Basic knife from a broken Mora 780

[brancho]

One our Scout Troops Mora 780's failed last week so I made a simple knife from the blade.
I ground the blade a bit smaller and put a smaller handle as Ithink it will suit some of my Scouts better. I took less time making this knife than I do on some bolsters

The failed knife with the reground blade

The finished knife with a couple of others for scale.

I need a simple sheath now.
All comments welcome

 

[bushwacker bob]

Plastic handled Mora, broken?
I rest my case.



good refurb Alf.

 

[FreddyFish]

Nice job...

I might have a go myself.

 

[PREPER]

How did it break?

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[PREPER]

Like your new knife, how did it the original break?
A simple temporary sheath I saw once was some wide webbing material folded over and taped; the belt loop was just another fold.
Inside was a thick piece of card to stop it cutting through. It was very basic, but a design that could be improved upon.


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[Stoker37]

If you want something tested to distruction give it to some scouts ! My troop have been known to exterminate a whole range of kit in the past. Glad to see someone else using proper sharps with scouts though! I like the recon on the blade im sure your Scouts will find it easier to handle.

 

[brancho]

It will get a leather sheath it does not need a temporary one

As far as I can tell it failed due a fault in the handle

 

[maddave]

Wow I've been using a 780 for years and given it HARD abuse with no bother. I've seen full tang bushys fail before this model..... Your scouts are hardcore!!

PS Never EVER give them a woodlore.. it won't last till teatime

 

[tytek]

It must have been given some major abuse to break like that - possibly in the cold???

 

[lannyman8]

handle may have broken but the blades are great.................

 

[jimbo75]

Ive got one of these blades waiting a rehandle! cant work out the best way to get the tang into the wood?? I could drill it, but ive only got a hand drill...Any advice??
p.s. Mines the long thin tang like the top one in the pic (Mora 2000??)..
pps is that handle beech???
Also how did you remove the excess steel? Did you just file it down?? Or did you have to heat the metal?

 

[crushthesystem]

Let's just hope it was down to a particularly heavy handed scout and not the start of quality slipping in mora's (everybody seems to have stories of companies that were renowned for brilliance but slowly slip into the cheep and not so cheerful category).

 

[brancho]

Ive got one of these blades waiting a rehandle! cant work out the best way to get the tang into the wood?? I could drill it, but ive only got a hand drill...Any advice??
p.s. Mines the long thin tang like the top one in the pic (Mora 2000??)..
pps is that handle beech???
Also how did you remove the excess steel? Did you just file it down?? Or did you have to heat the metal?

Jimbo
A few questions
Hand drill is fine look HERE for a tutorial and igf the handle is more than one piece (dont try a one piece for your first) only the front part or bolster needs to really neat the hole should be filled with epoxy and tang
A Mora 2000m is a plastic handled knife so unlikely to be that long but could a No2
The handle is beach and it is a good wood for a tool handle just not as fancy as I normally use
Not heat treat necessary but filling would take a long long time. I used my bench grinder (a linisher or power file or angle grider would work) working slowly and cooling in water often with the blade covered in masking tape and as long as you can hold it the heat treat will be fine.

 

[brancho]

Here is the sheath I made for this knife only a simple sheath but hey it was fr free