Pimp your Mora Bushcraft Knife - How to make a handle

How to make a cheap Mora Bushcraft knife into a custom one off.
A Mora Companion is possibly the most popular Bushcraft knife on the market. This video shows how I modify one, giving it a unique look and custom feel. Hope you enjoy, please hit the thumbs up if you do and as always subscribe.
Please check out my other stuff.
Instagram - / swamp_valley
Facebook - / swampvalleyuk
Thanks.
Skye
Swamp Valley.

[@Desertpagan]

I stumbled on to your channel while searching Mora knives, and stuck around for your "how-to" video.
I'm pushing 70, your shop, workarounds, and craftsmanship take me back 40 years. . . You have damn good reason to be proud of your workmanship. . . !! Simply beautiful! Oh, and I enjoyed your sense of humor. Thank you

[@pedrobacalau75]

Yes, the hammer juggling certainly deserves the Thumbs Up! 🙂

[@SwampValley]

Thanks Pedro 👍
All the best mate.
Skye

[@jaysbooshcraft3889]

Cool video, very nice workshop and it managed to Epoxy my attention till the end.

[@SwampValley]

😂 Thanks, glad you're sticking around 🤣👍

[@justpassinbyy]

its really nice to see someone making things with whatever they can find or make to do the job with rather than saying go out and buy this $500 machine and this $300 dollar machine and dont forget this $2000 dollar machine and you can do it too. very nice job and love the ingenuity in your tools and ideas.

[@SwampValley]

Thanks, I really appreciate it. Im always trying to do things on the cheap, partly because it's a challenge and mostly because my Mrs would kill me if I spent all our money on tools 😂
All the best mate.
Skye

[@MM-zb1uj]

Great job with simple tool`s.....Greetings from Denmark..

[@SwampValley]

Thanks, I'm going to try making a knife from scratch next. Denmark looks awesome for bushcraft, planning to do a motorbike trip round Europe next summer, can't wait 😀👍
All the best.
Skye

[@JoshuaDeanPHC]

Great video! It was worthy of a thumbs up even without the hammer juggling...

[@SwampValley]

😂 Thanks for the support, I really appreciate it. All the best.
Skye

[@gator83261]

Very good video, and not a single drop of blood. Impressive!

[@SwampValley]

😂 Thanks, it doesn't always go that smoothly.
All the best mate 👍
Skye

[@davypeace8127]

BRAVO ! Mc Gyver from the Swamps ! BRAVO

[@SwampValley]

Thanks mate 👍
I do like my random inventions 😂
All the best.
Skye

[@ronalddavidson829]

I know it has been 4 years ago, but absolutely amazing results. Great job.

[@yesdeere1376]

I feel compelled to talk you into a belt sander and bandsaw but on the other hand, it great that you get good results with what you got. Good work sir!

[@JOHN_COSMO]

I never would've thumbs up I always forget but that juggling act thank you Great video as well!!!!

[@JSMCalder]

That handle is sweet man.
Great video.
Atb-John

[@SwampValley]

Thanks 👍
All the best dude
Skye

[@smokeymountainbushcraft252]

I've wanted a Helle Sigmund for quite a while because of the beautiful handle they come with. Your video just saved me over $200! Thanks brother!

[@blue_tree_meadow]

My friend told me a really memorable phrase for treating with linseed oil that an, "Old boy," had told him. He said, " You apply linseed as follows, once a day for a week, once a week for a month, once a month for year and once a year for a lifetime." I'll never forget that little formula. 😁

[@stepitup5409]

Man!!! you ARE RIGHT, safety IS number 10!!!

[@SwampValley]

😂 😂 😂 Just don't ask me what the other 9 are 🤯

[@BeMoreWild]

out of my skillset, more stuff to learn and try haha , keep videos coming

[@SwampValley]

Thanks mate, it's a really nice thing to try and Mora's are so cheap it's no big deal if it does go wrong. All the best.
Skye

[@BeMoreWild]

just bought one for 6 quid , gonna have to get some tools but definitely want to try this pimping out, when I do ill let ya know, thanks for the tip though :)

[@TheBikerDodge]

Wow fabulous vid. So good to see some one from this side of the pond for a change. Liked and subbed.

[@Hukfyn]

Love the juggling. Nice project big fella looking forward to the next 👍

[@SwampValley]

Thanks, I'm not going to lie, I'm really not looking forward to my next video... I'm kinda terrified. Doing something way out my comfort zone, hopefully I'll be entertaining though. 😂 😅

[@Hukfyn]

I’m sure you’ll be fine, we’re all on that journey my friend trial and error make the man 👍

[@SwampValley]

@@HukfynI might make it a tag... You up for doing something daft?

