Mora "Triflex"

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Does anyone have any experience with the mora "Triflex" line? According to Ragnar's site "Triflex is a carbon steel with a differential heat treatment, so the edge is hard and the spine of the blade is tough". I was wondering how well this steel compared to regular carbon.
 
troutfisher,, I like my Triflex bladed knives more then my carbon or stainless Moras. Do not ask why. That is just the way it is. ;)
 
The Triflex blades are my favorites and most used, too. I also buy the Triflex 700 series knife to give away to my buddies that are getting into fieldcraft but don't have a decent knife. The last one I gave away dressed out two deer this past season, and thoroughly impressed the owner.

I have found the Triflex blade to take a keen edge with minimal effort. I am not overly analytical when sharpening my Mora knives. To me it sharpens up just like the regular carbon steel and stainless steel Moras I have. Nothing unusual.
 
I like it. I've had two--the first one, which I used quite a while, I used for some pretty heavy stuff--including batoning through some very hard wood, and soaring through a lot of heavy cardboard to break down boxes. After the batoning, I noticed what looked like a bit of a wire edge at the very, very edge of the blade. This sharpened right off. It made me wonder how hard the extreme edge-of-the-edge was, though. I wonder whether what I was seeing was the result of the slight-softening-of-edge that some people say they've observed on all the Mora knives--supposedly the result of the polishing process drawing a little temper from the very outside layer of the blade. If so, one should be able to get down to the fully-hardened steel by sharpening several times. I've not done this yet.

I ended up giving that knife to my dad, as part of a survival kit I was working up for him. Oh--also darkened the blade with vinegar, just for aesthetics. The darkening took somewhat, but less than on a carbon-steel Clipper, for some reason.

I really do like the way the sheath works with the lanyard hole, to let you secure the knife with a mini-carabiner. Also, the very slim configuration of the sheath may conduce more than other Mora sheath arrangements to attaching other survival equipment a la Cody Lundin's suggestions in 98.6 Degrees.

Other things: first, Frost's Craftsman knives I like a lot, but I roughen the slick handles substantially with coarse sandpaper, to improve the otherwise slick grip. One other thing I'm curious about: is the supposedly-softer spine of a Triflex blade good for striking sparks (with a stone)? I have yet to give this a real try, much less a comparison to plain-carbon-steel blades. If somebody out there does this, let us all know, eh?
 
The steel is very good however it rusts like hell. That's not a big deal if you wipe it clean and oil the blade after each use.
 
I own 2 triflex Craftsmen #780 that I ordered after reading some very positive opinions of them. I own 3 Clippers, 2 S-1 and 1 S-2 laminated knives, also 2 #510 KJ Eriksson Mora's. I like them all very much but I have to say the triflex is everything the "Clipper" (my old #1 favorite) is only better. The triflex's has a thicker blade (.98) that in my opinion gives it a better, slightly heavier, more solid feel. Whatever this "triflex" steel is.... it is one tough steel. I took one of the 2 I own and took it outside and used it to hack and chop completly through a 4" diameter piece of hard maple. very impressive. Then took the knife and hammered the knife from the end of its handle (like a nail) into one of the half pieces of maple...I hammered that blade all the way to the finger guard on the handle. That plastic handle never cracked or deformed and the blade never became loose. I wiggled and pryed that knife out of the wood and within a minute or so using a wet stone it was once again hair shaving sharp.

I have to say it is the toughest knife for the money I have ever found in a knife. I have recently ordered 5 more triflex knives...I am just paranoid with my luck they would stop making this model.

Just my 5 cents of opinion...

Regards to all,
Cranky
 
"Triflex is a carbon steel with a differential heat treatment, so the edge is hard and the spine of the blade is tough". I was wondering how well this steel compared to regular carbon.

I believe he is saying it is differentially hardened, not that it is a different kind of steel. A maker can tell us for sure soon I hope. I'd also love to know what steel they use if anyone knows.

Oh yea. Triflex good.
 
I've got one of these also, haven't had much of a problem with rust like some have said. The grip is comfy, and the blade is a positive joy to sharpen, and it gets sharp! The sheath, though, sucks big ones, as seems to be the case with most moras.
 
Does anyone have any experience with the mora "Triflex" line? According to Ragnar's site "Triflex is a carbon steel with a differential heat treatment, so the edge is hard and the spine of the blade is tough". I was wondering how well this steel compared to regular carbon.

Had one... used it..... loved it! I gave it to my Brother-In-Law because he didn't have a good knife, and liked it. I would buy another in a heart beat:thumbup:
 
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