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crashdive123
08-31-2010, 06:51 PM
I modified the sheath a while back, and thought it was time to modify the knife (Mora 780 from Safe Zone). Kind of looks like Walt Disney threw up on it.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii67/crashdive123/Knife%20Making/PimpedMora001.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii67/crashdive123/Knife%20Making/PimpedMora002.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii67/crashdive123/Knife%20Making/PimpedMora004.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii67/crashdive123/Knife%20Making/PimpedMora005.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii67/crashdive123/Knife%20Making/PimpedMora007.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii67/crashdive123/Knife%20Making/PimpedMora008.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii67/crashdive123/Knife%20Making/PimpedMora009.jpg
Camp10
08-31-2010, 06:59 PM
That's pretty wild Crash, I like it! Is this over the existing handle?
crashdive123
08-31-2010, 07:01 PM
Yes. I removed about 50% of the existing black handle and roughed it up pretty good before wrapping it.
How did you do the sheath? I always did like Walt Disney, throw up and all.
crashdive123
08-31-2010, 07:11 PM
Both the sheath and the handle - took the strips of material and submerged them in the fiber glass resin. Wrapped them around the sheath (I left it as it was before I started wrapping) and handle. After each strip, rolled them in a closed hand to squeeze out the excess resin and make the fit as tight as I could. When through, I wrapped masking tape tightly around it all to help keep it together and tight.
Did you sand it down after it dried?
We'll have to call it CrashSkin.
Winter
08-31-2010, 07:27 PM
Looks like a poisonous bug.
crashdive123
08-31-2010, 07:31 PM
Did you sand it down after it dried?
About 45 minutes on the 1 X 30 belt sander with varying grits (started with 120, finished with 400).
panch0
08-31-2010, 08:31 PM
Thats awesome! Love the design on the handle material.
RangerXanatos
08-31-2010, 08:49 PM
I think it looks great. But watch out, a hippie might think it goes well with their tie-dye and try to take it!
BENESSE
08-31-2010, 08:58 PM
Pretty neat...what were you smoking? :)
I really like it a lot!
Is it possible to make a handle that would use as a pattern useful info one might need to refer to from time to time, like (bad example) Morse code, danger signs or something along those lines?
crashdive123
08-31-2010, 09:11 PM
It might be if something that does precision grinding is used and you can remove one layer of material at a time. I don't think that I could do it. This one started out as a stars and stripes pattern material.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii67/crashdive123/Knife%20Making/2ndFileKnife001.jpg
The one you recently got started out as a woodland camo pattern.
http://www.freewebs.com/livetrigger/woodland%20CAMO.jpg
chiye tanka
08-31-2010, 09:42 PM
Crash, nice work, should be easy to find if you lay it down.
your_comforting_company
08-31-2010, 10:30 PM
Far Out, Man!
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