Mora Knives

[Loren Littlejohn]

I am perfectly aware that I'm in the minority with my opinion on these things but seriously I think they are garbage.

So I own the fallowing Mora Knives:

1. The companion (regular, stainless in blue color scheme).
2. The 164 (hook knife, wood handle)
3. The 106 (3.2" blade wood handle)
4. The 120 (2.4" blade, wood handle)

Every single one of these knives have rolled edges from the DUMBEST tasks. I'm talking pine and greenwood will roll the edge on the carvers.

The companion is probably the best of the bunch but even that seems pretty soft as well. The reason I rank it the best is because it seems ideal for food prep when camping. Easy to wash, light weight, and stainless blade.


I know this is crazy but I knives should be able to handle cutting kiln dried doug fur. I do not understand why bushcrafters like these things so much. I think they are worth exactly what they are sold for.

 

[Wolfspotter]

The Mora knife I had like this had a high carbon blade that kept an edge very well. Can't say about the others.

 

[Day444]

Well, they look nice. A Buck 119 would make a good replacement.

 

[Phritz]

I agree that Moras can be a bit overrated, but I will also say that the ones I've had have done just fine, and I've beaten the he'l out of them.
I think they are a good value for the money, but so are a lot of other knives that I would personally prefer.
I should also add that I don't much care for scandi grind on an edge. Sure, it's easy to sharpen, but for my use, I get better performance out of FFG.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

I'll add that the carbon steel carving knives are absolutely the worst when it comes to edge retention. Just not hard enough.

I got my father a set of flexcut high carbon carving knives and they are fantastic for the price.

Like I said, the companion on stainless is probably the most usefull of the 4 I have.