In Sweden, most workpants have a dedicated button located on the thigh just for placing a knife. Mora has made knives for workers and handymen for a very long time. Most companies that makes inexpensive knives designed for work, has a similar design for wearing the knife on a button :)
Im a chef and that knife resides on my jacket button all day long without issue. Its a wonderful knife and gets well used. I also use it in the yard and woods at home, also on my shirt button. Thanks!!
It may have been mentioned already, but hooking the sheath on your shirt button while wearing it as a neck knife stops it from dangling down in your way when you bend over. Red ochre is iron rust!
Hey in the Albacete province in Spain they made all kind of knifes and swords from more than 600 years, is a long long tradition and the quality is superb in any price. I recommend them
Very good review. You obviously do your research when explaining the knife making process and the knife's features. You don't get overly technical at the same time and I think that is important good for a short review. We;; thought out presentation, well done.
Another quick note. Rugged 'Makinaw' outdoor pants used by bush dudes for many, many years had big, chunky buttons on the waist for attaching suspenders to them. Guess what clipped to those buttons equally well? My father used to have a Mora attached to his pants whenever he went hunting. This is a fantastic no 'BS' knife used by people who wanted excellent quality, low cost and high useability.
Yes, that is for a button that is on Overalls or jeans. I recently got the Mora Heavy Duty Companion, and it has the same keyhole design on the belt clip. So using some leahter I made a belt loop and attached a jean's style stud button to the belt loop, and it works great. I have the Classic No. 2 and it is my go too kitchen knife. Just have to keep it clean. But thats just my two cents worth.
i have one but its old. sheath looks leather, sounds like wood when tapped,and has a leather strap in place of the plastic button-catcher on yours. but i did not know thats what it was for. the leather strap on mine has a button-hole shaped slit in it. makes perfect sense. thumbs up
The blade is laminated steel. The layer in the middle is hard but brittle so the outer layers make it less brittle. Will take a super razor blade edge. I took a file to the back of mine to square it up so it would work with a fire starter rod. Needs to be oiled to reduce rusting but this is a great knife for the price and weighs next to nothing. If you want something to beat on there are other knives designed for that but mostly I prefer a small ax.
hello, most Moraknifes-sheet is design to fit in most Swedish workingpants and they all have a big button above the knife-pocket on the outside of the leg that the sheet snaps on to while the knife is in the pocket...very practical and thought thrue =) Joakim from Sweden
Great video...I showed my dad this video...he has an original Erik Frost and will not part with...he said the belt clip is a button holder and made for the button on pants suspender.
Say Heah, A while ago I bought a Bokor Black Rold, A Flat Grind that works wood pretty good and it's sort of robust, Anyhow the Sheath was dangerously loose, Yeah, I injured myself badly when it flew out and bit me on my foot that really make me leak. Since then I took a Belt Loop off another sheath and atleast it's much safer, But because if the handle design the Handle Strap was too loose, So I put a Classic #1 and every thing was fixed, my Mora picked up the slack and now I have a two knife package. I also attached my Wenger Pouch to it to complete a fully comprehensive package. Even the colors match.
This is really cool. It makes think, what if I put a button fly stud on a belt then you could slip that right on. Kinda like lukes rig from star wars. Just got me thinking. Thanks dude
I own many mora knifes and the mora classic is one of my most favorite knifes in my collection, I have both mora classic 1 and and also the mora classic 601
I've seen a lot of people ridicule the Mora Classic online. I love mine and will probably buy other models. I recently started trying my hand at wood carving and the Scandi grind is fantastic for that purpose. I have a 164 spoon knife on order. As you stated, it comes razor sharp, is cheap and I believe durable if used as a knife and not a hatchet or froe.
n2dabloo I feel as if a lot of people don't like the Mora classic because they feel as if it's a week or childish knife. I think that when applying a knife in the correct circumstances It's more than adequate enroll.
+Dirk James I wish I had one to tell you.. but if I had to give you my opinion, I think it wound preform awesome in the field knowing Mora's reputation. maybe ill pick one up soon.
