On the back of this, my husband has bought me a Mora Companion in stainless steel, for my 24th wedding anniversary! We're hopefully up to Scotland at some point this year. Romantic, eh? I'm very happy.💖💘💖
I usually try to find some cons to go along with the pros.. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxnkYCgssg4ZO858cyBdD1JPEaUJ9Up1C_ but it really is a good knife. The blade sits centered in the handle when closed (photo added). It opens effortlessly. Unlocks and closes easily with one hand. It’s a great size for EDC. I wish this exact knife came in one of the premium steels to satisfy the knife snob in me.. but it’s a great tool at a great price as it is. Would buy again.
I've been watching Simon and Maggie for some time and I've learned a lot. He explains simply and eats real camp food that is reasonable. He's from the UK, but, he has info that can be used anywhere. He has no business interests in products other than what he's familliar with. Basically I've learned that what I need is not the best or fanciest, but what will do for the situation.😮🙃🙃❤
Great video! Really informative. Its to be expected from you, though Simon, all of your videos are at such a high level of quality! I never get tired of watching any of your videos!!
Four very useful knives indeed. Like you I was born without the genes that would drive me to collect things. Drop points are my favorite blade shapes too. I have watched another UA-camr use the TBS Boar and noticed his dog was really alert when he was doing food prep with it. He chased down every chunk of carrot that skittered away after the Boar snapped its way through. Once they hit the dirt, they were legally his; I think it was granted to dogs in the Magna Carta or something. I’ve always liked that you had the Opinel for that purpose. Like the Moras the Opinels are a great value.
Haha - that’s why Maggie is never far away from the chopping board! I might not collect knives, but I make up for it when it comes to stoves, tents, sleeping bags, tarps, pots, pans, lamps - in fact just about everything else outdoors related! 😂👍
I hope you see this. But here in Tennessee when tent camping or tarp camping and there's wind I've found using foam ear plugs takes out the sounds that keep you awake or wake you up.
Speaking as a tight-arse, I like the Hultafors Mora copy. Costs about a fiver. Good steel, similar plastic sheath. I've had mine for some years, with no problems.
I carry three knifes with me when I’m out in the woods , a Buck Ghost Rider folder , a T-61 Tracker made in Oklahoma & a 13 inch German Bowie that’s very old , my father found it in the woods when he was 14 like 57 years ago so who knows how old the knife is . I use the T-61 Tracker as my work horse , my Buck Ghost Rider folder for detailed work & my Bowie for protection , I also carry a CRKT Woods Chogan T- Hawk with me also . All in sheaths accept for the folder & all on one belt & I clip the folder on the inside of my pocket so I never lose it .
A nice show and tell of your current bushcraft cutlery, Simon. Particularly helpful is your explanations of your evolution of needs to your present users.Thank you and all the best!
Good selection of all round all purpose knives Simon. Interesting to hear your comments as they're sound advice for beginners and up. Thanks for the tutorial mste. Bushyboy Oz.
Both Robs make beautiful knives and they are he two makers on the top of my wish list another is Kyle Noseworthy 2ho makes beautiful hammer forged knives as well as some nice neck knives I just bought a Bark River Northstar so it'll be a while before I can justify another purchase.......Yes I fell down the rabbit hole!
Another belting video Simon.Your reviews are great,always clear,well informed and unbiased.As a real newcomer to bush crafting,I have used your reviews as a guide to start to build up my basic kit and I really appreciate the tips on functional good quality gear that is available at an affordable price.Cannot believe how good the Mora knives are for the money.Just need restrictions to be lifted so I can get outside to use the stuff! Keep up the good work,best wishes Stuart
The atmosphere to this video is absolutely astounding! That intro, the shot beginning with the toggles, honestly incredible. I'm uplifted after that video, lovely, Thank You. ATB Blake
Bushcrafters LOVE sheath knives. FEW UA-camrs can present them in the video media as well as you do here. THANKS. I have decades-old Micarta-handled knives. The handles still look fine and work fine. Those who wish to select vacuum-infused fine woods will not be disappointed. We did have to pay more and the natural wood grain can be lovely by firelight. These days, I prefer dangler loop belt fasteners. Should one take a tumble, the knife is more likely to stay 'out of harm's way.'
