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I have used the Mora 2000 for over ten years on my boat. No complaints ever. This year I have added the Kansbol. We sail the archipelago in southwestern Finland so there are campfires and saunas quite often. Here the Kansbol gets all the stars, the sharp spine for scraping birch bark, sparking the fire steel, the best. Splitting down kindling, food prep and just plain whittling, a joy. Best value on land or sea. Thanks for the great video.

I’m 48, owned a lot of knives. I only recently bought a Mora. It’s not this one but the companion I think and I can attest, best 15 bucks I ever spent. Besides maybe my opinel. They’ve both become my go to knives any more. The opinel is excellent for food prep or cutting an apple and the mora is just tough.

I completely agree, James. The combination of versatility, ergonomics, sheath/carry options and design, weight, cutting characteristics, and price, it's unmatched. It's an easy pick when going hiking or camping. Heck, it's an easy pick around the kitchen too.

Also the drainage holes can be used to attach as a neck knife. The leather sheath for the Garberg can also be purchased separately for use as an upgrade for this awesome knife

Thank you so much for this enlightening video about the Morakniv Kansbol. It inspired me to treasure and respect my knife Kansbol. Blessings to You my friend.

I love my Kansbol. Your videos and recommendation are mainly responsible for my purchase. Thanks again!

Been binging Mora videos lately trying to decide which to get. Your video Sir is so thoughtful and well spoken. Thank you for your concise approach to this Review.

Thanks Junkyard Fox for the great review and the great music. When I was a young man living in Alaska, I would carry a large thick Bowie knife for wood processing and a second very sharp flat grind blade to skin and game process. The best of both worlds. This Kansbol seems to have both these features in one knife. It is a bit small, but the price is right. Thanks again.

I found mora knives few years back and absolutely love em!!! I carry at least one in my long haul box truck and always have a smaller one in my bug out road bag and usually a full sized one too. I gifted one to my neighbor and you thought he done won the lottery!!! Lol. He loves that mora knife a lot and carries it and keeps it near by him and wife at all times he says. I’m so blessed with as my neighbors all these years❤️ love your videos brother!!!! I think I have like 4-5 five of em few at apt and couple with me on the road lol.

I love my Kansbol. I carve a lot of spoons and spatulas. The Kansbol can handle different types of wood soft or hard. I also like taking it with me in the woods. Thanks for showing us, take care.

Best video of the Mora Kansbol I've seen yet! Thanks for the thorough review!

I agree with all your points. I do love my Kansbol because its a very good all-around knife. It does everything very well. I have batoned wood, carved tent stakes and prepared food with it. I have also struck a Ferrell rod against the spine. I'm sure there are knifes that do some of these tasks better, but this one does them all well enough for me. Good video !

you are spot on with your judgement I have one for two years now and it has seen some use its just great. I also own the mora 2000 with almost same blade and the garberg all stainless ones. I have a bunch more knives . however I love the mora knives for their maintenance friendliness. Great video , keep the good work up. greetings from Königswinter , GERMANY.

A long time user of Morakniv products. Though I had 8 various Moras, last week I ordered a Kansbol. When it arrived and I began to look it over, I clearly see why so many people speak so highly of it. A very impressive design, combined with the worldwide known Morakniv quality. Living in the woods of East Texas, I'm surrounded by pine, oak, and cedar trees. I am now going to be carrying the Kansbol into my woods and make use of its well thought out features. Great video and information about this knife. It was a deciding factor in my buying this knife. Thank you!

It's a great knife for the money. Spot on accessment. I mate mine with an Eldris that has the same perks, just in a smaller version. I love the orange color because its easy to spot if you happen to drop it.

I gotta get one of those! I have several other Mora's... even the lil Eldris, love that one too! Nice video James!

excellent video buddy, you answered all my questions to this mora model before purchasing :) thanks

Oh I love the look of the rubberised handle. Ok, you sold me. Great review!

My wife got that knife for me as a present a few weeks ago and i love it! Im thinking about geting the mora garberg too.

I agree 100% I hav had one for yrs & continue to use it. Luv the multi grind. My camping knife does a lot of food prep as well as wood work. At Camp I always hav the kansbol & an expensive custom knife also with a multi grind similar to the Kansbol. Especially at deer Camp someone always wants to borrow a knife. I hand them the Kansbol & they always ask where I got it. It's a grt knife, especially for the price.

Yes, the Kansbol is a great blade for the reasons stated. Always love multigrinds. I don't like plastic or rubber handles but it's still great overall

I bought this knife on a whim one time and have been a huge fan of it ever since. Was probably one of the sharpest out of the box knives ever. I bought a 2nd just in case I lost this one.

I love my Kansbol, great vid bro! Cheers from 🇦🇺

I totally agree! I love it so much.

