Sir, you've made my entire week with just that shoutout. I know it's not much and I'm not the guy who invented tapered tangs, but it means a lot to me. I need to make a video about my special vise for tapered tang scales. It holds the knife by the flats so that you can clamp the scale to the knife, support the underside with some scrap wood, and then the holes are drilled and aligned perfectly. All you have to do is flatten the scales on the grinder, and assuming your platen is flat and therefore the tapered tang is ground flat too, it will match the scales. I glue up with JB weld to hide the tiny gaps, but I think a stronger epoxy with dye would work just as well. Great job on the knife. The balance tapering the tang adds is just unbelievable until you try it for yourself. Again, thanks for the shoutout, I love giving back to the knifemaking community that has given me so much.

I like the scales.

@DIYeasycrafts

3 жыл бұрын

Going to have to disagree but wait till you see the replacement scales!!

Those scales look great lol

@DIYeasycrafts

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sir

Everyday is a school day in knife making! Looking good buddy

@DIYeasycrafts

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joe

Have you seen Hatcher knives on YT? He does this to perfection.

@DIYeasycrafts

3 жыл бұрын

No but will check it out. Thanks

Nice video! But may I ask why would I taper my tang? It looks nice, so is it mostly cosmetic or more for weight loss or redistribution? Or is it something else? Again, good, cleat informative video! Thanks for sharing!

@DIYeasycrafts

3 жыл бұрын

Its for the appearance and weight reduction in the handle. Makes for better balance

I made a video explaining the vise that I made, if you want to take a look: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dHx6rqdsncvYeNo.html

That was really a nice little video. I'm new working on my first few and would like to incorporate this on my knives. It's looks great but I think I will distal taper the blade also. Thanks