I've always loved your knife philosophy. Tools not works of art. There are UA-camrs out there using knives that cost more than my first car. Not Simon, he's practical and realistic.
👏👏👏 great video. I am 'a knife guy' & you're spot-on with different knives for different purposes. Full tangs & wide spines for battening wood & splitting etc, finer knives for slicing the veggies and food prep. They're all great knives, the thing I like about Rob's design is the heel of the blade forms a 'stop' so your wet, cold, numb or slippery hand can't slip up the handle and expose your finger tendons to your blade edge 😬. It's why meat industry knives all have 'stops' on the handles...because cut tendons mean surgery🚑🚨.
I watched knife making videos on UA-cam and started to make a few. I made a video on my (meagre) channel of a knife made from scratch. It felt like a bushcraft "right of passage" to make my own knife and I made a few for other oeople. Greetings from Suffolk... Great channel Simon.
Great video Simon, thank you for sharing your info. I've 2 Mora companion MG knives and they're really great, budget friendly, tough like a rock and good for all purpose. Now I ordered some custom bushcraft handmade knife to test it out, hope it'll do fine. BTW, sorry for saying this, but in your videos you're always very close to the camera, I would suggest to use a different wider lens or just push the camera back. Just a thought :)
4.22. Simon the plastic toggle on the Mora sheath is to allow you to hang another knife onto it. So for example you can have a combo heavy duty Mora and a fine carving one. If you look at the back of the sheath there's a circular hole in the belt clip that will fit over the toggle of a compatible sheath.
Very nice selection of fixed blades. I have that Mora with the fire steel in the handle in my get-home bag; great value. Recently got myself an Esee 4P for camp duties. Seems good so far.
Knife People - Special People🤣! Me too... 💕Thanks Simon! 🤣🤣🤣... ( the best is legendary NR -40,NR -43 cherry , Even's knife and Yakut - 100% aaand all Mora knives ! )
That thar is some lovely knives u got there chap, you can never have too many sharp shiney objects :) I have only ever had 1 carbon steel mora, I snapped off the tip the first tme I used it and managed to break the blade battoning wood, I live by the sea so I'm stainless all the way now.
Very nice video, Simon. Great shots and well said all around. I do have one clarification/correction to point out. The term "super steel" does not denote any degree of stainlessness. There are plenty of modern "super steels" that are classified as tool steels (this is based primarily on chromium content) and can easily rust. Also, although the term "super steel" has become somewhat meaningless, I would hesitate to call RWL-34 a super steel. It really is more similar to basic steels such as 154-CM or AEB-L (a common razer blade steel, also used on many knives; it is incredibly similar to RWL-34). Super steels, at least in modern colloquial understanding, will be more like CPM-S90V, CPM-4V, M390, CPM-S110V, CPM-MagnaCut, Vanax, K390, and other similar steels. Even steels that were quite recently noted as "super steel," like CPM-S30V (a class above RWL-34 generally speaking) is starting to be considered a more basic steel in the modern steel world.
Good video mate. I have a Hablis Bushmaster for my heavy work knife. An opinel for food prep and finally a and a real proper Swiss army knife for other bits.
Thanks Simon for the pointed and very sharp review of your blades....be safe our informative bushcraft mentor👍👌. Mark+Diane Weisbeck Happydale Hudson Valley N.Y.
Great idea to wrap the bicycle inner tube as emergency tinder, as well as the paracord around the Mora. I’ll pass that off as my own idea now! Cheers, mate!
