Last year, for christmas gifts, I purchased a few of the Mora HD knives and removed the plastic handles and installed wood handles with the same profile as the plastic. Everyone loved them and still use them
Yup, the Robust (carbon) and Companion HD (stainless) are the toughest knifes on the planet for the money. The Robust is more of a working knife. Not suitable for bushcraft, nor food cutting due to rusting and the oxides it leaves.
Thanks for the test Joe! Excellent video, could you also test the carbon version, it would normally be stronger then the stainless, Mora offers such great quality products for low prices it is pretty insane.
Been using knives since I was a kid and I’ve never bought two of the same model, until the stainless companion HD. Sure, there are better knives but they’ll cost you 5 or 10 times as much.
So it's more likely that bps are actually made with 65G steel and that 1066 is just a western "equivalent" . 65G is a spring steel and supposedly one of the toughest around. Would be an interesting test for sure !
These videos are interesting because they show which part of the knives is the weakest and how far the abuse can go. That being said the performance of a knife isn't measured in these tests. A knife is and always will be a rather delicate tool since it main function is cutting and a decent edge retention. Like hunting, i wouldn't use a mora for hunting since it dulls quickly, really doesn't matter if it can stab a car door.
@@Mudsuitable well it really depends what you want to use you knife for. Gutting ten wild boar, splitting wood, fine carving, cutting abrasive materials or maybe rescue tasks or as a weapon. That's the reason why knives are so interesting because they can be made to do all of these things and more but you won't find a super tough, knives that excels at fine carving and still holds and edge forever
Great test Joe! It appears that Mora and Glock use a differential heat treat on their blades which is why they are so tough. A differential heat treat hardens the knife edge but the rest of the blade remains softer and tougher so that it doesn't break. Or, they give it a spring temper. This type of heat treat has long been used by saw blade makers around the world because saw blades have to be really sharp and hard at the cutting edge but flexible on the rest of the blade. Very smart those Austrians and Swedes are:) As as far as the tip is concerned, bushcraft/wilderness blades do need a very strong tip for digging grubs out of logs or drilling into fireboards to make bow drill fires. Mora has definitely mastered this as demonstrated by your test. Great blade!!!
Still like my stainless Garberg but the Companion HD is $20 from Knife Center vs $98 for the stainless Garberg. Looks like the HD's a much better value.
In 2012 I was roaming in Scandinavia, bought a new Mora for 10€ in every gasoline station. One of them is still with me. Its good for the traveling stuff, so for me its an Opinel by Sweden. If you use it faiir, no reason for troubles. Check out Cold Steel Pendleton Hunter Lite. Its the same idea. Just when everyone uses Mora I use the Cold Steel. Peacemaker 2 and Pendleton are more expensive, but looks a little stronger! Thank you for the video, Joe! The best say for the review!
Joe! You should post another "buy me a beer" so we can support you! Also, consider testing some of the new SOG knives, like the Sog Tellus, ( they are made by the same company that produces cold steel)
I bought a Morakniv Craftline on Amazon for around $12 It's a good to have in case somebody you go camping with doesn't bring a knife It did fantastic on your tip test even though it bended It's probably the best knife for the money out there Thanks for the review - I’ll buy another next time I buy something from Amazon It's an impressive knife for the $$$
Awesome review as always Joe. For what the Mora costs, it’s a great knife. My HD Companion is still going strong after 5 years of abuse. I beat the crap out of it and it doesn’t break. I love my Moras, might even be a fan boi.😉😂
This knife really is very, very hard to kill. Under normal circumstances it will never break on you. Awesome performance for the price, much better than any Tops knife I think ! 👍
Mora use 12c27 sandvik stainless and heat treat very well. Similar toughness to 5160 so no surprise on lateral strength. More companies should use the Sandvik steels. Why not try some of the EKA knives Joe, made in Sweden and predominantly use 12c27.
About extreme flexibility: „A well-kept secret - The steel is treated to make it harder, tougher and increase edge resiliency. We use two different hardening furnaces: one for stainless steel and one for carbon steel. The actual hardening process is a company secret, as that’s the factor which gives our knives the steel’s unique qualities - such as sharpness, strength and flexibility.“ I think they use at least a two step annealing process which gives a flexible inner core and very tough edge retention which reflects your test result, amigo 🍻
Hi Joe, sieht so aus, daß Mora wirklich gute Stähle für günstiges Geld verbaut! - Aber wie fast immer, es hatte keine Chance gegen seinen Test-MEISTER !!! 😁 Good job !!! 👍👍 LG Gedankengeist 👻
I really like the handles of the companions. If they made a version of the HD with the steel of the garberg and a sharp spine, it would be my favourite mora.
lol, my brother ,if you don't have it yet, you need a fast tourniquet in your pocket, bandage and maybe some Octanisept spray. That break would wreck your wrist. I would love to see test like that for cheapest brands like Bahco, RAW or Falke that can found in cheap hardware and construction stores.
