I am new at knife making but not new at metals. Has anyone ever made a full tang design with a guard on both sides? Loveless stopped his guards at the spine as most do but has anyone ever continued the guard further so it resembles a hilt? I realize this would require some odd construction techniques, fillers, "L" guard pieces etc. but I am curious to see if anyone has gone down this road.
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Full Tang, Full Hilt design
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The only comment i can give is this: A knife with a guard on the top & bottom (like the Ontario SP10 Marine Raider Bowie) limits it's use. It is difficult & uncomfortable & unnatural to me, to have to reach over or around a top guard, when trying to choke up for close in work.
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Lots of full tang knives use double guards. Look in the Makers' section, and you'll surely see some bowies and such with that type. It simply requires the slot in the guard to be large enough to slide all the way up over the handle.
An example of a production knife with this feature:
No odd construction techniques are required. There is an example of how it is constructed: http://www.knifekits.com/vcom/index.php?cPath=2_3
I do not think it is so rare. It is probably not particularly convenient, so not that popular.
I do not think it is so rare. It is probably not particularly convenient, so not that popular.