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Picked up 2 of these, one for me and one for my FIL. I am surprised how sharp they are. I bought the carbon steel blades but they look like chrome or stainless. Anyway like $14 delivered from ebay. Can't go wrong for an extra blade. Thinking about getting more for stashing and more presents. I always give flashlights, maybe knives next.
They're wonderfully sharp. I sliced a tomato with one of mine and it did discolor the blade, so they are carbon steel as advertised. Have one in the Jeep kitchen.
Best knife value out there. I have several - in the truck, tackle box, and have given them as gifts. Used one to "rescue" a stranded boater that had run over her ski rope.
For a few dollars more you can get them in stainless. I bought a bunch for my kids' emergency car kits last Christmas.
They've been around for a long time...I recently 'inherited' a couple that my grandfather had since the early 1900's, when he emigrated from Sweden, and they're in beautiful shape and hold an edge well!!! They'd been in a trunk since 1971 when he passed, and no rust or corrosion to speak of!
Plus one! This coming from a self confessed "knife snob". Tt.Quote:
Originally Posted by crawfobj
Just found this thread, I have been looking for a Mora knife for quite a while. Just found one in a "junk shop", 7 bucks. It is the laminated type blade. It cleaned up pretty good and sharpened to a fine edge. Can anyone tell me about the laminated steel? Are they any good? Do they hold up well? Any input is welcome. Thanks.
John
Lots of info at Ragweed Forge, plus he sells lots of them.
I have used a couple of the mora knives. I traded the ones I had off though a while back. Been thinking about getting myself another one. The ones I had took a great edge. It is a great knife for general tasks and good and cheap for stashing in cars and gear. I'd rather have that than one of the new bucks any day.
Ditto on Ragweed Forge. I have bought several from him, great guy to deal with!
The best for the price.
i have the 2 1/2 inch model best one for cleaning small game.
I bought one in Sweden about 40 years ago. Fishing knife with a stainless blade and a scaling edge on top. It holds an edge better than anything else I have. The leather sheath has deteriorated over the years due to exposure on boats, but the knife itself is still going strong.
Nothing I've seen beats Mora for value. Not fancy, just excellent quality.
Yep, they are a great knife for the money - I have the HeavyDuty MG and was amazed by the factory edge.
Looks like you all agree, if there is a better price point value in the knife world I don't know about it. They are well made hold an edge, useful blade design and can take and dish out abuse. Love em.
I have mora Sweden blades on 2 of my 8" ice augers and they are without a doubt the best blades I've ever used! The new mora ice augers are made in China, the blades say made in China stamped on them and there is an obvious difference!! You can stil buy the true "made in Sweden" blades, they cost more but are well worth it!!
Found out that SS doesn't work well with Ferrorod fire starter.Quote:
Originally Posted by KLR
IMHO they should cost 3 times what they charge for them when you look at what other people get for other knives. I have 2 of them, they are great.
I prefer carbon steel myself, so me and the Mora's get along just fine.
I have one hidden in my silver stash, another in my laptop lap table. Gave one to my shooting buddy.
Reasonably priced, the new ones do appear to be chrome plated, if you look at the spine of the knife you can see a chrome rounded edge, with a strip of steel down the center.
A few minutes work with a file to get a sharp steel edge on the back greatly improves how many sparks you can get from a fire steel or Ferrocerrium rod.
Ohh and btw, instead of paying 20-30$ for a swedish light my fire, you might consider these.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012OENRAO?psc=1&redirect=true&
ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s01
I'm cheap I buy the Harbor Freight $3 specials
http://www.harborfreight.com/magnesi...ter-66560.html
Sale: $2.49
I like inexpensive things I can afford to replace.
Me too. I just got 3 more Companion models. I'll likely give 2 away to friends who love stainless knives, just to see how they get along with them. Won't tell them they're not stainless. Will let them find out for themselves. Also got one of the little @ 3.5" bladed "fishing knives" with the serrated back for my son to keep at his river house for fish cleaning. I think he's gonna' really like that one. He's very into things that just simply work, and if they're cheap, he likes them that much better. I think he's a Mora convert in the making.
I still love my 5" custom knife, and a couple of Benchmades I have, but for a fixed blade knife, it's awfully, awfully hard to beat a Mora. If price is factored in, there's nothing to even compete with them!
My wife has started calling me a "Knife *****"
Yep, I'm addicted, and I love good carbon steel.
I continue to stash Mora's around the house, most have a fire steel on a lanyard attached to the sheath.
My EDC for the last couple years has been an Opinel #8 in high carbon steel.
Also a good bargain, and has a very positive locking ring.
Last week however I stumbled into a Kershaw folder, assisted open, carbon blade, black.
When I got him down from 34 to 20$ I paid him and walked away with it.
Bit out of my price range normally.
10-20$ will buy a lot of knife if it is a Mora.
Happy to see you guys enjoying our Mora knives.. :D
Around here they are sold at every gasstation, DIY store, lumberyard, toolshack, hardwarestore.. even at grocerystores..
