1.12.2020

After ruining the tip of my Morakniv Companion, I wanted my next Morakniv to be thicker. I decided to try the Craftline Robust over the Companion Heavy Duty because I thought the smaller knife would give me a smaller conceal profile and be better suited to the length laws where I live, but the sheath really doesn't do that well so I'm disappointed with that. The reason being is that the knife handle is at a slight angle away from the sheath wall, and the sheath has that connector tab, which I may cut off and file down. Plus the Companion's sheath is just overall way better feeling too. So the sheath was a bit of a let down coming from the Companion,but that's splitting hairs really as the sheath is still an excellent sheath for what it is. I was just not expecting that the Companion would conceal with a lower profile than the Craftline would. So I feel like I made the wrong choice here, but it's still a Morakniv so I can't complain.The handle is great, it's very comfortable and big hands would like it too. It feels weird to have no thumb grip though. This knife is made to have the thumb be able to rest on the spine for fine work, but I'm going to file the spine with some spaced indents to create a thumb grip because the smooth spine is too much slip for my liking. It was actually the gray color that initially attracted me to this knife. The only flaw I find is that the handle does not fully seal at the base of the knife as there is a 0.1mm gap on both sides of the blade.The Robust's blade is very nice, thick and sturdy, and Morakniv's reputation of having top tier heat treating and all. Sweden has some of the best steel ore in the world as well and they've been making knives for a long time, so don't let the low price make you think the quality is not here, it's just a phenomenal knife for the price. The only thing you don't get is a full tang, but whatever plastic Morakniv uses for the handle is also some mad strong plastic that's built to last. It is no ordinary plastic handle. I got the high carbon version but Morakniv's stainless steel is actually super good, making their high carbon knives a bit pointless actually because they're the same price and quality. I'm going to blue mine with some Birchwood Casey and seal it in some kind of oil.The factory edge is good too but I had to strop mine with some diamond powder polishing compound. It has a secondary micro bevel. I bought a Companion Heavy Duty for someone else and noticed that it too has a second micro bevel. I don't know when Morakniv started doing this as my first Companion was a full bevel like Scandi is supposed to be. Unless I'm wrong about this, but I'm not fond of the second bevel for my uses so I'm going to have to sharpen mine. The blade length actually feels weird compared to the Companion. I thought it wouldn't matter since I rarely make use of the full length anyways, and it's only half an inch reduced, but I already think I should've gone with a Companion Heavy Duty. The Craftline series is $5 cheaper than the Companion series, so it's an okay trade off in terms of price. This knife was on sale when I bought it, so being under $15 for a Robust is fine by me.In the end, I would suggest the Companion Heavy Duty over the Craftline Robust as you really get a lot more with that $5 and $5 isn't much of a difference, but both are very nice, top quality at a low price. I actually have a morapuukko knife from another brand that I like more which is like in the middle of the these two knives for handle shape and price, but this was on sale and I wanted to try it out. Mine came in plastic bag instead of a box or package, which I found strange, but it's still giftable either way. Morakniv knives make wonderful gifts for people, as they are useful and good quality plus low priced.

