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Does any one know if the C.R.K.T. HISSATSU has a full tang. I want to get one and do a japanese wrap with rayskin and menuki. Thanks
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I'm sure the original from Bugei was full tang, but I have no idea about Columbia River's model. I checked on their website, and this was all they had to say about it's structure:
The handle is in a traditional Japanese pattern, but is Twin-Fused, double injection molded with a high impact polypropylene core, butt and hilt, and a non-slip Kraton® handle surface.
Doesn't help too much, but it's all I've got.
-KC
The handle is in a traditional Japanese pattern, but is Twin-Fused, double injection molded with a high impact polypropylene core, butt and hilt, and a non-slip Kraton® handle surface.
Doesn't help too much, but it's all I've got.
-KC
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From the weight of the ones I've handled, I think they're fairly substantial stick tangs. Were you planning to do a traditional wrap over a wooden core, or the rayskin-over-steel method that seems to be popular with American makers?
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Ya know, I'd like to mention some other ideas.
First off, why would you want to buy this knife, rip off the handle, spend a lot of time and labor in customizing it, and still end up with a weak bladed knife? If you just want to try your hand at wrapping & want to end up with something you're not afraid to use, then there are several places that sell kit blades of the same quality (though different shape) for a lot less. If you just want to own a nice tanto with a traditional handle, then search around. Paul Chen makes like a dozen different traditional tantos, and so does Cold Steel (their newer "O Tanto"), and several other makers. If you want to end up with a great knife that you can be proud of making, then don't start out with a crappy blade. For probably just a little more than the price of the Hissatsu, you could commision one of the many custom makers for just a decent blade, and end up with something truly worthwhile.
Having said that, if you're still bent on simply customizing the handle of an existing blade, take a look at Paul Chen's new Practical Tanto or something. It already starts out with a clay-tempered blade, decent fittings, and real rayskin. I'd think it would be easy enough to simply add a handle wrap or something, and either way it doesn't cost as much as many other tanto I've mentioned. The first place I checked lists it at $125.
First off, why would you want to buy this knife, rip off the handle, spend a lot of time and labor in customizing it, and still end up with a weak bladed knife? If you just want to try your hand at wrapping & want to end up with something you're not afraid to use, then there are several places that sell kit blades of the same quality (though different shape) for a lot less. If you just want to own a nice tanto with a traditional handle, then search around. Paul Chen makes like a dozen different traditional tantos, and so does Cold Steel (their newer "O Tanto"), and several other makers. If you want to end up with a great knife that you can be proud of making, then don't start out with a crappy blade. For probably just a little more than the price of the Hissatsu, you could commision one of the many custom makers for just a decent blade, and end up with something truly worthwhile.
Having said that, if you're still bent on simply customizing the handle of an existing blade, take a look at Paul Chen's new Practical Tanto or something. It already starts out with a clay-tempered blade, decent fittings, and real rayskin. I'd think it would be easy enough to simply add a handle wrap or something, and either way it doesn't cost as much as many other tanto I've mentioned. The first place I checked lists it at $125.