Mora meme

>>808568

I use bicycle innertube to secure a firesteel and sharpening stone to my sheath. Also use innertube to secure the knife like in your pic, but loop second ranger band through the first one to grab on to, like a kind of tab you can pull on to free the knife.

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removing the paint.

>>808568

Good thing about them is that they're so cheap that you can afford 2 and mod one as much as you want.

Even poorfags need apply.

>>808713
Tbh I like the red color, makes it easier to find if you drop it. A lanyard hole would be cool though.

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>>808858
honestly never had much use for a lanyard hole myself. dropping your knife, how extremely rarely that happens, you see where it falls, so unless it is a small camouflage colored pocked knife the color wont matter, dont get me wrong, it is sexy as fuck, thats why i have two.

honestly a elastic cord on the sheath for wearing on the neck, and the spine of the knife made 90´ for use on a firesteel, and the taking off the paint

>>808568
There is a knife general for a reason
>>802980

>>808882
>if Mora is posted in the "knife general"
people freak the fuck out
>if Mora is posted outside the "knife general
people freak the fuck out

there is no peace

>>808882
also, based in the OP this is a Mora sheath mod thread ... not "strictly" "knife" thread

OP here,
Yeah, lets make it a sheath mod thread. I realized right away that the sheath had some potential, even if only slapping a sharpening stone and some firesteel on it for general purpose. What else is new?

>>809069
OP again,
Also my Companion has already a fine 90 degree angle spine for firesteel, I dont know if its a service the online shop provided or Mora just upped their game.

>>808713
First and foremost. A fine oil finish is always better than paint.

Second mod would be oiling and sealing the exposed part near the ferrule with wax. Just put a couple of drops of linseed oil in the gap, then melt off some candle wax, roll it into a ball with your fingers and shove it in there.

>>808568
>cheap
>not complete shit
How's it a meme?

> best mod
Replace with a good knife.

>>809123
>>809147
>the duality of /out/
Either contribute or feck off

>>809153
Judgemental little shit, aren't you?

>>809172
Nah, just bored. Please talk about Mora mods.

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just bought pic related

get gud mora fags

>>809234

ugly as fuck but probably good anyway

>>809234
I dont like fold knives. I cut my hands once too often on them

>>809245
hence why i said
>get gud

>>809234
2tacticool4me

>>809234

I prefer the ritter griptilian, but this one is ok, too. So are moras. They're very fine knives for the price. They get the job done and you aren't afraid to fuck them up and be out $150.

>>808713

I prefer the plastic handles. High visibility and very durable. If I were doing wood, then yeah scrape off the paint and use boiled linseed oil. Cheap, easy, and greatly improves the knife. Yeah you lose some visibility but it's worth it.

>>808873

I've seen guys use lanyard holes to do some cool tricks with bushcraft stuff, not just securing the knife against dropping it, but I've never bothered to learn.

>>809255
>has black handle
>"wow dude you probbaly think your like a navy seal or something xd!1! #2tacticool4me"


wut.

>>809234
>admitting to buying that

You are a basement dwelling, obese white male under the age of 25 who eroticises MLP characters and whose bushcraft skills have yet to move beyond batoning firewood in the backyard.

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>>809409
>being this mad

>>809234
Too bad it sucks in cutting/carving wood, no scandi grind. Nevertheless I like your taste.

>>808568
>favourite Mora blade/sheath modification
I haven't modified mine at all. It's fine as it is. If I ever get a new one, maybe some acid treatment for the blade, or maybe just more oil and maintenance.

>>809282
The whole "afraid to fuck it up and be out $150" thing is so fuckin retarded. Its so obvious that only faggots who have never used a high quality knife are the only ones saying that. I do horrible, horrible things to my ZT that you shouldnt do to any knife and its still fucking pristine.

>>808568
Raising the bevel, convexing it or making my own sheath from old, shitty leather

>>809234
>folder
2/10

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>>808882
>There is a knife general for a reason
we don't care

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I have a Mora Classic No. 2, so it's got the plastic sheath. I just got it so I haven't had the chance to use it much, but I was wondering how durable the sheath is, specifically the belt loop part. It looks like it is the weak point of the knife in general, and while it is certainly the least important part, I was wondering if I should get a new sheath for it so that it doesn't break off easily. Does anyone have a recommendation? Pic related.

