Moras

RescueRiley

RescueRiley

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I've often heard of them as Disposable work knives, and at the prices they go for it's easy to see why. But I'd like to hear from people who have used the same mora for a few years in a row to see if a mora can truly last the test of time...I believe ragnar has been using the same mora for about 10 years if I'm not mistaken. ALso I'd like to hear what your favorite models are I like the grip on the clipper, the tang on the 510, I like the trad. look of the wooden handled moras but they get awful slippery.
 
I have a Mora 711. I like the grind, the sheath and the grip, which is as comfortable as it feels secure. Great bang for the buck!
I'll try the Mora 2000, but I'm already satisfied with my 711. :thumbup:
 
I have a few Moras that get used for various things. One in particular I keep down by my woodstove for making fuzz sticks and small kindling when lighting the fire. It takes daily batonning and prying during wood burning season, and has never had any signs of weakness. This particular Mora went missing autumn before last and I just couldn't figure out where it went; I figured my wife had borrowed it for something and didn't put it back by the stove. Fast forward to this last spring: the snow has been melting for a couple of weeks and as I come out of our basement stairwell for some other chore, what do I see laying in the mud on the path halfway to the woodshed? Yep, my old trusty red-handled, carbon steel Mora #1 which had lain in the snow all winter and in the water saturated mud for a couple of weeks. How it got there I have no idea, but after taking off some rust with steel wool, it's still in service and did fire duty all winter again, including fuzz sticks, batonning and prying. Seems pretty durable to me, though it doesn't look quite so shiny anymore....
 
I've had an old model S1 for several years now. It's been a very good knife and it rides on my belt alot when I go in the woods. I bought it back around 1998 or 99. Blades gotten a bit stained and grey, but cuts great.
 
I like the 510. I would like one in a nice wood handle, but I don't like the wood handles Moras offer over any of the plastics. I like the 510 because I like the hard plastic handles as well as the length of the tang, although, I don't think any of the other ones lack anything due to shorter tangs. I also like the shape of this handle.

I've had mine for 4 to 5 years, and it is always on my belt when I go outdoors, and has cleaned a LOT of fish. It is nice and grey, and I've seen a spot or two of rust on it along the way, but that was easily removed. Heck, my stainless Leatherman has more rust on it than my 510. The Mora has even been on an all day deep sea fishing trip in very rough water, didn't rust a bit.

I think your Mora should last just as long as any other knife you own, as long as you don't treat it like a prybar. Like numberthree, I've batoned with it, with no problem, as well as it handles normal cutting chores like any knife does.
 
I have a mora that belonged to one of my grandfathers...it is probably thirty or forty years old. I still use it.

My dad stored one on his boat - moored in salt water, no less - for about a decade and used it constantly during that time. I think he lost it fairly recently. It was fine. Sometimes slightly rusty.

I know he had ones in the shop when I was a kid that were probably ten or twenty years old at the time. I assume he still uses them. That was twenty years ago.


Assuming you don't do anything other than cut stuff with them, to be honest I have a hard time seeing what would happen to them. I have hammers that are probably fifty years old, and saws, and chisels, screwdrivers, pliers...short of losing them or breaking them through mistreatment I don't see why they won't be in the shop when my grandkids are rummaging around in it.
 
ah the fact that they are low cost makes me want to buy so many..but then that would defeat the purpose!

Im still debating on whether i should get the 711, 510, 2000 , clipper or 780 triflex.

probably going to stick to the trusty clipper though. :D
 
In the past I've had the S-1, S-2, and #1 and recently have acquired 511's for my kids, and a couple 780's and 2000's for myself. I love them all, and some of them I like better for certain things, but I think if I had to limit myself to just one, I would choose the 780 with the 2000 running a real close second.
 
I like the 780 IMO for the handle size, but I hate the sheath so much. My 510 is what I really prefer to carry now. Slip some paracord through and it makes an awesome neck knife. I use the 510 to make fuzzies and baton small pieces of fire wood for my fire pit. Plus the the bottom of the with the hole sheath comes is handy to blow though to fuel the fie if needed. The clipper IMO has the best handle grip out of the 3 and it has a bigger blade. I'm not to fond of the clip on sheath idea though.
 
Eventually I'll rehandle my own but I live in an apartment right now and don't have a workspace for that sort of thing...I've ben hearing alot of good things about the 711, but I think the softer handle might get ripped apart over time...As for the 510. I know its a solid citizen..
 
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Bear I was hoping you'd chime in (resident mora expert) Nice pics...I know your a 2000 fan but I prefer carbon steel
 
I would say I do too....but when I used it in the Amazon I had no problems with rust or discoloration. I have to say the Sandvik sharpens up as easy as carbon. Makes a great kitchen knife and is easy to forget it is stainless. I like them all so much.
 
I find the wooden handled ones to be really slippery when wet. I think I'm down to the 510 or the 711 at that price I could get both but I want to get a few of the same model
 
I love the 510. Great ergonomics. Great all around knife and excellent for carving and notching.
 
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