Hello Simon from the mountains of East TN . I recently got my first Mora I love it and as you said it is tough.It and the opinel are my favorite ones of all time. Thank you for taking the time to make videos always a pleasure to watch and learn
Did you know the mora toggle can be used with the hole on the belt clip so you can clip on another mora knife on.....and the chisel blade and standard blade could be a good set-up to set up a camp
Great video Simon, have to say that Rob Evans knife looks good, it reminds me a little of one I bought from Finland many many years ago, in terms of the blade shape anyway, I lost it but I always loved that knife, nice to see something very similar. I also had a big knife, fantastic for the hard stuff but when it came to cutting the veg, well the mora steps in nicely, many thanks.
I'm a firm believer in any knife that rust is a good knife I have a hard time keeping stainless steel Sharp I prefer steel bladed knife that's just me though
Nice sweep of knives I have 4 too, starting out with a Gary Mills Timberwolf from the Bushcraft Store. Either 2010 or 2011 Carbon Steel. Can’t remember when I got it really. 2014 got a Mora safe point £9 then in 2020 got a Rob Evans Bushtool. Orange with black liners bearing steel. Then a Loz Harrop Hamon blade Camp knife, plus a Loz Harrop Bushcraft knife with a San Mai blade, brother to Zed Outdoors knife to rule all. Plus a inox Opinel Garden Knife No8 neck knife. For Food prep.
Hi Simon, I’m so jealous of your timber that lovely straight grained softwood (I’m in Australia hardwoods with curly grain) it’s always a pleasure to see you spit kindling with a knife. Thanks for the content.
On the back of this, my husband has bought me a Mora Companion in stainless steel, for my 24th wedding anniversary! We're hopefully up to Scotland at some point this year. Romantic, eh? I'm very happy.💖💘💖
I usually try to find some cons to go along with the pros.. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxnkYCgssg4ZO858cyBdD1JPEaUJ9Up1C_ but it really is a good knife. The blade sits centered in the handle when closed (photo added). It opens effortlessly. Unlocks and closes easily with one hand. It’s a great size for EDC. I wish this exact knife came in one of the premium steels to satisfy the knife snob in me.. but it’s a great tool at a great price as it is. Would buy again.
Can you do a beginners guide to canoeing? Water fees, canal vs river, types of craft, basic equipment we will need.
I've been watching Simon and Maggie for some time and I've learned a lot. He explains simply and eats real camp food that is reasonable. He's from the UK, but, he has info that can be used anywhere. He has no business interests in products other than what he's familliar with. Basically I've learned that what I need is not the best or fanciest, but what will do for the situation.😮🙃🙃❤
Very nice they are too Simon. Thank you for sharing.
Ahhh perfect I’ve been looking to get a new knife
Great video! Really informative. Its to be expected from you, though Simon, all of your videos are at such a high level of quality! I never get tired of watching any of your videos!!
I have one of rob Evan's knives it's a kephart style scandi grind with a nice leather sheath. His work is top notch
Four very useful knives indeed. Like you I was born without the genes that would drive me to collect things. Drop points are my favorite blade shapes too. I have watched another UA-camr use the TBS Boar and noticed his dog was really alert when he was doing food prep with it. He chased down every chunk of carrot that skittered away after the Boar snapped its way through. Once they hit the dirt, they were legally his; I think it was granted to dogs in the Magna Carta or something. I’ve always liked that you had the Opinel for that purpose. Like the Moras the Opinels are a great value.
Haha - that’s why Maggie is never far away from the chopping board!
I might not collect knives, but I make up for it when it comes to stoves, tents, sleeping bags, tarps, pots, pans, lamps - in fact just about everything else outdoors related! 😂👍
I hope you see this. But here in Tennessee when tent camping or tarp camping and there's wind I've found using foam ear plugs takes out the sounds that keep you awake or wake you up.
Speaking as a tight-arse, I like the Hultafors Mora copy. Costs about a fiver. Good steel, similar plastic sheath. I've had mine for some years, with no problems.
I carry three knifes with me when I’m out in the woods , a Buck Ghost Rider folder , a T-61 Tracker made in Oklahoma & a 13 inch German Bowie that’s very old , my father found it in the woods when he was 14 like 57 years ago so who knows how old the knife is . I use the T-61 Tracker as my work horse , my Buck Ghost Rider folder for detailed work & my Bowie for protection , I also carry a CRKT Woods Chogan T- Hawk with me also . All in sheaths accept for the folder & all on one belt & I clip the folder on the inside of my pocket so I never lose it .