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>>808568
Filed down the back for firestarters and gave it a hollow grind
As for the sheath I didn't want to waste leather on it so I just used some leather grease on the leather part and left it
I love I not having to give a shit about my knife

>>809409
Hey! Fluttershy is perfect in every way.

>>809515
You can always build one out of leather, its a lot easier than you think and you'll have leather left for future purposes

>>809518
What's the point of buying a knife with a scandi grind and then regrind it to hollow grind? Just curious. Maybe you know something I don't know.

>>809523
I'm too lazy to take the time to sharpen it by normal means so I used my bench knife grinder [spoiler]the same as a normal grinder except the stone rotates much slower and applies constant water[/spoiler] and then you just have to touch the edge with a good stone to make it sharp.
I find it a lot more convenient to simply have to touch up the edge rather that having to time to sharpen a knife with a scandigrind and possibly screw up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTejazCPank

Anyone got a Mora pig sticker?

if this is a "mod" thread, can we get some insight into things such as >>809522 ?

I'd like to hear from any knife/leather makers on creating leather sheaths....designs, sources for material, whathaveyou

>>809878
Make a crafting general and use Google
Then it's just up to tools and your skill

>>809234
Not bad for a folder but fixed blade is really what you want for bushcraft.

>>809892

>thread about a supposed meme
>anything "bushcraft" being the real meme

>>809515
A 1.5" strip of leather - looped and riveted to the sheath will take care of that problem.

Mine has been durable so far, but I don't use it on a belt. Sew a button on your pants and hang it there instead. The corner of your pocket is a good place.

They're great little knives but I hate the Mora No 1. It comes out of the sheath too easily unless you jam it in there, in which case it's impossible to get out. It's very unpredictable trying to unsheath it, not safe.

>>809937
Glue a piece of bici tyer tube to the inside of the sheath.

>>808621
>like a kind of tab you can pull on to free the knife
very nice anon i shall try this.

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Gods bless the humble mora

Mora classics have faced more abuse then any ESEE knife and kept on working
prove me wrong

>>809515
mines worked for, what?, 3 years now? no wear,
min you, i wear it around the neck mostly, but its not wax, its strong plastic.
unless you are looking for retention there is imo no reason for a new sheath besides aesthetics

>>808873
Agreed.
I only use lanyards on a few knives that don't have any form of slip protection. A fairly short lanyard that'll slip around my index fingers is cheap insurance.

On the first strike it also helps with retention since the sheath that came with it was way too loose.

>>809123
Because some people on /out/ don't know what inexpensive means. Same reason some if them shit on milsurp even though it's inexpensive and holds up to use

>>809469
Not to mention most of the manufacturers will refurb the knives for free. My presidio looks pretty rough but bits still got plenty of life in it so it'll be a long time before I send it back, if ever

>>809538
>lot more convenient to simply have to touch up the edge rather that having to time to sharpen a knife with a scandigrind and possibly screw up

I...I have no words...

>>809936
Frog wouldn't be a bad idea either

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I lost my mora while on a 5 day hitch, need to get a new one. Last was a stainless steel companion in OD green, what should I get to replace it. And yeah, I know I'm stupid for losing it I shouldn't of put it in my side pocket. It'll stay somewhere secure from now on.

>>810901
Buy both Carbon Steel and Stainless Bright Orange or something bright to avoid losing it.

>>810972
that's what I was thinking, but the orange is pretty repulsive, might just put a strip of orange tape around the sheath or a bright paracord lanyard. Standard companion though? I'm in Colorado for work atm but live in Florida so stainless might be the way to go for me even though it's harder to sharpen

>>810977
>the orange is pretty repulsive
I agree I went with the Black, actually a bad decision.

>>810980
yeah that's why I think the tape would be better, the black would be too tacticool for my job I don't want to scare park visitors. Lost yours yet?

>>810982
Yes, just found it today was lost for a few months now.
I only have two knives that being my 2nd knife so it was pretty bad, esp since my first is extremely cheap.

>>810984
Good for you m8, when I get more $ coming in I'm gonna buy a 2nd on in addition to the new one I'm getting soon. I lost mine in the Arapaho wilderness while working, was too many miles to ahead to search for it and work kept me so busy I didn't realize it till a few days in. Sad, but I know whoever picks it up will put it to good use, plus they're cheap enough to not get sentimental over it.

