Give Your Mora Knife the Handle It Deserves | Stacked Leather

This was a fun project that anyone can try. The guard is the trickiest part.
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[@chrism3872]

When I was in the US Army SF, before going to VN, I made a sheath combat knife to take with me. I did not use a file for the blade, but went to a machine shop supply house and bought a piece of 1% carbon tool steel and shaped it, including hollow grinding the cutting edges... I also used stacked leather for the handle, but used brass for the guard and the hilt. Worked great and I carried it daily for my 16-1/2 month tour over there. I need to do a little restoration of the leather as it has shrunk a bit. I still have it, but keep it in my safe. I will pass it down to my heirs eventually.

[@oldmanfred8676]

Very Cool history, thank you for telling it.😊

[@oldmanfred8676]

Brass would have been prettier but the Aluminum came out nice.

[@wyomingwright]

I think I would’ve liked brass more as well….hind site

[@designated_hitter_EGA]

@@wyomingwright I like the aluminum look for this utility knife. The pommel reminds me of my PAL 36, with the exception that the pommel on the 36 is not threaded. It is pined perpendicular to handle the all the way through capturing the stick tang Thank for the video, nice knife.

[@tedgunderson67]

That’s very cool

[@leemichel8199]

Kazakhstan music ,throat singing ,cool .Nice knife bro

[@vanemaster4345]

Very beatiful knife, thanks for the watch. Also love the Altai music.

[@glennbayley5863]

The knife and the handle are fantastic. I really enjoyed the throat music in the background.😊👍👍🇬🇧

[@mikeboone4425]

Fun video and of course we want to watch the sheath under construction. Did the same thing about 14 years ago but after a one summer I redid it got rid of the aluminum, replaced it with some stainless scrap from the shop. Just got tired of having gray hands and fingers. and gray all over everything including gloves .

[@klauspresser4176]

Hello my Friend, very well done 😊 the Morakniv Factory should see this Impressing Video ...all the best greetings from Germany ,stay Calm . Klaus

[@EdGunge]

Your throat singing voice is amazing wow!

[@Wyo_Wyld]

Beautiful job. I've always been partial to stacked leather handles. Well done, cowboy.

[@wyomingwright]

Thank you very much!

[@jameskelly1680]

This is a work of art. Thanks for the inspiration. Diving into one of these soon. Great music!

[@michaelprue9024]

Good job on the knife. And the music was cool too

[@bocheef]

I'm going to give it a go my self, I have made a few knifes in the past but lost the passion for it but after seeing this you have inspired me to give it a go. Cheers n thanks good job btw looks great

[@OriginalMusic1983]

Well done. Beautiful knife and great video.

[@seansmart3440]

Nice project and the knife turned out great. Thanks for sharing.

[@TestEric]

Insanely beautiful

[@thingsthatgobang19k]

Very nice, well done!!! This inspired me to redo the handle on my Mora.

[@jacobwhipple2399]

Digging the music, awesome mora.!

[@heyarno]

That's a beautiful result. It's amazing how much the style of knife can change just by making a different handle. I also got myself that model of blade. But used a nicely seasoned piece of cherry wood. And made the handle more nordic. No metal, so it's not unpleasant to hold in the winter. It's fascinating to see how yours looks more like a hunting knife with that short handle.

[@MrDeadhorsefarm]

Thanks for doing this! I'd assume a traditional Mora would have a stacked birch handle, but stacked leather has been my favorite since I was a kid many many years ago. GOOD JOB!!

[@lukelofgren4108]

It turned out Beautiful !

[@claudiopina9075]

Great modification! I´d love to have my tools to mod some of my Moras... Thanks for sharing.

[@BCVS777]

Nicely done! I like the way you shaped the handle. Not big on the background noise/music!😂

[@alanrogers8535]

I like it and im just going to have to have a go at one myself.

[@nomansland4811]

Great job. Very impressive.

