Mora vs ALL

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Ombra

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Hello!!!

Maybe this is a thought that some of us share when we think to the outdoor knives: why not a Mora?

I mean, I know Mora's are not full tang so hard batoning is not an option and they can't chop well, but for everything else I cannot find a better knife as companion to a bigger/tougher blade (ESEE 6, BK 7, and so on).
Mora knives can work the wood exceptionally and even better than the most expensive bushcraft knives, at the point I can't see why I should spend so much for such knives, when an inexpensive Mora can manage everything.

I am currently thinking to swap my ESEE 3 with a Mora as companion to my bigger ESEE 6...I know the ESEE 3 is superior in every field and it is an outstanding knife...but in the woods the Mora is just showing better wood cutting capabilities (my 3 seems sometimes to get stuck in the wood during the feather stick making, and requires many more strikes to sharp a stick for tent peg and so on)...

What do you think? Am I crazy or also for you the Mora is the perfect bushcraft compation to another main blade?
 
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You know, I've thrown a fair bit at my Mora companion, in an effort to see if anything I do will break it. I've hard batonned with it, I've used a hammer to hit it through a 2.5 inch thick grapevine stump, and it's held up perfectly well.
It got a slight bend in the blade, but after wacking it on the anvil a few times it's good as new!
The only greivance I have with it is the sheath could be better, but considering it cost me $17 Australian shipped, it's an unjustified complaint.
 
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Mora's are so cheap, why would you swap any knife for one? just buy it. I have a bunch and they are my glove box knife. If I roll somewhere and forgot a knife, a mora and a leatherman are always in every car.
 
Mora's are more robust than many "full tang" knives. they're not skeletonized and don't have holes near the blade, when most full tangs do have.
 
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upnorth said:
Pretty much the universal back ups to our primary tools. :thumbup:
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absolutely and they could easily be your primary if you needed them to be. There is almost nothing you can't do with those two except chop down a tree, but where there is trees, there is dead fall and you can break that stuff by levering.
 
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I would agree on that for the car.
For camping, I'd feel totally confident having a Mora and Laplander. You could tackle all but felling a larger tree with those two. Don't tell my wife that though!!!
 
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I don't cut branches off live trees - I find dead/dry branches on the ground.
I don't baton through wood - I use a wedge.
I don't chop - Knives are not made for chopping.

So yes, a Mora works just fine for me. The last backpacking trip, none of us even used our knives for wood processing. It was much easier to snap branches by hand and there was enough kindling to start a fire without featherstick shavings.
 
If you're already carrying an ESEE 6 for heavy duty stuff, it makes perfect sense to swap the 3 for a mora as your go to light/medium use cutting knife, as it's much lighter and holds up great under normal use, and as you brought up, excels at cutting wood... The 3 is more robust, probably even a better "all around" knife, but unnecessary in the shadow of a 6.
 
strategy9 said:
If you're already carrying an ESEE 6 for heavy duty stuff, it makes perfect sense to swap the 3 for a mora as your go to light/medium use cutting knife, as it's much lighter and holds up great under normal use, and as you brought up, excels at cutting wood... The 3 is more robust, probably even a better "all around" knife, but unnecessary in the shadow of a 6.
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That is exactly my opinion! And all the other posts are really true: Mora's are simply excellent.
 
...thank you all for the feedback...now I am curious to see if anyone broke a Mora just with normal use and abuse in the wilderness ;)
 
There are certainly better knives out there... Without a doubt.

But dollar for dollar you'd be hard pressed to find one...
(Even at twice the price there aren't many that will outshine a mora).
 
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There are certainly better knives out there... Without a doubt.

But dollar for dollar you'd be hard pressed to find one...
(Even at twice the price there aren't many that will outshine a mora).
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So true. I bought most of my Moras for under $20. Good luck finding that quality for even $30. There are some competitors in their price bracket and I won those as well, but Mora is still the quality leader. My Hultafors are nice as well, but the Mora's are just a little better finished.
 
well the extra cost is in the sheath and fire steel that goes with it. Also the handle is a little different with tang. I don't own the bushcraft, so I can't tell you if I prefer it. But I am tempted in getting one.

here is a good video:

[video=youtube;DqyjOrrtM9E]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqyjOrrtM9E[/video]
 
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Ombra said:
Hello!!!

Maybe this is a thought that some of us share when we think to the outdoor knives: why not a Mora?

I mean, I know Mora's are not full tang so hard batoning is not an option and they can't chop well, but for everything else I cannot find a better knife as companion to a bigger/tougher blade (ESEE 6, BK 7, and so on).
Mora knives can work the wood exceptionally and even better than the most expensive bushcraft knives, at the point I can't see why I should spend so much for such knives, when an inexpensive Mora can manage everything.

I am currently thinking to swap my ESEE 3 with a Mora as companion to my bigger ESEE 6...I know the ESEE 3 is superior in every field and it is an outstanding knife...but in the woods the Mora is just showing better wood cutting capabilities (my 3 seems sometimes to get stuck in the wood during the feather stick making, and requires many more strikes to sharp a stick for tent peg and so on)...

What do you think? Am I crazy or also for you the Mora is the perfect bushcraft compation to another main blade?
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You're crazy. ;) Moras are good, but they're not the be-all and end-all of knife design. The sheaths aren't the greatest. They come sharp, but the blade is often overheated at the factory during sharpening, necessitating a few sessions with the stone before you get to good steel. And they're FUGLY!!!

But they're great for what they are -- an inexpensive knife that provides performance well beyond what it costs.

Me, I'd rather have a handmade puukko. They're better than a Mora. How much better? Impossible to quantify. It certainly doesn't provide greater value. But I'm a knife enthusiast, posting on a knife forum. I like what I like and I'm willing to pay for it.

 
Moras have always been enough knife for me.

I bought a Bushcraft Black and Bushcraft Forest thinking something "heavier duty" was better than the old fashioned Mora no 1, but truth be told I still grab the no 1 or 2/0 more often than any other knife when I head out.

I love all my Moras and use them almost exclusively when outdoors.
 
kamagong said:
You're crazy. ;) Moras are good, but they're not the be-all and end-all of knife design. The sheaths aren't the greatest. They come sharp, but the blade is often overheated at the factory during sharpening, necessitating a few sessions with the stone before you get to good steel. And they're FUGLY!!!

But they're great for what they are -- an inexpensive knife that provides performance well beyond what it costs.

Me, I'd rather have a handmade puukko. They're better than a Mora. How much better? Impossible to quantify. It certainly doesn't provide greater value. But I'm a knife enthusiast, posting on a knife forum. I like what I like and I'm willing to pay for it.

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Sweet knife! You're right...sometimes we just need an excuse ;)
 
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