Tapered Tangs

shinyedges said:
I love tapered tangs, I've had them from winkler and big chris. Both done well, they make a light balanced blade that handles like an extension of the hand. That said, on my beater blades, I prefer no taper.
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Maybe you would like knive tapered this way for beater blades ........Distal taper , plunge less /main blade bevel contiune to the end oF tang/ 5mm spine , 22.5 cm. total lenght and ONLY 185 grams weight .

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N Natlek Very nice! I'd love to try one out and see how it holds up. Thanks for showing it.
 
Boker has some tapered tang offerings too, even more affordable. I've seen them in a few of their Arbolito line. I have the Arbolito El Gigante, it's a 9" blade similar to a CS Trailmaster. It has a tapered tang and blade, it's a gorgeous knife in N695 for roughly $150.
 
I really like the look of a tapered tang and I have seen Big Chris do a few. How is the steel "tapered' and why would it be weaker?
 
danbot said:
One of my favourite features on a fixed blade is a full tapered tang. I don't know what it is about it exactly, but I like it a lot! It just sets off the whole handle and makes it appear slimmer than it is. Was Bob Loveless the first to do it? Why don't more makers do it? What's your opinion?
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I LOVE a good tapered tang. Nothing can bring back the weight of a knife like a well tapered tang.

I'm not sure if Loveless was the first one. But he did popularize it.

A lot of makers don't do it because

a) They don't want to put in the extra work or learn the extra skill. Tapering tangs makes the fitting of scales and drilling of holes more complex. It's also extra risky if you do it for heat treat where the tang is at risk for warping. (Ask me how I know :rolleyes: )
b) They're just plain chicken to give it a try
c) They're doing great as it is and don't need no fancy newfangled taperings to sell their knives thankyouverymuch.

For me...I think it's kind of fun to get it as thin as I can.Which sometimes works out great...other times less so.

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LX_Emergency said:
I LOVE a good tapered tang. Nothing can bring back the weight of a knife like a well tapered tang.

I'm not sure if Loveless was the first one. But he did popularize it.

A lot of makers don't do it because

a) They don't want to put in the extra work or learn the extra skill. Tapering tangs makes the fitting of scales and drilling of holes more complex. It's also extra risky if you do it for heat treat where the tang is at risk for warping. (Ask me how I know :rolleyes: )
b) They're just plain chicken to give it a try
c) They're doing great as it is and don't need no fancy newfangled taperings to sell their knives thankyouverymuch.

For me...I think it's kind of fun to get it as thin as I can.Which sometimes works out great...other times less so.

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That's why I cheated a little ..... I drilled hole in scale when tang was still flat and used coper pins which I pinned .Coper is soft and bend inside
as it should ;)
Most likely it looks like this now , yellow is pin . . . .

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That's a good way to cheat. Personally I do drill before tapering. But after that I have to drill the scales at an angle so that I can get a nice pin through it.
 
I'm a fan of tapered tangs I'm older so I don't feel the young mans desire to run out and see how much I can bang away on my new knife anymore. I have a Steingass loveless it's my favorite EDC knife in my rotation. Highly recommend his work.
 
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