I'm an Old Hickory kind of guy, the Mora is probably a nice knife, but to me doing mods to the O.H. is part of the fun, maybe one day I'll find it under the tree.
Say Heah, Mora this and Mora that so I joined the Mora Country, I ordered the Mora 510 and the Mora Classic #1..I also ordered the Mora 2000 and the Mora Hatchet, I paid a little more because I got combo in the army green, they only had the orange combo kit at the lower price. I also got the Bacho Laplander in the matching color although the Bacho comes in orange too., But my Fav's is the Exclusive Forex Mora # 277, It's a handmade knife with a laminated blade with brass bolster and pommel a real nice knife, It does look like the Classic # 1 but pimped out.
+paulie 4x That is awesome to hear! Moras are a great outdoor blade and yeah so much Mora hype. I just found out about the Mora Garberg full tang blade... OoOoOo I want to have one!
+Lowcostlooser99 Yes, you want to find a flat or rounded river rock that looks to have pretty decent flat area. Place the angle of your grind on the flat surface and using water, move your blade across the rock. If you wear a leather belt you can always strop the edge to make it sharper. Don't use any kind of sandstone on your knife otherwise it'll pretty much eat up your blade. And if were talking hypothetical situation of survival mode: I would probably use my knife a whole lot less to preserve the edge... only when I needed to.
Yep , i've found many flat stone in a river. Ive did'nt try it yet , because it's no verry verry flat , there is little default on it. I'll scrub two stones, one between each other. I'm thinking , in survival mode , does a full-flat-grind is more easy to sharpen than scandi. PS : i'll receive my N°1 soon.
Say Heah, Yeah, My Mora is a old one and still going strong and in great shape, It's a Frost Mora. But then I kept hearing that some guys like their stainless steel knives. So I checked out what it was and found out it was the 12c27 Stainless Steel, I then found out that they made Ice Skating Blades out of it..Then when I got my Stromeng Set, The two smaller blades were in the 12c27 Stainless Steel and both are about as thick as the Mora #1, Even though the KS 5 is a 5" blade, The way I can hold it almost up to the blade, It allows my to have alot of control on the knife, so I'm using my Stromeng KS 5 as my back-up knife, It's lite and it's a good slicer. My Bhuku is prolly the lightest knife I own, and I use it alot as my neck knife. Yeah, those Wooden Handle Mora's are great knives, But right now my Stromeng KS 5 has to do, I'm not trying to be rude, But if it wasn't for my research I wouldn't know how good their stainless steel blades were. th-cam.com/video/OJRTqWybfok/w-d-xo.html Best, Paul'ie
......thanks guys, I collect and sell Scandinavian knives almost exclusively . Being the inquisitive type, I wondered the same about the loop pattern years ago, until I found a TH-cam video produced by a Brit who answered that question for me ........cheers !
No shit, I just found one of these brand new with a wooden handle and a leather sheath. I found it under a pile of rocks and dirt in a fallen down shed at my uncles new house...
Very good for axe handle, does not transport as much impact shock as harder woods, less tiring. Proffesionals that used axes every day used birch, all my axe handles though hickory.
The trick is to make a cut longer than an axe handle vertically in a birch tree, to heal the tree make a swelling on each side of cut, of these two your son makes two axe handles after some years. The grain will be ideal. Otherwise the beginning of a branch. That is also good for knife handles. Ash is good for knife handles. For interior and benches in a sauna you use aspen since it is the wood that is the least heat transferring one and does not give you spliters a la derriere., that is one reason why it is used for matches.
@@gregkis Sorry, put brass button where you want it with approiate tools. Its like a rivet. You strike rivet tool with hammer. Button like for jeans, jeans button. Buy in textile shop. Hang knife sheath from/on button. Work trousers/overalls in sweden have buttons to fasten knife sheaths . Put button wherever you want knife, like on a rucksack, jacket, tool bag or trousers. At least I bought my rivet jeans buttons in a shop that sells textiles by the yard or rather by the metre in a mall, or maybe hobby shop? Google "jeans button"?
