What do you use your Mora for?

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I'm looking at maybe buying the Mora Companion but was wondering what mora owners use there knife for?
 
My Mora is AWOL at the moment, probably lost in my shed somewhere, but over the last year I used it for carving (in the woods and at home), splitting small kindling, general utility cutting and food prep. When summer came around and it got too hot for camping I threw it in my tackle box and used it as a bait knife for a few months. When the weather was a bit more hospitable I took it out, cleaned it up and sharpened it and it came up good as new, despite being repeatedly used to cut squid bait on a concrete surface!
 
I generally use mine for cutting although I've been known to use it as a toothbrush. Joking aside the mora is a great knife, I really like the mora companion. Used it for everything, and it did everything. People say they are disposable, or good knives for that price. They are good knives plain and simple. They cut hold and edge well enough for a camping trip, durable and the handles are very ergonomic. Others complain about the sheath they come with, yep it's not great, most production sheaths are not great. They work well, I really want to try out a mora bushcraft and see how hat is.
 
I own a Mora Classic N°1 and a Mora Classic N°2. They are great everyday users : light and easy to carry and freakingly sharp. You must get used to the strange oval handle : it's actually very functional. Consider this was a fisherman's knife in the beginning (you said slippery ?) and it was even adopted by the French cod fishers... The only drawback would be the scandi grind : it splits the carrots instead of slicing them (ridiculous ? You're right ...) and the overhard edge (around 60 HRC, if I remember well) : it can be chipped by hard materials (dry wood or (very) hard bread (yes, chuckle all you want, it's true), however it's easily sharpened back to a true edge. Cuts like a devil for sure, but a sensitive devil. They come with those shitty looking pink cardboard sheaths... believe me or not, they work great : secure hold, light, easy to carry in any position... who could ask for more ? In this price range, I see no serious contender. Did I tell they also really look the biz ?
 
Fire-prep, anything involving rope and cord, whittling and some carving, some food prep, breaking down cardboard for recycling, some gardening and landscaping tasks around the property. Our family of 4 has 5 Moras at the moment (2 Scouts, 2 Companions and a Bushcraft Black) that we just keep around the house -- better than butter knives and car keys and you don't have to panic if one goes missing for a little while. The Companion can also do a reverse grip if your inner mall-ninja requires it.
 
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I keep one in garage for everyday stuff.
The edge chips or rolls pretty easily: but I keep it strictly Scandi grind with no micro-bevels or convex - just for fun.
 
My Craftsman gets used most for butchering deer meat, but not dressing. I prefer a shorter blade for that.
 
I've got some experience with that model. Beyond the standard woodsy stuff, makes a great fixed blade back up for lots of tasks. And, I like it for use as a steak knife and food prep
 
yard work and swamp uses, mainly. when i don't want to bring along or use a pricier knife.
 
I use Moras and similar knives when hiking, and also as part of my EDC when working at my family's ranch. They are great tools for the money.
 
I use both my triflex and robust for lack of a better word, junk drawer knives. Food prep, breaking down boxes, slicing up fruit and sometimes ill throw one in my tackle box also.
 
I keep the LightMyFire/Mora knife in my Maxpedition Remora bag in my Jeep as part of a "get home" bag. I figure I can have my knife and fire making needs all in one package. It really is a neat and functional tool. After having a Swamp Rat and several other high-end gear items stolen from my Jeep, I will no longer keep expensive stuff in there. So the Mora fit the bill perfectly: High value without being high dollar.

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They are awesome for carving and whittling. I also used mine a lot to make shavings for tinder to get the campfires going. When camping I carry it with a Ka-Bar BK9 and a leatherman so any cutting task in the woods aside from chopping or other big tasks the companion gets used for.

I have one that has a 3.5" chisel tip blade so once I whip up a better sheath for it I'll use that one for EDC.
 
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