I have about 15-20 of them laying around.. toolboxes, car trunks, hunting/fishing backpacks.. one on each belt of all my hunting outdoor pants..so cheap and usefull, so I don´t care to have one and keep looking for where i put it.. If there´s a place where a knife may come in hand, I just buy one more and place it there...
Hey Swede, do you have any nick names for Mora knives? Here it is called: "The jacket opener".
I hate them with a vengeance! Every game show, shooting show, outdoors show I go to I buy one or two. They're worse than wire coat hangers. They're taking over the world.
Seriously, brilliant kit. The carbon steel ones take cold blueing very well.
My first reaction was to wonder why anybody in Finland would choose a Swedish knife, when Finnish knives such as the Jarvenpaa and Martiini ranges are available. But they seem to have moved a bit up-market, or think they have. Here is one the same as I was given by a Finnish friend about1990, but I hope they were a lot cheaper then:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ola
http://www.iisakkijarvenpaa.fi/us/pu...oispuukko.html
I suppose it is at least fifty years since I saw my first Mora knife - someone else's, unfortunately. Like damascus blades, I think the lamination is a matter of taste and tradition, since their qualities have been within the range of even plain carbon homogeneous steels for a long time. I'm fascinated by some of the specialised carving knives Mora do, and a stockmaker could surely use their drawknife with a handle at each end. General-purpose ones are usually too big.
www.jantzsupply.com , an excellent dealer in knifemaking supplies, usually stock a range of very similar Norwegian blades for you to finish yourself. They are out of stock at the moment, and I don't know how long that will last.
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/t...et/543287.jpeg
I like moras for quality and price, but there's something about these steak knives that rock.
BTW, over $200 for the pair.
For all kinds of miss use, like constructions work, Mora is the natural choice. No one in their right minds would ruin a real puukko-knife in that. Mora is dispensable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ballistics in Scotland
btw. Iisakki Järvenpää and Martini are not very highly regarded here. They are pretty but if you want a really good puukko there are many that are way better. This is just one example: http://www.roselli.fi/epages/roselli...Products/RW210
(I chose this one because it has traditional look and erconomics but high-end modern steel. Only way to sharpen is diamond..)
Most people seem to like bright shiny blades, I do not.
A good scrubbing on the carbon steel blades of the Moras I bought, then coated with a coating of common yellow mustard left on until it dries.
Washed off and there was a nice patina on the blade just as I had read there would be.
Got off my butt yesterday and forced a patina on 2 Mora Knives.
Both Morakniv Craftline Basic 511 currently selling for 10$ and change at Amazon.
After doing some reading I gathered supply's. Jug of vinegar, a bottle cap with mustard, a few q-tips, and some paper towel, and a glass big enough to cover the blade with vinegar.
Heated the vinegar in microwave, inserted the knife in, and pulled up a stool to watch. After a few minutes the bubbles started. Now I did get a few places where the vinegar never really got a hold. I suspect dirt or oil.
I skipped the cleaning with alcohol phase and shouldn't have.
After I could see it was noticeably darker I removed the knife, washed and dried it. Some of the dark did wipe off, so be gentle here.
Then I sat down with a q-tip with the end twirled into a point and proceeded to put slanting lines on one side of the blade, then the other. After an hour of drying (and a nap) I washed the blade and everywhere the mustard was it was considerably lighter in color. I ended up reheating vinegar and gave it one more short 5 min soak. Then did final wash, dry, and sharpened. Mine did not lose much. But I gave it 10 strokes on a V steel and hit the barbers strop a few licks just to make sure the edge was smooth and sharp.
Here is how they came out.
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Interesting results - I'll have to put that into the old data bank - I'm fine with mine being shiny though
Like most of you Mora fans, I have a number of them and given them as gifts too. Such an awesome company making really great blades and at an affordable price point!
I think i'm going to have to get a couple carbon steel blades and do some weathering now! Maybe a nice rust blued finish would be neat!
Cold blue then bleach if you want a good patina. But be careful on how long the bleach is left to rust the metal. It works fast
I get some nice color just by slicing a tomato.
+1 on bluingQuote:
Originally Posted by UKShootist
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Looks like a couple of new Mora's
http://knifenews.com/mora-eldris-unveiled/
http://knifenews.com/wp-content/uplo...9-620x400.jpeg
Morakniv leaked some huge news in a small package today. The company announced the new Eldris, a knife that extends Mora’s product line into the broader every day carry market. “You could say that this is our interpretation of the folding knives that are very popular today, but Eldris has the advantages of the rigid features of a fixed blade”, says Arvid Larsson, a Design Engineer for Morakniv.
http://knifenews.com/wp-content/uplo...niv-Eldris.jpg
and full tang Garberg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ARjkm7AmfH...2_internet.jpg
and Kansbol
https://images.knifecenter.com/thumb...ages/12634.jpg