Thicker Mora's come with secondary bevels?

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Cryptyc

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I wanted to know if anyone else has experienced this. I've noticed on the HDs and Bushcraft Black I've owned they have a micro bevel. For me, a micro bevel on a supposedly flat scandi grind is not acceptable so I always just take it to the stone, zero it out, and then maintain from there.

Have you noticed the same thing?

here's a pic of my bushcraft black, just because who doesn't like pictures to liven the thread up:
 
Goid thingi don't but thick moras. The whole thing of it disgust Me.

Really wish the wouldn't Do that.. they come with spots that aren't perfectly ground as is and it just takes time of use and sharpening to get them right
 
I have very little experience with Moras. I recently purchased a (new) Companion HD, and was surprised to receive a dull knife with uneven bevels. Had it been more expensive, I would have put it right back in the box and returned it. For me, it wasn't worth the trip to the post office over a $15 knife, though.
Out of curiosity, I Sharpee'd it before laying it on my stone...after a few light passes, I was disappointed to see that the black was minimally touched across probably 40% (total, not contiguous) of the blade. I grabbed a coarser stone, made myself comfortable, and fixed it; but I don't really see me purchasing, or recommending, the brand in the future.
 
Grease,
hm...maybe it's more common than I originally though. That isn't a thicker variety is it?

stv,
my son's regular Mora #2 is a thin one and came with a perfect zero edge.

hhmore,
I found that the grind isn't perfectly even, but I consider that expected for such a low cost blade. I'm happy to put a little of my time and effort into an inexpensive knife that has solid steel and will work for what I intend it to. For the cost I still think they cannot be beat, seriously. I would recommend them and have. In fact, when I gave a HD companion to my brother-in-law this past Friday when we were coyote hunting.
 
I have got three Bushcraft series kniveS the Triflex. Force, and the orange Safety thick SS knife

The Triflex and Force came with a near perfect zero grind
The thick SS came with a pronounced micro, which given it is an emergency knife is fine with me
 
Cryptyc said:
hhmore,
I found that the grind isn't perfectly even, but I consider that expected for such a low cost blade. I'm happy to put a little of my time and effort into an inexpensive knife that has solid steel and will work for what I intend it to. For the cost I still think they cannot be beat, seriously. I would recommend them and have. In fact, when I gave a HD companion to my brother-in-law this past Friday when we were coyote hunting.
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I'll admit that my previous statement wasn't exactly fair to Mora knives as a whole. Now that I fixed the bad grind, it's a fairly good knife. Decent buy for $15? That depends on the purchaser. What if it was somebody that didn't have the experience or equipment to remedy the problem? In the case of the knife I received, the buyer would have gotten a knife that was useless for much of anything besides cutting apples. A first time knife owner may not have known any better, and used it the way it was. It's all perspective - Yes, I had what I needed to do remedy the problem; but it took time that could have been spent on other things...time that I don't feel should have been required to make a new knife usable. To be totally honest, I would (and have) recommended Moras - mainly to people that are looking for a good fixed blade under $50.
 
I've seen them with micro-bevels on occasion, but mostly they come without.

The thing about those knives is that the main market for the producer up here in the Nordic region are craftsmen.
Just about any carpenter, electrician, plumber or other trades will have one in a side pocket.
It is used heavily by most, then tossed when the edge goes.
To most that happens within weeks.
Removing burr and grades from steel-pipe, cutting wire and carwing holes in drywall and whatnot will do that to a knife:)

So, the maker, imho, doesn't focus all that much on what most craftsmen would consider minute details.
If it is reasonably sharp, it's good enough;)

At about 10 bucks they are great value though.
 
Cryptyc said:
Grease,
hm...maybe it's more common than I originally though. That isn't a thicker variety is it?
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Nope, normal thick(er, thin)ness but with a mixed grind - half skandi with a micro bevel, half... hollow-ish? I'm not sure what to call it, but it's got the micro bevel all the way along the edge.
 
hhmoore,
Got ya. Understood and agree.

Birnando,
Makes sense. I should clarify that my knives from Mora were never "dull". They were definitely working order sharp, I just like my knives very sharp....especially if you claim to have a flat scandi grind.

Grease,
I noticed that there is a slight hollow grind on them. hhmoore eluded to that as well when he stated the sharpie method he used to check the contact surfaces on a his stone. When working on the bushcraft black I could see that there is a slight hollow grind. In fact, there are still very faint grind marks in the middle of the actual grind in a couple of spots on my bushcraft black. I don't mind them, I just wanted the edge to be zero'd by my stone. I wasn't trying to make the grind flawless. With a little more time I'm sure I could.
 
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