Received Shehan's mora handle just now. He made it for me to meet a query about rebalancing my 210mm KU 52100.
As he promised, he made it on the bulky side, so that I could at worst sand it down to preference, but putting the most weight on it to be sure I would meet expectations of balance. Nicely done too - brutal tapering from a big butt to fine neck, very wise of him to work it that way. It's not overkill even there, feels pretty great in hand, so if it rebalances the knife to my satisfaction, I probably won't sand it down at all.
He also was nice enough to prepare the insert. No promise there that it fits, but a lot less difficulty in reworking it to fit for me.
4 questions:
- what best rasp size/tools that will allow me to enlarge, but also possibly deepen, the hole?
- if I want to go melted glue route, is there a quality stick I should buy, or any hot glue stick is good enough?
- what is the best way to remove my actual handle? Anyone knows what Shehan typically uses, wax glue or epoxy?
- best way to work with hot glue is cutting it to small pellets, filling the hole, heating the tang, and burn-fit it in?
Thanks!
As he promised, he made it on the bulky side, so that I could at worst sand it down to preference, but putting the most weight on it to be sure I would meet expectations of balance. Nicely done too - brutal tapering from a big butt to fine neck, very wise of him to work it that way. It's not overkill even there, feels pretty great in hand, so if it rebalances the knife to my satisfaction, I probably won't sand it down at all.
He also was nice enough to prepare the insert. No promise there that it fits, but a lot less difficulty in reworking it to fit for me.
4 questions:
- what best rasp size/tools that will allow me to enlarge, but also possibly deepen, the hole?
- if I want to go melted glue route, is there a quality stick I should buy, or any hot glue stick is good enough?
- what is the best way to remove my actual handle? Anyone knows what Shehan typically uses, wax glue or epoxy?
- best way to work with hot glue is cutting it to small pellets, filling the hole, heating the tang, and burn-fit it in?
Thanks!