Need input from Mora owners

I'm a BIG fan of the inexpensive MORA 911.
Carbon Steel blade sharpens up easily and well.
Plus, the handle is comfortable and fits my smaller hands.

Steve
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
I'd go for the new Bushcraft Force. Same design as the 2000 but without the funky grind.

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What he said! +1!
 
Tye Possum said:
You might notice that the 510 isn't on ragweed forge, which seems to have every other Mora knife, that's because it's been discontinued (well I'm pretty sure at least). The 511 is still around though which is just the 510 with a guard, if the guards a problem you can just cut it off though, it's only plastic.

I have the 510, clipper and 120 carving knife (the 120 may have a different blade but the handle is the same as their bigger wooden handled knives I think).

I like the 510's blade, it's scandi grind is wider (higher) which I prefer compared to the clippers grind, at least for sharpening. The handle I don't like however. It's hard plastic so although pretty comfortable, when my hands got sweaty or wet, it would get slippery and since there's no guard on the 510 that worried me a little (the 511 has a guard so I guess that wouldn't really be a problem).

The clipper has a smaller bevel which I found more difficult to hold flat on the stone (I sharpen freehand) than the wider bevel on the 510, but I'm not such a great sharpener so don't base your decision on that. The handle was a little uncomfortable with that rubber diamond pattern but I prefered it to the 510's handle because at least it provided good grip. (I also got a green and black clipper so I liked the colours better than the bright orange 510, of course the 510 was easy to see...)

The carving knives handle (same as the bigger wooden handled knives as far as I know) is the one I like the best, the wood provides decent grip but it's still comfortable. The larger bladed wooden handled knives also have full tangs (I think, there's an x-ray picture that shows that but I can't find it).

So basically if I was buying a new Mora knife based on my experience, I'd choose one of the wooden handled ones.

If you want a plastic handled one then the craftline allround knife looks good (like a clipper without the diamond grip pattern), or one of the soft grip or bushcraft models, those handles look pretty comfy! The 2000 seems pretty good and from what I've heard people like it (no personal experience with it though) but I heard that the different grind on the end of the blade was designed for cutting pâté, so I'm not really sure how that feature would really help you...
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You are right, Possum, the 510 has been discontinued. If anyone knows of a shop that still has some, I'd like to know about it so I can order another one or three. The 510 is my favorite Mora.

Of the two (510 v. 2000) I would, of course, take the Mora 510. As said, it sdoesn;t have the funky grind and it's much cheaper.
 
I'm very pleased to report that this knife seems to have a near full tang, based on my amateur magnet test on the handle.
Although this doesn't really surprise me now that i think about it, since i suspect it uses the same blade as the 2000 model, which there are x ray photos of somewhere here.
 
I blame you guys!

I just ordered 3 new Mora knives from ragweedforge, luckily the total cost isn't all that bad.

I decided to get a Bushcraft Triflex - I figure it should be a pretty good knife for $20. I also grabbed a HighQ Allround Carbon & stainless for $10 & $11 - can't argue with the price of those.

I like the stainless for food prep - no probs with acid foods! But for sharpening sticks for use as tent pegs or whatever the carbon steel is great. My current Mora knives are a stainless clipper & a carbon craftsman, but I think the craftsman has a fairly short tang so I would like to switch to the Bushcraft Triflex for my bushcraft duties. The Allrounds just got added to my order because you can't have too many Moras and $10 & $11 for useful knives is too hard to pass up!

I like my Becker BK-7 & BK-9 knives for batoning & chopping, but the Mora knives are better at finer tasks & the scandi grind really works better for carving wood. I like to take knives camping so I usually go with a big full-tang knife + carbon Mora + stainless Mora, so that I can cover chopping & batoning + finer carving + food prep. Of course you don't want to find yourself in a tricky situation with only 3 knives so I take some others as well for backup! The best part is that BK-9 + Mora Bushcraft Triflex + Mora stainless clipper or allround can be bought for under $100 - that is some pretty darned capable knives for almost any tasks you can think of, all for an excellent price!
 
Gadgetaholic said:
I blame you guys!
I just ordered 3 new Mora knives from ragweedforge, luckily the total cost isn't all that bad.

I decided to get a Bushcraft Triflex - I figure it should be a pretty good knife for $20. I also grabbed a HighQ Allround Carbon & stainless for $10 & $11 - can't argue with the price of those.

I like the stainless for food prep - no probs with acid foods! But for sharpening sticks for use as tent pegs or whatever the carbon steel is great. My current Mora knives are a stainless clipper & a carbon craftsman, but I think the craftsman has a fairly short tang so I would like to switch to the Bushcraft Triflex for my bushcraft duties. The Allrounds just got added to my order because you can't have too many Moras and $10 & $11 for useful knives is too hard to pass up!

I like my Becker BK-7 & BK-9 knives for batoning & chopping, but the Mora knives are better at finer tasks & the scandi grind really works better for carving wood. I like to take knives camping so I usually go with a big full-tang knife + carbon Mora + stainless Mora, so that I can cover chopping & batoning + finer carving + food prep. Of course you don't want to find yourself in a tricky situation with only 3 knives so I take some others as well for backup! The best part is that BK-9 + Mora Bushcraft Triflex + Mora stainless clipper or allround can be bought for under $100 - that is some pretty darned capable knives for almost any tasks you can think of, all for an excellent price!
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LOL - It's all our fault. Congrats on the Moras. I see a couple, three more in my future too.

Mine has become a fixture. Those stupid, cheap, plastic, puke green, ugly sheaths (mine is grey) make it so easy to just clip on and go. For such a chincey thing it works good. Go figure.

Knife and sheath are so light - don't even know it's there.
 
Cobra281 said:
LOL - It's all our fault.
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Aha - an admission! *shakes fist*

Don't worry - the forum will be forgiven once I get my new knives to play with. At least buying 3 Moras doesn't have the same financial impact as buying 3 Sebenzas or 3 Busse knives.
 
I did some pretty basic mods on my Mora 2000 sheath that make it a great sheath for me. I started by cutting off the leather strap...great start in my opinion. Then I wrapped the sheath in one layer of 550 paracord. I did a simple knot on each end of the paracord that can be tucked under the wrap before the last which holds it in place somewhat. I then covered the sheath in two ranger bands (bike intertube) which holds the paracord in place very well. I then placed an old vertical stretch nylon belt holster for my collapsable baton over the ranger bands which provide a snug fit over the rubber ranger bands and has already existing heavy duty belt loops which allow vertical carry on a pack or belt(my prefered method.) I then added one last ranger band to the insert point of the sheath. This does two things... one it covered the remaining cut leather strap studs, and two with a little ranger band over hang the flaired portion (kind of guard) of the handle catches the band on the way in and provides a very snug friction fit between the rubber band and the rubber on the handle of the knife so there is no chance of it falling out. I then tucked a firesteel.com Gobspark firesteel and scraper under the bands. It ways next to nothing and I seriously don't even remember it is there if I am not thinking about it. I also want to point out that the paracord is easily deployed with all of the above on because of the way I attached it to the sheath. A simple roll back of the ranger band will reveal the knot holding the wrap in place...a quick tug and the paracord can be deployed. I wanted the 2000 since I first saw it but wasn't a huge fan of the sheath...didn't want to spend anymore money on an upgraded sheath and boy am I glad I didn't cuz I love the knife and now I love the sheath!!!
 
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