Whats so great about Mora's?

M

Mr FRINGE

Joined
Dec 9, 2013
Messages
48
Everybody seems to love these Mora knives. Don't get me wrong they look strong but maybe a little short for my tastes. So does anybody want to share why they are so great (non-sarcastic tone).
 
Mostly the pricepoint and the fact that they are the bushcrafter's little darling. They can do a lot of different tasks and are pretty well made.
 
classic effective design for the budget bushman.

sometimes people get nervous getting their 400-1000$ puukko beat-up. and a mora will get the same job done without the nervousness.
 
Cheap, durable, easy to sharpen, sharp as spit new, perfect utility size for food prep, general utility, carving, and some larger tasks as you become familiar with it, and a HC steel blade, which makes it good for a fire striker with a ferro rod. All for $6 - $20 range. Hard to find all that in any other knife for that price point.
Not the fanciest girl in school, but she'll do anything you ask her to. :)
 
Price vs. performance and quality of design. Newbie-friendly. Not made in China. Endorsed by celebrity bushcraft/survival personalities (Lundin and Mears.) Thin factory edge angle and ready to use out of the box. Also, tons and tons of hype. Don't get me wrong, I love Moras, but they do get gushed over way more than they deserve. That doesn't mean they aren't awesome (they are) but they do get put up on a pedestal. :)
 
Everyone did a great job listing what's so great about them. I won't duplicate everything, other than I did just teach 2 young boys how to make feather sticks. I did this to show controlled cutting and pushing with the blade. I didn't want to give them an expensive knife that they will just ding up, so they each got a Mora. I'll tell you, the stick jumped into little tinder just by looking at the Mora :). The kids had a blast, and learned alot.
 
They are well made and have a good steel. The thing that makes this great is the fact that you can get them for $10, so they make a good edc or camp knife. Yes there are tons of knives way better but not near the price range. Finding quality under $15 can be hard, usually just cheap chinese crap.
 
Mr FRINGE said:
maybe a little short for my tastes.
Click to expand...

The #3 got a six inch blade.

MeErs0c.jpg


1234,,,:)
 
I love the traditional style and materials. :thumbup: Being so affordable doesn't hurt either.

I won't duplicate everything, other than I did just teach 2 young boys how to make feather sticks. I did this to show controlled cutting and pushing with the blade. I didn't want to give them an expensive knife that they will just ding up, so they each got a Mora. I'll tell you, the stick jumped into little tinder just by looking at the Mora . The kids had a blast, and learned alot.
Click to expand...

My boy has a Mora knife too, one of the youth models with a guard. It came with an unfinished birch handle and raw leather sheath that some day he'll have to finish, when he's old enough.
 
Pretty decent knives on their own, great knives when compared to others in their price range.

For the money it is hard to beat a Mora.
 
Rather than Mora's, I would give young teens a SOG Field Pup which is the same sort of knife. I think they are probably a bit better overall.

The scout models make good first fixed blade knives for kids when they are ready. The Scout model was in fact my first Mora which I purchased to see what all the hype was about.

They are okay knives for cutting, but not much good for doing more rigorous tasks that many use knives for.
 
People figured out what a good basic knife geometry should be hundreds, if not thousands, of years ago. Use decent materials and good craftsmanship, and you've got a great package. That's what a Mora is. Same goes for Opinel, and some other traditional knives.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top