Your Mora experience...

I am new here, so I don't want to assume an adversarial tone. My only complaint with Mora is that I don't want to be the final step in the assembly line. Many people have commented that it is no big deal to stone and/or file the knife until it is smooth. If it is 'no big deal', why can't the manufacturer do that? If that is unrealistic, I plead guilty.
 
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What is the problem? Over the ocean these knives are like utility razors and disposable! What does it matter that a $15 blade does not have a finished spine? These are loan-out knives that if they break you could care less about. Mora's are great because they have value and performance, that's it.

Why don't they grind the spine? Probably the same reason they use injected plastic or birch wood handles, its cheaper.
 
Some have finished spines and some don't. The more expensive bushcraft and triflex have finished spines, at least all of mine do and they cost more money. The cheaper ones do not and they cost less money. You have to pay for that extra and unnecessary step. Seems odd to me to be upset about something so trivial, but too each their own.........
 
If it is 'no big deal', why can't the manufacturer do that? If that is unrealistic, I plead guilty
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if you have to "scratch" couple thousands knife backs...?

it doesn't bother me

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some of my Moras,Classic No.2 with "bad back"(first on right)

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Lapplander 90
 
knifenut1013 said:
What is the problem? Over the ocean these knives are like utility razors and disposable! What does it matter that a $15 blade does not have a finished spine? These are loan-out knives that if they break you could care less about. Mora's are great because they have value and performance, that's it.

Why don't they grind the spine? Probably the same reason they use injected plastic or birch wood handles, its cheaper.
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Amen, the spine is nothing that can't be fixed with a file and time. Like you said value and performace is all that matters to me.
 
hardheart said:
What cheaper materials? Inexpensive ingot cast stainless strip steel with few alloying elements that is fine blankable and is only ground once on each side instead of in two operations; with an injection molded plastic handle and sheath (or a plain wood handle that costs 50% less than $15 on Ragnar's page)? You can't get a whole lot cheaper and still have something functional.

Moras work well, but the idea that they are a diamond in the rough is exaggerated. And dressing the spine would add very little labor expense. These are not $50 knives missing a single finishing step. These are $15 knives missing a finishing step. They are imported in relatively small numbers from somewhere other than China and we have to deal with exchange rates and sales volumes that the Wal-mart kitchen cutlery overwhelms.
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Well said. I have bought my first Mora for something like 4 bucks and that was fair price in my opinion. For Mora 2000 I have paid about 20 and that was a bit steep. But it does have smooth back. The only two things about Mora are that it is made from reasonable blade steel and is cheap. There is nothing else to that. Change either of these two points - and it would just not make sense any more. And it is just one of many: like Hultafors, Fiskars, Marttiini... They are sold in buckets! No big deal indeed!
 
I just got a couple of bushcraft triflexes today and they have a finished spine. If unfinished spine is the only problem bothering the OP, just buy the more 'expensive' models as someone said earlier, problem solved.

Frankly I believe you would have difficulty finding similar fixed blades that are comparable in sharpness and (light)-weight and price level. Moras are definitely a good buy in my book, and if you still have complaints I don't know what to say.
 
I've got 4 Moras (two 746's, one 748 and one 2000 model). Great knives for a small amount of dough. I'm going to buy six of the 746's and give them to my motorcycle camping buddies for Christmas. An unfinished spine is no big deal to me. Moras are for putting to work!!
 
bchan77 said:
I just got a couple of bushcraft triflexes today and they have a finished spine. If unfinished spine is the only problem bothering the OP, just buy the more 'expensive' models as someone said earlier, problem solved. /QUOTE]

Thank you. That is a good piece of information and I will look into ordering one.
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Charlie, if you are interested, go to amazon.com and search for 'Mora Bushcraft Series Triflex Carbon Steel Blade Knife'. I'm not suggesting you to buy the knife from there (because I suppose this is against the forum's rules?), instead, you can go there and read other people's comments on this knife. There are over 30 comments there, you can judge for yourself.
 
The Companion MG Stainless has a finished spine, but the Carbon one doesn't. :)
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
The Companion MG Stainless has a finished spine, but the Carbon one doesn't. :)
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that's odd, i wonder why they don't finish the carbon spines? maybe they figure the carbon blade will tarnish, why bother putting them through that finishing step and just shave a dollar or two off the price.
 
bchan77 said:
Charlie, if you are interested, go to amazon.com and search for 'Mora Bushcraft Series Triflex Carbon Steel Blade Knife'. I'm not suggesting you to buy the knife from there (because I suppose this is against the forum's rules?), instead, you can go there and read other people's comments on this knife. There are over 30 comments there, you can judge for yourself.
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As mentioned before, I don't care that much about the spine. I was more "disappointed" to find out about the short tang in the Bushcraft triflex (see this original post http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/784561-Tang-pics-of-the-new-moras). When the mora bushcraft series was released I was convinced that all knives in the series had a long tang.
Despite the short tang in the Triflex, it's still an awesome knife and has never failed on my.
 
I suspect that they probably use the blade of another model in the stainless Companions, and grab them all from the same bin, so to speak. One requires the finishing, the other doesn't, but it would be more work at that point to NOT finish some and to finish the others. This also likely accounts for why the carbon Companion has a slightly thinner blade.

@Crafty: If the short tang does ever end up bothering you, check out the Bushcraft Force. It has a tang that isn't just full length, but double the usual width as well. And their stainless holds up well under abuse.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
@Crafty: If the short tang does ever end up bothering you, check out the Bushcraft Force. It has a tang that isn't just full length, but double the usual width as well. And their stainless holds up well under abuse.
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Tnx! Actually got one of those already :)
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
@Crafty: If the short tang does ever end up bothering you, check out the Bushcraft Force. It has a tang that isn't just full length, but double the usual width as well. And their stainless holds up well under abuse.
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Do you know if this is the case for all the Bushcraft line of knives? Or just the Force model? I'm curious about the Triflex. I thought I had seen somewhere it (the Triflex) had a 3/4 tang (not full).

I've got a Craftline stainless right now. It cuts well, but it seems the stainless steel (Sandvik 12C27?) is a bit softer. I bent the edge near the tip a little this past weekend while doing yard work (was trimming some shrubs and removing a dead bush). I was thinking their carbon steels might hold up better. I was ready to get a Clipper, but then I saw some reviews of the Triflex steel knives and got curious.
 
Here's a pic that's been tossed around on the 'net that should answer that question for you.

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With regards to the rolled edge just put a slight microbevel on it and your edge stability should be fixed. :)
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
Here's a pic that's been tossed around on the 'net that should answer that question for you.

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EDIT Oops my bad, apparently it is the force (not the forest)

As far as I know only the triflex has a shorter tang, the rest in the bushcraft series has a 3/4 tang. Till now I never had problems with my triflex though.
I also use a micro-bevel to prevent rolling of the edge.
 
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