What's the verdict on the Mora Garberg?

What's the verdict on the Mora Garberg?

  • Definitely a good buy

    Votes: 15 78.9%

  • Nice knife, but not at that price

    Votes: 2 10.5%

  • I'll stick with the cheaper Moras

    Votes: 2 10.5%
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Hotshot10

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I'm curious what people think of the Garberg, now that some here have undoubtedly had the chance to use it. Thoughts?
 
I had that same thought, actually. I was kind of wondering why Mora didn't release a carbon version as well.
 
Canterbury helped design it I hear, said he wanted a carbon version. They say the blade kept warping during heat treat, supposed to be working on bringing out a carbon version at some point.
 
Well made ,very practical, a good value .

Considering the complaints about warping stainless blades, like the Garber uses , I find carbon warping , amusing !! Don't they have a metallurgist ???
 
Problem with garberg....it's not really a mora anymore.
My 510 chews thru wood like it's butter. Garberg.... not so much. Whatever it gained in 'strengh' with its thickness and blade geometry, it lost in cuttin ability.
 
This is one that I have no interest in what so ever. If I want a Mora, I want "inexpensive".
 
^ What he says. 130 CAD buys you a lot of better knives IMO. Mora Craftline Pro C (Carbon Steel) is 18 CAD. A full tang makes 110CAD difference worth for some, but not for me.
 
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Hotshot10 said:
The difference is that noticeable? Interesting.
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I haven't tried the Garberg, but I can testify that my plain (thinner) Companion outcut my thicker Companion HD so hugely that I gave the HD away. The HD does a better job splitting. But I don't split that much and what little I do, the Companion (and other similarly thin knives) do just fine with.
 
tek77 said:
Problem with garberg....it's not really a mora anymore.
My 510 chews thru wood like it's butter. Garberg.... not so much. Whatever it gained in 'strengh' with its thickness and blade geometry, it lost in cuttin ability.
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This was my experience as well. If I want a traditional Scandinavian knife that eats wood like a light sabre and has a full length (stick) tang, I'll grab my Kellam Wolverine....If I want the same type of performance on the cheap (but having to resharpen a lot more often) I'll just grab a Companion for $10.

I've seen the Garberg favorably compared to the Fallkniven F1. NFW. My F1's outperform the Garberg by a huge margine. I mean HUGE!
 
pinnah said:
I haven't tried the Garberg, but I can testify that my plain (thinner) Companion outcut my thicker Companion HD so hugely that I gave the HD away. The HD does a better job splitting. But I don't split that much and what little I do, the Companion (and other similarly thin knives) do just fine with.
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I went to buy a carbon HD a few months ago from Grand Prairie, but they were out. I ended up with another Companion. Hard to beat for the money, for sure. :D
 
Brommeland said:
I've seen the Garberg favorably compared to the Fallkniven F1. NFW. My F1's outperform the Garberg by a huge margine. I mean HUGE!
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I have an F1 Pro, and it really cuts. I shaved a bunch of tinder last week for a fire, and it impressed me.
 
I paid 55.00 on the river for my molle version. Not complaining at all. It has a good weight to it. My BM Contego could make 3 companions out of it. I have a companion that I broke the tip off of it trying to dig an arrow out of wood. I know it's not a pry bar. My fault. It's my garage beater now. I have a companion hd as well.

I like my garberg. It reminds of a shorter usaf survival knife. Short, stout, and cuts nice little shavings or bigger cuts in a small package.
 
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I got my Garberg for about the same $$ as my BB, so cost is a draw. If it was end-of-days and I had to choose between them I would probably go with the Garberg. My BB is an amazing knife, but I would grab the Garberg if I had to head for the hills with only one tool.
 
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I have to admit I'm lousy at feather sticks. That being said I can cut the same feathers with all three moras and a 7" Ontario usmc fighting knife. I'm not able to get long curls yet but, I've taken one piece of pear wood and shaved identical curls on four sides with each knife.

I'm on the fence about the whole baton thing with a knife, that's why I bought a woods chogan t hawk. From what I have done with all of them, I am impressed with the abilities of these little knives. The garberg is wood eating machine.
 
The verdict is I want one because it's a Mora and I don't have one, but I haven't actually committed to buying one.

I love my Bushcraft Black, but it's a heavier duty knife than I need and it gets left behind because the 2/0 or no 1 just wears so nicely around my neck.

Just not sure if it's the right knife for me.


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collim1 said:
The verdict is I want one because it's a Mora and I don't have one, but I haven't actually committed to buying one.

I love my Bushcraft Black, but it's a heavier duty knife than I need and it gets left behind because the 2/0 or no 1 just wears so nicely around my neck.

Just not sure if it's the right knife for me.
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If the BB is too heavy duty for your needs than the Garberg isn't the knife for you. It's designed more for the person who feels the opposite really.
 
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