Great review! ThanKs ! I agree the blade is awesome!👍

Amen to that. I bought Kansbol unused second hand for €20, very sceptical about the combo grind. I came to love it so much for the reasons you so well articulated. I have many expensive fancy, hand made, even custom knives with much better steels, but Kansbol is my favourite.

Yes. Kansbol is excellent. Very versatile, even more so since there is multi mount available as options if you fancy that. (Does cost extra!) My second favorite is probably Mora Companion, in my opinion a super value of a knife with comfortable rubberized grip and usual mora scandi blade.

Great video. I own a few Mora knives and love them all.

Nice review, thanks. Will use your link.

I went to buy a Kansbol about a month ago and they were selling Mora 2000 anniversary additions (exactly the same but black handle and sheath) for £24 delivered. Couldn't resist. I prefer the 2000 handle, I know some find it too thin. I always have a Victorinox Farmer on me for scraping tasks so the rounded 2000 spine isn't an issue. As regards the Kansbol type blade, usually a Jack of all trades means you have to compromise somewhere, not here, it pretty much does everything you need it to. Good stuff!

Another top shelf video from James.

The kansbol has become my favorite garden/ forage knife If I tuck it in my front pocket to stop the sheath from flipping thisaway, thataway! The stainless rolls a bit on root stocks and ground stems but is easily rolled back with a diamond flat rod sharpener. Best slicer for vegis! My green is stealthy and blends with camo geer!

I bought my Mora Kansbol und the Mora Garberg with the Multi-Mount Sheath. That give you some various options for carrying the knife, also with mole or with a secure strap.

Well you convinced me, I can't decide on the color so I'm getting both lol and using your link! I always thought that compund knife grind designe was silly and a gimmick but the way you explained it for skinning and cleaning fish game etc. makes alot of sense as that is one issue I have with a scandi ground blade vs a flat grind like my essee blades. I have and love moras especially the bushcraft black, the mora chisel, the fillet knife and a small carver that I have. They are so lite weight and low cost you can carry an armada of them in your pack! Guess I'll be carrying at least one more!

Owning it now. It is an excellent Knife. And you are absolutely correct. About the uses of the grind. And take it from someone who is owned well over 100 blades. And destroyed half of them learning how to sharpen. It is an excellent bang for your buck. And there is most definitely something to be said for stainless. God bless.

It is a great back up or camp task knife for sure

Cool Video 👍 Thank U for the Info and the Links 👍 Will buy it

Awesome vid, greetings from Spain. Keep safe!

Thank you You gave reasons that make sense to me.

Great video, James, great editing and it looks like a higher resolution image too. The ending clip of the knife on the stone was spectacularly clear, it just popped out. Oh, and I have always been a fan of this knife and the blade is my favorite all around.

Great video. I just ordered one of these knives, and then found your video. What a great informative video this is, I can't wait to watch your other content with my female partner. I've just subscribed. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge with us all!

I just got mine today! because of you haha,It just came in the mail today and it's badazz! it's the orange one. it went on sale and I had too get it. I seen your shows and it's been in a bunch of them and you have told me how much you love it.

You’ve convinced me to get it” Amazon prime” I just got the Mora companion the other day, like the knife, but the sheath does not lock as tight as I’d like it too. Thanks for the great review

Good video! What a great knife!

Growing up quite close to Mora in the 60s, I remember the Mora knifes well. Everyone had them, it was like Falu rödfärg. I didn't even know they were made for anything else than workman's knives. Or exported. It was a surprise to see a generalized Morakniv also used for cooking etc, instead of getting a specialized knife for that. I wanted to say -- thanks for a trip back to my childhood. :-)

Proud of you!

I use this knife to make Balogna and Goverment Cheese sandwiches. Im sure all yall know how hard it can be to slice 10# Goverment Cheese blocks,but this knife goes right through like butter. The mustard and mayonaise washes right off the easy grip handle. I love this knife and so does everyone in my Trailer Park.The pointy tip makes opening the stubbern pop tops on beer cans too! Buy this knife you wont regret it a bit. Sept it aint made in America.😁😎

Just bought the survival kit set for my upcoming longer bike tour. Dont know that its that popular. Now im happy with my purchase :)

Great review man. Bravo.

Thanks a lot. Good reasons for your selection. It's a great knife for the price. No doubt.

Love my Kansbol. I added the Eldris, tethered to a ferro rod as a dedicated fire starter.

100% agree with you, it's a very good knife 🙂

Great review as always, James. I started with a Mora 2000. This was probably 15-20 years ago.