[@djecpamba]

Nice modification of the Mora, I really like the stacked leather look. I bought an inexpensive old WW II era PAL knife on EBay with rotted leather. Took it with me to a knife grind in and restaked the leather, sanded and polished the blade. Came out better than I could have imagined. I’m going to another grind in this coming June and want to do something similar except that I’m going to grind down the stacked leather about a 1/16” below the guard and the pommel edges and then do an 8 strand braid with brown and brandy toned leather strips. Enjoying your videos. Donald.

[@sdavrider]

I like the Clipper/Companion handle shape you chose.

[@johnnorman7708]

A stacked leather washer handle is so classic cool. Has eye appeal whether it's on a knife or hatchet. It one of those things that just seems good and proper.

[@davidlagno7717]

Have you done this many times before? Beautiful job my friend you make it look too easy❤

[@michaelsteele2510]

I am also partial to stacked leather (and birch bark) handles.

[@henryganzer4685]

nice idea and beautiful work 👍

[@vngas7]

man, that's a gorgeous hundle!

[@masterQ20]

*I will make it for my workshop* 👍👌

[@davidleasure9138]

Beautiful job

[@ROE1300]

👍 Nice Mod on a classic Mora knife.

[@14845445]

really nice! think i should also start this project

[@idrinkwine]

That was fun. Wish I could buy one that way since I lack all of the tools to do it myself.

[@williamclark1633]

Very nice. In restoration of vintage Estwing tools, I've always wanted to do a stacked leather gripped knife. Maybe ill come across an old one that needs TLC .

[@jimmyghersi]

Cool looking knife

[@coconutfleetsleeper5717]

Good job!♡

[@MASI_forging]

Such talent and skill 😃😃

[@wyomingwright]

Thank you!

[@billrobertson4753]

Your leather soaked up the aluminum dust That’s why you got the gray color you got Took me a lot of stacked leather handles to get the hang of it But, I enjoyed the video and a you did a great job! Two Thumbs up!

[@renekleisman]

nice job!!!

[@kaizerkhan2293]

Outstanding

[@Jeekinz]

FYI, you can use carbide tipped wood tools/blades/cutters on aluminum.

[@paulheadford65]

Top job.

[@jaroslavmares3529]

A ta mezera mezi čepelí a záštitou je opravdu ošklivá. Jinak pěkná práce.

[@michaeldbhawker3556]

They deserve the handles they come with.

[@wyomingwright]

Mine didn’t come with a handle 😉

[@markpinther9296]

Wait, that sounded a great deal like throat singing in the intro.

[@michaelmora4034]

Nice Work

[@Subdood04]

Stacked birch bark is cool too.

[@wyomingwright]

For sure! I would love to try that at some point. I don’t live near any paper birch, but I’m sure I’ll get my hands on some eventually.

[@TheSpoovy]

The made that look easy

[@bluetumblr]

BEAUTIFUL JOB, but I would have for sure set the blade deeper into the guard to give the Tang more strength

[@wyomingwright]

Yes I should have put a little more work into the gaurd. Gaurd fit-up is by far the most tedious part of through-tang knife construction, but also probably the most important. I will do better on the next one!

[@normanbalian]

send this to Mora so they make the same one for the masses

[@fyrpiper]

Next time you do a stacked leather handle, cut your pieces, punch the holes and then soak them in water. Then get a long 1/4-20 carriage bolt with some large fender washers. Put a washer on the bolt then place all the pieces on the bolt. Then place the second washer and nut on the bolt and tighten as hard as you can (water will start to seep out). Sit the stack somewhere warm and dry for a few days. Youll need to keep tightening the bolt periodically. Then use as normal. By wetting, compressing and drying you lessen the chance the leather washers will shrink and seperate down the road

[@wyomingwright]

Great advice!

[@fyrpiper]

@wyomingwright and when get to your final finish grits, start sanding in one direction only. You can do the "shoe-shine" method just only to the left or right. I usually go up to 400grit, that'll leave a beautiful burnish. Then you can dye if you want. I usually seal mine by melting in same wax mix (50/50 beeswax and parafin) I use on my leather edges.

