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    Tramp VEV's Avatar
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    Hi Nilo,
    update on the mora right handed sheath annoyance. Well I tried the carrying sheath on left side but back to front and it bugged me big time, so I came up with an idea to turn right sheath into left sheath. Got some inner tube ( thin tyre ) and cut some 1cm bands. i pulled these bands (3 of them) up over the sheath and took them to the top of the sheath and left a small 4mm gap between them. Then got paracord and with the help of thin end of a teaspoon lifted the bands on the sheath and pushed the paracord through them. I then looped the paracord back through the bands for a second time and then having checked how bit the loop had to be for belt fit I cut the paracord and melted the two ends of together to form a loop. Finally I twisted the loop so that the joined melted bit of paracord was at back ( under the ruber strips). I then walked around for a bit with the sheath on my belt on my left side and when I was happy with the modification I then heated up an old 3 inch kitchen knife and cut ( melt?cut) the mora plastic belt clip off ( theres a very fine moulded line you can follow to cut so that the shape of the edge of the sheath matches on both sides). So there you go I have a left handed sheath! It rides about 3 cm higher than the old belt clip but it works for me. Anyway, thought I would share this with you and the forum in case it helps. Cheers..

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    Quote Originally Posted by vev View Post
    hi nilo,
    update on the mora right handed sheath annoyance. Well i tried the carrying sheath on left side but back to front and it bugged me big time, so i came up with an idea to turn right sheath into left sheath. Got some inner tube ( thin tyre ) and cut some 1cm bands. I pulled these bands (3 of them) up over the sheath and took them to the top of the sheath and left a small 4mm gap between them. Then got paracord and with the help of thin end of a teaspoon lifted the bands on the sheath and pushed the paracord through them. I then looped the paracord back through the bands for a second time and then having checked how bit the loop had to be for belt fit i cut the paracord and melted the two ends of together to form a loop. Finally i twisted the loop so that the joined melted bit of paracord was at back ( under the ruber strips). I then walked around for a bit with the sheath on my belt on my left side and when i was happy with the modification i then heated up an old 3 inch kitchen knife and cut ( melt?cut) the mora plastic belt clip off ( theres a very fine moulded line you can follow to cut so that the shape of the edge of the sheath matches on both sides). So there you go i have a left handed sheath! It rides about 3 cm higher than the old belt clip but it works for me. Anyway, thought i would share this with you and the forum in case it helps. Cheers..


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    I made a double sided paddle strop. It's got one side for the White compound and I have jewlers rouge on the other side. LOVE IT ! Now to strop every knife in the joint......

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    Anyone use a Syderco knife? Got a delica but not sure if it could stand up to much bushcraft ?
    “Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out going to the mountains is going home; that wilderness is a necessity...”
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