I feel like the Kansbol is Mora's attempt to make the perfect outdoor knife, whereas the Garberg is more a gimmick to appeal to the full tang survival market. The multi grind makes it so much more useful for multiple tasks, as well as the thinner blade material

Kansbol is Very good knife! The Kansbol and the Garberg is always with me in the forest. A perfect combo. Cheers from Stockholm

Love mine. Paired with the Eldris its great. It'll food prep, it'll do kindling, it'll do curls, it'll ferro, it'll do kitchen. Hint...get in the HABIT if taking care of your cutting tools every time you use them, then when you get a carbon steel Garberg etc, you'll do it without thinking. Your knife is great man😁

Very very helpful... Thank you...

Nice knife. I really like the dual grind blade. I have just bought the Garberg in stainless and the Companion in stainless as well. But I never knew about the Kansbol. I like stainless steel blades the best, because I am not good with carbon steel. My first Mora in carbon steel rusted up a lot and I don't want to have to oil the blade all the time. Plus, I always have a ferro rod some where on me, so using a rock to catch a spark on a carbon steel blade will hopefully not be an issue (hope I did not hex myself, saying this). I enjoyed this video. Thanks.

Thanks for the video! I also think that this is a wonderful knife with a universal blade geometry. Here, in Siberia, it is also perfectly suited for many tasks. Sincerely, from Russia.

Great review. The Kansbol is definitely tough to beat.

I Luv my Kansbol as well and it pairs well with the Eldris neck knife!

i've been trying to choose my first mora but this has convinced me that i need the kansbol

This video answered a lot of my questions... I'm glad I watched it before buying the $80+ knives. This will do just fine for a beginner.

Good video on a great knife. I actually have come to really like the sheath. I can wrap it in extra paracord and gear tape for backup, super lightweight, and the drainage holes can be used as blow holes to help give oxygen to fires.

Amazing Insite and thoughts on the knife 👍

I like your videos mostly the cooking in the desert part and for that this is a great knife because it's a great slicer. You find this blade shape in the Mora 2000 and the Mora Forester also. For rougher work it's not sturdy enough most of all with the tip tapering down that much. So for my food prep and finer carving tasks I say sure but not as a one tool option. Depending on where you are prices and availability of knives differ for sure so also the optional alternatives. This knife will cost me $48 US (40 euro) excluding post and package over here in Holland. For $62 US (51 euro) I have the Joker Lynx including post and package. But the Joker (Spanish brand) is a true (exposed) full tang with extended pommel, thicker blade in Böhler N695 stainless steel, 90 degree spine, micarta handle scales and comes in a thick very well made real leather sheath. You also have them with a kydex sheath and there's Joker models that use 14C28N steel (same as the Garberg) or Böhler K720 for the carbon steel lovers out there. And there's even exposed full tang knives from thicker 440C stainless steel, micarta handle and kydex sheath from the Chinese brand 'Brother' for $30 US delivered to my door. So in my country or Europe in general there's now a lot more options available. So I can't say you're wrong because I don't know prices and availability in the US, but I can say that options vary per country. I do agree with the care free part and I like it because I don't want to pamper my knife. But for students as their first knife I actually do recommend a cheap carbon steel knife. like the Hultafors HVK or GK (both less than $10 US), so they first learn how to take care of it and sharpen it before they move on to a nicer more expensive knife.

I cut a small slot into the spine to grab hot pot handles. I love the blade

Would like your take on the Mora Eldris, keep them vids coming.

Hi, Junkyard Fox! Great presentation! And I think you're right in that the Mora Kasbol is a super knife with great versatility. The following is just my opinion, which probably isn't worth much. The one major drawback with the Kansbol is that the blade is only 2.5mm thick stainless steel. Whereas the Mora heavy duty Companion (at roughly half the cost), is 3.2mm thick stainless steel. Of course both models have that nice scandi grind blade (the Kansbol has the partial scandi, which helps to make this knife more versatile than the Companion HD is (hence the added cost). Also, the Kansbol SS does sport a 90 degree spine to facilitate great ferro rod sparks (unlike the Companion HD). However, the added thickness of the Companion HD is much more trustworthy for batoning wood in a pinch, plus it can and perform heavier bushcraft work overall. So even though the Kansbol blade is considerably wider and just slightly longer than the Companion HD is, I'm hard-pressed to justify the Kansbol's dollar-for-dollar value over the HD Companion. One more point: the Kansbol has a drop-point blade shape--not very conducive for an emergency self defense thrust, whereas the HD Companion has a more of a clip-point blade shape--very effective for a self defense thrust. On the other hand, I find that the Kansbol handle feels more comfortable and secure in my hand than all my other Mora's. Cheers!

Definitely looks like a great budget knife! I have the Mora Garberg Carbon and I love it! Might check this one out for a good back up💪

Like the kansbol, but the condor bushglider is just my fav!