Glad you could share your experience with the knife❤
The Boar and the Robev Bushtool are sweet!
A nice show and tell of your current bushcraft cutlery, Simon. Particularly helpful is your explanations of your evolution of needs to your present users.Thank you and all the best!
I keep thinking back to you making those beautiful paddles, what master craftmanship Simon!, you are so gifted.
Good selection of all round all purpose knives Simon. Interesting to hear your comments as they're sound advice for beginners and up. Thanks for the tutorial mste. Bushyboy Oz.
My favourite has to be the Rob Evens design, great for feathers. Mors tribute is the best design and on my wish list ,up on the top of my grail list
Both Robs make beautiful knives and they are he two makers on the top of my wish list another is Kyle Noseworthy 2ho makes beautiful hammer forged knives as well as some nice neck knives I just bought a Bark River Northstar so it'll be a while before I can justify another purchase.......Yes I fell down the rabbit hole!
I prefer the second knife. Thank you
Absolutely lovely knives all of them. And you can tell they see alot of use and care
Thank you , Simon .
🐺Loupis Canis .
Another belting video Simon.Your reviews are great,always clear,well informed and unbiased.As a real newcomer to bush crafting,I have used your reviews as a guide to start to build up my basic kit and I really appreciate the tips on functional good quality gear that is available at an affordable price.Cannot believe how good the Mora knives are for the money.Just need restrictions to be lifted so I can get outside to use the stuff! Keep up the good work,best wishes
Stuart
The atmosphere to this video is absolutely astounding! That intro, the shot beginning with the toggles, honestly incredible. I'm uplifted after that video, lovely, Thank You.
ATB
Blake
Thank you Blake!
I always love the intro music!
That Rob Evans bush knife is nice.
Great thing about Moras, you can use them as good diving knives as well...
A good break down of each knife and info on the makers too, good stuff Simon, thanks 👍
Bushcraft knives 🔪 are great to have on hand 🌲
Mahalo Simon for another great video! 🏝😎🤙 Aloha 🐠
Beautiful collection
Bushcrafters LOVE sheath knives. FEW UA-camrs can present them in the video media as well as you do here. THANKS. I have decades-old Micarta-handled knives. The handles still look fine and work fine. Those who wish to select vacuum-infused fine woods will not be disappointed. We did have to pay more and the natural wood grain can be lovely by firelight. These days, I prefer dangler loop belt fasteners. Should one take a tumble, the knife is more likely to stay 'out of harm's way.'
Good point about the safety of dangler sheaths! Thanks James. 👍
I've a nice basic Mora , great knife don't think I'll ever change
I have a TBS boar and its brilliant, great for making stuff, use it when out on my kayak and for fishing, oh and mainly sticks for my daughter!
This year I celebrate my 40th, I have decided to mark such a milestone with a custom made 🔪. Great video
Happy birthday (for when it is!) 👍
I've always loved your knife philosophy. Tools not works of art. There are UA-camrs out there using knives that cost more than my first car. Not Simon, he's practical and realistic.
The TBS boar costs more than several cars that I’ve owned. 😄
you should do a video of how you sharpen your knives please
I love Rob's work, I have to admit. One of his is on my wishlist.
👏👏👏 great video. I am 'a knife guy' & you're spot-on with different knives for different purposes. Full tangs & wide spines for battening wood & splitting etc, finer knives for slicing the veggies and food prep. They're all great knives, the thing I like about Rob's design is the heel of the blade forms a 'stop' so your wet, cold, numb or slippery hand can't slip up the handle and expose your finger tendons to your blade edge 😬. It's why meat industry knives all have 'stops' on the handles...because cut tendons mean surgery🚑🚨.
