HEy guys, I've just seen the following link in another thread:
http://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?3225-Spyderco-Design-Flaw
Got me to thinking about how weak a skeleton tang would actually make a knife. I've seen numerous youtube video's praising the Enzo trapper for being able to take a beating, but they have a massive hole bored out of the middle of the tang. I have seen a few other blanks with numerous holes bored to lighten the tang. Another weight saving/balance type design feature is a tapered tang, but thats not something I will be undertaking in the infancy of my knife making career. How much do you think that different kinds of designs will affect strength?
Thanks for all the input in advance.
Colin
http://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?3225-Spyderco-Design-Flaw
Got me to thinking about how weak a skeleton tang would actually make a knife. I've seen numerous youtube video's praising the Enzo trapper for being able to take a beating, but they have a massive hole bored out of the middle of the tang. I have seen a few other blanks with numerous holes bored to lighten the tang. Another weight saving/balance type design feature is a tapered tang, but thats not something I will be undertaking in the infancy of my knife making career. How much do you think that different kinds of designs will affect strength?
Thanks for all the input in advance.
Colin