[@llkj7944]

Great!!

[@dennishein2812]

Nice!

[@akmccue]

Tuva throat singer 👍

[@michaelsteele2510]

Sounds like The Hu!

[@abchappell01]

That is just beautiful craftsmanship! 😊

[@thomaslcrawford]

Great job! It looks great and has inspired me to make one myself. One question, when stacking the leather pieces, did you keep the smooth side facing in the same direction for each one or did you alternate their orientation 1,3,5....2,4,6...?

[@wyomingwright]

I kept them facing flesh side toward the guard. That way I knew I’d be twisting the pommel against the smooth side and I had less resistance while tightening it down really tight.

[@Arthurian.]

I like the overall idea. This is my first time seeing this configuration on a Mora & it does not disappoint. It appears to be s tad blocky from what I can see.

[@wyomingwright]

It could be a little longer. I think that’s what you’re seeing. It feels really good in the hand. It’s sort of a hybrid between a traditional puukko handle and a more modern coke bottle shape.

[@wyomingwright]

Thanks for watching! See the description for links to knife blanks and materials

[@thomasshaw9285]

It's a very nice-looking handle, but the blade/ricasso to guard fit up could have been a whole lot better. A bit of extra filing could have seated it a bit better.

[@wyomingwright]

Yep. I kinda reached a point where I had exceeded my margins on the side and I didn’t quit have the tools to get the precision on the ends of the slot without making it worse on the sides. I’ll do better next time.

[@Al-Muhtadi]

Wow very nice

[@wyomingwright]

Thank you!

[@f804.de.ruyter]

idk if you akready done this but u should try lauri metal and helle blanks

[@marceloefsanchezdebustaman4522]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@alexgloba9.90]

Песня про вольный ветер, про коней. Я понимаю её, знаю Казахский

[@geofflybeck3525]

overall, looks great, but was curious if you left the little gap between the handle and the blade for a specific reason? aesthetically, a tighter fit may look better to my eye, but perhaps there is reason why you let a little daylight through. also, what is up with the demonic music?

[@booneminton961]

Next you should make a gun sling.

[@wyomingwright]

I like that idea!

[@MartinPaulsen87]

That turned out great! It is a lovely feeling handle. I actually just made the same kind of handle for another type of knife. Very satisfiying. I liked the music at the end, was that an actual language?

[@wyomingwright]

Yes but I’m not sure which 😄

[@Nacionarg]

It's probably Mongol or some other Turkic language. The type of vibrating throat chant you hear is typical of Mongolia, Northern China, Tibet and Southern Russia (I wouldn't be surprised if it's common also in one of the various X-tan countries too). You may want to check The Hu, Hanggai, some dude called Vazorig Vanchig or something like that and (if you're more into metal) Tengger Cavalry, which is how I learned about this type of music, lol. P.S: that pukko-ed Mora ended up looking awesome!

[@MartinPaulsen87]

@@Nacionarg Thanks for the reply. I will check that out, thank you for the reccomendation and explanation.

[@gordonhood6265]

Thanks for sharing, I really enjoyed the video once I turned off the most annoying music I've ever heard. The sheath looks awesome as well.

[@scotttoner9231]

That was fun! But, how did you get the epoxy off your hands?😉

[@wyomingwright]

Very carefully

[@paulparce8456]

While the stacked leather is nice...a Scandinavian versions are made using stacked birch bark. But you probably knew this. This is a nice video. Keep on keeping on.

[@wyomingwright]

I did. Unfortunately, I don’t live near any paper birch.

[@paulparce8456]

Ah, it makes sense. Truly, you did a beautiful job. Keep it up. It wasn't until after my post that I realized that I like leather on different shaped blades, but I like the lighter shade of the paper birch on mora blades. Also, I like horn on some blades and wood on others. It was enlightening to realize what I was doing subconsciously. I apologize. I do like your work. And I repeat...Keep on keeping on. All the best

[@fisherman5572]

Стою ты больстер не подогнал , чтобы клинок чуть в него входил? Это же явное ослабление конструкции ножа , при нагрузке лезвие сломается в месте перехода его в концевик. Жаль будет потерять такой красивый нож из за такой мелочи.

