roo and smash the vertebrate at the top of the spine I use the Mora's to chop through the smashed bone.....I have not had either knife fail me by chipping out or prematurely losing its edge.
The Mora knives that I have here have given me sterling service and I can heartily recommend same for anyone else who requires a good honest work knife.

Two things though....shorten the guard...and throw that miserable sheath to the sh!t-house.

Regards.

 

[antonio_luiz]

I can tell you that I have been using a couple of Mora 760's for processing kangaroo's for the last couple of years.........

The Mora knives that I have here have given me sterling service and I can heartily recommend same for anyone else who requires a good honest work knife.

And this bloke should know - he does this for a living

 

[Golbat]

Mora/Frost (nowadays Mora of Sweden - or Bacho, it's the same) knives are great - low price, great handle ergos and cuts like hell. Get' em. :thumbup:

 

[GregY]

They put all the money spent making them into the steel and heat treat, which are surprisingly good. Everything else (handle, sheath) is well designed but as cheap as possible while still getting the job done (think IKEA). Scandanavians are... frugal.

 

[elkins45]

They are so popular because they have such a high value to cost ratio. I can't think of another $12 knife (with the exception of Old Hickory kitchen knives) that performs so well. The typical $12 knife is a piece of garbage, but Moras are quite good knives.