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Rehandled Mora
- Thread starter barny
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I did a project like this recently with a Frosts 4.25" laminated carbon Mora blade that had a 4.25" rattail tang. I used a worn out hatchet handle, a bit of scrap aircraft grade aluminum, a piece of brass tubing, some 1.5" wide scrap leather strapping pieces originally sold for horse tack repair, and some JB Weld steel epoxy. The hone is an EZ-Lap 1"x3" diamond hone and the magnesium fire tool was made by Horseshoe Mountain www.hmfire.com
IIRC, the blade blank I used is the same blade that is fitted with the factory Mora that Mors Kochansky is so fond of and uses in his book, 'Bushcraft'.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=473687
IIRC, the blade blank I used is the same blade that is fitted with the factory Mora that Mors Kochansky is so fond of and uses in his book, 'Bushcraft'.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=473687
go over to ragweed forge and pick out the blade you want, there are tutorials on handle and sheath making on ragnars site, a good guy to deal with.
http://www.ragweedforge.com/BladeCatalog.html
check out how this guy on utube makes a knife from an old file shows how he puts on the handle and makes the blade 4 parts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ysKd1cswlo&mode=related&search=
eric i have done this for two blades a stick tang and a full tang, the full tang is easier, there are a whole bunch of blades out there available in carbon and stainless, making handle slabs and shaping them is not that hard i used a jig saw and a dremel tool and a small belt sander from harbor freight 50 bucks, although mrostov makes a very nice knife, mine was not as well done as his but certainly servicable and you get to make it yourself so it is what you want and the handle is what you want. i have used the antler and oak and rosewood easily shaped with a dremel and sanded smooth. i am not a knife maker by any means but i think you can get this done. if you know a wood worker he woudl be of great assistance.
alex
http://www.ragweedforge.com/BladeCatalog.html
check out how this guy on utube makes a knife from an old file shows how he puts on the handle and makes the blade 4 parts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ysKd1cswlo&mode=related&search=
eric i have done this for two blades a stick tang and a full tang, the full tang is easier, there are a whole bunch of blades out there available in carbon and stainless, making handle slabs and shaping them is not that hard i used a jig saw and a dremel tool and a small belt sander from harbor freight 50 bucks, although mrostov makes a very nice knife, mine was not as well done as his but certainly servicable and you get to make it yourself so it is what you want and the handle is what you want. i have used the antler and oak and rosewood easily shaped with a dremel and sanded smooth. i am not a knife maker by any means but i think you can get this done. if you know a wood worker he woudl be of great assistance.
alex
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Really liked the way that knife turned out Mrostov, got a rustic look to it but still modern. Good on you 