Last Re-Handles: Oak + Mora

stingray4540

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Well, a fellow forum member talked me into making a couple of rehandles for him and his wife, so I commited to makeing two more. These are my last rehandles as I was just experimenting with getting my handle right, so the next step is makeing the whole knives. Unfortunately, I'm in the middle of moving, so it might be a few months before we see the premier of Larsen Knives.;)

Anyways, even these offered some learning experience, and I'm excited to start making knives once I have the chance again.

Knife ONE: Frost's Laminated blade cut down to ~4"; Aluminum and leather sandwich bolster; Oak handle; Leather spacer; Aluminum pommel.

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Knife TWO: Frost's carbon blade cut down to ~4"; Aluminum and red spacer sandwich bolster; Oak handle. This is my favorite handle profile so far, and will probably become my staple handle shape.

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Together:
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SHEATHS: Well a knife ain't very useful without a sheath. Although not shown, the firesteel loops came with firesteels in them, with spycapsule handles.

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Well this is the last of my oak for a while. I'm gonna start playing with other woods now.
 
Wow, those look awesome!!
Do you have any pics of the blades only? How did you get the original handles off?
 
Very very fine work. Those bolsters look snazzy! The sheaths look very well made too. I need to get into leatherworking.
 
okay...where'd you learn to do that?

i have a few knives to finish and i'm tired of cord wraps. i'd be thrilled if they come out half as nice as those.
 
Stingray, those are simply Outstanding! Like Magnum, I too want to know how to put handles on a hidden-tang blade. I have a few (Brusletto and Lauri), but I'm afraid to try them!

Great work!
 
Great job bro! I wish you luck in your knife making, but I am sure you'll do great.

I like the sheaths also, intersting location for the fire steals.
 
I bet you could do well for yourself just selling those, but I am sure your knives will be just as nice as those handles.
 
those came out great nick...:thumbup:

i got a chance to check these out a few weeks ago... they're simply outstanding... nick's leatherwork is also looking very nice these days...:thumbup:
 
Really excellent stuff. I'm inspired to start working with oak again. We often see beautiful knives handled with exotic wood, but there's nothing wrong with using local, readily-available materials.

Again, great work!

All the best,

- Mike
 
Farnsrocket said:
Wow, those look awesome!!
Do you have any pics of the blades only? How did you get the original handles off?
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Sorry, I don't. I didn't take any handles apart, I bought these as blanks. You can find all kinds of blank scandi blades on www.ragweedforge.com. Check here http://ragweedforge.com/BladeCatalog.html

Magnum22 said:
okay...where'd you learn to do that?

i have a few knives to finish and i'm tired of cord wraps. i'd be thrilled if they come out half as nice as those.
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StretchNM said:
Stingray, those are simply Outstanding! Like Magnum, I too want to know how to put handles on a hidden-tang blade. I have a few (Brusletto and Lauri), but I'm afraid to try them!

Great work!
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Everything I've learned was from here, mostly in the knifemakers forum and WSS, and one other forum for more Scandi specific questions. You don't have to start with nice wood, grab some scraps at your local lumberyard, and get a couple of cheap blank mora blades, and go for it. That's what I did, and I admit my first couple weren't all that great, but each one gets a little better, as you learn something new each time you do one. Then, when you like the results invest in some nice exotic woods. This is the point that I am at right now.
Don't be afraid stretch, go for it! Just chose a thin material for the bolster, that is were you have to get a good tight fit, drilling out the rest of the handle is more forgiving as you won't see how big or ugly the hole is, and it will/should be filled with epoxy.



Thanks alot to everyone for your compliments, I really appreciate it, even if my wife doesn't because you guys are "encouraging" me, lol.
 
Wow those look fantastic ,I especially like the one with the slanted end because it has a very Swedish style to it. The oak looks very nice as well. If you are looking for nice pieces of exotic woods check out people who make custom gun stocks and musical instruments.
They usually have knife handled sized pieces left over.

The new Moras with the "Mora of Sweden" logo are both Frost and Erikson now that they have merged. i just picked up a couple 511's that were on sale for 8$ with the new logo.
 
A good source for cheep oak to practice with is shipping palletts my brother ueses old pallett oak to make some really cool jewelry box's
 
Liam Ryan said:
I bet you could do well for yourself just selling those, but I am sure your knives will be just as nice as those handles.
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:thumbup::thumbup: I totally agree. This would be an interesting niche market. Mora's with nice handles and sheaths. I bet, keeping the knife down to the $50 mark would attract a lot of buyers and still be pretty profitable (obviously stay away from the desert ironwood material). Maybe you should consider it??? Your knives look really great.

Also, how does it feel to wear with the knife on the belt and the fireloop on the inside like that?
 
They look great!
BTW, did you use the butterfinger to tan the leather?:rolleyes::D
 
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