Nothing beats the Mora Knife for a light weight low cost, effective cutting tool. I have used these knives for years and continue to wonder why anyone would spend a hundred plus dollars for a knife, when the Mora Knife can be put on your belt for less than twenty. Bragging rights I guess…
The first thing I do to my Mora Knives is to thoroughly clean the blade with alcohol to rid it of oil and residue. Then I apply gun blue solution to darken the blade against the sun reflection, this is probably not necessary, but I have never liked shiny blades.
Next I drill a small hole in the handle and attach a leather thong, leaving approximately a five to six inch loop after tying. After soaking the knot in water I hang it over the wood stove to dry, tightening it up a bit. If you intend to carry your knife on a belt I would leave the thong off, because it tends to catch on trees and branches. I slide mine in a small fanny pack with my survival kit before heading out, so for me this is a non-issue.
I have never been a big fan of the synthetic sheaths that come with the Mora Knives, sure they are functional but to me nothing beats the look and feel of leather. I made the leather sheath shown in the photo in about an hour at a total cost of approximately three dollars.
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Never thought of bluing the blade.... Good tip!
You do realize that people sell leather sheaths for a good deal more than $3 every day, right? Maybe that's another thing you could do to keep the money flowing.
Mora's are carbon steel, meaning you can strike sparks with a flint or steel match much more effectively then a stainless steel knife..
For me, I like the Mora and the Cold steel Bushman, but I also prefer attaching a pouch on the sheath for holding stuff like a small compass, hooks, or what have you.
Urban Survivalist,
Thanks for the tip. I had never realy thought about it, but that could work custom leather sheaths for the Mora knife...