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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2008 1:25:33 GMT
Well I guess what I was foolishly interpreting is that you think it's a very useful knife, and that may be for every day small tasks and it might be sharp but for survival, bush craft or even camping I doubt it would be too great especially with it's size. I guess you could say that's what I WANTED to argue ;D
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2008 1:26:13 GMT
Ima go buy a Mora knife now
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Post by salvatore on Dec 29, 2008 1:29:27 GMT
Mora knives are very good quality, yes.
Cutlerylover over on youtube has throughouly tested this knife, as he is into bushcraft and all that jazz as well. They have proven to be very good knivs, but from what I hear, they aren't full tang, so they aren't meant for a whole lot of abuse. but tasks that require a sharp-as-hell knife.
All my friends have been very pleased with the quality, and my friends have never told me of a single time they didn't get a razor sharp knife.
Thanks for the link, slav. I'm gonna try and order from his ASAP.
Sal
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2008 1:31:09 GMT
Mora knives are very good quality, yes. Cutlerylover over on youtube has throughouly tested this knife, as he is into bushcraft and all that jazz as well. They have proven to be very good knivs, but from what I hear, they aren't full tang, so they aren't meant for a whole lot of abuse. but tasks that require a sharp-as-hell knife. All my friends have been very pleased with the quality, and my friends have never told me of a single time they didn't get a razor sharp knife. Thanks for the link, slav. I'm gonna try and order from his ASAP. Sal I think he gave away two in one of his last contests didn't he? But yeah, just plain plastic and rubber pieces aren't going to last very long to any sort of abuse.
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Post by slav on Dec 29, 2008 1:31:49 GMT
Bishop, what I'm saying is that it is a great knife. Not an all-purpose tool, not a hatchet, not a weapon... a good knife. That is all.
And for your information, the Mora knife is a cult-favorite among survivalists and bushmen. In fact, that is why I first got interested in them.
So, what Applegate are you buying? Please not Boker!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2008 1:34:11 GMT
...Why not boker? It's 440C, pretty good steel holds a nice edge, very close to the original Col. Applegate's knife.
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Post by salvatore on Dec 29, 2008 1:36:21 GMT
Mora knives are very good quality, yes. Cutlerylover over on youtube has throughouly tested this knife, as he is into bushcraft and all that jazz as well. They have proven to be very good knivs, but from what I hear, they aren't full tang, so they aren't meant for a whole lot of abuse. but tasks that require a sharp-as-hell knife. All my friends have been very pleased with the quality, and my friends have never told me of a single time they didn't get a razor sharp knife. Thanks for the link, slav. I'm gonna try and order from his ASAP. Sal I think he gave away two in one of his last contests didn't he? But yeah, just plain plastic and rubber pieces aren't going to last very long to any sort of abuse. Rubberized or polypropolene handles last pretty long, actually. As I have knives with such materials, such as kraton from cold steel, and through muich abuse has never even weared. Though these are cheaper knives, I expect them to perform nonetheless, as they have a lot of competition. From what I've been told, they are among the best (If not the best) for under 15 dollars. Though I intend to get the DH one, so that'll be a whole different story.
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Post by slav on Dec 29, 2008 1:38:18 GMT
The Boker not a terrible knife. But why not get an original Blackjack on eBay for around the same price (or less)? BTW: "Having been used as every-day knives in Scandinavia for years, the knife has found particular favour in the bushcraft community on the basis of its simple and robust construction, easy maintainability and general versatility of use, and, of course, its comparatively low price-tag. Mora knives come highly recommended by notable bushcraft teachers Ray Mears and Mors Kochanski. Furthermore, in Sweden and Finland, mora knives are extensively used in construction and in the industry as a general purpose tools." ^That's what I've been trying to say.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2008 1:39:28 GMT
Stinking auto logout, send my message and I was logged out. Anyways, yeah Kraton-G is a great material, it holds up fantastic but a 12$ knife, I just don't think they would have as high quality materials on it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2008 1:41:18 GMT
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Post by salvatore on Dec 29, 2008 1:41:59 GMT
Stinking auto logout, send my message and I was logged out. Anyways, yeah Kraton-G is a great material, it holds up fantastic but a 12$ knife, I just don't think they would have as high quality materials on it. I'm going to test it throughouly anyways, so I'll have input on that. But hey, Ragweed forge is really close to me, turns out like 20 minutes away, that'll make this process a whole lot less complicated. So thanks again, Slav!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2008 1:43:46 GMT
The Boker not a terrible knife. But why not get an original Blackjack on eBay for around the same price (or less)? BTW: "Having been used as every-day knives in Scandinavia for years, the knife has found particular favour in the bushcraft community on the basis of its simple and robust construction, easy maintainability and general versatility of use, and, of course, its comparatively low price-tag. Mora knives come highly recommended by notable bushcraft teachers Ray Mears and Mors Kochanski. Furthermore, in Sweden and Finland, mora knives are extensively used in construction and in the industry as a general purpose tools." ^That's what I've been trying to say. Well I have no doubt that it would be useful for cutting and maybe very very light chopping, and other simple slicing tasks but you certainly couldn't split logs with it, or at least I wouldn't think. I'll order one though and do my own destructive testing and post it here.
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Post by slav on Dec 29, 2008 1:46:04 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2008 1:49:37 GMT
Stinking auto logout, send my message and I was logged out. Anyways, yeah Kraton-G is a great material, it holds up fantastic but a 12$ knife, I just don't think they would have as high quality materials on it.[/quotte] Read my post, then you will understand why they are only $12, or are you trying to just argue???
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Post by salvatore on Dec 29, 2008 1:50:36 GMT
The Boker not a terrible knife. But why not get an original Blackjack on eBay for around the same price (or less)? BTW: "Having been used as every-day knives in Scandinavia for years, the knife has found particular favour in the bushcraft community on the basis of its simple and robust construction, easy maintainability and general versatility of use, and, of course, its comparatively low price-tag. Mora knives come highly recommended by notable bushcraft teachers Ray Mears and Mors Kochanski. Furthermore, in Sweden and Finland, mora knives are extensively used in construction and in the industry as a general purpose tools." ^That's what I've been trying to say. Well I have no doubt that it would be useful for cutting and maybe very very light chopping, and other simple slicing tasks but you certainly couldn't split logs with it, or at least I wouldn't think. I'll order one though and do my own destructive testing and post it here. I've used smaller for chopping, and the blade is steel, so you can use it for light batoning. I've seen CS roach belly knives being used for light batoning, so I have no doubt that this knife can't be used as such, though again, very light...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2008 1:53:54 GMT
Stinking auto logout, send my message and I was logged out. Anyways, yeah Kraton-G is a great material, it holds up fantastic but a 12$ knife, I just don't think they would have as high quality materials on it.[/quotte] Read my post, then you will understand why they are only $12, or are you trying to just argue??? What am I arguing? I just said that I doubt they will hold as high quality as more expensive knives. nice, I would be too afraid of hurting it
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2008 4:08:55 GMT
Because you asked the same question twice, I gave you the answer, it's not a $12 knife, it's a $45-$65 knife that has been subsidized down to $12, so it's realy not that cheep.....SanMarc.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2008 4:11:22 GMT
Oh so it's cheap because the company that makes it is...assisted by the government?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2008 4:13:33 GMT
Precisely.
.............SanMarc.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2008 1:35:31 GMT
I bought a Mora about a year ago... It's quite possibly my favorite go to knife. I use it for everything just about. I even stupidly almost cut my thumb off with it not paying attention...
WORTH THE MONEY I cannot say that enough.
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