[@georgeb.wolffsohn30]

Tuvok throat singing and Mora ?

[@JuaneDosesII-wj6dd]

That would be awesome for a machete

[@DavZell]

What was the tool you used at 6:30 ? Brand or link would be appreciated! I have my Dad's stacked leather knife from way back. He was in the military in the 50's.

[@wyomingwright]

That is a threading die. I think I got my set from harbor freight years ago. There are nicer sets out there, but this one works well for my projects.

[@DavZell]

@@wyomingwright I was looking at the handle/holder for the die. I hadn't seen one quite like that. Was that from HF, too?

[@wyomingwright]

Yes it came with the set

[@jesseflynn1259]

Would look much better with brass .

[@stevesalles6047]

love the music please name him I want to drive my graandkids nuta

[@Zeratsu]

10:00 is that music turkic?

[@desertreaper2769]

you do great work brother. just found your channel a week or so ago. I am really enjoying your content.

[@wyomingwright]

Thank you!

[@johnjude2685]

Love drilling and aiming for the hand holding the tiny aluminum part with ruff cornes. What could possibly go wrong? Almost thumbs down 👎 But nice handle building Thanks

[@wyomingwright]

Thanks!?

[@flounder2283]

what is the music?

[@wyomingwright]

Altai Kai Mongolian throat singing

[@ericdpeerik3928]

Can't beat stacked leather? 🤔 Stacked birch bark will give you a run for your money, though. Also, its easier to collect, because birch doesn't run!

[@wyomingwright]

True enough. Although, if it doesn’t run, how can it give me a run for my money? 🙂

[@richardhatt6541]

How did you find and convince Popeye to sing in your introduction song?

[@wyomingwright]

It wasn’t easy but that’s how much I care

[@richardhatt6541]

@@wyomingwright I appreciate that. Good work.

[@robertheberling3522]

That sounds like Ungar singing.

[@win1885]

Don't like the gap between the lade and the guard.

[@wyomingwright]

Granted

[@neilnelson2933]

Next time just give the ends of the slot a bit of a radius outwards for clearance ​@@wyomingwright

[@greekveteran2715]

Great job,but that only improves the looks. Moras already come with the best handles I had on any knife! They are super gripy suler comfortable and their ergos work better for bushcraft tasks,compared to any knife Ive tried!. I prefer the handles if my Bushcraft Black or Robust,to any 400,500$ knife I own.They just work better.

[@user-ww4od4jl1f]

*For this thin and weak blade, the handle is a bit too massive.*

[@drbsales2]

Would you seel that knife ?

[@wyomingwright]

I’m gonna hang on to it for now

[@j.l.327]

Knives and sharpening is kind of like politics and religion, but for those who know, a wise man from mississippi once said " the best way to do things, is the way you like to do it" stick with what works Dave

[@JuaneDosesII-wj6dd]

Sore throat???

[@wyomingwright]

Yeah that throat singing’s really rough on the vocal chords

[@vicholm1000]

Terrible music 😊 but awesome handle ….

[@user-im4gs9tp6u]

Шляпа полная, плечики не посажены, зазоры, останется ручка и лезвие в двух руках

[@johnnywalker6196]

You need better music to listen to 😢😢

[@wyomingwright]

Well, now....That's just one man's opinion

[@gdbsbsjs4429]

MORA คุณต้องคิดใหม่แล้วละ

[@WhiteReconcista]

leather is not very suitable. it was possible to use all kinds of colored plastic, as on Russian knives "made_in_a correctional_camp"

[@davidsoto8826]

Gran trabajo con el cuchillo. La música espantosa.

[@user-ob1nf1sc6n]

Чудесная посадка гарды на хвостовик. Сказачные зазоры.