Afernoon all, I've been busy today modifying my Mora Classic #2 today! I got it a little while ago with intentions to change it to my liking as they come with great steel and a good starting point for light/heavy modding.
This is how it came..
perfectly serviceable and razor sharp out the box! But why stop there?![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I started my venture yesterday after a trip to town to hunt the second hand shops for treasures and found this pool/snooker cue! Having seen a member use one to make a stick tang knife handle I knew it would co0me in handy for my nexy project, rehandling the stick tang blade of a hultafors heavy duty knife.
When I got it home I had a look at it and noticed the screw together part in the mid section was brass and being a scavanging recylcer I found a decent use for that part! Pommel! a nice fat brass pommel for the bottom of the Mora handle![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I cut the brass end bit off and hacksawed the long threaded screw end away leaving just one screw for using to fit in the base of the handle for strength.
![](http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/thegreatsamon/DIY%20stuff/DSCF4431_zpsb2c18ca6.jpg)
I then sanded and cleaned the base of the handle and began drilling down the length to make room for that remaining screw bit.
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and time for some epoxy to keep it all in place! and for an overnight dry while I check my rations and ammo, incase the badgers plan a suprise night time raid!![Roll Eyes :rolleyes: :rolleyes:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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The tools for today and I actually nipped a little of the blade off with the grinder last night to act as a choil/finger protector.
![](http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/thegreatsamon/DIY%20stuff/DSCF4465_zps8df05e2c.jpg)
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and after the brass end was tidied up ont he grinder..
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and some black marker to show what steel I will remove to create the shape blade that will work better for me!![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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and nearly done, just some cleaning up with sand paper..
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Now some time for that red paint, it's tough stuff and pretty nice looking but I didn't want to stop there.
On with some sanding..
![](http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/thegreatsamon/DIY%20stuff/DSCF4476_zpse46376a7.jpg)
and a little burn..
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after the first sanding I gave it a little burn to singe off any paint and get the wood warm for an oil coat. I then sanded it down, oiled and then buned it again to sink the oil - along with some hand rubbing to help it get in.
The I sanded and bee's waxed to lock in the oils and black colour form the sand paper and char.
![](http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/thegreatsamon/DIY%20stuff/DSCF4483_zps2ae35f89.jpg)
Then a little hand rub and buff with some old cloth to remove the excess surface wax, but still leave a really grippy treated finish!
And a quick sand on the base to clean up the surface, I didn't bother going for shiny because it's gona be used to smash and pound stuff!![Stick Out Tongue :p :p](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![](http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/thegreatsamon/DIY%20stuff/DSCF4486_zpsaa4bf6b0.jpg)
And with a little clean on the jeans and it's all done! looks pretty nice, and goes well with my man bag..
![](http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/thegreatsamon/knives%20-%20axes%20-%20tools/DSCF4485_zpsade56c18.jpg)
Still have a sheath to do but I need some money for leather first!![Roll Eyes :rolleyes: :rolleyes:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I hope you liked the WIP, the whole knife job didn't take long and was nice to have some man time in the cave.
This is how it came..
![DSCF4274_zps03010384.jpg](http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/thegreatsamon/knives%20-%20axes%20-%20tools/DSCF4274_zps03010384.jpg)
perfectly serviceable and razor sharp out the box! But why stop there?
I started my venture yesterday after a trip to town to hunt the second hand shops for treasures and found this pool/snooker cue! Having seen a member use one to make a stick tang knife handle I knew it would co0me in handy for my nexy project, rehandling the stick tang blade of a hultafors heavy duty knife.
When I got it home I had a look at it and noticed the screw together part in the mid section was brass and being a scavanging recylcer I found a decent use for that part! Pommel! a nice fat brass pommel for the bottom of the Mora handle
I cut the brass end bit off and hacksawed the long threaded screw end away leaving just one screw for using to fit in the base of the handle for strength.
![](http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/thegreatsamon/DIY%20stuff/DSCF4431_zpsb2c18ca6.jpg)
I then sanded and cleaned the base of the handle and began drilling down the length to make room for that remaining screw bit.
![](http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/thegreatsamon/DIY%20stuff/DSCF4429_zps03e53632.jpg)
![](http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/thegreatsamon/DIY%20stuff/DSCF4432_zpsa3bec508.jpg)
![](http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/thegreatsamon/DIY%20stuff/DSCF4433_zpsa6106db9.jpg)
and time for some epoxy to keep it all in place! and for an overnight dry while I check my rations and ammo, incase the badgers plan a suprise night time raid!
![](http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/thegreatsamon/DIY%20stuff/DSCF4434_zps1ce0ae05.jpg)
The tools for today and I actually nipped a little of the blade off with the grinder last night to act as a choil/finger protector.
![](http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/thegreatsamon/DIY%20stuff/DSCF4465_zps8df05e2c.jpg)
![](http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/thegreatsamon/DIY%20stuff/DSCF4467_zpsa262318c.jpg)
and after the brass end was tidied up ont he grinder..
![](http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/thegreatsamon/DIY%20stuff/DSCF4469_zps59e953e7.jpg)
and some black marker to show what steel I will remove to create the shape blade that will work better for me!
![](http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/thegreatsamon/DIY%20stuff/DSCF4472_zps7c1defaa.jpg)
and nearly done, just some cleaning up with sand paper..
![](http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/thegreatsamon/DIY%20stuff/DSCF4473_zps5df66d04.jpg)
![](http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/thegreatsamon/DIY%20stuff/DSCF4475_zps5b87a95e.jpg)
Now some time for that red paint, it's tough stuff and pretty nice looking but I didn't want to stop there.
On with some sanding..
![](http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/thegreatsamon/DIY%20stuff/DSCF4476_zpse46376a7.jpg)
and a little burn..
![](http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/thegreatsamon/DIY%20stuff/DSCF4480_zpsa8cb9daf.jpg)
after the first sanding I gave it a little burn to singe off any paint and get the wood warm for an oil coat. I then sanded it down, oiled and then buned it again to sink the oil - along with some hand rubbing to help it get in.
The I sanded and bee's waxed to lock in the oils and black colour form the sand paper and char.
![](http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/thegreatsamon/DIY%20stuff/DSCF4483_zps2ae35f89.jpg)
Then a little hand rub and buff with some old cloth to remove the excess surface wax, but still leave a really grippy treated finish!
And a quick sand on the base to clean up the surface, I didn't bother going for shiny because it's gona be used to smash and pound stuff!
![](http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/thegreatsamon/DIY%20stuff/DSCF4486_zpsaa4bf6b0.jpg)
And with a little clean on the jeans and it's all done! looks pretty nice, and goes well with my man bag..
![](http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/thegreatsamon/knives%20-%20axes%20-%20tools/DSCF4485_zpsade56c18.jpg)
Still have a sheath to do but I need some money for leather first!
I hope you liked the WIP, the whole knife job didn't take long and was nice to have some man time in the cave.
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