Sadly i don't. But the tang was as thick as the blade. And I took down the spine of it to make it a hidden tang. With that said. It was not much of a tang left. Very weak one. But it should hold up for a kitchen knife either wayHave any shots of what you reduced the tang to before sliding the handle piece on?
What do you mean?Sadly i don't. But the tang was as thick as the blade. And I took down the spine of it to make it a hidden tang. With that said. It was not much of a tang left. Very weak one. But it should hold up for a kitchen knife either way
You would have had to remove the top part of the existing tang right to convert to hidden right? I recall takamura had only a half height tang to start withSadly i don't. But the tang was as thick as the blade. And I took down the spine of it to make it a hidden tang. With that said. It was not much of a tang left. Very weak one. But it should hold up for a kitchen knife either way
Correct! But I also welded the pin holes to give it some extra sturdyness. Cuz it did't have much of a tang to begin withYou would have had to remove the top part of the existing tang right to convert to hidden right? I recall takamura had only a half height tang to start with
In any case, the final result looks excellent!Correct! But I also welded the pin holes to give it some extra sturdyness. Cuz it did't have much of a tang to begin with
Thank youIn any case, the final result looks excellent!
I think the thing I did wrong here was that I rough cut the handle shape before I glued it on. Which means that there was a very small surface area for the clamp to stick to. Which made it a bit unstable/wobbly. Therefor came in an angle. Which i did't really see. Cuz the glue was oozing out of the spacers. Next time I know what not to do. But I appreticate the tips. I am a newb after allprotip for next time.
find a good clamping solution that works reliably every time and do several dry clampings of the parts to make sure you wont have any surprises when its time to glue it up.
i try to clamp the blade about halfway or lower with a small clamp and some wood pieces. and then i use that clamp to press than handle against (this will press everything a bit sideways). its less risky than pressing on the tip. but that is also doable if you put some wood there (on each side of the tip) and have a long clamp.
i prefer to do the parts a little loose these days to make sure it all goes together well. only the "bolster" part is tight now.
Snus och Rustasome inspiration.
top to bottom
g10 and snake skin cf. made this blade all by myself somehow. 15n20
g10 blue vulcan fiber g10
actic white corian/blue vulcan fiber.
olive/some black wood/masur/ bolster turkish w
black palm/ masur bolster olive
masur/blue g10/blue g10/turkish walnut.
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