Tell me all about your Mora 2000

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Still looking for a 4" general purpose fixed blade for camping and hiking. Thought I'd add the Mora 2k to the list of contenders. I'd love to hear from people who own and use one.
 
truly for 30 bucks you can't lose...I like the moras alot if you don't have a stainless clipper I highly reccomend them 15 bucks at ragweed forge and than get a sheath from Normark. like I said I like my mora and for most things they are fantastic but if I had to choose one fixed blade it'd be my f-1 (probably because it's my newest one) but I've taken it out to play a couple of times and its a great knife. Good luck in your search.
 
I have been buying 4" blades like a madman for about 4 months...I own 4"ers priced from $10 (ColdSteel finn bear, roach belly, and canadian) to $160 (BRKT Aurora) and I couldn't tell you my favorite...I can tell you that ONE of my favorites is the Mora2K..it cuts very well, it handles very well, and generally gives you the feeling that you have a high quality tool in your hands. I highly recomend them..even if your like me, and 1 knife is never enough. For cheap performers..the Clipper or the CS Finn Bear, are both great choices. I like the handle of the clipper, but the small size of the Finn Bear make it one of my favorites. If you want an all around close to perfect bushcraft knife, the Aurora from bark river is my hands down favorite...I just got it in the mail...so no big time reviews or anything..but I did some lightweight cutting with it...it cuts almost as well as a much thinner blade, and drills very well, the handle is great, and the overall look, quality, and sheath are second to none.....that all being said, it is alot more money than the Mora2K, soooo....get a Mora2K...you'll love it...and USE it...and thats what its all about. JMHO, Gene EDIT: when I go out under the car port and carve (I do this alot when board) I tend to grab 2-4 knives, one is always the Mora2k...I don't know if this helps??
 
i prefer the clipper blade. I bought the errikson clipper. Bought both carbon and stainliess i think i prefer their stainless. handles are good on both clipper and 2000, but more ways to hold the 2000. To put my preferences in perspective, im also waiting on the next northstar run.

the errikson clipper is i think ~ $13 or so at ragnar's. great performance for the $$.
 
Years ago I posted this in Rec.Knives and still stand by it. One of my favorite knives.

"Cruising looking at knives and knife sites I've seen many good and bad. One
thing I've noticed is that sometimes price is not an indicator of quality or
performamce. With our current emphasis on "tactical" knifes costing multi
hundreds of $'s I think we've dismissed some really practical blades. Prime
examples of such are the various styles from Scandinavia. I recently bought a Mora 2000 from the Ragweed Forge - http://www.bluemoon.net/~ragnar/ - and ran it through some paces. The 12c27 stainless blade is about 4.5" long, 1" wide, and about 1/16th thick with an interesting duel grind - typical Swedish near the tang transitioning to a flat grind at the tip. Thr handle is plastic combo similar to zytle and kraton. The sheath is plastic but holds the knife without a keeper even when carried inverted. Now this knife CUTS like mad - razor shrap! I'm sure it's the grind combined with a very thin cross section (Joe Talmadge I hope you read this - kinda like AG's Deerhunter). Everything I've thrown at it gets cut up on short order - leather, cardboard, carpet, denim, wood, etc.. Yes, it's still sharp. No it's not a wonder knife. It's simple in design, kind of homely (ok - ugly), I wouldn't use ut as a pry-bar, wouldn't be my first choice for a defensive blade (although I suspect it would do just fine in this role). But for utility use it's super - sort of a Swedish
"survival" knife. Now for the interesting part - the cost. This gem goes for a
whopping $25! I suspect this knife will give me pause the next time I feel the
urge to spend $200-500 for a "super" knife. Moral of the story - sometimes
good knives don't cost big bucks and form follows fuction. Just some
thoughts... "
 
Thanks for the feedback. I have been wavering between going for something inexpensive or splurging. The Mora 2k is at the inexpensive end ($30-ish) and the Bark River Highland Special is at the high end ($90-ish). In the middle is the Helle Odel ($60-ish).