[@whatever2393]

NICE! This video makes me wanna spend the night at the workshop...haha!

[@SwampValley]

Go for it mate 👍

[@sosteve9113]

Nice handle 👍

[@SwampValley]

Thanks, all the best.
Skye

[@kingcobrahs]

nice- enjoyed watching your video

[@paulgonzales3116]

Very nice work. Thanks for the video. Enjoyed it.

[@SwampValley]

Thanks Paul, all the best 👍
Skye

[@Chrissvarietychannel549]

Love Mora's. Beautiful handle.

[@SwampValley]

Thanks, all the best.
Skye

[@iamthe2345]

The hammers reminded me to thumb up :D

[@snorkherder]

Excellent Custom Pimping on that Mora, Great to see another Garage Workshop vid from you, Thanks . ATB :)

[@SwampValley]

Thanks snork! Got a few workshop ideas for the winter. All the best dude.
Skye

[@DriveNorth]

Turned out great, well done.

[@SwampValley]

Thanks, all the best
Skye

[@HafeMetalInBlood]

Hey, great Music! And the Modifications its too great!

[@terryw.milburn8565]

Quite The Work Of Art there, Skye ! Great How-2 Buddy Thanks. Be Well ! ATB T God Bless

[@SwampValley]

Thanks Terry, I really appreciate it.
All the best.
Skye

[@cephasmcpher67peteroutdoorspip]

Very, very nice mod to a Mora, awesome job. It definitely deserves a nice leather sheath.

[@pikomedia]

Thumbs-up for the hammer juggling...
More seriously, nice work pimping the Mora knife 👍

[@philipgamboa6134]

Nice wood combo, it's always fun to work during rainy days, ur accents reminds me of my yatch mate fr UK. Cheers mate. Excellent piece of arts.

[@ivangamer8022]

beautiful job fren

[@brutalbrital]

Nice job with simple tools

[@crazyboy1627]

Nice Video

[@nickmiller3796]

Beautiful

[@intothewoods2]

Wow thats cool! Thank's for sharing!

[@SwampValley]

Thanks, all the best. 👍
Skye

[@WoodPigeonOutdoors]

Lol love the russian hacker impression... Great video man thanks for showing this... Gave some great ideas

[@madhurikitchen8602]

Great video friend..

[@SwampValley]

Thanks, all the best
Skye 👍

[@riccartwright5623]

well done my friend I enjoyed it

[@SwampValley]

Thanks, all the best 👍
Skye

[@PaulSmith-tf9bn]

That turned out way better than I thought it would good job.

[@SwampValley]

Thanks Paul, yea it's a really nice knife now 👍
All the best mate.
Skye

[@g.victorpaulson8836]

Major Thumbs Up! for the hammer juggling, and the nod to Taras Kul! Great video, beautiful handle...

[@dioni82]

I bought couple of blade blanks and made two custom knives using similar technique. I used a home made mini press (2 pieses of wood, 2 threaded rods and 4 butterfly nuts with washers) to keep everything tight while drying. For the shaping I used a cheap belt grinder. Then I finished them off with the stripes of sandpaper. Both knives turned out great! I gave the first knife to my father and the second one to my best friend. I can tell by their reactions how much they appreciated the gifts.
Great video! Liked and subscribed immediately 👍👌🔪

[@aio129]

You had me subscribed at "number 10 priority".

[@SwampValley]

😂 That's awesome 👍
All the best.
Skye

[@Zoie3x8]

i heard that, and i was like *holy shit, time for popcorn !*

[@CapZap17]

I am amazed at your skills! You are able to suddenly increase speed to super human levels AND maintain that for extended periods AND when you slow down you're not even breathing hard. Caffeine, genetics or cocaine - whatever it is, you're a fine specimen of a Scotsman or a guy pretending to be Scottish. (Amphetamines?) No matter; Bravo, sir, bravo. Nice handle, too.

[@SwampValley]

😂 😂 😂 You gotta be fast if you want to catch wild haggis. 👍

[@CapZap17]

Indeed, because Haggis is what happens to a sheep when it exceeds the speed of sound. Not pretty perhaps, but they serve it at a Scottish restaurant in this country. You may have heard of it. "McDonalds"?

[@SwampValley]

@@CapZap17 😂 I'm lovin it

[@micropyro7470]

Nice job. It does look a lot better!

