Here is the latest one, and smudged with fingerprints.

That turned out amazing, great job. Nice choice in the shape for the handle too.

Excellent work and fit - nice taper on the tang.

Nice!

Thanks all!

That tapered tang was a pain in the butt :ph34r:

Thanks all!

That tapered tang was a pain in the butt :ph34r:

I know!! My friend keeps on trying to get me to do them but I hate it. I like a thick tang and heavy handle. But it has it's place.

Here's the other knife with a Kiritsuke type tip. Similar specs, slightly higher tip.

Aldo's 1084FG
2.3mm spine thickness at choil
0.8 spine thinkness one inch from tip (the square angular part)
0.2 thickness behind edge
Balance point right at the triangular front on handle
Fully tapered tang
Black paper micarta handle

Even the handles look sharp! great job

<sub>Very nice! Both of them.


Mitch</sub>

Don,
Your knives are beautiul...symetry and design. Great job on the handles as well...very clen and precise. I gather from your intro that they are laser cut from plate, then hand ground? Are you doing the heat treat as well? Thanks for the posting.
John

John, from laser I mean it is extremely thin :) It's what kitchen knife nuts like to call thin knives.

These were just bandsaw cut, ground, heat treated, and finished. I did the heat treatment myself, but will probably outsource mostly in the future.

I really like em! Very pleasing profile, it speaks of grace and utility. I truly love hex handles and yours look to have an excellent feel.

This from a non bladesmith old coot. What's the purpose of the tapered tang. It seems to me to add another level of effort with little or no utility. That's just me though, I know little about knife making.

Frosty the Lucky.

Frosty: There are several purposes of the tapered tang: to save steel, to keep the balance point of the knife at or about the ricasso (making the knife feel more lively and responsive), it is also more aesthetically pleasing and demonstrates greater skill (or a perhaps greater aptitude to work through your own frustration).

(or a perhaps greater aptitude to work through your own frustration).

Or never considered the troubles it would bring until afterwards :)

Thanks for the comments everyone!

By the way Don, fantastic work!
I love how you've done the handles.