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fish
09-09-2011, 09:17 PM
my nippers were baught a mora clipper each last year,fantastic carbon blades but the handles are awfull plastic and rubber,still for a tenner you cant complain,but today i decided to do a make over on jacks knife,and given my love of dimondwood i settled on the green and brown and added some mosaic pins for a touch of class,heres the result:

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/fishfish_01/crafts/DSC02162-1.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/fishfish_01/crafts/DSC02165-1.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/fishfish_01/crafts/mora1.png

has anyone else modded their mora?

Bernie
09-09-2011, 10:03 PM
I actually like the handle on my Mora 840MG. As you say, great blades as well. I still can't believe how cheap they are. Every time I look I consider buying up about 20 just in case they realise how good these knives are and push the price up! :)

Realearner
10-09-2011, 06:47 AM
Got to agree the mora blades are good for the money. But I was thinking of putting another handle on one.
Think I might have to splash out and buy another one.
There was another thread on here somewhere about doing this, did you extend the knife tang? As they are short once the original handle comes off.

fish
10-09-2011, 10:38 AM
the old handle was removed easilly,just slid a chisel along the flat of the blade and split it.the new handle was two pieces ,i drew around the blade and routed the shape out with a dremmel,then used epoxy resin to glue together and clamped it tight.

Bernie
10-09-2011, 11:57 AM
the old handle was removed easilly,just slid a chisel along the flat of the blade and split it.the new handle was two pieces ,i drew around the blade and routed the shape out with a dremmel,then used epoxy resin to glue together and clamped it tight.

I'd love to see a few photos of the steps you described.

fish
10-09-2011, 04:35 PM
well i willbe doing another this evening so i will take pics as its done.

bikebum1975
05-10-2011, 05:59 PM
That has to be one of the prettiest handles I have seen love the green coloring in it. How was that part done Fish?

clapton33uk
06-10-2011, 05:31 AM
That is loverly mate, love to have the skill to do that.

MikeWilkinson
06-10-2011, 09:16 AM
Very nice, look forward to seeing the how to photos, so that I can give it a go.

swkieran
06-10-2011, 05:44 PM
nice mod :), the original handles r naff but very grippy even in the wet,wouldnt mind trying that myself

still water
20-10-2011, 10:23 AM
I actually like the handle on my Mora 840MG. As you say, great blades as well. I still can't believe how cheap they are. Every time I look I consider buying up about 20 just in case they realise how good these knives are and push the price up! :)
i have a mora clipper stainless i was told at a local knife and gun shop that there sales rep had told them that the clipper 840mg was to be discontinued and replaced with the tryflex but i have no idea if this is true or not. so buy a new one wile you can as they may not be around for much longer and they are one of the best cheap knives that money can buy,imo.

Juanodaxis
20-01-2012, 10:07 PM
I know this is an old topic, but I just read this and I was wondering how truth this is about the 840mg being replaced with stainless, cos I think I'm off now to buy one I seen in Amazon that is 840mg for £14. That prize can't be right.

Tony1948
21-01-2012, 12:57 AM
35183519Hi Juano I'v just looked on Amazon and yes they are only £14 FOr the carbon knife:happy-clapping:3517This is a mod I made to one of my one's

bikebum1975
21-01-2012, 01:11 AM
Full tang Mora? First time I have seen one of them cool knives Tony

Ben Casey
21-01-2012, 09:26 AM
Looks really good :)

Tony1948
21-01-2012, 09:43 AM
Thanks Ben and BB.The full tang Mora I got from Ronney Sunshines web sit just punch in Mora blanks..............well cheep:happy-clapping:

Ben Casey
21-01-2012, 12:33 PM
Thanks Ben and BB.The full tang Mora I got from Ronney Sunshines web sit just punch in Mora blanks..............well cheep:happy-clapping:

Cheers Tony I will go have a look :)

Ben Casey
21-01-2012, 12:51 PM
Just ordered a Mora Blank :)

Adam Savage
21-01-2012, 01:27 PM
Nice work fish. Still need to buy myself another clipper, so I can have a go at re-handling it.

G8OR
30-03-2012, 09:22 PM
where did you get the green and brown dimondwood from
cheers

allthatjazz
30-03-2012, 10:45 PM
I do like the blade on the 510.. so I would probably end up buying a 511 and modify that. Fantastic work guys! :thumbup:

Jason
23-09-2012, 01:14 PM
Nice mod !!