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mhenry
11-29-2011, 10:51 AM
I have been putting alot of taper in my handles lately. The last one I made ( Am I allowed to post a pic, its for one of my knives). It has 5mm taper on both planes from the ferrule to the end. I like the feel and also like the look of the smoother transition from the handle to tang. But I am wondering how much is too much? What do you guys like/prefer?
heirkb
11-29-2011, 10:56 AM
I think I prefer a more subtle taper to the extremes (just a big block or almost a cone), but it seems that a decent bit of taper would be really useful for smaller knives.
kalaeb
11-29-2011, 10:56 AM
I am no wa-handle expert, but I prefer mine with a little less taper. My favorite wa only has 2mm of taper over 5.5 inches. Just a personal preference.
Marko Tsourkan
11-29-2011, 11:25 AM
I have been putting alot of taper in my handles lately. The last one I made ( Am I allowed to post a pic, its for one of my knives). It has 5mm taper on both planes from the ferrule to the end. I like the feel and also like the look of the smoother transition from the handle to tang. But I am wondering how much is too much? What do you guys like/prefer?
5mm is too much on X plane.
mhenry
11-29-2011, 08:33 PM
5mm is too much on X plane.
Hey Marko, X plane? would that be the plane that makes the sides, or top and bottom of the handle
EdipisReks
11-29-2011, 08:42 PM
i don't like a lot of taper. my favorite wa handle, which is one of Stefan Keller's, has the following measurements:
ferrule:
top to bottom 24mm
side to side 22.5 mm
bottom of handle:
top to bottom 26mm
side to side 23.5 mm
146mm in length
not much taper. that's on a Shigefusa 240 gyuto. feels perfect.
mhenry
11-29-2011, 10:25 PM
Here's a pic of the kulprit handle it actually has 4.6mm taper. Top/bottom view
apicius9
11-29-2011, 10:40 PM
Looks long. I think it comes down to personal taste. I prefer a bit less taper myself. I also recently made a few where there is very little taper over the handle length but then a few mm taper on the sides just on the ferrule. That also makes for a nice transition to the blade and feels good. I think Andy had made his handles like that years ago.
Stefan
Marko Tsourkan
11-29-2011, 10:51 PM
Vertically 3-5mm, horizontally 2-3mm
TB_London
11-30-2011, 04:50 AM
Vertically 3-5mm, horizontally 2-3mm
Just wondring, is this for aesthetic reasons or ergonomic?
Marko Tsourkan
11-30-2011, 12:19 PM
Just wondring, is this for aesthetic reasons or ergonomic?
Ergonomic. I listed a range, as handles vary from a knife to a knife - I make a handle to fit a knife, so you take in account weight of the knife, height, thickness, length, height of the machi, etc to have good feel and balance.
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