Budget Fixed Blade

[Grimmis]

I looked at that one too. They had some pretty nice options at very reasonable prices!

 

[moosehead]

I'm a big fan of their Carbon blades. They're cheap, and take/hold an edge.
I pretty sure I saw a box of them at Brad & Knife Lady's table at the Marion county fairgrounds show.

 

[rhino]

I'm a big fan of their Carbon blades. They're cheap, and take/hold an edge.
I pretty sure I saw a box of them at Brad & Knife Lady's table at the Marion county fairgrounds show.

Yep, Brad & Sheila always have a box of Moras on their table. I bought two the first time I met Brad at the Lafayette show. They're great tools, especially for the price point. Eventually I'm going to replace all of my kitchen paring and steak knives with them.

 

[seedubs1]

Man, I would have expected this to be on the first page of the thread. For a beater to throw in a bag and forget about unless there's an emergency, there is no reason to not get a Mora, regardless of your budget.

Mora 20 bucks

 

[LtScott14]

Agree with the Mora knives. Made a BOB for my son when he moved to Colorado, and of course, added a new Mora Companion. Other goods were included, but a MultiTool, and the Mora seem to be an "always" carry when he visits the Rockies. He has split kindling to get a fire on, and spark with a Faro Rod.
I own a #2 (red handle-wood w/ plastic sheath), but really missed the grip of the Companion I gave away. Situation solved, shopped up another Companion, paid a whopping $14.95/ shipped to my door. Green handle with black/green sheath. Carbon Steel is my preference.
Lot of cool blades, I still want a Bushlore from Condor. Also nice knife.

 

[rhino]

Argh! I forgot about Condor too. A Bushlore with a wooden grip is under $40!

 

[warthog]

Just PM Brad and tell him what you are looking for and he won't steer you wrong.

 

[redneckninja]

I wasn't aware of Mora or Condor. Both look good for the money.

 

[cbseniour]

Becker Necker M11 can't be beat for the price

 

[Greyson]

I picked up a Mora at the Indy 1500. I didn't really "need" it but really wanted it. Both high carbon and stainless were offered at the show; the carbon steel offering was something I could not pass up. From there, several models were offered. Upon seeing a $10 knife, I knew I was buying something. From there, I looked at the more expensive models and stopped at the $20 offering.

The Mora brand is a bit of a standard for the bushcrafting crowd. Lacking a full tang, it is not the "one tool option" but it is reported to be very capable of everything up to that. Being thick, with a scandi grind, it should be awesome.

I now carry it day in day out. Have used it for some bushcraft tasks as well as opening packages and cleaning my fingernails. Yep, it is very capable.
Heck of a deal since a quality sheath is included.