Thread: The next knife

Originally Posted by Nga

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thats a good looking knife needs blood on it yuk yuk

Originally Posted by Ross Nolan

That's very generous of you John, thank you.

I had intended to taper both the tang and the blade, so in plan elevation the steel would be a very long diamond section. I appreciate 4mm is clunky, and when the grinder was through there wasn't going to be much -if any, of the blade left that thick. Do you think there is an advantage to running a constant thickness along the spine ? (assuming grinding time is discounted - I'm not doing this professionally).

Tapering is just another process. Looks nice but a bit more faffing around, and a little more complexity when drilling pins for scales etc.

I've got a bit of steel floating around as well if you need some, I'm with John 1/8 inch is a good all rounder.

Happy to bash out a heat treat for you as well if you like, feel free to hit me up if you need a hand/any advice I'm around taupo quite a bit