Mora Knife Legacy

In the 1945 FMM catalog, there is a paragraph mentioned the initial moment when the idea of the laminated Mora knife has born. Although the name of the craftsmen is never mentioned I suppose they are referring to   Sol-Nils Olsson  or maybe  Finn-Anders Andersson Google translator The manufacture of Mora knives has a long history. The handy and well-known Mora men for their mechanical aptitudes originally produced this article for household needs and as handicrafts. From an early age, some handicraftsmen realized that the knife blade gained greater durability and sharpness if the knife wall itself was made with a thin steel blade inserted in between and joined with softer iron. It's told. that the circumstance which gave a craftsman the idea of ​​making knife blades with inlaid steel was as follows. One of his neighbors had bought a paring knife made in another factory with the method of manufacture at the time, but accidentally dropped the knife on the floor and the...

Krång-Johan Eriksson Krång-Johan Eriksson checking the knives before delivery in July 1954. Photo by the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet. Krång-Johan Eriksson also known as "Liss-Majt-Johan", "Bullas-Johan" or simply "KJ" was born4th October 1889 Östnor, Mora. KJ grew up in Tåmåsbyn, Östnor, and early on showed signs of entrepreneurship. As a young man, he would cycle around Mora selling bread and cookies that he had bought from his older sister Anna, who owned the café Bullas Kafé, which was almost across the road from Carl Andersson’s factory. KJ once said, that at age 12, he earned as much from his business as an adult man with a permanent job. He also learned wood and bark crafts, from the times he would spend his summers in Kansbol with his grandfather Bälterkall and was able to manufacture items to sell. 1920 - Charcoal pile. Web-Jannes, KJ Eriksson and his children Einar and Olga.  KJE worked for brief periods in various Östnor factories, inc...