brass "tang" construction?

rustyrazor

rustyrazor

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This is my first attempt at making a false tang type of knife... where only brass is left exposed around the tang. just for looks obviously but it gave me a bit of a challenge on a few things.



here's one showing the locking pins filed out of the tang that fit into the slot in the brass spacer. My thinking is that it will help keep the tang solid over time as it will prevent the brass from ever lifting as they fit into position with a light spring pressure that holds them from being pried apart.

anyone else ever made a tang like this and if so, I'd love a few tips for next time.

cheers

Royce
 
nice work karl. exactly what I meant. that is a great way as well and that screw in tightening system and cross bar is pretty sweet. Guess it goes without saying way better pictures... not to mention a fair bit better looking knife. way to make mine look like crap! lol.

I will caveat that by saying it's not as crappy as it looks in the pictures and will be cleaned up a fair bit prior to assembly. here's one showing how I filed the locking pins to be even and rounded to marry up with the slot I milled out.



I also milled behind the pins undersize to allow me adjustments when filing and fitting, also works well leave a small void to fill with JB weld when putting it together. you can see in this one the two 1/8 holes I drilled out that marry up on the tang and brass. I intended on pinning this with a 1/8 pin giving a little extra guarantee it stays solid over time.



thanks for looking... critiques and comments welcome.
 
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I'm usually a stickler for giving credit where credit is due, and I failed in that respect.
The filing of the ears on the front of the frame is an idea I got from one of Bruce Bump's WIPs.
I forget now where I saw it.
Building a frame handle in a take-down assembly like I do is a tedious and precise process and requires the use of a quality carbide file guide and sharp crisp files.
Probably a good reason to get one of Bruce's.
If I didn't already have one - I'd get one of his.
 
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Karl B. Andersen said:
I'm usually a stickler for giving credit where credit is due, and I failed in that respect.
The filing of the ears on the front of the frame is an idea I got from one of Bruce Bump's WIPs.
requires the use of a quality carbide file guide and sharp crisp files.
Probably a good reason to get one of Bruce's.
If I didn't already have on - I'd get one of his.
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Exactly this. Here's a WIP I did on a similar knife, which wouldn't have been anything at all without Bruce Bumps prior WIP's.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...Handle-Hunter-WIP-*now-with-finished-product*
 
welcome Bruce... and thanks for the file guide as well. Can't wait to get it and file things! I wish I saw your WIP (and anyone elses) before I started this one... the little "ears/pins" filed out of the brass were what I thought was a brilliant solution to a problem I didnt' know was already solved, lol. That being the case, please gents, if you have links to where you guys have made these or pics, please post em. It's gonna be a while before I get this thing back from heat treat, so something has to fill in the time for me, and maybe give people wanting to try this an easier time than we had figuring it out on our own. This goes for me as well... if I ever do another one, I'd love some ideas to make this better or easier. already loving that skeleton handle Karl.

cheers

Royce
 
I understand completely. I know all about complex, multi-piece knives. It looks good, looking forward to seeing the finished product.
 
Sam Wilson said:
I understand completely. I know all about complex, multi-piece knives. It looks good, looking forward to seeing the finished product.
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I noticed that... and I believe you and I have argued for HH knives in a thread sometime last year. I do a lot more things pre HT these days to make life easier in the long run.
 
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