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@MistWalker -
Most of my knives from Andy are full width tangs. I have 6 though with tapers (3FingerJoe, F2, HikingBuddy, 3FingerKarda, Andy's Personal Carry Karda, Maroon Bushboot) but only have 2 models from this list which have full width tangs -- the bushboot and 3FingerJoe.
Intuitively i KNOW, the tapered version should be lighter, but what amazes me is the extent to which they differ in weight AND the extent this changes how the knife 'feels' in-hand. To quantify this, i placed the bushboot pair and 3FJs on the kitchen scale for a comparison -
3FJ - NOT Tapered 102g
3FJ - tapered 85g
BushBoot - NOT Tapered 129g
Bushboot - Tapered 103g
In both cases, tapering the tang removed roughly 20% of the weight from the knife.
I don't think you can go wrong with any of Andy's knives, and the tapered tang simply adds another feature to consider when searching for your 'perfect' knife. I wonder how much different a tapered bushfinger will feel in hand than the maple scaled, Curley Que one I purchased last fall....
Most of my knives from Andy are full width tangs. I have 6 though with tapers (3FingerJoe, F2, HikingBuddy, 3FingerKarda, Andy's Personal Carry Karda, Maroon Bushboot) but only have 2 models from this list which have full width tangs -- the bushboot and 3FingerJoe.
Intuitively i KNOW, the tapered version should be lighter, but what amazes me is the extent to which they differ in weight AND the extent this changes how the knife 'feels' in-hand. To quantify this, i placed the bushboot pair and 3FJs on the kitchen scale for a comparison -
3FJ - NOT Tapered 102g
3FJ - tapered 85g
BushBoot - NOT Tapered 129g
Bushboot - Tapered 103g
In both cases, tapering the tang removed roughly 20% of the weight from the knife.
I don't think you can go wrong with any of Andy's knives, and the tapered tang simply adds another feature to consider when searching for your 'perfect' knife. I wonder how much different a tapered bushfinger will feel in hand than the maple scaled, Curley Que one I purchased last fall....