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Being very happy with my Frost Mora, I decided to try and personalise one a little.
Plastic handle cut off, shapes made for tang, wood (mahogony) epoxied on.
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/gallery/data/507/P4300007.JPG
Roughly shaped.
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/gallery/data/507/P4300008.JPG
Finished, side.
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/gallery/data/507/P5130013.JPG
Finished, edge.
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/gallery/data/507/P5130014.JPG
Not the best handle in the world I admit, but I am happy with the attempt, and it fits my hand nicely.
Now for a sheath, a little more challenging I think.
Looks good!
If it fits your hand that is what counts!
anyone else get this message?
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fredcraft
15-05-2007, 16:56
I can't see the pics :(
Same here, I'd love to see the result :rolleyes:
I dont understand why most cannot see the pictures, I clicked 'image' and entered in the URL to the pics.
Yes, that's much better.
Nice simple handle, a little glossy for my taste but looks to be well made.
Actually its not really as glossy as it looks in the pic, kind of matt with a rough-ish texture, I think its the camera flash making it shine more.
fredcraft
15-05-2007, 21:36
Ah nice ! lovely looking handle you made there mate ! Good job :35:
dommyracer
15-05-2007, 21:47
Nice. I fancy a bash at this - I like the blade on the mora but the handle doesn't agree with my hand.
OH, forgot to say, I used a Dremmel fitted with a rotory burr tool to 'carve' out the shape of the tang.
That's nice :) Was it hard to remove the handle and how did you put the parts together? Only with epoxy?
By the way, now you should make a nice leather sheath :P
To remove the handle I used a hacksaw blade, hard work. (I did, however, remember to grip the knife point up in the vice with the sharp edge facing away from me :D )
Just epoxy and clamps.
The 'rivets' are pine dowel plugs, I tried to drill through but the tang is hardened, so I cheated.
Ok, another question if you don't mind (might want to give this a try myself too, when I get a mora that is :P ).
Did you carve in both sides, or just in one side? How did you align it in the center?
Thanks :lmao:
Carved both sides, aligned by marking a line parallel to each 'top'.
The pieces of mahogany I used were slightly wider than the blade width so it wasn’t so critical on the alignment. Sanding did the rest.
Thank you :)
This seems like a nice summer vacation job for me ;)
I like that. Nice job and nice wood.
traderran
17-05-2007, 12:48
looks great. I have notated that over there youal like wood whereas over hear
we like stag an bone on our knives.