Great discussion on The Kansbol! I agree completely that it is a fantastic knife. It has a very comfortable and versatile handle and the grind is just about perfect. A knife should be well suited to doing many tasks. Often times you have to choose a a knife that is best suited to woodworking and is only so-so at food prep or vice versa. With a multi-grind, you have the best of both worlds. The Kansbol is definitely one of the very best knife designs that Morakniv has. I am very partial to the classic series as well as I whittle with them quite often. I am also a product of the whole carbon steel culture in our community and I love a good high carbon blade however, when stainless steel is properly heat treated, It can be an amazing field knife. I am sure you are familiar with WC Knives, but just in case you haven't seen William's work in detail, you may really like some of his designs. I have some videos on my channel reviewing and discussing several of his models. He is currently using AEBL and Nitro V Stainless to make his blades and he has the heat treat down to a science. They hone like high carbon, get just slightly sharper I believe and hold their edges much longer in the field all of which makes for less maintenance in honing and cleaning. Keep up the good work brother. Take care.

Nice rewiew👍 i have skinned moose with my Garberg ang found the blade slightly thick but usable for the job. Used the eldris for loosening the diafragm.. outstanding! normally i use the Eka swingblade but somethimes i forget witch knife i bring around. Skinned a deere with mora 2000 once, that was a joy to work with but got lost over the years. Will order a kansbol now…👍

I have loved mine for years, wonderful video man!

Hiked 900 miles with this. When every ounce counts it's hard to beat.

Cheers Mate!

I totally agree with you

I absolutely agree with you. I changed my Garberg Carbon for a Garberg stainless. Its just great to not have to worry about rust because were i live it rains a lot. If the kansbol was a fulltang i would have bought it! Great review thx By the way i have the leather sheats from Mora and its great. And everybody should own a Mora Eldris as an extra knife. I use the Eldris the most 😂👍🏼 my little friend so easy as a neck life

A Very nice well though out video You haven't convinced me to replace my Dark Timbers or my LT Wrights but I may pick up one to live in my emergency kit.

Mora Kansbol is a great knife. Love too the Mora Forest and Condor Terrasaur (if you prefer Carbon Steel 1095) . This knives are budgets everyone want to cop.

Nice show and tell 👍 there on the knife 🔪 JF 🦊 I’m good with what I got but you got me thinking 🤔 now cuz of your 5 🖐 reasons 👍👌✌️🇺🇸

I absolutely luv my Kansbol & I don't think you mentioned the sheath is ambidextrous & can be set up for L or R handed use!

Great video mate. I'm totally agreeing with your opinions on this knife. I know the predessor to this knife, the Mora 2000 is Sweden's favorite bushknife (and mine also). All this nonsense marketing around unessacary supersteels (I want to regularly sharpen my knife, that way I get better at the task of sharpening), full-tang construction (very rarely required during normal knife usage, lets be honest with ourselves) and tactical this-and-that (clunky, over engineered sheaths with pockets/pouches or such to make them even more clunky) doesn't sell a knife to a genuine knife user (only somebody that is trying to buy an image or an heirloom instead of a simple cutting tool). I've had my Mora 2000 for over 13 years, it was my first "real knife", and it has been nothing but prefect for me, though I agree with you that the Kansbol has a few more features to reccommend it over the 2000. I tried a few premium knives during my time (I too fell for the marketing) but they have failed to live up to, their own hype or, my specific needs and I've always gone back to the 2000...because, it's simply been a better knife for me.

Yah agreed with all your points. Kansbol is plug & play with fair price knife 👍

My favorite knife. And if you get the multimount for it, you can get very creative with the way you carry in on your person or on your gear.

Great video

It is a great knife.....still need to buy your knife though. Thanks James!

I agree with all five reasons!

I was just about to ask you what knife you would recommend for a beginner and all I had to do was go to your channel. Gracias James!

My favourite knife btw.

My Kansbol does every thing I need. I did start making a kydex sheath for it. because I hate how the stock sheath flops around. Love the knife.

Another great video from the Dynamic Duo. Thank you! (p.s. saving up for a Snake Eater so no new knives in my immediate future)

A practical knife is always better than a show knife. This Mora is an excellent field knife, but my everyday knife is a Victornox DeLuxe Tinker fitted with tulipwood scales. My woodworking toolbag knife is the humble Stanley 10-049 that locks securely and is feather-light when carrying a load of tools.

Mora's are amazing. Unbelievable quality. Their blades are as good if not better than some of the blades in the hundred dollar range.

loved my mora... until I bought the Condor Terrasaur this year...sharper... slightly larger.. full tang! first wild camp of the year I didn't bring me hatchet.. batoned all my fire wood down with the condor..

A trick I was shown with the Garberg is shoving a bicycle tube over the handle. It makes it much more secure in the sheath and gives you a much better texture.

Love the Kansbol i bought a second.

The kansbol can baton, gut fish and game, process wood, whittle, and do every camp task. My favorite knife. I go to this more often than my OKC RAT knives

I'm 59 y.o., and I'm saving my allowance to get one!