bae
4-21-12, 1:00pm
The other day, I decided to finally check out some knives from Mora, a Swedish company. I ordered up a representative set from Ragweedforge.com, which had been recommended to me as having great service and pricing. The order arrived 2 days after I placed it, and each knife was in the ~$10 price range. One, the All Around, was very expensive at ~$14!
Left to right: Mora 1/0, 2/0, Classic #1, TopQ All Around, 711 (and a Spyderco Delica for scale purposes).
All are carbon steel except the TopQ model.
The wood-handled classic-style ones are very very light, even with the sheath (The 1/0 comes in at ~2 ounces), and have a thin, very sharp blade. They remind me of the classic Opinel folders in feel and utility, except they are fixed-blade, and a bit more robust in the blade. They are quite handy for detail work, and I've been using the Classic #1 as a neck knife all week and have been pleased with it, especially at the price point. Fit-and-finish of the blade is a bit lacking, but it is adequate, and again, we're talking about a $10 knife, including sheath.
The sheaths are not *really* designed for American-style belt wear. They'd only take a very narrow belt, and they are a bit flimsy in the attachment. The sheath is designed instead to slip over a button on a shirt or jacket, and that works surprisingly better than I'd anticipated. It is also very easy to run a cord through the sheath to use them as neck knives.
The two larger knives are comfortable in my large hands, and have a stouter blade than the Classic models. The grips are non-slip, and the sheath is of higher quality and more general utility than the Classic models.
These would make great knives to throw in cars/backpacks/picnic baskets/boats/workshops.
They all come very sharp from the factory, and cut very well.
Overall, these are a great bargain, and I see why they have such a cult following.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-AkLII_SxI_M/T5Lg5PpvfwI/AAAAAAAAFDM/l3cx7rZmPgQ/s640/IMG_0667.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PbbWGlsWYIA/T5LhA_XxPpI/AAAAAAAAFC8/ayqneUbA9b4/s640/IMG_0666.JPG
Left to right: Mora 1/0, 2/0, Classic #1, TopQ All Around, 711 (and a Spyderco Delica for scale purposes).
All are carbon steel except the TopQ model.
The wood-handled classic-style ones are very very light, even with the sheath (The 1/0 comes in at ~2 ounces), and have a thin, very sharp blade. They remind me of the classic Opinel folders in feel and utility, except they are fixed-blade, and a bit more robust in the blade. They are quite handy for detail work, and I've been using the Classic #1 as a neck knife all week and have been pleased with it, especially at the price point. Fit-and-finish of the blade is a bit lacking, but it is adequate, and again, we're talking about a $10 knife, including sheath.
The sheaths are not *really* designed for American-style belt wear. They'd only take a very narrow belt, and they are a bit flimsy in the attachment. The sheath is designed instead to slip over a button on a shirt or jacket, and that works surprisingly better than I'd anticipated. It is also very easy to run a cord through the sheath to use them as neck knives.
The two larger knives are comfortable in my large hands, and have a stouter blade than the Classic models. The grips are non-slip, and the sheath is of higher quality and more general utility than the Classic models.
These would make great knives to throw in cars/backpacks/picnic baskets/boats/workshops.
They all come very sharp from the factory, and cut very well.
Overall, these are a great bargain, and I see why they have such a cult following.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-AkLII_SxI_M/T5Lg5PpvfwI/AAAAAAAAFDM/l3cx7rZmPgQ/s640/IMG_0667.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PbbWGlsWYIA/T5LhA_XxPpI/AAAAAAAAFC8/ayqneUbA9b4/s640/IMG_0666.JPG