Part 1: Will A Mora Companion Survive Hard Use Testing? 

How you removed the knife from the log when it got stuck is exactly THE WRONG WAY to do it. If a knife gets stuck while batoning, don’t try to pound it out. Just wedge another piece of wood into the cut and pound the wedge in a bit. The log will wedge open and you can slide the knife right out, easy as pie, and without destroying your blade. Also, I understand this is a torture test, but a Mora can EASILY be used to baton ANY wood, ANY size, and not fail. When batoning a larger piece of wood (with a diameter wider than the knife is long), don’t start off by trying to pound the knife through the center of the log. Instead, place the edge of the knife close to the edge of the log. Baton off a thin slice of the log, turn the log and baton off another thin slice. Repeat until the log has shrunk in diameter enough to baton through the center. ALSO, there is NEVER NEVER NEVER a reason why someone would need to baton through an entire log. Worst case scenario, you start batoning through a log an inch or so. Then, you shape another hefty piece of wood into a wedge. Insert the wedge into the cut you have started with the knife, pound on the wedge a couple of times until you can free the knife, then pound on your wooden wedge again until the log splits. Now, you still have your knife, you have split the log, and all is well. These tests I see (a lot of people do them) are just not realistic. They teach people to expect things from their knives that are just absurd, and get them into some really bad habits. A knife is meant for cutting/slicing. That’s it. In an emergency, sure, baton with it. But do it smart, and you can use a $12 Mora your entire life and NEVER worry about it failing. In these tests, it’s not the knives that fail, it’s the failure of people to understand how to use a knife properly, and a really silly trend of people expecting way WAAAAAY to much out of their knives. You wouldn’t jump into a Volvo and try to jump sand dunes with it, and then consider the car a failure if you tried and it broke down, would you? Of course not. You use the correct tool for the job. In a pinch, you may have to push a tool a LITTLE past its designed limits, but you do it easy, and do it smart, and it won’t fail.

Worth mentioning that this was the standard Mora Companion knife you were testing, not the thicker Heavy Duty version. It was impressive that this knife stood up to far more than might be expected.

Definitely an extreme abuse test. It's good to see how well your old mora stud up. If anyone abused their knife like this in a survival situation, they would deserve the outcome. It would be interesting to see it put against another knife of the same value .

There is no such thing as broken knives, only smaller knives. Grind yourself a new tang, put it in a handle, and presto! Mini Mora!

That is still an outstanding knife for the price. I have a Companion too and it has taken abuse on some occasions, but I never try to overdue it. This video was good to show that that little sucker can really take some abuse, I feel better now, THANKS.

Thanks for the video! I finally bought a couple of Mora's the Robust pro and the companion HD. I'll admit I was kind of a knife snob. With my bark river's and full custom bushcraft knives like my Jacklore!!. Anyway I'm unbelievably impressed with the morakniv and would recommend them to anyone just starting out or a seasoned bushcrafter .

Perfect for light batoning and nice basic tasks! I'm sold!

Mora... the little knife that could! Love those things.

Very informative! My personal conclusion is that thin knives are for cutting only. Thank you!

Great test Eric. It's always useful to know just how far you can push your knife. Looking forward to part 2.

"In this case, it's not what the knife will do to the work but what the wood will do to the knife" 😂. Man oh man, I'm telling you, there are some funny characters out there 😂😂. Anyways it was a good video

That is the wealest hold of the handle. You basically had it in a vise and beat the handle outward from the blade. It STILL kept goin though

The good thing about a fixed blade is that even if it breaks it doesn't closes on your fingers like a folder.

Some people will say the knife failed. Others will say YOU failed to to use your knife correctly. In the end, I still enjoy watching videos of people breaking knives for fun. So please don’t stop.

