Handle Came Of My Mora

[delbach]

Trying to force a patina on my old Mora 511,went to pull it out of the spud and the handle came of in my hand

 

[HillBill]

Fail... lol... Should glue back in ok.

 

[delbach]

Fail... lol... Should glue back in ok.

Or

 

[HillBill]

Even better

 

[Big Stu 12]

Stick the potato on the other end

 

[delbach]

Stick the potato on the other end

tried that very uncomfortable

 

[pysen78]

You now have a lovely blade to craft a handle for. Unless you really want the plastic one, then you should by a new complete knife. Not worth fuzzing over.

 

[OhCanada]

That would not happen to a KJ Eriksson model, just sayin'

 

[sxmolloy]

But did the patina work on the blade? Hard to tell from the photo

 

[Harvestman]

tried that very uncomfortable

Surely you can carve a potato into a more comfortable shape? Oh wait, you need a mora for a job like that...

 

[British Red]

tried that very uncomfortable

He meant stick it on the other end of the knife

 

[delbach]

But did the patina work on the blade? Hard to tell from the photo

It wasn't in the potato very long so it had not had a chance to work
Andrew

 

[delbach]

He meant stick it on the other end of the knife

Tried that,it was a lot safer
Andrew

 

[Stevie777]

There's a video on YT of a guy trying to remove the handle from a Mora, he starts with a 4lb hammer..nothing...he then goes on to use a grinder...get's it off but it was a mess..who knew the trick was to use a Potato..

Anyway, it'll be a lot nicer with a wood handle.

ps. is that a carbon blade.?

 

[Dave-the-rave]

Keep the potato. It'll make a very nice knife mold.

 

[delbach]

There's a video on YT of a guy trying to remove the handle from a Mora, he starts with a 4lb hammer..nothing...he then goes on to use a grinder...get's it off but it was a mess..who knew the trick was to use a Potato..

Anyway, it'll be a lot nicer with a wood handle.

ps. is that a carbon blade.?

To be fair the knife has had a lot of abuse over the years and yes it is a carbon steel blade
Andrew

 

[Stevie777]

To be fair the knife has had a lot of abuse over the years and yes it is a carbon steel blade
Andrew

Ant pics of the Post Potato patina?.. Seen it done using cider vinegar..Blade was Black after a few dips.

 

[delbach]

Ant pics of the Post Potato patina?.. Seen it done using cider vinegar..Blade was Black after a few dips.

The knife wasn't in the potato long enough,but I've glued the plastic handle back on for now and I'll give it a go tonight and I'll post pics in the morning
Andrew

 

[VtBlackdog]

You are seeing this the wrong way...you now have a perfect handle and can use it for a custom blade!

 

[Stevie777]

You are seeing this the wrong way...you now have a perfect handle and can use it for a custom blade!

Hence the photo he posted with the blade laying on a nice bit of walnut or something.