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>>810980
here is your compromise

>>809515
I have never heard of one breaking. Source: Swedish army, thousands amateurish recruits being issued these.

>>811506
Repulsive

>>809409
jesus, project much

>>811506
Picked one of these up about a week ago. I have an Opinel #8 that I had intended to do some woodsy stuff with (try-stick, etc) and was reading a thread talking about them being too flimsy for it. Someone recommended the Companion, and for $15 bucks I just grabbed it. Good lord, this thing feels like a wrecking bar compared to the Opinel.

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rate muh patina

>>808568
I usually bring a hand towel and my mora fillet knife with me when I go fishing. I'm too lame to actually modify a knife. I will say that their fillet knife has not failed me. It is sharp, it continues to be sharp, and it is MINT as fak.

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>>812763
That is raw as fug.

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>>812763
that's not a patina m8. this is a patina.

you gotta cut some fruit with that murrah, insta-patina

>>809234
that serves an entirely different purpose than a mora

>>812706
>Good lord, this thing feels like a wrecking bar compared to the Opinel.
indeed people underestimate the moras because they look small on pictures. they are goddamn sturdy and big.

>>812763
You are retarded

>>812962
Nice, but I keep it natty, only cutting things I would cut anyway, no fruits or nothing just for the sake of acquiring dat sicc patinah.

>>813818
i use my müra for food so my food-based p'tina is natty

>>813824
Did the metal taste go away? Mine still stinks real bad when I use it with e.g. apples. Not that I mind it too much, just asking.

>>813860
Seems to have gone away, yeah. Doesn't leave gray marks on the food anymore either

>>808713
Did you just sand it off then add a finish?

>>813949
yea, sandpaper and linseed oil

>>808568
What do you guys use a bushcraft knife for? Other than processing tinder for firewood, I can't think of any uses. Unless you were trying to build a lean-to shelter or something.

>>813962
>preparing food
>eating food
>whittling
>cutting rope
>any other task that requires slicing or cutting

>>813964
How often do you use your outdoors knife to prepare and eat food? I get the vibe that a lot of knife enthusiasts don't actually *need* their knife that often, so they have to go out of their way to find uses (like using it instead of silverware), in order to justify the ownership.

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>>813974
i dont know why you would have the mentality that you need an "excuse" to carry a knife, or think a knife is redundant when so many people carry a lot more gimicky stuff
>How often do you use your outdoors knife to prepare and eat food?
pretty much every time i prepare and eat food outdoors

>>813974
you shouldn't need to justify spending a lot on a knife imo. if you do you're probably an enthusiast and that's alright, i wouldn't have people justifying buying expensive cars or whatever.

>>813996
yikes.
get yourself a filet knife.

>>814027
now that, would be a redundant knife

>>813996
my nigga

>>813974
>How often do you use your outdoors knife to prepare and eat food?
almost every time i go out
i could use my multitool but i don't like to get it dirty and greasy.

>>813956
Did you just brush it all over it, it looks so great.

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>>814031
If you understood the difference between a filet knife and a bushcraft knife you spew this type horseshyt. I use different knives for different things. My folding knife gets dirty and dusty, I wouldn't use it to filet a fish because it is thick, doesn't flex and glide along the fish bones, and isn't very long. A filet knife might not be useful for whittling wood, but for an angler like myself, it is far more efficient than other knives are. Your argument would be the same as saying "why use an axe to chop down a tree when you can use a camping hatchet?". Fillet knives are designed to do a good job at filleting fish. Can socks be used as mittens? Sure, but that doesn't real mittens and gloves redundant.
>Muh survivalism
REEEEEEEEE

>>814198
essentially yea, add about a years worth of palm sweat/grease and thats how itl look, theres still some red paint on where the handle meets the metal, and the flat bottom of the handles not sanded completely
>>814236
calm down, its nothing to do with survivalism man, the extra meat youd save off small perch like that would be minuscule, which is why carrying a propper fillet knife or even a opinel fillet knife would be redundant, a fillet knife at home for trout, cod and other "larger" fish, sure, but on a weekend fishing trip? nah

>>810188
>Abuse
>Left to rust in the shed and not touched

What abuse

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>>811506
Made this into this, second attempt at rehandling a Mora and making a sheat.

