Drilling Handle Pin Holes On a Tapered Tang Blade??

[L6steel]

When drilling the pin holes for the handle of a tapered tang blade, do you drill them before you taper the tang??? Thanks and take care! Michael

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[C Vestal]

L6 I drill the holes before tapering the tang,its alot easier drilling on a flat
surface.
Take care:
Charles

 

[Phillip Jones]

Definitly drill the holes before tapering the tang.

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[L6steel]

Outstanding!!!!! Thanks for the help!! Michael

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"Always think of your fellow knife makers as partners in the search for the perfect blade, not as people trying to compete with you and your work!"

 

[tim wagendorp]

I've drilled some tapered tangs without problems: I put them in a machinist vise (the clamp of my drill press). The jaws of this vise are slotted (V shape), when the tang is inserted, it's allways pushed in the center. This makes drilling the holes a piece of cake.