I have had this blade laying in the shop for a few years, it's a 6" carbon steel mora purchased from lee valley tools. I finally decided to give it a handle......here it is
Mora stacked leather and birchbark handle
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Biker
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
forestwalker
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Dreadhead
Bushcrafter through and through
Oh nicely done 
I've a Lauri blade sitting and all the pieces cut from birchbark (native stuff so you can imagine how many I had to cut) but that's as far as it's gotten.
Thanks for the photos might inspire me to finish the one I have.
atb,
Toddy
I've a Lauri blade sitting and all the pieces cut from birchbark (native stuff so you can imagine how many I had to cut
) but that's as far as it's gotten. Thanks for the photos
might inspire me to finish the one I have.atb,
Toddy
Quality! What glue did you use mate? and what material are the metal disks?
I've got a standard green mora, but I don't like the plastic handle. Done a few before, but always 2 pieces, pinned together either side and wrapped with something. (Bicycle inner tube in one case lol)
What did you use to finish it with ?
Cheers, Ed
I've got a standard green mora, but I don't like the plastic handle. Done a few before, but always 2 pieces, pinned together either side and wrapped with something. (Bicycle inner tube in one case lol)
What did you use to finish it with ?
Cheers, Ed
It is glued together with gorilla glue and epoxy and finished with a few coats of ca glue then sanded up to 600 grit
have a go its worth a try
Oh nicely done
I've a Lauri blade sitting and all the pieces cut from birchbark (native stuff so you can imagine how many I had to cut
Thanks for the photos
atb,
Toddy
No need for glue either clamp it tight or clamp it tight and put in the oven at 100 deg C and it will be fine I have done this both ways and its fine lastest to be shown soon
Green plastic handled mora is likely to have a short tang see below
http://www.google.co.uk/products/ca...=6pWVT4OfD4TU8gOJkunNDA&sqi=2&ved=0CGEQ8wIwAQ
Lovely job that, i made one a little while back, coincidentally with Birch bark, stacked leather and brass bolsters, albeit on a Lauri 85 blade though and not a Mora.
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x476/Kepisbushcraft2/Knives/DSCN2690.jpg
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x476/Kepisbushcraft2/Knives/DSCN2690.jpg
Lovely job that, i made one a little while back, coincidentally with Birch bark, stacked leather and brass bolsters, albeit on a Lauri 85 blade though and not a Mora.
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x476/Kepisbushcraft2/Knives/DSCN2690.jpg
Tis a nice knife, I've had the pleasure of handling it. Lovely texture to the handle.
Lovely job that, i made one a little while back, coincidentally with Birch bark, stacked leather and brass bolsters, albeit on a Lauri 85 blade though and not a Mora.
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x476/Kepisbushcraft2/Knives/DSCN2690.jpg
Very nice, I must have seen it and it got imbedded into my brain? Love the blade, much prettier than my mora!!
forestwalker
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
You could rehandle it. Either a "dead end" hole and epoxy, or making it a two part handle, with a hollowed out nest for the tang, again epoxy to join it all up. My carver is a Brusletto blade that has about the same tang as the plastic moras, drilled into a chunk of birch, filed until it was snug, and filled with epoxy. No problems for two years of carving.
Lovely handle there, I never heard about handling a knife with birch bark before so thank you, you broadened my world ^^
And nice looking job, cant wait to see the glues-less one, very interested about that one.
And Kepis, Looks a shocker topjob, I really like this handling style.
Yours sincerely Ruud
And nice looking job, cant wait to see the glues-less one, very interested about that one.
And Kepis, Looks a shocker topjob, I really like this handling style.
Yours sincerely Ruud
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