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>>808568
i fell for it too. have been to sweden last week and visited mora. i couldn't resist since they sell them even cheaper there..
60 SEK for the green and orange one, that's around 6€ (or 7$ i think), 120 SEK for the black one. i like them.

>>808568

>favourite mod

Using the shit out of it.

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no mods but a couple of neat vintage hand me downs from my dad. anyone else got old moras?

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Mora isnt shit, listen
>be me
>paid for a Morakniv
>paces out into the woods located the orlanda area
>gets attacked by a viscous wolf
>pic related
>she hits we with her whip and erect my penis
>try and enter her with my moraknive
>funny on me the wolf likes knife play
Wtf
>panick and play stone and canvas for high on who sexes
>lose my stone
>she bites my neck skin
>i expire and open up in hospital with no remember of time picture

>>808568
>What's your favourite Mora blade/sheath modification?

because you just have to be a special snowflake - not even used it, don't even know if it needs any modification, yet wants to personalise. why don't you put a hello kitty sticker on it you giant fgt.

>>816326
nice one dude. DIY always beats out on store bought IMO.

All these gear fags be fagging but only a fraction of them would get off their asses and fabricate something themselves.

You make the sheath yourself too? Wooden insert? How'd you find it, I was considering trying my hand at some leather work.

>>808568
But it's not a meme, they are actually breddy gud

>>809255
Dafuq about that knife says tacticool? Just a standard folding knife.

>>818681
I'd hit it. With the pommel of my Mora.

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>>808568
>I fell for the Mora meme.
>What's your favourite Mora blade/sheath modification?

Regrind to FFG. Turns a 2mm spine Mora into a hell of a slicer.

>>816326
that's hot

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is the carbon preferable to the stainless by much? I'd rather have a longer blade, but I'm only getting one...

>>809234
You could literally buy 15 moras for the peice of that retard

>>821895
Price

>>821890

Carbon is easier to sharpen

Stainless is stainless

I like stainless better as you only need to wipe the blade off rather than oil it

Both will work the same for all realistic tasks

>>821890
some people want specifically carbon that is the only reason why mora carbon exists.

carbon can throw a spark from hard stone.

>>821575
how about making it full convex grind?ever tried? something like an opinel, you what I'm saying...

>>823845

I ordered it already reground, and I prefer FFG over convex for speed of sharpening.

If anything, I may thin out the primary grind even further with a Norton Crystolon coarse at some point since it's still thicker than my custom fixes blades are behind the edge.

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I sell Mora, so i get them cheap. This is my first attempt at patina finish

>>824230
How'd you do that?

>>824240
Chemicals. You can alter any finish to dozens of different looks.

Throw away the stock handle and replace it with hawser laid 1" hemp cordage, whipped ends.
Leather wrapped wood sheath, the wood is close fitting and boiled in whale oil.

Thirty six years at sea, hunting, camping, cooking and fishing. Not a speck of rust.

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>>825564
Forgot the pic.
Also, when I made the handle, I soaked the cordage in hot wax but it has worn off the outside, still present inside.

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>>825564
>>825567
oh wow thats fucking nice! could you go into more detail as to how you made it? as much detail as possibe please! you use it only as a sailing knife? hows the handle feel for stuff like carving?

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>>825927
To make it.
Take the cordage you plan to use for the new handle, about a yards worth.
Fill the valley between the lines with thin cord and tie Turks heads six inches apart.
Heat bees wax.
Cut the cordage flush with the Turks heads and let the new handle soak in the wax for a few hours.
Remove the old handle and clean up the tang. Add forward facing saw teeth to the tang, not more than a sixteenth deep.
Put the blade in a vice and hammer the new handle into the tang while it is still hot from the wax and let it cool slowly.
As it cools, the handle will contract and be tight arris do the tang.
The scabbard is two pieces of oak, carved on the inside to fit the blade closely and pinned together with ash pegs. Let soak in whale oil for a month until all the moisture in the wood is replaces by the oil.
Carve the outside of the wood to shape.
Soak leather in hot fat till it is soft. Sew it onto the wood scabbard.
Let the scabbard dry in a cool dark place for a month than trimm excess leather and you are done

>>821351

Some memes are true.

>>825564
>>825567
Holy shit man, have you considered sending them an email? I'm sure they would love to hear about it