[@SwampValley]

Thanks mate 👍 I agree.
All the best.
Skye

[@noahtheo85]

Nice Job on that bud.👍

[@ColinOutside]

Great looking handle and a fine way to spend a rainy day, I need to order a new Mora mine snapped when my mate was batoning with it.

[@SwampValley]

Yea, they're not quite as strong as the more expensive knives but I still like them, I want to test a mora companion to destruction soon, see what it can take.
All the best with the new knife.
Skye

[@ColinOutside]

@@SwampValley I love Mora's too they do a great job for very little money. ATB Colin

[@sgtazza6801]

Smashed it again Skye! I was never that keen on a Mora for no other reason than they looked a bit boring, however, needless to say you turned a Ford into a Ferrari! 10/10 once again brother.
Keep em coming..👍🏻

[@SwampValley]

Thanks, that's so awesome to hear, I'll definitely keep the videos coming, next ones a scary one for me 😉
All the best
Skye

[@leprosysucks]

just got my first mora, a bushmaster and fuck their reputation is well deserved the edge retention is amazing

[@thomasselby3912]

Love the leather wheel idea. I gave a thumbs up when you juggled, and almost took it away when you cut the sandpaper. Lol

[@SwampValley]

😂 Thanks for leaving it up 👍
The leather strop wheel is amazing, slicing newspaper has never been so easy.
All the best for the new year mate 👍
Skye

[@loveutubevids]

Really great work. I like the make do attitude.

[@SwampValley]

Thanks, I really appreciate it 👍
All the best.
Skye

[@astrazenica7783]

You can buy mora blanks for even cheaper. Lots of great tips in this. Cool work shop too. Woo hoo, I have those lil multimedia speakers gathering dust too, and that linseed oil! Cheapest stuff I could find. The cap does get stuck pretty solid lol

[@SwampValley]

Thanks Adam, I normally buy blanks from Brisa knife supplies, but figured people trying it for the first time might just butcher an old mora so I went that way 👍
All the best mate.
Skye

[@huntshackwildernessexperie6820]

Nice job. A great , productive way to spend a rainy afternoon and still be relaxed. I like the leather on the wheel idea. The handle looks awesome. Atb my friend Paul

[@SwampValley]

Thanks, since I made the leather wheel thing all my knives are crazy sharp, it makes it so easy.
All the best.
Skye

[@ROE1300]

Very good tutorial. If I could I would have given you 👍👍 for the hammer juggling.

[@SwampValley]

😂 Thanks mate 👍
All the best.
Skye

[@cagrangersealninja3720]

Just goes to show you don't need fancy tools to make something awesome 👍

[@paulhanley5811]

lovely work ,

[@s1l3nt22]

Ikr

[@MrBluesluver]

Really nice video and good looking handle when you finished it.

[@Boksburg1982]

I found this site by chance and glad that I did. Great craftsmanship with minimum equipment.

[@richardnash6009]

Looks fantastic. Thank you 👌👌👌👌

[@ANIML57]

Brilliant! 🔪

[@SwampValley]

Thanks 👍
All the best.
Skye

[@jinxjones5497]

As a fellow juggler, knife rehandler and half Scot I'll give you a 👍...but mostly because of the hammers. As CZcams content goes thats going the extra mile. Nice knife.

[@SwampValley]

Thanks mate, I should really get some fire juggling filmed at some point, sounds like you're a guy on the same wavelength, thanks for the support, all the best mate 👍👍👍

[@3DRyleigh]

old video but the hammer juggle gained you a subscriber hahah

[@submarine.7seas]

Nice work!

[@SwampValley]

Thanks 👍

[@ericpalomares1411]

Nice job you deserving to have a thumbs up

[@SwampValley]

Thanks, I really appreciate it.
All the best
Skye

[@TheWasatchGearReview]

Damn man that's talent! Just beautiful! Nice work!

[@SwampValley]

Thanks, I love making things nicer like that. All the best
Skye

[@petersimon6222]

fantastic thank you just what i needed to know

[@ForSureNotACop]

Lots of great little tips. Thanks!

[@SwampValley]

Cheers mate 👍
All the best.
Skye

[@GeorgeOrwell-yz6zx]

Really fun video. I have an old Mora that could use a makeover. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@SwampValley]

Thanks, that's awesome to hear, all the best with your new project mate 👍
Skye.

[@ussweeneyd]

Excellent video and tutorial.

