What one is it everyone buys, i read so much about them i think why not buy one as well, since they seem very well rated
Mora
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robin wood
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
I would go for the clipper with the rubber handle, feels nice in the hand. Carbon is cheaper and easier to sharpen, stainless is a few quid more but doesn't rust is better for food prep and holds its edge longer.
one of each:- they're that cheap! carbon to use with fire steel ,stainless for wet outings why not?
My favourite is the 556, often gets overlooked but trim down the finger guard and you have a mora woodlore!
I have a clipper-like knife (stainless) but it is stamped "bahco" and it is orange and black.
I think it is a Mora since the sheath, handle and blade are identical (same grind, size and sharpness). I love this knife since nobody is afraid of it when I use it and it is the better tool I have found until now to work with wood.
I think it is a Mora since the sheath, handle and blade are identical (same grind, size and sharpness). I love this knife since nobody is afraid of it when I use it and it is the better tool I have found until now to work with wood.
Hi Johnny,
I've got a clipper and a mora and an F1 that you can have a wee shot of, I'm in Larbert so it'd be easy to arrange a meet up. On hols for a week but I'll try and catch up with you after that if you fancy?
Cheers,
Alan
I've got a clipper and a mora and an F1 that you can have a wee shot of, I'm in Larbert so it'd be easy to arrange a meet up. On hols for a week but I'll try and catch up with you after that if you fancy?
Cheers,
Alan
Clipper
Good all-round bushcraft knifes are the clipper 840 or 860:
The 860 (blue) is stainless so perhaps better for general purposes. 840 (red) is carbon steel so it works good with a firesteel and is perhap a little easier to make really sharp. But will rust if you don't take good care of it. The 860MG is a stainless clipper with green colouring. But I like the blue, easier to find if you drop it. There is also an orange 860 Rescue variant.
Classic
For the purist bushcrafter who wants to flirt with the vintage look, the Classic Mora No 2 (or one of the other Classics) is a very good choice:
Also carbon steel. Very good for crafts and carving. Small and really nice. There are bigger classics as well.
Mora 2000
A little more advanced is the Mora 2000:
A strong and powerful knife. Nice, but hasn't got that special simple "Mora" feel. But is a very good knife. A little expensive compared to the others.
Viking
If you want some spare knifes, perhaps to lend out or give away, then the Viking series is really cheap, but has just as good a blade as the clipper. The 640 (red) is carbon steel, the 660 (blue) stainless.
Perfect for people who use a knife at work. Not easy to loose either. And if you do, it's cheap!!!
Scout
A good first knife for kids is the Scout No 39. Good for small hands and has a good guard:
But the slightly bigger Scout No 40 is a good safe knife for adults as well.
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Start with a stainless Clipper 860. Add a Mora Classic No 2 for advanced bushcraft.
Good all-round bushcraft knifes are the clipper 840 or 860:
The 860 (blue) is stainless so perhaps better for general purposes. 840 (red) is carbon steel so it works good with a firesteel and is perhap a little easier to make really sharp. But will rust if you don't take good care of it. The 860MG is a stainless clipper with green colouring. But I like the blue, easier to find if you drop it. There is also an orange 860 Rescue variant.
Classic
For the purist bushcrafter who wants to flirt with the vintage look, the Classic Mora No 2 (or one of the other Classics) is a very good choice:
Also carbon steel. Very good for crafts and carving. Small and really nice. There are bigger classics as well.
Mora 2000
A little more advanced is the Mora 2000:
A strong and powerful knife. Nice, but hasn't got that special simple "Mora" feel. But is a very good knife. A little expensive compared to the others.
Viking
If you want some spare knifes, perhaps to lend out or give away, then the Viking series is really cheap, but has just as good a blade as the clipper. The 640 (red) is carbon steel, the 660 (blue) stainless.
Perfect for people who use a knife at work. Not easy to loose either. And if you do, it's cheap!!!
Scout
A good first knife for kids is the Scout No 39. Good for small hands and has a good guard:
But the slightly bigger Scout No 40 is a good safe knife for adults as well.
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Start with a stainless Clipper 860. Add a Mora Classic No 2 for advanced bushcraft.
i got a few of the 'classic' ones, stamped either erikkson, jonsson, or just mora of sweden. my favorite and most used being a small 3.5" blade. I love the simplicity of them and never really found the need to spend more. I recently bought a cheap homemade bushy on ebay, and it feels like a billhook compared. glad i didnt spend much
the sheath has got errikson stamped on the sheath, if the stainless holds and edge so well how come the carbon one is so popular?
Chainsaw give me a shout when you get back and we can sort something out
thats my normark knife
Chainsaw give me a shout when you get back and we can sort something out
thats my normark knife
The Carbon Steel knife is easier to sharpen to a razor edge and it also produces sparks with a firesteel which a stainless blade can't do!
the sheath has got errikson stamped on the sheath, if the stainless holds and edge so well how come the carbon one is so popular?
Chainsaw give me a shout when you get back and we can sort something out
thats my normark knife
Thats a 556 alright, just branded for the Normak corp, but made by mora alright, I normally take the finger guard off as it allows more freedom of movement, sharpen the knives the way these come with a sabre grind, not a scandi/zero grind and they'll hold an edge for ever and they strike sparks from a firesteel perfectly -stainless or not ( Myth that only carbon blades work!!) it all depends on having a square edge to the spine..
My stainless one did earlier today no prob at all, all you have to do is make sure the spine is filed square and it works a treat
I like the Mora 2000 and the carbon clipper. I just got this 2000 and it has a very good feel to it. The Clipper has a narrower blade and also feels pretty good in hand, but I find the curve makes it a bit less handy as a carver....but you almost cannot go wrong with any Mora.
The stainless steel blade not working with a firesteel is a pure unadulterated internet myth. Any steel will work if it is square edged. Actually just about any material at all will work if it is square and sharp.
I always thought stainless didn't work!! Well you learn something new everyday..
A sabre grind is almost like a scandi grind except it has a minute micro bevel on the very edge to make it stronger and prevent rolling - nearly always found on Finnish Knives, a scandi/zero grind is ground right to the edge with no secondary bevel.
