Mora: Why not ?

They are such good value and soo cheap I ended up with several flavours before committing big bucks to my Stuart Wilson custom 'be all and end all' bushy. All mine are still alive and kicking after being treated for years as the cheap but tough tools they are.
My fave was the Mora 2000. Batoned that knife through some pretty knotty logs; a few times which made the blade flex so much I thought I'd killed it. I just kept hammering away until it came out the other side, wiped its nose and said "you lookin at me?" The Mora 200 sure is a tough hombre in my experience.

Also, Swedish armed forces are still issued Moras I believe. The 2000 is the Mora version of a survival knife. That's enough of a pedigree for me.

The rest is just asthetics....
You could always get a sharper, stronger, tougher, lighter, heavier, more versatile, sexier tool.
But do I need that? Practically, of course not. Emotionally, I know I do.
(That's why I spent the $$$ on a custom knife that I'd never put through as much crap- log full of knots? get a different log. Want to dig something out of the stony ground? Sharpen a digging stick. Leave my beautifully hand crafted custom made cutting tool in the bottom of a wet rucksack for a week? Are you crazy!)

My favourite Mora:
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Horusfour said:
(That's why I spent the $$$ on a custom knife that I'd never put through as much- log full of knots? get a different log. Want to dig something out of the stony ground? Sharpen a digging stick. Leave my custom in the bottom of a wet rucksack for a week? Are you crazy!)
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Exactly, some knives we like to look at and use a little....some knives we use like no one is lookin.
 
The deal with a Mora's is that they can do anything a knife should do. If you know how to sharpen a knife and know not to hammer it through things then you'll have a knife for life.

The only things that "higher end" knives offer are aesthetics (which are personal) better ergonomics (which is also personal) better edge retention (which I don't think is a big deal)

A side note to better edge retention. While a Mora knife may hold an edge long enough for most things most folks do, more sharpening equals a shorter life for the knife. That being said, for almost everyone alive today a mora knife would last them a life time assuming they know how to sharpen.


I don't own a single Mora btw :D
You could probably say the same things about Ontario knives, Green River knives, Victorinox etc
 
I like my 546G a lot. It went through 2 deer last year without sharpening, breastbones an all, and it still shaved hair. I touched it up after the season with a DMT red stone. Maybe two passes each side, and it's back to hair-popping sharp (came that way too). I got a grizzly sheath for it. I'll get another 546 as backup, they're cheap enough.
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Quite frankly, the sharpness of these knives is exceptional. I think that is the appeal they have for everyone, including the nonenthusiasts. In fact, "lay" people probably instinctively see how sharp and easy to use they are, so they gravitate toward using them and if asked, think these are better knives compared to heavier built, more expensive ones that don't slice well.

Unless you expect to be using the knife to do pullups or chinups, the full tang, sharpened crowbar approach to outdoor knives is really for a limited age group or lifestyle. Having the right tool is also important. An axe or heavy machete is better than batoning, so I don't see why one can't pair them up when you have the ability to do so, which is commonly the case.

Because of the cutting ability and light weight and natural toughness, I came to a decision I'd probably carry my Mora 746 more than my heavier, thicker carbon steel fixed blade. I 'd be able to cut things better, especially for food prep, it's lighter, and easier to carry around than having a heavy knife on a belt. Only real bad thing are the quality of the sheaths.
 
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