I have a 40 year old Old Hickory chef’s knife that is still super sharp and rarely needs sharpening. I was hoping the knife I ordered would be comparable but it is not nearly as sharp.
IMHO as 73 year old who in my fisrt 20+ years was a Full-Time customer knifemaker but can no longer trust his hands to grind blades these are well worth the money!
Let's be honest: Morakniven are excellent & affordable Swedish stainless steel cutters, but most come w/ chintzy molded-plastic, shocking-color sheaths--main reason I rarely carry them outside home. This sturdy, nicely-tanned medium-brown side-seam leather sheath by Ragweed Forge solves that issue for only $18.00. Subtract Redbeard's 20% promotional discount, add $6 shipping, & you have a $20.40 bargain I could not refuse. Fits my cork-handled Floater perfectly & needs no internal lasta because tightness at top keeps tip at bottom centered, posing little cut-thru threat. Hard leather strip inserted between seam sides prevents blade from slicing nylon stitching, too. Belt loop folded back & attached w/ rivet accomodates up to 2.5-in-width waist belt. This style rides too high for me, so clipped on Helle dangler that just barely fits. Just discovered same sheath fits my slightly longer-bladed Morakniv Spark, though not as tight yet seats deeper, as its guard is smaller. Wish RB would offer similar leather sheath fitting my 3rd Morakniv, the 6-in flexible-blade fish/filet knife that comes in a cheapo black plastic skeletonized sheath.
I ordered this thinking a tee shirt is a tee shirt. Got it for the logo. But I was pleasantly surprised at how soft and comfortable the shirt is.
Fantastic blade for trimming mushrooms in the field. Ragweed Forge has done a great job at keeping prices fair while providing excellent service
Fantastic little blade, one of the best value blanks out there. Ragweed Forge has done a great job at keeping prices fair while providing excellent service
Nice, wel thought out streamlined blade
Arrived fast. I was surprised by how much it exceeded my expectations. Always great doing business with Ragweed Forge.
I'm in the process of putting a handle on to try to carve spoons. Seems to be well made and comes sharp. If it works then i might consider the short blade also for my kit.
This otherwise very attractive puukko possesses 2 flaws: 3 sheath inlays which do not align & a blade that's mounted slightly off the centerline of handle. Purely personal criticism, but as usual for NM, handle is too thick even for my XL hands, & 3 1/8-in high carbon Lauri blade is rather short. Love the rose color in box elder handle & inlays. Like birch bark spacers around nearly white reindeer antler contrasting w/ grey r. antler guard above & that both shades coordinate w/ those in same-rack sheath. Also like that sideseam upper sheath is somewhat soft leather & how dangler is attached at rear. Were this knife around $300, I'd keep it, but for $459.99, I expect near perfection which #9 does not approach, so it's going back to Redbeard to re-sell to someone less picky.
That stands for Fully Functional Work Of Art. This my 2nd Pete's is even better due to several things:
Even its lanyard tube is nickel-silver lined for ease of threading a cord thru & features interesting intricate mosaic surrounds on both sides. This nearly hidden NiAg matches that in thick 3-mm guard & thin double spacers flanking trustone jasper near handle top. It's lava-look swirling yellow-orange contrasts dramatically w/ shiney black buffalo horn bolster above while echoing color in mosaic below & sheath stitching. Most of slightly curved 4 7/8-in ergonomic handle is beautiful black/brown cocobolo wood, best viewed in direct sunlight to appreciate its striated grain. Lauri high carbon blade is polished to a nice satin finish at 1st glance you'd guess was SS. At a near-perfect 105 mm length including 4.5-mm ricasso, it's 20 mm shorter than my bit-too-long #2, making a more versatile tool. 3 mm-thick of traditional Scandi grind forming rhomboid tip, the final bevel is super-sharp & easily slices thru meat, small bones, fruits, veges, rope, cardboard boxes, green branches, even hard rubber. 3-mm-thick side-seam Italian leather sheath is an improvement over #2, also, this 1 w/ loop stitched on back for those who like to carry high/stable on belt, to which is attached w/ readily removable carabiner-ring another leather loop for those like I who prefer a dangler. 2 smoked-metal Chicago screws reinforce it at stress points & quietly quash the quality-quirky who know they trump rivets. This fine puukko is as much at home in the field as it would be in a museum. Thank you, Pete, for listening to Redbeard & other puukko freaks & hand-crafting yet another superb tool.
Redbeard was super helpful as always. I wanted a sheath option for Roselli Hunter and Roselli Carpenter and the #2 works well.
Beautiful handle! A really cool Helle bowie blade on top. What is not to lovep
It is great to have a finishing stone on a cord around my neck. I maybe losing extra steel, but my knife is never found dull.
This is a really nice knife. both knife and sheath are well crafted traditional Scandi heritage. The blade is very impressive - polished Damasteel and is quite sharp. the handle has beautiful wood grain and feels well in my hand, and the sheath is impressive wood and leather with carvings. A superbly crafted knife!
Beautiful knife. Comfortable to hold. Friends I showed it too seemed impressed by its "feel". The Sheath is well made too. This is just one of several Skala made knives I have, all are quality made.
I think I bought ten of these for gifting knives because 99% of those who use and carry a knife everyday know 99% of their cutting tasks require no more and no less. I’m partial to carbon but the hot, humid, wet, and saltwater marine environment where they are headed… recipients will be better served with SS. Furthermore it’s an EDC that’s destined for abuse without a lot of care. The length, profile, and thickness are nothing but perfect for a pocket, glovebox, desk drawer, shop table, or tackle box puukko that’s razor sharp. My former go to for this blade was the Mora 2/0 which is also a great utility blade but Lauri 60 has it beat hands down. The thinner blade makes for a superior carver for small projects
love the delivery speed, no drama. excellant products. know i can order any thing and will be excellant quality
Super nice knife excellent quality n nice sheath. It doesn’t fit as well as my Harding though. Nipper could be bigger. I have working man hands and it too short for my hand
Very nicely constructed. Treated it like I do new gun holsters: soaked it in Bick 4 and inserted the knife and left it until it was dry. Shaped nicely and seemed to like the treatment.
This Mora 122 laminated is absolutely awesome. I tried looking for it on Amazon to no avail yet I'm glad I was able to get it from here. The seller was prompt in returning my messages and I received my order on time hassle-free. Can't express my gratitude enough for this awesome knife. Thank you.