My concern about the Mora 2k is that it may not be pointy enough, and also the odd way that the grind changes near the tip, which I don't understand.
 
Foilist,

The Mora 2K really is an interesting knife. The change in grind towards the front is a bit hard to wrap your head around when you see pictures of it, becuase of the odd way it reflects. Once you see it in person, you have a momentary ("that's weird..") reaction but then it just makes sense. I decided last weekend that I was going to pick a huge bunch of lemons of the tree in the yard and juice them to freeze the juice. I decided to use my Mora 2K for the job, it was the perfect choice, effortless slicing up lemon, and precisely cutting off the peel (I ran the skinned lemons through my juicer). My hands were constantly wet, slippery with lemon oils and juice. The Mora 2K never once felt slippery and maintaining a grip was not an issue. It was a great test of the knife in a "general usage" situation, and was a far more likely test of what I would use the knife for than hammering it through a 4x4.

Sean
 
The M2K is a great knife and at $30.00 most people can try one out and make up their own mind. I have come to like the Clipper better and same with the K Ravan. Whenever I visit Ragweed Forge I feel like the devil is peering over my shoulder and whispering in my ear "buy that one too".
 
It's a good knife for the money. Having said that, I like a lot of my other 4 inch blades better. I prefer a high (or full) flat grind, and am really liking the Nessmuk shaped blades. I find these cut better than the Scandi grinds, but again, it's only $30. Makes a good gardening knife.
 
I always admired the shape of Nessmuck blades, but I thought they were only useful for skinning - do they make good all-purpose knives with that curved blade?
 
So far it has for me, it's a fairly wide blade, but I usually have a stockman on me anyways.
 
My 2000 just arrived today and it is everything I expected. I have a couple other moras and the 2000 has all the other mora atributes-- light weight, low cost, and made to be used, but more subsantial than the Clipper and Craftsman.

As to the odd grind, its just the taper in the end of the blade meeting up with the Scandi grind. Remember that moras are mode from flat parallel sided stock and the "cheeks" you see are the blade being tapered to the point and down to the grind too. It's plenty "pointy" enough and a good shape for cleanin' and cookin' and whittlin'. It should make an excellent skinner too.

On the survival side, I'd have no problem heading out with this tool to depend on. It will cut small wood, make a fire bow, traps, or fuzz sticks-- all the things you would expect of it. It's not a machete or hatchet.
 
EDITED : removed a bunch of stupid rambling crap...sorry people.
 
i just ordered these two great knifes:
FALLKNIVEN F1 SWEDISH MILITARY LEATHER SHEATH
http://www.fallkniven.com/a1f1/f1_en.htm
and
Cold Steel 80TFT True Flight Thrower
http://csstoreonline.stores.yahoo.net/80tft.html

but i still havent got a mora, shame on me, but with all the other outrageous spending i was doing lately i am kinda broke now

well at least the F1 is gonna be great, the cs thrower seems more like a fun knife, i wonder how the throwing will befall me :D
 
2dogs said:
The M2K is a great knife and at $30.00 most people can try one out and make up their own mind. I have come to like the Clipper better and same with the K Ravan. Whenever I visit Ragweed Forge I feel like the devil is peering over my shoulder and whispering in my ear "buy that one too".
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Freaken awesome...he talks to you too!!!:D
 
RescueRiley said:
truly for 30 bucks you can't lose...I like the moras alot if you don't have a stainless clipper I highly reccomend them 15 bucks at ragweed forge and than get a sheath from Normark. like I said I like my mora and for most things they are fantastic but if I had to choose one fixed blade it'd be my f-1 (probably because it's my newest one) but I've taken it out to play a couple of times and its a great knife. Good luck in your search.
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Riley,

I've seen you praise your new F-1 several times lately. Whew, I'm glad you got it and even happier that you like it. I hate it when I make a recommendation and then the person hates it.
 
I recently got a little extra money, so I'm thinking I might go for another Bark River (mostly) guilt-free. Eventually, I'll end up with a Mora also, I'm sure.
 
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