New to the Mora knife

[sodak]

I have always thought a Mora was a good value for the money, but not a good knife over all. Spend more, get more.

I agree with you here. I'm still trying to figure out why they get put on a pedestal...

Show me another knife for $10 in a good stainless or carbon steel and a scandi grind! The mora is a classic and a great value, and there are few companies that offer what mora does. Simple design, cheap pricepoint and good materials. they offer people an affordable way to try bushcraft. A mora was my first scandi and has since led to many expensive scandi custom and production blades. I think mora is a "gateway drug" to bushcraft and Scandinavian style blades. They pack light and are about the perfect hiking knife for light to medium use, and if you have skills, its about all the hardcore bush-nut needs in a knife too.

here you go. I'm not advocating a vendor, just giving an example.

http://www.knivesplus.com/OLD-HICKORY-KNIVES.HTML

Not everyone considers a scandi grind desirable. I'll take a full flat or thin convex over a scandi any day. These old hickory knives are comparable in geometry to an opinel, which is highly optimized for cutting.

 

[Poez]

Here is Marttiinni Condor Timberjack that I talked about:

That knife can be had for $16 from one of the Internet dealers. Much better handle in my opinion and all in all a very good knife. I am not saying there is anything wrong with Mora of course. Just there is more to value knives than Mora! It is not an unique exception - so it is overrated in this regard. Which is of course none of its fault!

 

[sintro]

Some people complain about the sheath, but I love my plastic sheath. No maintenance, super tight lockup and waterproof(won't absorb water and rust your blade).

 

[sodak]

Some people complain about the sheath, but I love my plastic sheath. No maintenance, super tight lockup and waterproof(won't absorb water and rust your blade).

I've always liked the plastic sheaths, the hole in the bottom can help with fire starting if you blow into the top.

 

[FTR-14c]

I like the Bushcraft Force and Forest with the scalloped blade both in Sandvic. They make a great light weight companion knife with a chopper, machete or ax.
They just work so well as a cutting tool and hold a good edge. It blows my mind when I compare their performance with knives 10x their price.

 

[ConBon]

I I received my classic 2 about a week and a half ago, and the blade is strong, sharpens up really nicely (not that it needed it out of the package) and it has taken on a good patina from my little use. I love the balance, it centers a little bit closer to the handle end from the middle, but only by 1/4" at most. Very high quality for the price. Buck has been using 440C for years, which is not a supersteel by far, but the have excellent heat treats making great blades. The same is true, I believe, for Mora, although Mora does have some fancier laminated steels. Anyways, I plan on ordering a Plastic handled one and a Viking stone from Ragnar soon, because I just love my Mora.

Cheers,
Connor

 

[StaTiK]

A similar knife is still being manufactured:

http://moraofsweden.se/morakniv/forestexclusive-345?group=prod_prod_grp-s1/41

My knife has a slightly shorter blade.

~Paul~

Thanks for the info!

 

[dePaul]

Thanks for the info!

NP .

~Paul~

 

[Cadillac J]

I was going to make a thread a few days ago when I received my first Mora, so I'm glad to see this one.

My only question after sharpening and using one up was... "Why didn't I try one of these out a long time ago??" Seriously, I can now understand why they get so much praise. Very comfortable handles and pretty good steel for all-around utilitarian use...even come with a usable sheath for under $15!

Because of the low price point, I purchased two 4" and one 6" stainless, and then two of the carbon heavy duty companions...already gave one to my brother, and I'm planning to buy a half dozen more to give to family and friends. They all sharpen up extremely easy to screaming edges (I added a small microbevel to add a little extra toughness without any sacrifice in sharpness). Funny that since getting them, I've totally forgotten about my Southfork and SYKCO 511, but I'm sure its because they are just the newborns of the bunch for the time being.

Mora just gained another fan.

 

[Humppa]

Moras are great.

I used my 711 while I was restaurating my house pretty hard. It was the work of four whole years. I needed three 711s. They work really well. They have done everything without complaint. I was even prying with them and abused them as a small crowbar. Great pieces... just plain great.

