Like several others have mentioned, that idea you have for the tip is awesome! I am working on my first knife and as of today, the blade has shrunk dimensionally as I keep messing up the tip. It's very disheartening when you spend so much time and effort to make your bevels smooth, crisp and even and then the tip squares off. I suppose it's something I will get a feel for eventually but it's very frustrating. Thanks for posting this. From the looks of what you do, I think that may work for me too.