5.10.2017

I have an Al-Mar folding knife that I paid $140 for more than 25 years ago, and I think this is a better knife despite the fact that I paid less than $16 for it ... IF you keep in mind that this knife is designed as a tool and not as a pretty folding blade with fancy wooden sides. This is probably the sharpest knife, right out of the plastic bag that it comes in, that I have ever bought. With NO micro bevel. The bevel that you CAN see, starting about 1/3 of the way up from the edge, is sharpened from the start of the bevel all the way to the edge, providing an edge sharp enough to shave hair from your arm without appreciable effort.The "Robust" adjective given this knife is certainly well deserved.The handle has a rubbery feel that is certain to give you a very good grip although the gray plastic insert in the center of the handle is rather slick. The thickness of this blade is also certain to provide you with the greatest durability that can be had for a knife this size.The spine of the blade, has been left rough, ostensibly so that it will easily draw sparks from a ferrocerium rod, although I have found it impossible to do so on my 1/2" x 6" rod. No big deal, as I have a dedicated striker on the same lanyard as my ferrocerium rod. This is a Carbon Steel knife, which is a great plus for this knife. Carbon steel knifes keep their edge longer than stainless steel knives do and maintaining that sharpened edge is easier.The only thing that I have seen so far that I do not like about this knife is that there is no lanyard hole at the far back end of the handle. But again, no big deal as this is not a full tang knife, and I can easily drill a hole for a lanyard should I continue to lament its lack.My first action performed with this knife was to create a small pile of shavings from a piece of pine limb that is SO hard that I HAD to use a chain saw to cut off an 8 inch length so that I could use a freshly sharpened hatchet to split into kindling. The small piece of wood that I cut the shavings from is shown in the photo below. This tiny pile of shavings took a good 5 minutes to create, and when I was done with this high effort task, I could not tell the difference in how sharp the knife is compared to how sharp it WAS, fresh out of the shipping package. Despite the hardness of the wood.I normally give a maximum of 4 stars, in any review, thinking that there must be something better somewhere that just haven't seen yet, but I have, without any hesitation, given this knife a full five stars, as the quality of this knife, added to its remarkably low price make it a knife that truly deserves five stars. I do indeed LOVE this knife.I anticipate a great number of years of usage where this solidly built knife is concerned. I just cannot believe how satisfied I am with this very impressive knife.

10.2.2017

I bought this knife to use as a secondary, smaller knife when I am camping or kicking around the woods. For that purpose, it is extremely handy. The blade is carbon steel and ground to a zero edge scandi. This makes it bite very good into wood as well as almost everything else I have tried it on. Straight from the factory, this knife will shave hair and slice paper without any problem. The blade is under 4" and just seems to be about right for this knife. There is plenty of belly to this blade which is different than some of the Mora blades. It will whittle very good one minute and field dress game the next.The Mora Pro Robust uses the robust blade thickness of 1/8". For a Mora that is very stout.

9.7.2015

I bought this knife to use as a secondary, smaller knife when I am camping or kicking around the woods. For that purpose it is extremely handy. The blade is carbon steel and ground to a zero edge scandi. This makes it bite very good into wood as well as almost everything else I have tried it on. Straight from the factory this knife will shave hair and slice paper without any problem. The blade is under 4" and just seems to be about right for this knife. There is plenty of belly to this blade which is different than some of the Mora blades. It will whittle very good one minute and field dress game the next.This knife uses the robust blade thickness of 1/8". For a Mora that is very stout.

11.8.2016

Some have difficulty reconciling this shorter knife w/other Moras i.e. the most popular Companion. I did at first. The new Mora Pro Robust is thicker than it and the little Mora 511. It's as thick as the Companion HD (for Heavy Duty) which is a 1/3rd price-increased, color-changed, slightly-wider-angled-edge version of the original Mora Robust High-Q. The "replacement" Craftline Pro Robust has a wider blade than all those other Moras. The blade also shares the HD's slightly wider cutting-edge angle for heavier-duty edge retention. One minor drawback is it's only about 1/2 tang vs 3/4 tang as many if not most Moras are. Still, this is a strong knife w/a secure, multi-purpose profiled, blade.

10.3.2015

I am a big fan of mora knives and when I saw this new design I had to have it. My first thoughts upon receiving the knive were great. The grip and feel for my narrowish fist were perfect, better then all my other moras for hard gripping. The blade is awesome I was really happy with the added width of the blade (not the spine thickness but the height of the blade per say) over my companions and the extra steep tip this width makes. Its actually looks and feels like a more "tactical" knife then my other moras and is up there with the bushcraft black. My companions are often mistaken as kitchen knives to most non knive knowers and this one likely won't.MY ISSUES,

25.6.2019

Hit the jack pot and got a Mora that will slice paper napkins cleanly right out of the package! The edge was clean and free of any burrs as if it was well stropped. If you do not know how sharp a paper napkin slicing edge is, just try to slice paper napkins or paper towels with your sharpest knife and see for yourself. All Morakniv knives will shave hair right out of the package but most won’t be able to slice napkins cleanly. If you’re unlucky, you could even shave with a Mora that came with a rope edge or burr left from sharpening at the factory. Mora with a rope edge will feel crazy sharp but the knife will cut differently as soon as the burr worn out through normal usage.

31.12.2014

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.

