Mora steel?

jill jackson

jill jackson

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I found an old fixed blade Mora with a SS blade, laying around with my Dad's tools. Sharpened it up(wow it got sharp fast and easy) and started using it to cut thorns and small branches off the hiking trails. It works very well and I like being able to pull it, use it and drop it back in it's hanging sheath.

So, I ordered a new Mora and this one is a bushcraft model with a green handle and a laminated 4 1/4" blade. (all of 26.50 shipped)

My question is how do the 3 steels (SS, carbon and laminated) stack up against each other that you can buy these fine, inexpensive work blades with?

The SS one I have been using seems to hold an edge well, cut very well and it's easy to sharpen.

Which steel, of the 3 do you prefer in a Mora(and why) ?
 
Four steels, Jill. Stainless, laminated, carbon, and tri-flex. The triflex is a differentially heat treated carbon steel and nearly as good as the laminated. They are all good. The more modern designs are not available in laminated.
 
jack lowe said:
never had a Mora,what are they? :)
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Leftoverdj said:
Four steels, Jill. Stainless, laminated, carbon, and tri-flex. The triflex is a differentially heat treated carbon steel and nearly as good as the laminated. They are all good. The more modern designs are not available in laminated.
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Maybe that's what mine is then.:o (the one coming)
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It's triflex, I just looked at the order. I was reading after I placed it about the different steels and confused them.
 
jack lowe said:
never had a Mora,what are they? :)
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Swedish fixed blades famed for their very high quality and low prices. They have a huge following among the price conscious and those who like having knives stashed everywhere they might need one. The stainless versions are big favorites among rafters, canoists, and kayakers because you can lose one once in a while without crying over it.
 
Mora is probably the best fixed-blade knife buy extant. Combination of quality, price, scary sharpness and the wonderful design are frankly a wonder in this day and age. I like all kinds of knives but for value and practicality, nothing on earth will beat a Mora...I do not exagerate. If they cost even so much as $40 or $50 they'd still have a lot to say for them but they cost between $10 and $30 for a really "fancy" one like the 2000...which I have but don't like as much as the simple ones.
 
If I remember correctly, the Mora Carbon steel is O1 tool steel, very common in bushcraft knives, especially of the custom variety (probably because it offers good value and is easier to heat treat).

The stainless is 12C27 Sandvik.

Here is some steel info. Can't really validate the accuracy of the page, but I am no steel expert.

http://zknives.com/knives/articles/knifesteelfaq.shtml

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