I own one and just ordered another - I have the stainless steel Companion, and the other is a carbon Clipper 840. Personally, I'd like to baton, saw and chop as little as possible. Shave enough dry kindling into hairs to get a fire going, and start adding larger pieces of fuel accordingly. For a woodstove in your house you want 4 or 5 months worth of well seasoned split wood to get through a winter. Out camping and bushcrafting? Sawing and splitting/batoning aren't even necessary, unless everything is completely soaking wet; in that scenario batoning is absolutely required to get at dry wood. You did prove these knives are super tough. Way beyond their intended capacity, and that is great. That's some hard wood you were pounding on. You just convinced me these two knives are going to last me for life. Thanks man!!

Don't feel bad, my Fiskar scissors won't cut through steel rebar. My bolt cutters don't slice vegetables either. Maybe they're unreliable or defective.

Hey! Thank you for this video, your money, your knife, showing us what the knife will take. Thank You

I know your intent was to see how much abuse it would take to break the knife, and you succeeded. That knotty log test went the only way it could have gone. It would have been a serious challenge for any knife. Also I push hard on the handle with a full grip when I baton to keep the tip from diving.

I so much prefer reviews like this. Much better than desk top reviews.

AWESOME testing 👌 well done sir. Your review made a significant impact on my purchase choices.

You should have used the Heavy Duty companion as it's made for batoning.

impressive AF for the price goddamn

Cut the knife handle in half length wise, weld the tang back together, epoxy the handle back on around the tang and get back to the test with the same knife. Rinse and repeat until there is nothing left of the mora.

honestly the failure was exactly what i expected to happen, i had no doubts about the blade strength.. but staying in the handle on these non full tangs always is the weak spot especially if you beat on them in an awkward way, and in this case i dont even consider this a failure, its a act of destruction what you did :D

Morakniv knives are well made,will serve you for a lifetime if properly maintained!

if you are going to use the Mora companion as a lever, you should have use the Mora companion HD as it is designed to be used as a lever.

I’m gonna guess they can handle hard use but the great thing is if it does break ur out $20 still sucks but ur not gonna cry 😭 over it I own 3 moras the robust the wood handled one forget the name and the garberg which definitely won’t break cost more but it’s a beast it will go toe to toe with any knife it’s size love that bat fantastic batoning beast 😈

The handle coming loose is the most common failure.

Nice video! Quite impressive how much abuse this little Mora could take. I wonder how well the Mora companion HD would do in comparison to this regular companion...

No amount of tang is going to compensate for the lack of common sense and two left hands

Coming from the part 2 video. It is a very helpful and relatively scientific testing video, great video!

Pretty good for a knife like that to take so many blows from a baseball bat ! Messed up the bat to ! The companion HD should be even tougher .

Ok just saw the damage you caused. What did you expect trying to process such a large piece ? Tip: use narrower logs

thanks man for your test! Can you do the same test with the Mora Garberg and with the Kansbol?

Fixin tools is aok!

what a lil beast! thanks for your video man..

So....basically the mora companion is a very capable knife for light batoning and camp chores...got it, thanks! lol That took a pretty good beating!

This is what happens when urban explorers pretend to be woodsman. Wrong tool for the wrong job.

It just became a spear point.

It's a 4" puuko style knife that was designed for minor stress tasks like carving, for what it is it preformed surprisingly well. Don't get people who expect this thing to be able to do the same stuff a 12" $300 bowie can.

Carbon or stainless?

It's shame to destroy it like that but it was done in name of safety and durability..I would use hatchet,axe or my 6" $10 bucks Canadian Tire beater,full tang on,didn't brake yet.Was that 2 or 2.5 mill thickness?

What is the thickness of the blade? 2mm?

At 1:22 you can see the knife seems to be darker near the base of the blade. I noticed that in a couple of the other views as well. You mention in the comments you used the knife for 5 years before this test. Is it possible that you may have drawn the temper near the base of the blade, or hardened the blade in the tang (usually you want the tang softer than the blade so it doesn't break). Not saying it is intentional, just wondering if the blade was maybe damaged. Also, is there a part 2? Bought a new one and tested again, maybe?

