Resilience of the new skeletonized tang BK2s

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Is it still up to the job of serious pounding/side loads/twisting now that the tang is skeletonized?
 
whoever said:
Is it still up to the job of serious pounding/side loads/twisting now that the tang is skeletonized?
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Welcome to Beckerland, whoever, and to Blade Forums, as well.

Yes, by all accounts the skeletonized handle stands up just fine to all the forces that you described. I think it would take some serious effort to compromise the tang — more effort/force than you can deliver by hand.

If anyone else wants to weigh in with more info, maybe we can learn more.
 
welcome to bladeforums! i'm not an expert but the bk2 is a massive hunk of 1095 steel with ka-bar's heat treat. i've beaten the crap out of mine and the only sign of that is the coating wear.

if you manage to snap the tang in half using just wood & your hands, i'll buy you a new one. i don't work for ka-bar. that's just how confident i am in the train wrecker :D
 
Not to be rude, but I think this is a silly question. Have some faith in the engineers at Kabar. Or pick one up, remove the scales and just eyeball it. Or use it...and worry less.
 
Welcome fellow beckerhead.
From a structural engineer's point of view, the center of the cross section provides little more than dead weight. In the case of bending or twisting, the further the material is from the center (or neutral axis) the better. The material in the exact middle is under no stress at all, the material on the edge is under the most stress. The only force the new skeletonized handle cannot bear as much as the old solid handle is shear. This means that if you laid the knife handle on a press and tried to cut it in half, the new handle would cut easier. The knife is under a lot of shear during battoning, but it is all in the blade, unless of course you accidentally strike your hand (not recommended).

Conclusion, from a structural engineering point of view, it does not weaken the knife appreciably under any normal usage or condition.

Hope this helps.
 
Bridgeman said:
Welcome fellow beckerhead.
From a structural engineer's point of view, the center of the cross section provides little more than dead weight. In the case of bending or twisting, the further the material is from the center (or neutral axis) the better. The material in the exact middle is under no stress at all, the material on the edge is under the most stress. The only force the new skeletonized handle cannot bear as much as the old solid handle is shear. This means that if you laid the knife handle on a press and tried to cut it in half, the new handle would cut easier. The knife is under a lot of shear during battoning, but it is all in the blade, unless of course you accidentally strike your hand (not recommended).

Conclusion, from a structural engineering point of view, it does not weaken the knife appreciably under any normal usage or condition.

Hope this helps.
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That is sort of what I was looking for comfirmation on.
 
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