Hi Joaquin39,

Good question on the "best" Mora knife.

I cannot tell you what is the best Mora because I have not tried them all but I do own 6 of them.

My traditional Mora (very old 6" carbon steel, oval wood handle) is a great knife, I keep it in my truck for whenever I need a basic knife to do, anything? I most often use it when I am having cook-outs with my family, it just seems to always be there when I need it. I can get it very sharp and it holds an edge well but I an not crazy about the oval handle and would prefer a finger gaurd on it. The sheath is a traditional dangler, friction fit, nothing fancy.

I also have a new Craftsman with a carbon Tri-flex blade, this knife I can sharpen-up scary sharp but I cannot get use to the plastic handle. It is not that I am against plastic handles it is just that the dimensions of this one are all wrong for my hand. I have recently been contemplating removing the handle and replacing it with a homemade wooden one of a better shape for me. The sheath for this knife is a cheap piece of plastic unit that I do not even like looking at; bottom line, love the blade, hate the rest.

The next 4 Mora knives I have are some version of the Clipper (carbon or stainless steel). If there is a synthetic knife handle that fits me perfect it is this rubberized handle, I even pass it to friends just to see how they react. I have been able to get the stainless blade sharp but I can get the carbon model just a little sharper. It will take the hair off your forearm with just the slightest of force. The knife is the right size and weight for me (I usually carry an axe or machete if I intend to do some chopping/clearing) and I often decide which Clipper I am going to carry by how well I am going to treat the blade (e.g. wet adventure I take the stainless). I am not found of the Clipper sheath but I like it better than the slim one on the Craftsman. I find the Clipper sheath rigid and pops off your belt when pushed up from the bottom, if you search the forum I did a thread on Clipper Sheath modification about a month ago (sorry, I do not know how to do the link). The snap in/out feature of the sheath I like.

I was introduced on how to sharpen a Scandi knife on this forum over the past year and it is the simplest method I have ever used, I sharpened my original Mora wrong for 30 years!

Sorry for the long reply but my advise is try to handle a variety of Mora's to pick the one that fits you best or do like I did and order a bunch through the catalog, they are so inexpensive you should have a few.

Mike