Skeleton knives-do they warp during heat treat?

[CRC]

I did a search on this but didnt come up with anything, could be my operating skills
I am making some knives out of CPM S30V steel, i appreciate the help thus far from you guys who have been kind enough to answer my questions. These will have skeleton handles to shave weight leaving about an 1/8" band of material. This is a 2 part question i suppose.
Is the handle prone to warping during the heat treating process with only an 1/8" of material left? Should a 1/4" band be left around entire handle to mitigate this if so?

Thanks,

Cody

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

I would go with a 1/4" band. 1/8" might end up a bit weak after the final sanding/grinding. It would also lessen warp issues.

Warp should not be a particular problem. If using a commercial HT provider, they are prepared to deal with it. If doing HT yourself, use quench plates to eliminate warp.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Skeletonized blades are less prone to warp than tapered tang.

1/8" is too thin and will be weak unless it's something like a light duty skinner

The thickness needs to be thicker towards the blade and can be thinner towards the back where the user won't put a lot of torque on it.

There should be a generous radius at all transitions.

This is how I skeletonize a tang:

 

[CRC]

Thanks guys. It will be a skinning/deboning knife as you mentioned Stacy. I like how your making those tangs Nathan. I would basically be looking to eliminate as much material as possible without jeopardizing the structure of the knife.