@@joex Ich kaufe Messer jetzt nur noch auf der Grundlage Ihrer Videos und Bewertungen - wofür ich sehr dankbar bin, da ich früher viel Geld für beschissene Messer ausgegeben habe...
Very tough knife.. One of my favorites. Though I'm in the carbon Mora camp. It's an excellent stabber, maybe not the best for cars. Though the other video of the Companion HD did get better penetration in the car. Stabbing through layers of cloths/gear... perfect. Narrow blades always stab really well (hence the stiletto knife/ sfarziglia napoletana). What the Becker BK2 seems to do effectively on the car, it doesn't do so much in social encounters against 'enemy combatants' wearing layers of tough cothes.
@@joex A Nepalese Gurkha couldn't get his Kukri go through a big Taliban's cloths. The tip was not efficient/penetrating enough when dealing with that type of cloths. So he chopped at his hands and the Taliban retreated..
What, something I own on Joe X? If they'd update the rest of their stainless lineup to 14c28n they they could really put everything else to shame. Of course maybe it is pointless if it already fails at the rat tang before the spine. They are probably ultimately right in only bothering switching for their full tang models.
Thanks for the video! I think it would be a great video comparing a real from a fake knife, for example a Spyderco. You can find a lot of fake ones on the net. I would like to know how much inferior they are.
What kinda of tree are you cutting? It looks dense. I hear there are some invasive species from North America ie red oak that are in Europe now, or any oak makes great fire wood and is great for cooking.
I know a few unbreakable knives. Or should I say, knives you can't break because any knife can break but you can't break any knife ! Katsu knives made from sld magic steel and Miller brothers blades made from z wear steel.
Hallo Joe, würde mich sehr freuen, wenn du mal das Messer The Beast von Dulo Knives mit dem Viking-Stahl testest! (auch wenns custom ist) Hab selber so eins und würde mal gerne die Grenzen davon sehen. Sonst gibt es niemanden der so etwas macht. Ich dann dir, sehr coole Videos!!!❤
I always take my cheapest stuff with me in the field,( so that if I lose it ,or damage it, ) I won’t cry about it ,😭literally . Why spend a hundred bucks on a 2 cent task?
Thanks Joe,, just proving what I already thought,, Mora are the best value knives in the world,, 🗡️🗡️🗡️👍👍
yes, u are welcome!
Except for the Ashwood series. 😂😅
Last year, for christmas gifts, I purchased a few of the Mora HD knives and removed the plastic handles and installed wood handles with the same profile as the plastic. Everyone loved them and still use them
cool!
More make some excellent blades. A pleasure to own them, especially with a custom wood handle👍
Epic!
These Moras will make great gifts. Your friends and relatives are very lucky!
"Color me" impressed ..for about 20$$!! Got a couple carbon moras..adding a HD as of now..thanks Joe!
u should!
Probably the best value knife in the industry
Mora pro robust takes that title imo.
Yup, the Robust (carbon) and Companion HD (stainless) are the toughest knifes on the planet for the money. The Robust is more of a working knife. Not suitable for bushcraft, nor food cutting due to rusting and the oxides it leaves.
yeah true!
WoW amigo...impressive performance. Only broke under super-heavy abuse 🐝👊👍
yes, it did awesome!
mora really out here killing ego's of companies.
yeah, true!
Thanks for the test Joe! Excellent video, could you also test the carbon version, it would normally be stronger then the stainless, Mora offers such great quality products for low prices it is pretty insane.
i did, coming soon!
@@joex nice, thanks
I'm here to see the Companion HD carbon also.
😁👍
Been using knives since I was a kid and I’ve never bought two of the same model, until the stainless companion HD. Sure, there are better knives but they’ll cost you 5 or 10 times as much.
still a ok price!
No Mora ever failed me.I have 7 of them.
cool!
I have break my mora Yesterday with wood
@@RiberacImprimerie24000 well done !
I have two of them! Already buyed few years ago, when they were cheaper.🎉😊
cool, still cheap here!
I Appreciate that man, you buy things just to destroy them and show people if those things are worth buying. Respect
thanks a lot!