I bought the Mora Classic some weeks ago as an outdoor knife.

Their carbon steel is great. Their stainless is great as well.

Mora: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

[kinskibrain]

Mora Classic 2 is one of my favourite knives. I don't know of any other make that offers the same quality of steel, heat treat and edge like Mora at similar pricing. The no 2 and my F1 are my most used knives.

Below are some pictures of the new Black. It is a very good knife. Not as efficient a cutter as the No 2 due to the thicker blade but sturdy enough to take some abuse and has a nice feel in the hand, and the spine has the best finish I have seen on any knife for a firesteel.

edit: In case you hadn't figured it out already Swedish "Morakniv" means "Mora-knife".

 

[glocker199]

I don't really care for them myself. They feel like a cheap kitchen knife and about what you'd expect to get for $10-12.

 

[ConBon]

I don't really care for them myself. They feel like a cheap kitchen knife and about what you'd expect to get for $10-12.

Are you talking about the plastic and rubber handled ones? I love my wooden Classic, it feels like (and is) a humble and hardworking knife for the common man.

To each his own,
Connor

 

[Vicarious Reality]

I find them horribly difficult to keep sharp, i just changed from a Kanetsune to my old Mora viking and when i tried to cut paper this was pretty much my reaction:
[video=youtube;hzuBnutqFwY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzuBnutqFwY[/video]

 

[kinskibrain]

I don't really care for them myself. They feel like a cheap kitchen knife and about what you'd expect to get for $10-12.

I suggest you try some of the wooden handled models if you don't like the plastic or rubber. I don't like the cheapest red plastic ones either. Regarding price I think you are wrong. Mora knife blades are easily comparable to knives four or five times their price regarding steel quality, edge and ergonomics. Sure my F1 or the ESEE are sturdier, but a Mora No 2 will easily out-cut any of them in wood due to it's thinner blade and steeper edge angle.

 

[kinskibrain]

I find them horribly difficult to keep sharp, i just changed from a Kanetsune to my old Mora viking and when i tried to cut paper this was pretty much my reaction..

lol The steep angle of a Mora sometimes requires a little extra consideration. The cutting performance comes with a price when the inclusive angle is 23 degrees (correct?). Myself I think they are the easiest knives to hand sharpen due to the scandi grind acting as a guide. The 1095 and 12C27 heat treats are as good as it gets (those are the two most common steels in Morakniv these days).

 

[suedeface]

I'm not too familiar with the plastic/rubber handled moras, but IMO, the classic wood handled models #1, #2, and even 2/0 are some of the best knives out there regardless of price.The carbon models rate a 60RC! Now, out of box they are very serviceable, but I usually sand the handle flush with the ferrule and sand the rest of the handle with a medium sandpaper to roughen it for better grip, then stain it. Then I remove the useless belt loop on the sheath and make a leather "frog" type belt loop on it. Then I smooth out the spine on my belt sander/sandpaper and depending on the knife, do a mustard patina. After a bit of work, the $14 dollar knife I first bought now looks like something special and adds an intrinsic value to the knife. FYI-- if you do a leather stropping session on a new mora knife I have found it to get ridiculously sharp.

 

[PCL]

Ohman, I really like that black blade, may have to get one of them too!

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

I find them horribly difficult to keep sharp, i just changed from a Kanetsune to my old Mora viking and when i tried to cut paper this was pretty much my reaction:
[video=youtube;hzuBnutqFwY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzuBnutqFwY[/video]

You get bonus points for using an Adventure Time clip. "UNACCEPTABLLLLLLLLLLLLLLE!!!"

As a question, though, was your edge free of chips and dings? It's easy for them to pick up if kept without a microbevel and it really diminishes paper cutting ability. Kanetsune often experiences problems with micro-chipping so be on the watch for that.

 

[wolf413chris]

any reason one would choose the carbon or stainless on the companion as a camp knife, other than personal preference and intended use? hearing the stainless is almost just as easy to sharpen, can throw sparks and is low maintenance. think forcing a patina on the carbon would help much processing small game/ fresh water fish?

really looking forward to my first mora.