Mora 120 alternative

[EdS]

I'm looking for a cheap and cheerful whittling / carving knife.

The Mora 120 firs the bill but in short supply - any suggestions for a similar one?

Ideally with a "barrel" handle rather than Erm... sculptured. The Mora Basis would be OK but not keen on that type of handle shape

Cheers

 

[Kepis]

Have you looked at the Mora 105?, the Mora 2/0 is quite a good carver too, its a baby Mora Classic.

Eric Frost 105 | Moonraker Knives

Large woodcarving knife with a thin, tapered blade of laminated steel. Oiled birchwood handle. Blade length 79 mm.

www.moonrakerknives.co.uk

 

[Jared]

Surprising Mora's own online store is out of stock too. Bare blade is available

Morakniv Knife Blade No. 120 (LC) | Morakniv

This product will be back in stock on 12/16/2024, subject to change. Full rat-tail tang with a 62 mm long and approximately 2.7 mm thick blade of laminated carbon steel.

morakniv.se

 

[MartiniDave]

Try looking on Etsy, all sorts on there.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Have you seen these?

Old Forge Three Piece Wood Carving Set

Old Forge Three Piece Wood Carving Set includes one whittler, one detail knife and one chisel. Each one features a black finish high carbon steel blade and ergonomic natural wood handle

heinnie.com

 

[EdS]

Try looking on Etsy, all sorts on there.

Good call

 

[Murat_Cyp]

There are some custom UK options in much better steel, but not as cheap, unfortunately. The good custom carving knives not only comes with a heavy price tag with also a loooooong waitlist. But I found a good alternative with no waitlist, reasonably good price and much better product than any production knife.

I recently bought one of the knives shown in the link below. The small version is the same size as Mora 120, but with much better steel (RWL 34). Several times better edge retention with better or comparable toughness (assuming the core steel of Mora 120 is 1095). It is also stainless meaning that you can also use it on organic material if you need to in camping. That would make it a very good neck knife in hunting and fishing trips or in canoe trip. It also comes with a much better handle (as I found the Mora handle bit thick and short for my hands) and fantastic wooden sheath. For full disclosure, I ordered the large one as I already have Mora 120, but accidentally I have received the small one! However, it seems that the maker is a perfect gent as he immediately apologised and offered to replace the knife. That being said he had some health-related issues and I have been waiting for the replacement for 40 days now. But it should arrive in a couple of days as I have received an e-mail saying my order is completed.

Sloyd Wood Carving Knife, Green Man Knives

The knife is available in either a 60mm or an 80mm and the handle is of the popular lozenge profile which I facet to make it octagonal.

greenmanknives.com

 

[gra_farmer]

There are some custom UK options in much better steel, but not as cheap, unfortunately. The good custom carving knives not only comes with a heavy price tag with also a loooooong waitlist. But I found a good alternative with no waitlist, reasonably good price and much better product than any production knife.

I recently bought one of the knives shown in the link below. The small version is the same size as Mora 120, but with much better steel (RWL 34). Several times better edge retention with better or comparable toughness (assuming the core steel of Mora 120 is 1095). It is also stainless meaning that you can also use it on organic material if you need to in camping. That would make it a very good neck knife in hunting and fishing trips or in canoe trip. It also comes with a much better handle (as I found the Mora handle bit thick and short for my hands) and fantastic wooden sheath. For full disclosure, I ordered the large one as I already have Mora 120, but accidentally I have received the small one! However, it seems that the maker is a perfect gent as he immediately apologised and offered to replace the knife. That being said he had some health-related issues and I have been waiting for the replacement for 40 days now. But it should arrive in a couple of days as I have received an e-mail saying my order is completed.

Sloyd Wood Carving Knife, Green Man Knives

The knife is available in either a 60mm or an 80mm and the handle is of the popular lozenge profile which I facet to make it octagonal.

greenmanknives.com

Nice looking carving knives there, the shipping is a bit high, but nice alternative

 

[TLM]

I like to know which way the knife is in my hand that symmetrical handle does not give the info. Otherwise I see no problems.

 

[Murat_Cyp]

Nice looking carving knives there, the shipping is a bit high, but nice alternative

Yeah, I also asked the maker about the high shipping price and he said he is using a first-class signed for delivery which is £ 7.5 and the rest is for packing and time it takes to post. I think this is fair considering he probably needs to pack and send items individually himself rather than big companies which probably send regular transport to the post office.