My favorite knife ever. Great test as Always Joex !!!
thanks a lot!
You should try bps knives,they have mora profile and are made of 1066 steel,and are little more than mora cost wise.
maybe!
So it's more likely that bps are actually made with 65G steel and that 1066 is just a western "equivalent" . 65G is a spring steel and supposedly one of the toughest around. Would be an interesting test for sure !
18 minutes and 2 beers later -> "Fantastic" and Thanks JOE X .
cool glad u had some!
If the high end knife you're trying to sell cannot outperform a $20 Morakniv you should NOT SELL IT !!!
exactly!
@@joexJoes mind went.... "TOPSTOPSTOPSTOPS".....when he read that comment😬💭🤔
These videos are interesting because they show which part of the knives is the weakest and how far the abuse can go. That being said the performance of a knife isn't measured in these tests. A knife is and always will be a rather delicate tool since it main function is cutting and a decent edge retention. Like hunting, i wouldn't use a mora for hunting since it dulls quickly, really doesn't matter if it can stab a car door.
@@biggamejonnson3094 Okay and my point still stands..
@@Mudsuitable well it really depends what you want to use you knife for. Gutting ten wild boar, splitting wood, fine carving, cutting abrasive materials or maybe rescue tasks or as a weapon. That's the reason why knives are so interesting because they can be made to do all of these things and more but you won't find a super tough, knives that excels at fine carving and still holds and edge forever
Great test Joe! It appears that Mora and Glock use a differential heat treat on their blades which is why they are so tough. A differential heat treat hardens the knife edge but the rest of the blade remains softer and tougher so that it doesn't break. Or, they give it a spring temper. This type of heat treat has long been used by saw blade makers around the world because saw blades have to be really sharp and hard at the cutting edge but flexible on the rest of the blade. Very smart those Austrians and Swedes are:)
As as far as the tip is concerned, bushcraft/wilderness blades do need a very strong tip for digging grubs out of logs or drilling into fireboards to make bow drill fires. Mora has definitely mastered this as demonstrated by your test. Great blade!!!
thanks a lot!
moras for the win!
Joe, what happened to your Busse destruction video??? @@joex
Still like my stainless Garberg but the Companion HD is $20 from Knife Center vs $98 for the stainless Garberg. Looks like the HD's a much better value.
cool!
Mora heavy duty stainles steel is good . Mora heavy duty carbón steel is more strong. Gracias Joe por tus videos.
yes! thanks a lot!
Buying a Mora is a no brainer! 👍
true!
Tnx for another great destructtest Joe x. 👍
u are welcome my friend!
Still love my Mora orange bushcraft, but I think this beats it
draw!
Pretty good for a $20ish knife 🍻
yes!
No mistake with any Mora
yes!
I like Mora...❤
me too!
Id like to see an Odenwolf W1 (the numbers after 1 are just dif sheaths iirc)
cool!
In 2012 I was roaming in Scandinavia, bought a new Mora for 10€ in every gasoline station. One of them is still with me. Its good for the traveling stuff, so for me its an Opinel by Sweden. If you use it faiir, no reason for troubles. Check out Cold Steel Pendleton Hunter Lite. Its the same idea. Just when everyone uses Mora I use the Cold Steel. Peacemaker 2 and Pendleton are more expensive, but looks a little stronger! Thank you for the video, Joe! The best say for the review!
thanks a lot! Opinel is from France !!
@@joex I mean Mora is equal to Opinel. Both are made to be the symbol of the country and both are not for tripping. Epic blades!
Joe! You should post another "buy me a beer" so we can support you! Also, consider testing some of the new SOG knives, like the Sog Tellus, ( they are made by the same company that produces cold steel)
i have my buy me a beer under every vid!
I love my Mora Companion Carbon Steel.. MORAKNIV.. LFG!!
awesome!
Thank you Joe! Morakniv and Glock have probably the toughest, almost unbreakable blades in the market. Take care 😘
for the price for sure!
Finally at long last, the Bear Grylls Mora knife.
yes!
The sheat fits perfect for the JÄÄKÄRIPUUKKO 110!
someone told me!
I bought a Morakniv Craftline on Amazon for around $12
It's a good to have in case somebody you go camping with doesn't bring a knife
It did fantastic on your tip test even though it bended
It's probably the best knife for the money out there
Thanks for the review - I’ll buy another next time I buy something from Amazon
It's an impressive knife for the $$$
cool!
You have the hardest trees I’ve ever seen
but i am in Austria!!! not Canada!
It's surprisingly tough for stainless.
true!
