Some modifications on knives

[Survivalmike]

Hi to all!

I´ve made some Modifications to knives, which I want to show you now!

At first there is my "new" folding knife (Opinel No.9, Carbon steel) which I´ve modded a little bit.......
New handle form
Droppoint blade
stained darkbrown

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/4743/p1020528j.th.jpg (http://img148.imageshack.us/i/p1020528j.jpg/)

Next there is a Mora:
Blade: laminated Steel
blade lenght: 11cm
handle: walnut
fingerguard: stainless steel

I´ve made the handle out of a walnut piece, the little rest of the wood goes into a handle for a small firesteel........

http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/3807/p1020536n.th.jpg (http://img710.imageshack.us/i/p1020536n.jpg/)

Another Mora-blade where I´ve done the handle my own:
Blade: Stainless Steel (12C27 high polished)
Blade lenght: 8cm
handle: stabilized Box elder burl - Leather - Hickory - Leather - Box elder burl

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/1330/messer2.jpg (http://img708.imageshack.us/i/messer2.jpg/)

And the last one also a Mora blade where I made a new handle:
Blade: laminated steel
Blade lenght: 10cm
handle: reindeer antler - Leather - Palisander - Leather - reindeer antler
sheath: brown leather, wet moulded

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/6672/messer1.jpg (http://img683.imageshack.us/i/messer1.jpg/)

hope you like it.......
What have you modded on some knives?

greetings from Austria
Mike

[John Fenna]

Nice work!

[CLEM]

Very nice. Well done.

[bushwacker bob]

amazing how wood can transform a mora from a good blade attached to a lump of junk into a decent knife. Good job

[Survivalmike]

Thank you very much for your kind words.......really appreciate it!

Moras are great for training purpose on making knives.
The blades are very cheap, good steel, nice size, and the best Moras are just great Knives. Some hate it, but the most love it - as I do!

really looking forward to see some of your modifications of any knives you´ve done.

greetings from Austria
Mike

[tytek]

Moras are great for training purpose on making knives.
The blades are very cheap, good steel, nice size, and the best Moras are just great Knives.

How do you get the old handles off?
Is there a tried and tested (and safe) method?

Do you have any pics of the blades and how you get the handles on them?

[Survivalmike]

You can buy the blades alone - which I´ve done.
This is the best way of doing stuff like this - one blade costs about 10GPB.

but if you want to get rid off the plastic handle - I think its the best way to cut off one side of the plastic handle with a saw.

The blades are looking like this if you buy them:

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/1131/0001it.th.jpg (http://img99.imageshack.us/i/0001it.jpg/)

close up on the two Moras:

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/9218/0002is.th.jpg (http://img692.imageshack.us/i/0002is.jpg/)

greetings
Mike

[tytek]

Thanks for the quick reply, what method of glueing do you use?

I am going to have a go at a handle when I pick up a few cheap Moras.

[Survivalmike]

I´m glueing everything with a 5min. Epoxy and also place a locking Nut at the end of the tang (where I first make a winding) or either I set a rivet - or even both for extra strenght :D

Hope this helps
greetings Mike

[tytek]

I´m glueing everything with a 5min. Epoxy and also place a locking Nut at the end of the tang

Thanks for that!!!goodjob

[JonathanD]

I really like the handles on this one:

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/6672/messer1.jpg (http://img683.imageshack.us/i/messer1.jpg/)

Looks very tactile.