I watched knife making videos on UA-cam and started to make a few. I made a video on my (meagre) channel of a knife made from scratch. It felt like a bushcraft "right of passage" to make my own knife and I made a few for other oeople. Greetings from Suffolk... Great channel Simon.
woww ... what a cool knife
Thx, great review! Cheers from a fellow outdoors man, youtuber from the village of Fiskars, Finland!
Rob Evans Bushtool...wow wow wow👍
Very nice set of knives!
Thank you again Simon.
All are pretty awesome! Thanks man
Top kniifes specialy Robs. Cheers Simon🍻
Beautiful knives
Great video Simon. Thanks for the info.
Great video Simon, thank you for sharing your info. I've 2 Mora companion MG knives and they're really great, budget friendly, tough like a rock and good for all purpose. Now I ordered some custom bushcraft handmade knife to test it out, hope it'll do fine.
BTW, sorry for saying this, but in your videos you're always very close to the camera, I would suggest to use a different wider lens or just push the camera back. Just a thought :)
Sorry about that.
Mora make good knives 👍
Ziv, perhaps you could sit further back from the screen? 😄😄😄
Some beautiful knives there ! The Mora a work horse. I use the Hultafors 04 Very muck like the Mora .
Thank you Simon, interesting to see the different types of "bushcraft knife" available.
They are some great looking blades simon .
4 nice knives
I really like the last one by Rob Tayler.
4.22. Simon the plastic toggle on the Mora sheath is to allow you to hang another knife onto it. So for example you can have a combo heavy duty Mora and a fine carving one. If you look at the back of the sheath there's a circular hole in the belt clip that will fit over the toggle of a compatible sheath.
Nice little colletion there! That little knob on the Mora is for adding another knifesheath.
Nice video. Showing what you have and telling us about each . You are right about way to many brands out there. Stay busy. Camping will be here soon
Absolutely awesome video thanks so much.
Very nice selection of fixed blades. I have that Mora with the fire steel in the handle in my get-home bag; great value. Recently got myself an Esee 4P for camp duties. Seems good so far.
Great backyard bushcraft review. Morakniv has the Garberg which is their first full-tang. A worthy big brother to the Companion. Highly recommended!
Thanks for sharing I will check out the knives
Nice selection of knives, I have 3 moras and two jacklore knives.....fantastic tools.
Knife People - Special People🤣! Me too... 💕Thanks Simon! 🤣🤣🤣... ( the best is legendary NR -40,NR -43 cherry , Even's knife and Yakut - 100% aaand all Mora knives ! )
Wow that is awesome camping! Very good video, really enjoyed it! Regards from Russian winter camping! Yury!
Good job Simon
Excellent, love the detailed descriptions
Well Simon I'm going to have to watch this later on but I am home because I am at work and a lot of noise
Awesome.. might need to upgrade
Beautiful set of knives!!✨
That thar is some lovely knives u got there chap, you can never have too many sharp shiney objects :)
I have only ever had 1 carbon steel mora, I snapped off the tip the first tme I used it and managed to break the blade battoning wood, I live by the sea so I'm stainless all the way now.
good video, love my tbs boar folder and BROC KEPHART in cpm
I actually have one of those mora knives and love it! I keep one in my pack at all times! Didn’t know anyone else had one!
Excellent knives Simon great video thanks for sharing your on your knives.
My Benchmade 162 is a lot like the TBS. Great heavy in the hand knife. Thanks for the info on the others.
Very nice video, Simon. Great shots and well said all around.
I do have one clarification/correction to point out. The term "super steel" does not denote any degree of stainlessness. There are plenty of modern "super steels" that are classified as tool steels (this is based primarily on chromium content) and can easily rust. Also, although the term "super steel" has become somewhat meaningless, I would hesitate to call RWL-34 a super steel. It really is more similar to basic steels such as 154-CM or AEB-L (a common razer blade steel, also used on many knives; it is incredibly similar to RWL-34). Super steels, at least in modern colloquial understanding, will be more like CPM-S90V, CPM-4V, M390, CPM-S110V, CPM-MagnaCut, Vanax, K390, and other similar steels. Even steels that were quite recently noted as "super steel," like CPM-S30V (a class above RWL-34 generally speaking) is starting to be considered a more basic steel in the modern steel world.