Very cool thank you

You are definitely over taxing that knife with trying to split such large logs.

I have a cheap ass kukri from bud k. It's 1/4" thick. That's the only blade I will baton with.

Watching this destruction is insanity at it's finest.

What belt do you use on your strop?

Your Mora will keeel :)

I forgot to mention that I have a video on my channel where I grew a full beard and shaved it off with the Mora. I was very impressed it was as good or better than a straight razor.

Companion HD is not available in my country for some reason, so does the Robust, but I did find this older one and order it, costing me around USD 28, BUT HELL, your video made me convinced it was worth it! What do you think?

Is that carbon or stainless?

Great knive survival ready to buy from amazon

5min of my life I'll never get back.

I need at least an inch of blade showing for batoning or else it’s just a battle but it’s a great destruction test same exact thing happened to one of my kabar’s but it was a gift from my brother and spent 2 years in Iraq with no knife oil or sharpening stones and he said he used it for everything digging opening cans etc literally 5 hrs of work with a grinder some stones sandpaper and epoxy to get her back to slicing paper love the video can’t go wrong with a destruction test on a blade😁👍✌️.

It broke cause it wasn't long enough

6:49 It would be an excellent test if you did that with 100+ logs.

it isn't made for batoning anyway it is made for finer work like feather sticking and cutting

The HD companion would totally take it also the gray robust its a beast Eric, try buying the new robust Pro and doing this you will be shocked guaranteed. Also a Mora Garberg would be the best blade for this stuff I love it... LOL you acknowledge you were a "bit abusive" for that knife ROFL😂....,YEAH ya think 😁 to funny. So if you're lost in the woods don't be a dummy and use your only sharp tool like Eric did in his video LOL... That was a cool show, I'd love to see the Pro Robust, its only $15-17 and makes an excellent wood handle mod. I use those blades to make killer knives with, they are way tougher than the companion brother you gotta get one.

Do a Becker BK2 vs Mora Companion test

If you hit the blade only in the center, while holding the handle with two fingers, it would not have broken. You have been pounding on it from the tip to the forward portion of the handle, and it was bound to break. If you are going to split logs, use an ax. Using a proper tool is essential to efficiency and safety. Knives designed capable of splitting thick logs you demonstrated usually come with 4/1 inch thick blades.

Of course this is an abuse test, but kids, keep in mind, splitting logs with a knife, any knife, is the dumbest idea the modern survivalist could have come up with. That's why the axe is probably just as old as the knife in human history, if not older!

You have no right to do this test! I think you're under the impression that you do, because you bought it with your own money and the knife is yours, about right? The whole premises of this video is beyond perplexing and quite frankly downright triggering😠! Make it stop, make it stop, please someone make it stop! I just want to say Happy New year, and thank you for doing this test, it's pretty much what i expected. We all love our Mora knifes, Long Live Mora except in your presence😉😁✌.

If you don't know when to use a wedge well stay on the couch. People think the have to just use a knife, lemmings. None of what you were doing had any purpose. You say why would you have to cross baton like that.

They will break if u use a small knife for tasks that a big knife should do. They will break if u use a full-tang large knife for task that bench cutter should do. Absolute biased video.

I keep coming back here to cringe, whenever you say "through this knot" I get a horrible feeling in my stomach lol

I mean this is a bit much for this knife lol I own a small axe and a Kukri for heavy duty stuff like big hunks of wood. I’d use it for carving small stuff, minor tasks. I never use my small blades for stressful jobs...seems impractical. I understand the point of the video, it’s just not what I would use it for lol impressive though.

Your abuse on this knife is only stupid. And doesn't proof nothing at all. This knife is great tool but for this kind of battonig. Period.

Legit test. 👍

This man seems clumsy.

Very stupid batoning

It's a shame how you use a knife!