Only thing mora needs to do is chill out with the plans it sheaths on the classics i think they deserved to be housed in a nice leather sheath like the mora classic #125
I would never attach a knife on a a button due to breakage...in a emergency situation losing your knife could be a life n death ...how ever, attaching fishing line or better yet wire inside a pack the knife could be secured. The plastic sheath unfortunately can be brittle in extreme cold and shatter....my experience has been...go with leather...tie with 550 para-cord or a good wire....remember the "3 rule"...three knives, three fire starters and three forms of shelter....
+al bugnfront Hi, That button attachment is more for carpenters and handy men. In Sweden, the Morakniv is a very common tool for farmers, electricians, carpenter and so on. My firs knife was a Mora, still using it.
+Niklas V-Grebius I am a master Carpenter...retired! You should look at the context of my comment...I have 3 Mora's at the moment....my daily use knife....my comment had nothing to do with the brand of knife. There are many great "mod's" for the Mora. Did you know it is the most modified market knife. Re-watch the vid!
Billy Sykes You are welcome, I believe the AXE does a supreme job at that but a lot of people just seam to for get about using the right tool for the right job... then the knife breaks after cutting down a tree and they say it sucks!
Gearaholic Well, that's two of us that believe in the AXE. I don't know when this splitting wood with a good knife (batoning) became a silly fad but I wish it would stop. I can't figure out why they are doing it in the first place.
Gearaholic Well, that's two of us that believe in the AXE. I don't know when this splitting wood with a good knife (batoning) became a silly fad but I wish it would stop. I can't figure out why they are doing it in the first place.
"Batoning" is originally used to get to the dry wood underneath the wet outer layer of saturated wood or can be used to process firewood into small kindling pieces. It is way more effective to use an axe for this rather than a small camp blade. these guys out there with there crazy theories that "ONE knife should do it all" live in a fallacy.
+Gearaholic But you don't always have an axe to hand and they can be pretty heavy to carry around, so I'd argue batoning is a useful capability for a knife to have. Apparently it was done historically as well.
Mora makes an amazing knife at 3 times the price. They are often a measuring stick for much higher end knives. Don't get me wrong, there are much better knives, but for the price they can't be beaten. I did a mod I like for the mora classic if you are interested th-cam.com/video/jIhxMAn15-8/w-d-xo.html
In Sweden, most workpants have a dedicated button located on the thigh just for placing a knife. Mora has made knives for workers and handymen for a very long time. Most companies that makes inexpensive knives designed for work, has a similar design for wearing the knife on a button :)
Samuel Johansson
Indeed.
And the knife button(s) on the workman's trousers are rivited, and not sown.
Im a chef and that knife resides on my jacket button all day long without issue. Its a wonderful knife and gets well used. I also use it in the yard and woods at home, also on my shirt button. Thanks!!
I forget what life was like before I had a Mora, both of my sons and I all have a Mora companion, they are our go to knives for everything.
+Jeff Witt I feel like i knew nothing until i got my first one 10 years ago! It was like seeing color for the first time
It may have been mentioned already, but hooking the sheath on your shirt button while wearing it as a neck knife stops it from dangling down in your way when you bend over. Red ochre is iron rust!
+Larry Hampton Cool, i never thought about that!
Hey in the Albacete province in Spain they made all kind of knifes and swords from more than 600 years, is a long long tradition and the quality is superb in any price. I recommend them
Carlos Casamayor i wouldnt, knives made in albacete are for the most part cheap crap
Very good review. You obviously do your research when explaining the knife making process and the knife's features. You don't get overly technical at the same time and I think that is important good for a short review. We;; thought out presentation, well done.
Wich one do i prefer, mora Classic 1 or mora 510?and what is your preferit bushcraft knife ?
Another quick note. Rugged 'Makinaw' outdoor pants used by bush dudes for many, many years had big, chunky buttons on the waist for attaching suspenders to them. Guess what clipped to those buttons equally well? My father used to have a Mora attached to his pants whenever he went hunting. This is a fantastic no 'BS' knife used by people who wanted excellent quality, low cost and high useability.
Mora is the name of the city where the company started. Kniv is "swedetalk" for knife. Morakniven translates to The Knife from Mora.