I don’t know if you’ve done one already, but I’d love to see a video of you demonstrating how to sharpen those knives. Love the channel by the way!
Good video mate. I have a Hablis Bushmaster for my heavy work knife. An opinel for food prep and finally a and a real proper Swiss army knife for other bits.
Thanks Simon for the pointed and very sharp review of your blades....be safe our informative bushcraft mentor👍👌.
Mark+Diane Weisbeck
Happydale
Hudson Valley N.Y.
Hahaha - thanks Mark and Diane!
Great idea to wrap the bicycle inner tube as emergency tinder, as well as the paracord around the Mora. I’ll pass that off as my own idea now! Cheers, mate!
😂😂😂
Evans bushtool is nice. Looks very similar to Garcia’s skookum bushtool inspired by Mors Kochansky.
Nice collection Simon - I like the TBS Boar - although I don't have one. The Mora's cannot be beaten for value! ATB, Chris
Thank you for this, I will be getting a Morakniv Companion.
Thanks to you for telling me about the tbs boar knife, one of the most expensive knives ive got. My others are sog knives. God Bless you Simon.
Good review thanks
Jack lore The holy grail of knifes best wishes Dave Chubb
That is a lot of beautiful knives
Thank you Simon, very interesting to see some similar yet quite different knives.
Hej Evans reminds me of my Finnish puukko. A modern version of it anyway. Very nice indeed.
Hello Simon from the mountains of East TN . I recently got my first Mora I love it and as you said it is tough.It and the opinel are my favorite ones of all time. Thank you for taking the time to make videos always a pleasure to watch and learn
Did you know the mora toggle can be used with the hole on the belt clip so you can clip on another mora knife on.....and the chisel blade and standard blade could be a good set-up to set up a camp
Nicely done video! 👍
You have interesting knives!
...very nice blades sir, and happy bushcrafting to you. Be well.
Great video Simon, have to say that Rob Evans knife looks good, it reminds me a little of one I bought from Finland many many years ago, in terms of the blade shape anyway, I lost it but I always loved that knife, nice to see something very similar. I also had a big knife, fantastic for the hard stuff but when it came to cutting the veg, well the mora steps in nicely, many thanks.
The Rob Evans knife package is great for function and for form. The thinner blade and the double bevel add so much 'usability' to a knife.
I have 4 knives from Rob - all superb quality and craftsmanship - particularly love my Bushtool but his Mors Tribute is a lovely tool as well
Might have been a Puuko knife you had?
Rob makes exceptional knives! 👍👍
Some lovely knives there
I'm a firm believer in any knife that rust is a good knife I have a hard time keeping stainless steel Sharp I prefer steel bladed knife that's just me though
Nice sweep of knives
I have 4 too, starting out with a Gary Mills Timberwolf from the Bushcraft Store. Either 2010 or 2011 Carbon Steel. Can’t remember when I got it really. 2014 got a Mora safe point £9 then in 2020 got a Rob Evans Bushtool. Orange with black liners bearing steel. Then a Loz Harrop Hamon blade Camp knife, plus a Loz Harrop Bushcraft knife with a San Mai blade, brother to Zed Outdoors knife to rule all.
Plus a inox Opinel Garden Knife No8 neck knife. For Food prep.
Nice set of tools!! 👍👍👍
@@simonablokeinthewoods
Thanks 🙏🏻
Have you seen Zed & his “one knife to rule them all”??
Hi Simon, I’m so jealous of your timber that lovely straight grained softwood (I’m in Australia hardwoods with curly grain) it’s always a pleasure to see you spit kindling with a knife. Thanks for the content.
That was fun. The RJ Evans puukko is a thing of beauty. Glad to see the popular Mora Companion in the lineup. Was that the HD version?
Great looking knives Simon. Greetings,, Kitty.
I may need to get more knives. Only have a couple for over 20 years now.
Love the selection Simon.