Which Mora do I get?

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needlejr

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I really like my Fallkniven F1 however I have finally been convinced to try a Mora (just for fun) as so many people keep talking of them. The problem is which one do I get? There seem to be two manufacturers – Frosts and Ericsson and they both have many models many of which come with different blades (carbon, stainless, laminated).

PS – The knife would be used during camping. This will likely be the only Mora I ever own, unless I really love it.
 
I don't like plastic handled moras. I'd go with an Eriksson #22, get it from Ragnar and ask him to treat the sheath with beeswax (for $2 extra it makes it really tough), I have a stainless #22 and I love it.

It has the traditional looks and is a real workhorse.
 
A few questions:

- How big are your hands? (small, medium, large)

- What will you be using it for?

- Do you have a blade length preferance?

- Do you feel you can care for a carbon blade? (keep it clean & dry)
 
I own a Mora 2k stainless, Eriksson 746, and several frosts. Really depends on how big your hands are. If you have big hands, I would get the Eriksson # 22, or the 711. If you have smaller hands the Frosts Clipper, or the 760. I also just received the Tri flex blade from Frosts. It's a bit thicker, and takes a very very keen edge. I would recommend getting two if I was you. Thats the nice thing about Moras. They are very inexpensive, and will not let you down IMO. I also would highly recommend buying them from Ragnar here:http://www.ragweedforge.com/
Great guy to deal with.
 
I like Eriksson 511. Simle and strong workknife. I own 5 of them for construktionwork. And I love my Eriksson 2000 with I use for moosehunt.
 
Hey Guys..

needlejr writes:

" This will likely be the only Mora I ever own, unless I really love it."

LOL...

Ahhh the joys of the first Mora..

It won't be the only one you ever own, be sure of that...
When you see how well they cut and how easy they are to sharpen,, it won't be your last...

ttyle

Eric...
 
So it seems that Eriksson is the better of the two manufacturers. Any particular reason people are picking it over Frosts?

As to some questions that were asked - my hands are med to large I would guess, it would be used for general camp duties and double as an "emergency" knife should a herd of wild ostridges trample all the gear during a thunderstorm or some other calamity :) I don’t really have a particular blade length I want from a Mora as the very purpose is to try something different but obviously by the fact that it is a Mora I am not expecting a machete.

Also people have recommended #22 and the 2000, however these are 30$ knifes, not that I am adverse to paying 3 times that amount, what I am wondering is since Mora is supposed to be an inexpensive and good knife why pay 2-3 times for one Mora as opposed to another?
 
I got a couple of 'em last week. (the Ericssons)

Overall, great knives. I got one with a five inch blade carbon steel that's great. I've already refinished the handle. I'm happy with it. Slices real well, and it's very easy to maintain.

I also got the shade over 4'' laminated steel one that I am NOT impressed with. blade bends easily and stays bent, and furthermore doesn't resist staining or seem to hold an edge any better than my carbon steel one.

Overall, awesome knives though. They'll be finding plenty of work around here, and I'll be ordering more of them. (was just fixing to, actually)
 
The Eriksson's have a bit thicker blade. Also, there is a thread on the BB forum showing an x ray of the tangs. The Eriksson is a bit larger and longer. However, Frosts are great knives. LikeI said I have several and I love them all.
 
Needlejr, the Eriksson Mora knives (at least the wood handled ones) have both a slightly longer/larger handle and also thicker blades than the similar model Frosts carbon blade models.
Frosts also sells laminated blade models, which, as mentioned above, are very sensitive to lateral twisting (easily bend).

You have plenty of choices, as far as the handle material (wwod vs. variety of plastics), blade lenghth, thickness, shape, carbon or stainless goes.

As tarmix101 already suggested, you can take a look at Ragnar's web site and make a decision based on your needs. I second Ragnar as a great guy to deal with.

If I understand you correctly, you want something cheap but still reliable.

I would suggest the Eriksson Mora #2 (4 1/8" blade) $10.00 from Ragnar, or the #2 1/2, (5" blade) $12.50. The thickness of both blades is the same.
The #1 has a little bit small handles for a medium-larger hand IMHO.
 
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