Wanted to add tapered tangs to the bag of my tricks. So I grabbed one of my kitchen knife blanks and went to work. The tang now tappers from 4 mm to 2 mm at the end. You can clearly see it but for the future I think I'll go with a stronger taper, just makes it look more striking.
The maple scales have a lot of chatoyance going on, but they're a pain in the ass to work with. All the steel dust sticks in the pores immediately if you don't pay enough attention. I definitely prefer Ebony in this regard
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Overall lenght: 28 cm
Blade: 17 cm, 4 mm 1.2842 (0-2)
Handle: Birdseye Maple with red liners
Regards
Marcus
The maple scales have a lot of chatoyance going on, but they're a pain in the ass to work with. All the steel dust sticks in the pores immediately if you don't pay enough attention. I definitely prefer Ebony in this regard
. Overall lenght: 28 cm
Blade: 17 cm, 4 mm 1.2842 (0-2)
Handle: Birdseye Maple with red liners
Regards
Marcus