Improving Mora handle (hard plastic)

para chord is good, inner tube is good (I've heard people doing that to flashlights too) and like stated I've used wally world tennis racket tape on some things;

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my tramontina's and ontario's had plastic handles
and I put some of it on them, they were way grippier!

I ran out of the red plastic tape that comes with it (did like 5-6 handles) so I used electrical tape to seal em up.
 
Mtn Hawk said:
Coldwood and Liam Ryan-- Do you know the name of the tape you mentioned, or some way to make sure I get the right kind? Thanks--
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It's sometimes called splicing tape, or rubber electrical tape - don't confuse it with cloth friction tape (which also works but is very tacky for awhile, and leaves a sticky residue).

Most hardware stores carry rubber tape, here's a couple of links:

http://www.buyhardwaresupplies.com/?t=5&m=g1&itemNumber=30986

http://doitbest.com/main.aspx?memberid=1875h&associate=true&pageid=64&sku=508329

Like Liam said, this has just the right amount of tack and grip.

Here's a picture (sorry for the poor quality, too much contrast):

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Wrapping it like this gives texture to an otherwise smooth handle. If you don't like the effect, it comes off easily with no residue on the handle.
 
Coldwood--

Thanks much for your thorough reply, links, and photo. :)

I assumed you and Liam were talking about friction tape, so would have gone down the wrong road if you hadn't replied.

Also appreciate the note about no residue on the handle. That's something I wouldn't want to deal with. Being water tight is also a big plus.

I think this is just what I'm looking for. It's great to have recommendations from reliable people who have tried a product, rather than go the expensive and time-consuming trial-and-error route.
 
Hawk, glad to help...here's another note, as you wrap it on, stretch it a little bit, it grips better onto the overlaps and handle.
 
Try vet wrap,its like a ace bandge for pets,you can get it anywhere,i used it om my woodsmen pal and love it,
 
Daimond Braided Polypropylene = Paracord? I just picked some up from wal mart, hope its the same stuff. Going to try and wrap my neck knife with it.
 
Not the same as paracord at all, but that doesn't mean it isn't good to wrap a knife with. Try it. :)
 
Crap... I knew it was too good to be true... I'm soaking it as we speak. Although this stuff is apparently for marine use so I doubt its going to stretch it out much if at all. I'll let you know how it goes but I'm not very optimistic.
 
The mid-Atlantic is a huge place (probably north of the Bermuda triangle) , but I would guess, somewhere within a certain mileage radius of where you are, midnight penguin, there is an army surplus store. While it's more expensive than online, 50' ought to run you about $6 or so....
 
Thanks Stretch, I'm in Maryland but I travel around a lot to NJ/VA/WV/NC, and spend a lot of my summer in Ocean City fishing/surfing. So I just say the mid atlantic =)

The sports station that covers our local sports(Baltimore & DC) is called MASN = Mid-Atlantic Sports Network. People in New England have NESN, New York has NYSN, etc.

This diamond braid stuff is working well enough right now, if this falls off shortly I'll just get paracord now that I've wrapped a handle with this stuff and know what I'm doing. Its just for my little 6'' blind horse neck knife anyway.
 
Here's the wrap, gorilla tape over 550, on a few Bushmans.

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morrowj_98 said:
Is that a Blind Horse Tiger Knapp? Nice looking wrap on that.....looks comfy.
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Yeah.

Here it is out the box.
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Great quality sheath.
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Didn't come very sharp, but it only took a few minutes on the sharpmaker.
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Fun knife for $42 shipped.
 
Robert H--

Good idea! That wrap looks very practical and functional.

Does it make the handle waterproof, in your experience, so that no moisture gets on the tang and causes rust problems?

Thanks......
 
One issue you may have with Moras and wrapping their handles is that the stock scabbards' retention system often relies on handle shape--which might limit what you do with them.

I, too, found that the Craftsman model was just a little more slippery in the handle than I found comfortable. Last thing you want in a survival situation is to drop your knife and lose it--or, maybe worse, catch it the wrong way with your foot. I thought about the bicycle-inner-tube thing, but then decided to try simply sanding it with coarse-grit sandpaper. That worked extremely well. In fact, it gave the whole thing a feel not too different from that rubberized "Kraton" material some companies use for knife handles. It's not quite sticky like Kraton can get, but I found I could keep a great grip on it even when wet. I would now have no concerns with, say, cleaning fish with that knife--whereas before, I'd have worried I'd cut myself.
 
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