Ah ich liebe deine Videos 👍🤘
Eines der besten Budget Knifes ever,hab exakt das selbe und is absolut mega.
supi!
I don't know who I like better: Joe X or Morakniv
i hope Mora!
They are a great team !
👍🙌
Awesome review as always Joe. For what the Mora costs, it’s a great knife. My HD Companion is still going strong after 5 years of abuse. I beat the crap out of it and it doesn’t break.
I love my Moras, might even be a fan boi.😉😂
i like them too!
Good video, i use the ordinary mora companion and i am happy about it.
thanks a lot!
This knife really is very, very hard to kill. Under normal circumstances it will never break on you. Awesome performance for the price, much better than any Tops knife I think ! 👍
agree, check my new tops vid!
@@joex I sure will !
Mora use 12c27 sandvik stainless and heat treat very well. Similar toughness to 5160 so no surprise on lateral strength. More companies should use the Sandvik steels. Why not try some of the EKA knives Joe, made in Sweden and predominantly use 12c27.
ok cool, thanks for the info!
fantastic! now I'm going to my nearest knife store to get the Mora companion HD. I already have Mora knives but not HD. thanks!
cool!
Thanks for video joe❤😂
About extreme flexibility:
„A well-kept secret - The steel is treated to make it harder, tougher and increase edge resiliency. We use two different hardening furnaces: one for stainless steel and one for carbon steel. The actual hardening process is a company secret, as that’s the factor which gives our knives the steel’s unique qualities - such as sharpness, strength and flexibility.“
I think they use at least a two step annealing process which gives a flexible inner core and very tough edge retention which reflects your test result, amigo 🍻
thanks for the info! cheers!
@@joex 🍻
7:11 That'll sharpen right out.
indeed!
Hi Joe, sieht so aus, daß Mora wirklich gute Stähle für günstiges Geld verbaut!
- Aber wie fast immer, es hatte keine Chance gegen seinen Test-MEISTER !!! 😁
Good job !!! 👍👍
LG Gedankengeist 👻
Sehe ich genauso
super Teil!
You’re the best!
Now I’m curious to see you with a Kershaw Lucha and balisongs in general
thanks a lot!
Moras are probably the knives with the best price-performance ratio and here we can (again) see why … 🍻
Thanks for your entertaining action, bro! 🍻
u are welcome!
@@joex 🍻
I really like the handles of the companions.
If they made a version of the HD with the steel of the garberg and a sharp spine, it would be my favourite mora.
handles are nice!
Everyone should own a least one Mora.
agree!
How about carbon steel version of Mora HD?
coming soon, glad u asked!
Another awesome, informative video. Thanks Joe X
u are welcome!
BENCHMADE LEUKU! I wanna see you kill one, come on man 😂😂
i want a velvet p....y!
@@joex we can make that happen 🤘
Instead of using a golf, you should use a volvo for the csr tests! Their strong.
love those golfs!
Looks tough this model from Mora , I am loving it ! 💪💪💪😍😍😍
cool!
The Mosquito likes Mora too
and me!
It's better than the Pathfinder , I own both . Thank you . Cheers
u are welcome!
lol, my brother ,if you don't have it yet, you need a fast tourniquet in your pocket, bandage and maybe some Octanisept spray. That break would wreck your wrist.
I would love to see test like that for cheapest brands like Bahco, RAW or Falke that can found in cheap hardware and construction stores.
i dont know why, but i can not die! i tried!!!!
Ebben a percben már meg is rendeltem! Kösz, JOE!
thanks a lot!
@@joex Ich kaufe Messer jetzt nur noch auf der Grundlage Ihrer Videos und Bewertungen - wofür ich sehr dankbar bin, da ich früher viel Geld für beschissene Messer ausgegeben habe...
supi!
That poor mora....she did not deserve that. You just sold 1 million mora heavy duty knives. Love your channel.
Marlboro!!! thanks a lot!
One thing I will add.... that mora kicked your ass. She was laughing at how hard you were breathing.
because i did her mum!
Very tough knife.. One of my favorites. Though I'm in the carbon Mora camp.
It's an excellent stabber, maybe not the best for cars. Though the other video of the Companion HD did get better penetration in the car.
Stabbing through layers of cloths/gear... perfect.
Narrow blades always stab really well (hence the stiletto knife/ sfarziglia napoletana). What the Becker BK2 seems to do effectively on the car, it doesn't do so much in social encounters against 'enemy combatants' wearing layers of tough cothes.
cool!
