Started a new knife (pics)

Looking good. The only thing is I hope you planning on using it as a pry bar, 1/4" stock for that size knife is a bit much without a lot of distal taper in the blade and a tappered tange. I'd suggest skelotonizing the handle as well for wieght and ballance. On the other hand it might make it tough enough to survive me for a while! I look forward to seeing the finished results.
 
I was thinking it would be a utility knife. Prying included. I am not sure I have enough patience or skill with a file to make a tapered tang. I only have a crappy hand drill, so I don't thing I will be skeletonizing the handle.
 
Looks a lot like the knives that plywood manufacturers use to inspect for bubbles or defects in the finished product. Works super as a chisel or a slicing knife. A lot of the glue companies used to give them away as premiums...

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Do you have a dremel? The way I lighten up a full tange is to basicly drill 4 holes at the corners of the chunck I want to remove and then conect the dots with a cut-off wheel and the dremel. It normaly takes me 3-4 wheels on heat treated stainless to cut two or three blocks out. You'd be surprised at how much lighter it'll feel. Baring that I'd drill a bunch of holes, staying at least 3/8" away from the edge of the tange and drill out with as big a bit as you can handle, you'll be pretty much the same effect, it's just easier and faster for me to cut chunks out with the dremel.
 
no dremel. After I line up and drill the pin handles, I will decide if I want to try and skeletonize. I might try an taper the handle by filing it down. I put a bit of taper in the blade, not much, but a little.

I ground the front bevel right on one side, then was not paying attention and ground it wrong on the other side. OOps, I was excited that my micarta handle scales finally came in the mail, and got distracted.
 
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