Morakniv Wood Carving Knife 106

I own a ton of knives. But I'd never considered how great the bevel on this would be for woodworking until it was recommended to me. It's a totally different tool.I'm sure there are fancier ones and cheaper ones. I wouldn't bother with either. Just buy this. If you're even looking at this, you'll love it.The blade is great out of the box and holds an edge well. It is so easy to hone freehand because of the huge bevel. I mostly just touch it up after longer sessions with a fine grit or just a strop. I only have had to really sharpen once because of a very abusive mistake against concrete.It is really comfortable in the hand. Like "you don't think about the tool while you use it" comfortable. Just an instant extension of the body.It complements chisels well for finer work and leaves a perfect tool mark free finish. I played with carving green wood and that was a blast. I imagine if you're into whittling or spoons it would be perfect. I've mostly used it on dry hard and soft woods for detail, tight curves, touching up chamfers, etc. It works well with and across the grain.The only downside is that the sheath is plastic. I'll probably replace that at some point, but it works fine and it's not like that was some kind of surprise. The sheath is still well made for what it is. I've never put it on my belt, though. I can't dock it for that. But a nicer sheath will be nice, because I'd like to have it near me whenever I'm working.

This is a knife with a tang that passes through the handle to keep the blade secure and tight. The blade is 106mm, made of Mora's laminated steel (center of high-carbon very tough steel in a sandwich between 2 milder steel sides) that comes razor-sharp with a pointy tip for carving small features and with the Nordic-style edge that's easy to sharpen.This is a carving knife that COULD also be used for bush-craft, but you'll want to reserve it for fine and critical cutting, and use your OTHER knife for the rough-stuff.The handle is of the traditional oiled Birch and a bit small, but it's compact. I find that wrapping these smaller handles for a better grip makes the knife more useful and gives you better leverage for cutting.A great little knife, made the old-fashioned way, although the sheath is plastic, which holds the knife securely. You can really push the knife into the sheath and it will stay that way until you give it a twist to pull out the knife.Remember: Always cut away, NEVER towards yourself...!

This is an excellent knife for wood carving. For the price, I don't see how you could do any better. I just got done carving a project for several hours and it performed wonderfully. The edge stayed very sharp throughout, with no need to strop.The blade came very sharp, there was a small wire edge in some areas of the cutting edge, but I don't mind that on a $20 knife. I stropped the knife and revitalized it to it's intended razor state. The grind of the blade is perfect for woodworking, as there is no relief edge, apart from the main grind. This allows for very precise cuts with very little unintended drift. The tip of this knife is very fine and perfect for detail work.My only cons for this knife are that the handle is a completely symmetrical tapered oval cylinder shape. Although this is ergonomically comfortable, there is no distinction on the handle which way you are supposed to hold for the cutting edge to be facing outwards. Although this may seem like common sense, The blade being almost a mirror polish, your eye does not always tell you the correct information when working on a project for several hours. There were several times that I picked the knife up and was about to press into a cut with the cutting edge against my thumb. Luckily, I realized my mistake before any injury. I will probably carve the handle and put some finger grooves and this will solve this problem.Also don't expect much from the sheath, it's just a cheap plastic sleeve that the knife sort of fits into, the belt carry tab is pretty much unusable. I removed it. Again, for the price I'm not really complaining. The sheath does it's job protecting the edge and nothing more.

I just started carving a couple of months ago . I started with a three knife set that was reasonably priced. I did not want to spend too much money till I knew I was going to enjoy carving. While they did the job I noticed on carving videos that my knives did not cut with the same ease lol. Naturally I assumed that being a novice I just needed more practice , which is true . Still I found my hands getting tired on rough outs. So I decided I would take a step up on a new knife.After much research into better knives for carving I decided to spend a little more and buy a morakniv coated knife.Let me sum this up this way, once I started carving with this knife I felt like my prior knives where butter knives lol. This is an excellent knife for rough out and even pealing thin layers back of wood. It came sharp and ready to use. I carve for long periods of time before stropping it and it is back to razor sharp.I would buy this knife and again and would suggest you give it a shot if you find your current knives just aren’t cutting it 😀

the handle has a good grip and the blade stays sharp

Handl is perfect for all hand sizes. It comes razor sharp out of the box. Slender blade gets you into those tight places. Great as a n cool knife too. You can use it on a ferro rod. The scandi grind makes it easy to hone with a leather strop and green compound. Overall quality is great. The only issue I have is with my he sheath. I wish it fit better because it’s used on several knife models and doesn’t fit like it should. So now I’m having to make one with wood and leather. Maybe mora could remedy this. It would be worth the extra couple dollars

Fits great in the hand, very easy to maneuver, and razor sharp out of the box. It cuts through basswood like butter, too. Very smooth and very clean cuts. It's very sturdy and well made and is a simple but very beautiful tool. 100% recommended.