Yes, that is for a button that is on Overalls or jeans. I recently got the Mora Heavy Duty Companion, and it has the same keyhole design on the belt clip. So using some leahter I made a belt loop and attached a jean's style stud button to the belt loop, and it works great. I have the Classic No. 2 and it is my go too kitchen knife. Just have to keep it clean. But thats just my two cents worth.
i have one but its old. sheath looks leather, sounds like wood when tapped,and has a leather strap in place of the plastic button-catcher on yours. but i did not know thats what it was for. the leather strap on mine has a button-hole shaped slit in it. makes perfect sense. thumbs up
Haha "give me a call" awesome video mate
+Mathias Johansson Thanks!
I loled when you said give you a call lol.
The blade is laminated steel. The layer in the middle is hard but brittle so the outer layers make it less brittle. Will take a super razor blade edge. I took a file to the back of mine to square it up so it would work with a fire starter rod. Needs to be oiled to reduce rusting but this is a great knife for the price and weighs next to nothing. If you want something to beat on there are other knives designed for that but mostly I prefer a small ax.
Great vid bro haven't seen you before but I'm sure I will again
hello, most Moraknifes-sheet is design to fit in most Swedish workingpants and they all have a big button above the knife-pocket on the outside of the leg that the sheet snaps on to while the knife is in the pocket...very practical and thought thrue =)
Joakim from Sweden
+Joakim Mogren Cool info J, thanks for watching
Great video...I showed my dad this video...he has an original Erik Frost and will not part with...he said the belt clip is a button holder and made for the button on pants suspender.
cool review thanx
If it's good enough for Mors Kochanski, it'll probably be alright for you!
Thanks man, good vid
I thought that opening was for the button on the sheath of other Mora knives.
great review!
+Gun Collector007 Thanks for the views!
That is my favourite knife, the one I go to.
Say Heah, A while ago I bought a Bokor Black Rold, A Flat Grind that works wood pretty good and it's sort of robust, Anyhow the Sheath was dangerously loose, Yeah, I injured myself badly when it flew out and bit me on my foot that really make me leak. Since then I took a Belt Loop off another sheath and atleast it's much safer, But because if the handle design the Handle Strap was too loose, So I put a Classic #1 and every thing was fixed, my Mora picked up the slack and now I have a two knife package. I also attached my Wenger Pouch to it to complete a fully comprehensive package. Even the colors match.
This is really cool. It makes think, what if I put a button fly stud on a belt then you could slip that right on. Kinda like lukes rig from star wars. Just got me thinking. Thanks dude
+tommy t. sweet idea!
+Gearaholic If only we had Light-saber Mora's?
I own many mora knifes and the mora classic is one of my most favorite knifes in my collection, I have both mora classic 1 and and also the mora classic 601
Joe Thompson also the mora clssic 2
Is there that much of a difference in the #1 and #2? Which do you prefer?
I prefer the mora classic 1 for its sheath
the mora classic 2 has a different sheath type and the blade is slightly longer
Dude knifes is not a word
I've seen a lot of people ridicule the Mora Classic online. I love mine and will probably buy other models. I recently started trying my hand at wood carving and the Scandi grind is fantastic for that purpose. I have a 164 spoon knife on order. As you stated, it comes razor sharp, is cheap and I believe durable if used as a knife and not a hatchet or froe.
n2dabloo I feel as if a lot of people don't like the Mora classic because they feel as if it's a week or childish knife. I think that when applying a knife in the correct circumstances It's more than adequate enroll.
Is it full tang?
loop on knife holder is made for metal buttons on blåkläder or fristads trousers
what do you think about the Mora classic #3?
+Dirk James I wish I had one to tell you.. but if I had to give you my opinion, I think it wound preform awesome in the field knowing Mora's reputation. maybe ill pick one up soon.
I've got the really old one with a leather sheath.
+Carson McCallum Sweet, you should check and see how old it is. Cherish it and never let it go!