9.6.2019

I'd prefer a good knife to a poor one that fitted my left hand draw motion, ..something that you just end up doing a fast transfer to the left from the right anyway!Holder has a good size drain hole, plastic moulding overall is sturdy & unlikely to break underfoot (though not impervious to a"driving over" by a vehicle i'm pretty sure ..but then that's your fault not Mora's.The knife is lovely, (for the money it is a good knife at a very generous price).My knife was delivered "properly sharpened" ..phew, no need to do that myself, making it a superb gift singularly or for a small group under instruction in knife use & skills.The downside to this knife is small (it may even be user error on my part)

9.1.2021

I love the Morakniv so much I ordered another for myself, so much that I will be gifting these to all my friends and family who enjoy the outdoors this year. Sure you may have to do a modification to get it to strike a Ferro rod but for the price point I can have the job of grinding the top of the blade nice and flat with my dremal in just a few minutes. I have recently decided to get into bush crafting and I wanted to get a good knife cheap and man did I ever find the right knife! I cannot say enough good things about the look, feel and function of the Robust Morakniv! Here is a little advise, If you are looking at buying the Morakniv HD (heavy duty) just save yourself a few bucks and buy the Robust!

14.2.2019

This is an excellent knife for the money, it came, sharp enough to shave hairs from ones arm! One negative is that the spine of the knife comes unfinished, I believe this is to save money, so the knife can be sold at a lower price, fair enough, it is easy enough to file it down by hand, or as I did, on a belt sander, to get a sharp square edge for using with a fire stick or producing fine, fine shavings of wood for tinder.The sheaf is functional, made of plastic, it holds the knife securely with a protruding bit inside, that fits in a channel in the knife handle. As the blade is carbon steel, one has to keep it oiled to prevent rust, I much prefer carbon steel, as it is easier to sharpen,

29.10.2017

I always end up giving Mora knives five stars but not by default. No, I always do that because they always deserve it. This knife is definitely robust. The blade is short and stubby and the handle is great, but I have had better handles on Mora's. The handle on this one has a hard plastic insert (the grey part) which I don't really understand too much. It still is a good grip, but not so excellent as on other Mora's. I prefer the all-rubber. One thing weird about this one is that the steel, although stainless, stained immediately and within a few uses was stained all over. I have owned hundreds of knives in my time and have never experienced this. I have scrubbed it every way I can with soap,

4.12.2015

THIS KNIFE IS MY FAVORITE I OWN, out of the box it is smaller wayyy smaller than what I was expecting, its a short and stubby with a good up sweeping blade. Ok of course its not a skookum bushtool, but I actually like it better, and this is why. If the only thing you do is "carving" then i understand the no finger guard, but this knife has an amazing grind and edge that not only you can carve with it but the finger guard makes it more of survival worthy (just a little) being able to stab it in a log or just normal knife usage as i grew up doing is nice not worrying about sliding up and cutting my hand, yes bushcraft grips are a little more uncomfortable but ill take the trade off And the belly of the blade is so nice.

4.10.2017

I hesitated over buying this for ages, mainly because I wasn't keen on the idea of a plastic sheath instead of leather, but actually it's brilliant! It's sturdy and the knife feels very secure; there is a funny little knobble inside the sheath which allows the knife to click into place securely, as it matches to an indentation on the knife handle. The whole arrangement for belt/waistband hanging is also very sturdy and secure. Way above my expectations.As for the knife, it's wonderfully sturdy again, a thick blade with a lovely point and sharp nicely tapered edge.I'm a 5'2" woman with med size hands, and it sits very well in my grip, with lovely soft and grippy rubber surrounding the plastic badge,

20.5.2016

These knives are great, best all around utility knife in my opinion. Im not a big knife guy so im sure others may have some high end knife that they thjnk is better for some list of reasons. To me a knife is a tool, i own it to perform certain tasks. Thats where this knife shines. Grips fit the hand well and give the feeling of control over the blade. The blades come very sharp and the sheath makes for easy carry whike stil making the knife readily accessable. Perhaps most importantly these knives are inexpensive enough that i dont feel the need to baby them or worry about giving them special attention after each use. For the price you can dive into a job without worrying about keeping your expensive knife pretty.

Herbertz Mora - Reviews

Info

Analysis