Tight lipped guarded secret no pun intended

Here is the part of Nick's AWESOME Tutorial/ WIP where he begins fitting the guard.. It starts on page 10, showing the importance of the ricasso shoulders and how they shouldn't be at a sharp angle at the tang section (due to stress risers) etc.. Here is page 10 http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...-s-Steel-*-Stuck-in-the-metal-with-you/page10

Then on page 11 is the actual guard making and fitting, and the page 12 goes into it a little more and then to handle fitting, which of course is very much related to the guard, in making it all come together nicely that is as the final handle.. So yea, read page 10, 11, 12. Then go to page 1 and read the entire thing! ;) He goes into this a little earlier but it is important that the ricasso be VERY FLAT.. you can you a flat surface (granite, glass, marble etc.) with sandpaper on top to get it FLAT..

Also, don't cut (file) in the final tang shoulders until you finish hand sanding the ricasso, because you will end end rounding over the edges of the shoulders which will lead to a gap when ya get the guard fitted. Man, I say just read from the beginning lol :cool: He covers all of this.. :thumbup: And of course the blade is the foundation for the guard, and so on and so on.

I still have yet to try a guard (as well as a hidden tang) but I plan on doin on pretty soon here.. should be fun.

I hope you end up posting some pictures of your process, or at least of the knife you're making when it's all finished. :)

~Paul
My YT Channel Lsubslimed
 
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