Good knife for bushcraft and carving etc

[Deano3]

Hi i have been lurking and asking questions for a while then i went to brockwell woods in october and was great but very cold lol i really want to get out more next year and really get into this hobby and learn, i also have a baby due in january so would love to take when he grows but i want to know what i am doing, i own a gerber lmf ii but was looking for a knife for carving spoons and a good but not expensive general knife more towards carving spoons and preparing food etc heard great things about the mora knife and its only tenner on some sites is this a great knife ?

thanks dean

 

[monkey boy]

Iv got loads of knives mate, some that are pretty pricey, but for some reason I keep turning the my mora clipper, they are great knives and do everything you will need it to do in bushcraft.
I'm sure there is a lot of people on here that would agree that you can't go wrong with a mora, it performs as good if not better than expensive knives.

 

[FGYT]

Yep Mora Clipper or similer for General all round Bushing and carving

a Mora 106 Carving knife if you want a more precise carving blade

 

[Big Stu 12]

yeah can only agree, a great couple of knives I have both and they ahve been good to me, for a general "abuse all" knife you can not beat the mora, cheap as well.

 

[mountainm]

Hultafors HVK knives are also very good.
http://www.ffx.co.uk/tools/product/Hvk Craftmans Knife Hvk 7317843800111 380010
£5.10 including postage

 

[Deano3]

thanks for the info mate is the normal green mora thats usually aound 9-10 pounds the most common ?

dean

 

[spandit]

thanks for the info mate is the normal green mora thats usually aound 9-10 pounds the most common ?

dean

Yes. They're great, no-nonsense knives that outperform many other more expensive models.

 

[redandshane]

FYGT is right if you already have a heavier knife in the shape of a Gerber you want something a bit finer for detailed carving work the Mora carvers are fantastic knives and will compliment your Gerber very well Keeping them sharp is the skill

Here is a 105 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mora-105-Wo...3IUO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1355440099&sr=8-2

and here is a clipper http://www.amazon.co.uk/Clipper-840...sr_1_1?s=sports&ie=UTF8&qid=1355440234&sr=1-1
That should get you started very nicely indeed
For spoons you will probably want a spoon knife Unusually the Moras straight out of the box are not the best but can be modded easily to work better
Welcome to spoon world

 

[crosslandkelly]

Apparently the Woodore site are selling the Mora robust knives, two for £20. thats a good deal.