The Mora Classic Knife

[Emily]

I recently bought the Mora Classic knife for fifteen bucks. I did not have high hopes, but I liked the way it looked. Boy, I could not believe the quality of such a cheap knife. It is well made and so sharp. I have used it several times and it is still sharp. Does anyone else have this knife?

[dinosaur]

Mora knives are made in Sweden and are of high carbon steel. And they're not all cheap

[Michael]

I don't have the Mora classic, but I do have two different Mora knives with plastic handles. They're my go-to knives for bushcraft. They take a really good edge and hold it well, and I find the blades to be just the right size.

At some point, I intend to get one of the wood-handled classic Moras. I'll probably end up sanding off the red paint and refinishing it with oil rubbed into the wood instead.

[ghostdog]

They are relatively inexpensive and easy to get very sharp, very good for working wood.

I took the blade from one because I prefer different handle material and like to shape it to my own hand. This simple carbon blade, a piece of cocobolo wood and a bit of brass sheet produced this;



I do like them.

[wvbreamfisherman]

I have two of the original Mora Knives with the red plastic handle and the carbon steel blade. I love them, they are razor sharp and hold an edge extremely well, but touch up easily. The sheaths kind of ummm suck, since the slot is too small for a decent sized belt, but I'm going to make a nice leather Pukko-styled sheath for them when I get around to it. They are a tremendous bargain, if you ask me!

[Pathfinder1]

[QUOTE=ghostdog;60606]

They are relatively inexpensive and easy to get very sharp, very good for working wood.

I took the blade from one because I prefer different handle material and like to shape it to my own hand. This simple carbon blade, a piece of cocobolo wood and a bit of brass sheet produced this;

I do like them




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Fine job, ghostdog...!!

[Pathfinder1]

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I don't own one...yet...but will soon. I've only heard good things about them.

Right now, The Sportsman's Guide is selling a pair of them for what appears to be a great price.

[Michael]

Originally Posted by wvbreamfisherman

The sheaths kind of ummm suck, since the slot is too small for a decent sized belt, but I'm going to make a nice leather Pukko-styled sheath for them when I get around to it.

As much as I like the puukko style sheaths, I actually like the ones that come with Moras as well. Or at least the two styles that I've got. They clip on rather than having you pull a belt through them.

I tend to clip them onto the pocket of cargo pants. That puts the handle of the knife right where my hand is when my arm is hanging at my side. I find this way more convenient than having a knife on my belt, which I tend not to like very much.

[wvbreamfisherman]

The sheaths that came with mine are hard black plastic, with a very skinny slot about 1 1/4" tall and maybe 1/16 or a little thick. I can barely squeeze my thinnest belt through it, and none of my heavier field belts will work.

The sheath itself works fine and I may just amputate part of the belt loop and substitute a larger loop with a swivel.

One of these knives is destined for my emergency kit for canoeing/kayaking which will ride in a special pocket on my PFD. I'm also going to drill a hole in the handle and add a nice lanyard to it.

[Michael]

Originally Posted by wvbreamfisherman

The sheaths that came with mine are hard black plastic, with a very skinny slot about 1 1/4" tall and maybe 1/16 or a little thick.

One of mine looks like the one on the right:

http://www.ragweedforge.com/mora-clips.jpg

The other one looks like this:

http://www.ragweedforge.com/840.jpg

The second one is a bad picture. From the other side, it looks similar to the first one, except for two details. First, it's fixed, so it doesn't move about. Second, instead of a button hole, it's a button slot that goes all the way down the clip, effectively making it into two clips with a slot between them.

Both work just fine for me. They're not fancy, but they do the job of holding my knives.

Originally Posted by wvbreamfisherman

I'm also going to drill a hole in the handle and add a nice lanyard to it.

You could also drill a hole in the sheath and use it as a neck knife. I've also seen someone tie a string so that it goes over one shoulder and under the other arm-pit so the knife sits diagonally across the lower chest/ belly, with the handle tilted toward the user's on-hand.