That is how a knife is suppose to look like!! I never liked those rambo lookalike survival knifes. They also work as a throwing knife :) NORWAY
Good video man! have to admit that I started counting how many times you said: ''obviously'' (15+x)
MISTER AGB obviously i have to work on saying it less! jk thanks for watching the video anyways!
I'm an Old Hickory kind of guy, the Mora is probably a nice knife, but to me doing mods to the O.H. is part of the fun, maybe one day I'll find it under the tree.
Can't believe Mora discontinued the Classic #1.
Say Heah, Mora this and Mora that so I joined the Mora Country, I ordered the Mora 510 and the Mora Classic #1..I also ordered the Mora 2000 and the Mora Hatchet, I paid a little more because I got combo in the army green, they only had the orange combo kit at the lower price. I also got the Bacho Laplander in the matching color although the Bacho comes in orange too., But my Fav's is the Exclusive Forex Mora # 277, It's a handmade knife with a laminated blade with brass bolster and pommel a real nice knife, It does look like the Classic # 1 but pimped out.
+paulie 4x
That is awesome to hear! Moras are a great outdoor blade and yeah so much Mora hype. I just found out about the Mora Garberg full tang blade... OoOoOo I want to have one!
Me too, But there are other nice ones in the Exclusive Series I think
+Gearaholic Me Too, ,, ,
hi there - what is the opening music? thanks :-)
+Jeff Steward Its "Safe" by Canyon Country. Thanks for watching!
Cheers :) also sweet vids :)
Super!
+MILITARY SURVIVAL
Thanks!
do you know how sharpen scandi-grind in survival mode ? I mean with out flat japanese stone.
+Lowcostlooser99 Yes, you want to find a flat or rounded river rock that looks to have pretty decent flat area. Place the angle of your grind on the flat surface and using water, move your blade across the rock. If you wear a leather belt you can always strop the edge to make it sharper. Don't use any kind of sandstone on your knife otherwise it'll pretty much eat up your blade. And if were talking hypothetical situation of survival mode: I would probably use my knife a whole lot less to preserve the edge... only when I needed to.
+Gearaholic But for me ..that's why always carry a sharpener and wear a leather belt so I don't have to use a rock!
Yep , i've found many flat stone in a river. Ive did'nt try it yet , because it's no verry verry flat , there is little default on it. I'll scrub two stones, one between each other.
I'm thinking , in survival mode , does a full-flat-grind is more easy to sharpen than scandi.
PS : i'll receive my N°1 soon.
flat diamond sharpener on you. A flat stone.
flat diamond sharpener on you. A flat stone.
Say Heah, Yeah, My Mora is a old one and still going strong and in great shape, It's a Frost Mora. But then I kept hearing that some guys like their stainless steel knives. So I checked out what it was and found out it was the 12c27 Stainless Steel, I then found out that they made Ice Skating Blades out of it..Then when I got my Stromeng Set, The two smaller blades were in the 12c27 Stainless Steel and both are about as thick as the Mora #1, Even though the KS 5 is a 5" blade, The way I can hold it almost up to the blade, It allows my to have alot of control on the knife, so I'm using my Stromeng KS 5 as my back-up knife, It's lite and it's a good slicer. My Bhuku is prolly the lightest knife I own, and I use it alot as my neck knife. Yeah, those Wooden Handle Mora's are great knives, But right now my Stromeng KS 5 has to do, I'm not trying to be rude, But if it wasn't for my research I wouldn't know how good their stainless steel blades were.
th-cam.com/video/OJRTqWybfok/w-d-xo.html
Best,
Paul'ie
......thanks guys, I collect and sell Scandinavian knives almost exclusively . Being the inquisitive type, I wondered the same about the loop pattern years ago, until I found a TH-cam video produced by a Brit who answered that question for me ........cheers !
No shit, I just found one of these brand new with a wooden handle and a leather sheath. I found it under a pile of rocks and dirt in a fallen down shed at my uncles new house...
....European jeans have a brass knob or button on their pants on the side , therefore the sheath configuration.......
Hmm cool info
And overalls tend to have a free brass button on the front as well, so you can hang it from your chest!
