Repairing Plastic Handle?

dougo83

dougo83

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Ok...my dog managed to get ahold of a Mora I purchased from a member who is no longer with us. RIP UDTJim. Anyway, she chewed up the butt of the handle pretty good and, though I like using the knife, it's pretty uncomfortable now. Sure, I could buy a new Mora relatively cheap, but I have no plans of doing so.

All that said, is it possible to use a plastic dip or something similar to repair the knife?

If your only advice is to buy a new knife or use one of my many other ones, please just don't waste anyone's time by responding.
 
Depends on the exact handle material.
Epoxy, abs/acetone slurry, rtv, plastic dip, are a few that come to mind.
 
You can use a file, and reshape the handle.
Since you didn't include pictures, I'm not sure this is an option- but if it is, it's the best option.
 
jpm2 said:
Depends on the exact handle material.
Epoxy, abs/acetone slurry, rtv, plastic dip, are a few that come to mind.
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I'm not sure of the material, honestly. It's plastic, but I'll have to dig around on Mora's website to try and figure out specifics.
 
Bill DeShivs said:
You can use a file, and reshape the handle.
Since you didn't include pictures, I'm not sure this is an option- but if it is, it's the best option.
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I didn't think about filing. I did, however, do some very light melting in order to remove some of the roughest areas, but I will look into that as well.
 
dougo83 said:
Yes, actually, it was. In the 8 years I've been on this forum, I've seen the most unhelpful responses clog up and distract from the useful ones.
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Fair enough. Though this subforum in particular is generally to the point with less fluff to wade through. Plasti Dip will chip/peel/flake over time, even when the surface is expertly prepared. I would avoid its use on materials which are subject to mechanical stress (vibration/drops) such as a knife handle.
 
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I would sand down the damaged portion, use epoxy to fill in any depressions and then use some epoxy over a jute wrap...it looks cool when you are done...feel free to experiment and don't play into the drama here.
 
Marine tex is my favorite epoxy. It’s slow to dry and can be shaped as it hardens. It’s easy to sand, drill, file etc, when fully hardened. It is resistant to water and many chemicals.
Prep the handle with denatured alcohol to remove any oils and will help it STICK - forever.
 
dougo83 said:
I've thought about using something like bat wrap.
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I was going to say either rehandle the knife entirely with a leather handle kit of something.

Short of that you could try using a dremel to lightly sand the handle into a smooth shape. (Custom handle)

If you decide to fill spots you can try some epoxies maybe.
 
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