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Southern14

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I'm sure there are thousands of threads like this :rolleyes:. But as the title suggest, I am looking for a Mora knife to accompany my survival knife. Now the mora knives I've heard a bunch of stuff about different ones. Mine will be for mostly bushcraft/hiking/camping. So I don't want the mora clipper because I've heard the newer versions are stronger (better tang). I've heard the stainless doesn't hold it's edge as well but doesn't rust. The carbon rust but holds and edge better. (I always thought stainless held a better edge. I was mis-informed I guess). Well how easily does their carbon blade rust? Being in Florida I will stay safe and go with the Stainless steel blade.

Ok now onto the knives themselves haha. I have been looking at the mora companions. Then I heard the craftlines are stronger yet. The craft lines seem to be more for construction/blue collar work. Would these knives work/be ideal for bushcraft/anything to do with camping and hiking or should I stick with the mora companions?
Thank you all in advance.
 
Get a companion in carbon steel in my experience they don't rust if you keep them dry they are scary sharp and easy to keep that way. The robust and HD are "stronger" but one of the best things about a mora is it's thin blade and since you state it will accompany a "survival knife" by which I assume you mean an over built knife that sacrifices cutting ability for strength (ability to pry/baton?) then why not go with a nice thin well performing mora. Should make for a good pair one to beat on and one for finer tasks such as food prep and carving.
 
Yeah if it's a companion blade to a tougher knife definitely go with thin. Standard Companion model all the way. The regular carbon version is the thinnest of the series.
 
I took one of my stainless Companions out to split wood to see if I could break it. It is still solid and in one piece. I believe that the tang runs to about 3\4 on the Companions.
 
You would have to try to break a companion. I have a stainless one that has taken a stupid amount of abuse. Rock solid and ready to roll. One of the best 12 bucks I have spent on a knife.
 
Steely_Gunz said:
You would have to try to break a companion. I have a stainless one that has taken a stupid amount of abuse. Rock solid and ready to roll. One of the best 12 bucks I have spent on a knife.
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In fact, it seems that when Moras break it's usually the handle rather than the blade, and even more so when it's not the handle that breaks it's usually a snap at the base of the blade itself about 1/2" forward of the tang. I actually can't recall ever seeing one that broke at the tang!
 
I have a companion and a companion HG, I prefer the regular companion. I have amassed a lot of knives so if I think the companion won't do it I'll whip out something like a becker.
 
I've got several Moras. My favorite, by far, is the Mora Bushcraft Black Carbon Steel Knife. The downside for you is that it is one of the thickest and heaviest. So, although it is my favorite, I think that Hacked and FortyTwoBlades are heading you down the right path. For your needs, one of the thinner blades might be more reasonable. One to consider, aside from the companion, is the Light My Fire which comes with a firesteel built into the handle.

Also, somewhere on this site (I tried to find it - unsuccessfully) is a chart that shows the size of the tang on each Mora knife. You might have more success with a search than I did, or perhaps someone has a link and can provide it.

Best of luck on your decision. :)
 
SaintlyBrees said:
I've got several Moras. My favorite, by far, is the Mora Bushcraft Black Carbon Steel Knife. The downside for you is that it is one of the thickest and heaviest. So, although it is my favorite, I think that Hacked and FortyTwoBlades are heading you down the right path. For your needs, one of the thinner blades might be more reasonable. One to consider, aside from the companion, is the Light My Fire which comes with a firesteel built into the handle.

Also, somewhere on this site (I tried to find it - unsuccessfully) is a chart that shows the size of the tang on each Mora knife. You might have more success with a search than I did, or perhaps someone has a link and can provide it.

Best of luck on your decision. :)
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Mora now has a graphic on the pages of many of their knives that show the tang dimensions. :)
 
I love my orange Companion HD.While it's touted as heavy duty, and plenty tough, in the scheme of things, IMHO anyways, it's still a minimalists knife. I enjoy it a great deal, and an excellent woods bumming knife to boot.
 
I may go with the carbon if it doesn't rust easily. Just I'm in Florida and all. Stainless I believe will be fine however. The moras I really want to know about are the mora companions and mora craft line only because I heard the craft line is better than the companion. Is it really? And will it stand up to the outdoors as well as a companion series?
 
I don't own many Mora's, but the 2000 is one of my current favourites. For several years I've used a Mora Classic as my main fixed blade on hiking/camping trips in northern Europe. They're great knives for wood processing and food preparation. Like others, I'd suggest a smaller Mora, since I too assume you already have a heavy duty knife.
 
Southern14 said:
I may go with the carbon if it doesn't rust easily. Just I'm in Florida and all. Stainless I believe will be fine however. The moras I really want to know about are the mora companions and mora craft line only because I heard the craft line is better than the companion. Is it really? And will it stand up to the outdoors as well as a companion series?
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Which Craftline were you talking about, anyhow? That's just a series of theirs. :)
 
The Top Q All Around is the same blade as the Companion. Same thickness, same dimensions, etc. :)
 
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