Heeeey folks
A few of you may remember my three previous attempts at a rehandle job of the Mora Clipper
First one was too fat and a bit unpleasant looking, second was too thin and a bit unpleasant looking, third one I absolutely loved. The third one had very little wood in front of and behind the tang, so without pins it just didn't work out. Soooo I've taken the handle shape of #3 and made a new one, with pins (i used two nails...) and the blade glued in with epoxy - I left a layer of clear epoxy in place of a bolster to prevent moisture getting in through that end. As I always do, I gave the handle a coat of boiled linseed oil and then attacked it with a blowtorch This caused the handle to warp a bit - I filled the gaps with epoxy and after it cured, I sanded it down and let the handle soak in boiled linseed oil overnight - it has a lovely satin sheen now
Sorry for the bad pictures, not much daylight as you can see
The sheath is really just something to make do until I buy some leather... butchered from another sheath, with strips of leather from a guitar strap epoxied and (badly) stitched in place for horizontal carry - when I make the new one, I'll make the straps farther apart and make the sheath hang a bit lower for easier access to that pocket!
Comments?
Peace!
A few of you may remember my three previous attempts at a rehandle job of the Mora Clipper
First one was too fat and a bit unpleasant looking, second was too thin and a bit unpleasant looking, third one I absolutely loved. The third one had very little wood in front of and behind the tang, so without pins it just didn't work out. Soooo I've taken the handle shape of #3 and made a new one, with pins (i used two nails...) and the blade glued in with epoxy - I left a layer of clear epoxy in place of a bolster to prevent moisture getting in through that end. As I always do, I gave the handle a coat of boiled linseed oil and then attacked it with a blowtorch This caused the handle to warp a bit - I filled the gaps with epoxy and after it cured, I sanded it down and let the handle soak in boiled linseed oil overnight - it has a lovely satin sheen now Sorry for the bad pictures, not much daylight as you can see
The sheath is really just something to make do until I buy some leather... butchered from another sheath, with strips of leather from a guitar strap epoxied and (badly) stitched in place for horizontal carry - when I make the new one, I'll make the straps farther apart and make the sheath hang a bit lower for easier access to that pocket!
Comments?
Peace!