Almost every single type of work pants that you can by here in sweden have that brass button on the right leg. It's incredibly handy actually. :)
i live in mora ;)
+SnowMuddler
LOL nice!
i ate an apple
Awesome
al rêtputin amazing
I wear mine on a overall button.
+Philip Lobrano I say wear it like you feel it should be worn. Button, neck, or belt.. at least your wearing a knife! Thanks for watching my video!
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Birch is actually really soft wood dude
Very good for axe handle, does not transport as much impact shock as harder woods, less tiring. Proffesionals that used axes every day used birch, all my axe handles though hickory.
The trick is to make a cut longer than an axe handle vertically in a birch tree, to heal the tree make a swelling on each side of cut, of these two your son makes two axe handles after some years. The grain will be ideal. Otherwise the beginning of a branch. That is also good for knife handles. Ash is good for knife handles. For interior and benches in a sauna you use aspen since it is the wood that is the least heat transferring one and does not give you spliters a la derriere., that is one reason why it is used for matches.
Get a button like the ones on jeans and hammer it place where you want it, hey presto.
Hammer it place where you want it?? Not sure what that is supposed to mean
@@gregkis Sorry, put brass button where you want it with approiate tools. Its like a rivet. You strike rivet tool with hammer. Button like for jeans, jeans button. Buy in textile shop. Hang knife sheath from/on button. Work trousers/overalls in sweden have buttons to fasten knife sheaths . Put button wherever you want knife, like on a rucksack, jacket, tool bag or trousers. At least I bought my rivet jeans buttons in a shop that sells textiles by the yard or rather by the metre in a mall, or maybe hobby shop? Google "jeans button"?
Good video but is it really that obvious?
Only thing mora needs to do is chill out with the plans it sheaths on the classics i think they deserved to be housed in a nice leather sheath like the mora classic #125
I would never attach a knife on a a button due to breakage...in a emergency situation losing your knife could be a life n death ...how ever, attaching fishing line or better yet wire inside a pack the knife could be secured. The plastic sheath unfortunately can be brittle in extreme cold and shatter....my experience has been...go with leather...tie with 550 para-cord or a good wire....remember the "3 rule"...three knives, three fire starters and three forms of shelter....
+al bugnfront Hi, That button attachment is more for carpenters and handy men. In Sweden, the Morakniv is a very common tool for farmers, electricians, carpenter and so on. My firs knife was a Mora, still using it.
+Niklas V-Grebius I am a master Carpenter...retired! You should look at the context of my comment...I have 3 Mora's at the moment....my daily use knife....my comment had nothing to do with the brand of knife. There are many great "mod's" for the Mora. Did you know it is the most modified market knife. Re-watch the vid!
Never lost a Mora I had mod-ed! Leather has stood the test of time...flex-able, strong and NATURAL!
I stand on my recommendation!
Thank you for not splitting wood with your knife.
Billy Sykes You are welcome, I believe the AXE does a supreme job at that but a lot of people just seam to for get about using the right tool for the right job... then the knife breaks after cutting down a tree and they say it sucks!
Gearaholic Well, that's two of us that believe in the AXE. I don't know when this splitting wood with a good knife (batoning) became a silly fad but I wish it would stop. I can't figure out why they are doing it in the first place.
Gearaholic Well, that's two of us that believe in the AXE. I don't know when this splitting wood with a good knife (batoning) became a silly fad but I wish it would stop. I can't figure out why they are doing it in the first place.
"Batoning" is originally used to get to the dry wood underneath the wet outer layer of saturated wood or can be used to process firewood into small kindling pieces. It is way more effective to use an axe for this rather than a small camp blade. these guys out there with there crazy theories that "ONE knife should do it all" live in a fallacy.
+Gearaholic But you don't always have an axe to hand and they can be pretty heavy to carry around, so I'd argue batoning is a useful capability for a knife to have. Apparently it was done historically as well.
Mora makes an amazing knife at 3 times the price. They are often a measuring stick for much higher end knives. Don't get me wrong, there are much better knives, but for the price they can't be beaten.
I did a mod I like for the mora classic if you are interested
th-cam.com/video/jIhxMAn15-8/w-d-xo.html
first sub!?