Affordable knife advice

[Gotte]

i admit I know nothing about knives. Never had a good one, just the kind in Swiss army knives and various knives for gutting fish. I can see that being in the bush, it's be really handy to have a good knife.
Can someone point me in the direction of a good starter knife, affordable and reliable.
I did a search, but put "knives" in to the search bar and there's just too much information.
Thanks

 

[Chris G]

Standard Frosts of Mora Clipper model. There is a good reason all bushcraft schools issue them for students to learn with.

 

[Trev]

Hi ,
I'm no expert , just about competent . But for a cheap good starter knife you can't go far wrong with a Mora ,
There's a sale on here

Someone better qualified will be able to advise you as to which one I'm sure .

Cheers , Trev .
no affiliation with WSH noticed the sale in another thread .

 

[Mesquite]

Mora clipper is going to get the most votes

 

[Sniper]

For a starter knife you can't go wrong with the Mora range, cheap as chips and a terrific working tool. The sheath is practical but not very pleasing to the eye so many get one from some of the talented makers on this forum. When you've got the experience and know exactly what you want from your knife then again there are some fantastically talented guys here who could make one to order for you. I have a small knecker which I got from Leonidas and can heartily recommend him but there many others who are excellent makers. As for the sheaths just have a trawl through the maker's market part of the site to see what is on offer and the quality of these guys, second to none in my book. Lakeland Bushcraft has several models on offer and Mark has fantastic reputation here posting as Lurch. Why not ping him a PM or take a browse round his website, well worth it believe me.

 

[Claudiasboris]

Mora Clipper will get my vote. I have a lot of knives but the Clipper's one of my main users. Nice and simple, easy to use and cheap to replace.

+1 for Workshop Heaven (I got some spares from there).

Claudiasboris

 

[Claudiasboris]

+1 for Lurch's place too!

 

[luckylee]

Standard Frosts of Mora Clipper model. There is a good reason all bushcraft schools issue them for students to learn with.

i must admit that i like my customs, and my spyderco bushcrafter, but time and time again, i go back to my mora's

 

[PREPER]

Another vote from me for Mora as a starter knife.

PREPER....

 

[FGYT]

Mora clipper in stainless steel would be and is my beater in the bush blade in Bright orange to
even if you move on to a more expensive knife in th future its worth having one


ATB

duncan

 

[Barn Owl]

Def' a Mora.

As has been said it's a knife most folk have as well as custom jobs.

I've got 5 or 6 of them dotted about between sacs,shed and car.

 

[rancid badger]

As has already been hammered home; Mora.

The Miki is a good, inexpensive starter, followed by the Clippers and if you want a more solid and serious tool, the Mora Bushcraft Forest or "2010" are absolutely excellent, indeed; far better than I expected.

I have to say however, that the sheaths on most of the Mora's are shockingly insecure. They do a reasonable job of protecting you from the blade and the blade from impact damage but they don't hold the knife inside them, anywhere near tight enough for my liking.

It's far too easy for the knives to fall out of the sheaths with a knock or if the sheath is dropped for example.

The exception's to this unfortunate tendency, are the bushcraft range which actually have a much better retention set up than the Miki's, Clippers and 740's. Still not secure enough for my liking but much improved on the others.

cheers

R.B.

 

[Chris G]

+1 for Lurch's place too!

Make that +2 for Lurch & Lakeland Bushcraft

 

[lannyman8]

defo get a mora clippa but as RB said the sjeaths are a bit poo.... Black Sheep does custom sheaths he made mine for me with very specific details of what i wanted and it was awesome. it was agood price for what i wanted too......

regards...

chris..........................................................

 

[Gotte]

Thanks for that, guys. Much appreciated. I'll check them out.

 

[Loenja]

Standard Frosts of Mora Clipper model. There is a good reason all bushcraft schools issue them for students to learn with.

again il second that.

 

[JDO330]

Agreed, has to be a Mora. I have a couple of clippers and love em along with a mora 510 but my current favouite is the the mora allround. I like the fact that the blade is a touch thicker, the spine better finished and the grind a bit deeper. All for 11 quid delivered from Heinnies.

Atb, Jon.

 

[gowersponger]

i got a few moras the old frost mora carbon being my favorite ,imo, anouther good knife i have is a cudeman ,,153L,, with olive wood handle and leather sheath i think its a good looking knife for the money . knifeman.co.uk.