[@daviddevine1757]

Brilliant work

[@armedmariner]

Overall a BEAUTIFUL new handle. I love it.

[@michaelleigh2446]

beautiful job mate,

[@SwampValley]

Thanks Michael, all the best 👍
Skye

[@kidcyr23]

That's the best looking Mora I've seen, great job my friend!

[@SwampValley]

Thanks, I really appreciate it 👍 all the best mate.
Skye

[@alexandercarder2281]

Here’s me holding my Mora Garberg Carbon while watching you ROCK 🤘

[@WoolysWorld]

excellent work

[@SwampValley]

Thanks Wooly 😀👍

[@manbunnmcfanypakjustacoolg4965]

Thanks! I was just telling my brother i wanted to put a nicer handle on my Mora and now ran across your video. Now I know what's under the one from factory. Thanks!!!

[@SwampValley]

That's great, good luck with the handle mate 👍

[@hamster5348]

Beautiful looking handle.

[@SwampValley]

Thanks, all the best 👍
Skye

[@J_C_Firelocks]

Great work buddy! Love the juggling hammers too!

[@SwampValley]

😂 Thanks, might need to try axes at some point, but that's a lot more scary. All the best
Skye

[@woodslore4672]

Great Vid Brother.🔪

[@SwampValley]

Thanks mate 👍
All the best.
Skye

[@anoldmaninthewoods2548]

Beautiful!

[@SwampValley]

Thanks mate 👍
All the best.
Skye

[@davidpalmer9091]

Awesome!

[@joeltham1979]

I thoroughly enjoyed your video, I took you into the bath to finish watching. I like your laid back do it by eye approach. I feel inspired thank you. ❤️

[@frederikmare9002]

Great job! 👍👍👍

[@geyotepilkington2892]

Not sure how you dont have so many more subscribers! You're a rad dude and got some serious skills

[@SwampValley]

Thanks, that's great to hear 👍
I'm relatively new to this CZcams stuff and am still chuffed that anyone is watching 😁👍
All the best.
Skye

[@geyotepilkington2892]

@@SwampValley Haha better start getting used to it!

[@MakinHicks]

👍 I just subbed. Very nice looking handle

[@SwampValley]

Thanks Jared, that's awesome 😀👍
All the best
Skye

[@battlereadydesigns153]

Your work is an absolute thing of beauty! You should consider a shop, I’d buy several! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@sullysullivan9320]

Liked and subscribed for the juggling...Oh and the knife handle's not too shabby either 😂
Seriously though nice work on that handle 👍

[@handyoutdoors2938]

Looks a 100 times better pal grate job u done on that rally need to get round to doing my mora knife 🖐🖐

[@SwampValley]

Thanks, I really like getting away from all the plastic, all the best.
Skye

[@ingog4685]

Sooo beautiful 👌🏻

[@chewher4171]

That intro impersonation was hilarious. Boom.

[@SwampValley]

Thanks mate, he's a legend 😂👍👍

[@BushCraftBums]

Awesome job brother! Thanks for sharing!
Stay blessed

[@SwampValley]

Thanks, I really appreciate your support. All the best.
Skye

[@grizzlytaco3447]

Very cool! You did an excellent job making that handle for your Mora knife! I love Mora knives and I'd like better handles so thanks to you I'm going to try this! Thanks for sharing this my Friend!

[@SwampValley]

Thanks, I'm really glad you liked it, let me know how it goes mate 👍
All the best.
Skye

[@davidjulseth8667]

pretty cool....

[@bugsymalone1660]

Wow that’s speedy sawing 😳

[@barniyamum]

awesome stuff bro. great work looks dope thanks for sharing yo

[@howardwatts4238]

you did a great job very nice

[@true_radicals5304]

nice man creative

[@SwampValley]

Thanks mate 👍

[@funonvancouverisland]

Absolutely beautiful my friend. Thanks for sharing this you opened up so many ideas. Great knife for a beginner to try with also as it is cheap.
Thanks for sharing,
Cheers!

[@funonvancouverisland]

The juggling was awesome also lol!

[@SwampValley]

Thanks, I hope you have fun trying it, let me know how it goes.
All the best
Skye

[@GalloPazzesco]

Well done. Upvoted, shared and here's my comment ... may the algorithm gods smile upon you. ETA: Oh, and I subscribed and I turned your alerts (I hit the bell) on friend. Keep up the good work.

[@P3O3]

good job - i really like it

[@SwampValley]

Thanks mate 👍
All the best.
Skye