@@joex
A Nepalese Gurkha couldn't get his Kukri go through a big Taliban's cloths.
The tip was not efficient/penetrating enough when dealing with that type of cloths.
So he chopped at his hands and the Taliban retreated..
I wonder how easy it is to sharpen- the carbon steel is so easy
not too hard!
Mora knives: the BEST KNIFE FOR MONEY !!!
true!
Excellent knife! To peel potatoes hahaha.
it is!
„Pommfrittaaaaa!“
great knife - cant get a better bang for the buck - mine has the fire steel - when i grab one - i know the job will get done
yes, it is fantastic!
Unfkinbelievable!
Now I know what the X stands for - Xtraterrestrial
Xexactly!
The best poorsmans knife.
exactly!
What, something I own on Joe X?
If they'd update the rest of their stainless lineup to 14c28n they they could really put everything else to shame. Of course maybe it is pointless if it already fails at the rat tang before the spine. They are probably ultimately right in only bothering switching for their full tang models.
awesome!!!!! i think google just broke!
I understand why this guy is dressed like a soldier, he's getting ready to fight the assassins sent by the low quality knife companies. 😂
exactly!
For this price is it the winner
yes!
It might've had a roll on the tip and it broke off Joe.
The roll won't penetrate on tip test on car. 🤔
probably, i am not sure!
Thanks for the video!
I think it would be a great video comparing a real from a fake knife, for example a Spyderco. You can find a lot of fake ones on the net. I would like to know how much inferior they are.
u are welcome!
Bylo by dobré otestovat i Moru classic 2.
Jak se bude chovat dřevěná rukojeť.
Stále super práce jako vždy Joe. 👍👍
thanks a lot!
What kinda of tree are you cutting? It looks dense. I hear there are some invasive species from North America ie red oak that are in Europe now, or any oak makes great fire wood and is great for cooking.
Akazie is the German name!
we have no red oak here! Netherlands have a lot!
Mora ist mora ... nothing else .. 🍻🫡🫵🏻👍🏻👊🏻 good Job as always !
thanks a lot!
This golf is after Ares ..
I know a few unbreakable knives. Or should I say, knives you can't break because any knife can break but you can't break any knife ! Katsu knives made from sld magic steel and Miller brothers blades made from z wear steel.
i broke them all! (in my mind)
@@joex ha 😄
thanks a lot!
For the money awesome !!!! Fucking better than Tops 😂..as flexible as joe damn and usable without restraint best deal tchuss bro
true! fukkkkk tops!
TOPS is Flops
Mora's are good for the price!
yes!
Awesome-thanks!
u are welcome!
for friida
greta?
@@joex HoW dArE yOu?
Which one is better? The carbon steel one or stainless steel one😄
i will post the carbon version vid soon! but i like this one more!
Deberías de hacer uno de el MUELA PREDATOR!
gracias amigo!
Try the British army survival knife indestructible
dont have one"
Shame it could be the best knife you ever have,👍
The knife that broke the knife breaker 😮
They call him da murda brick 🤣
AMEN father!
12:25 😂
I bet this knife out performs Winkler
sure !
You have to spend a lot more cash to beat a mora.
indeeed!
Hallo Joe,
würde mich sehr freuen, wenn du mal das Messer The Beast von Dulo Knives mit dem Viking-Stahl testest! (auch wenns custom ist)
Hab selber so eins und würde mal gerne die Grenzen davon sehen.
Sonst gibt es niemanden der so etwas macht.
Ich dann dir, sehr coole Videos!!!❤
momentan nicht!
KATSU FB01 please test
is that a chick?
este es el mejor
gracias!
What happened? The whole knife fanbase is obsessed with numbers. O1, 12c27, 154CM and all the rest. Joe X shows the world it doesn't mean very much. 👍
exactly!
Please test AITOR COMMANDO please
maybe!
prueba un YARARÁ te va a sorprender
never had her! she single?
The only test necesary for a mora, to short for anything else. It did well, better than expected.
Great job my friend!!!👏👍👏👍👏
yes fantastic blade!
kill the fkn sheath if it keeps coming back
ok!
Mora needs a full tang?!
Garberg has!
very cheap knife BUT very good !!!
🧤 👙 💄 📢
true!
so they simply dont heat treat there steel ... more tought i guess
maybe!
👍👍👍👍👍
thanks a lot!
I always take my cheapest stuff with me in the field,( so that if I lose it ,or damage it, ) I won’t cry about it ,😭literally . Why spend a hundred bucks on a 2 cent task?
good thinking there!
👍👍👍
thanks a lot!