Dumb Question time!?!

[Northern Giant UK]

OK sorry in advance but . . .

I thought I'd have a go at making a Puukko knife from a kit (Karesuando), I've filed the tang to allow the bolster to go almost to the blade (allowing enough room left to tap the bolster down to make a tight fit) and alls well, but (and heres the probable dumb question)

which way does the bolster fit?

You see the bolster has a flatter side and a slightly concave side so would I be correct in having the concave side facing up the tang and away from the blade.

Daft question I know but the instructions don't mention it and It's best to be sure.

Any advice would be welcome.

Kev

 

[redneck]

The convex side ( more rounded ) faces the blade and the flatter side is glued to the handle..if the bolster has a concave (hollow) side this would be glued towards the handle.

 

[Northern Giant UK]

Cheers Redneck,
I thought it was probably better to ask a daft question now than feel daft everytime I used the knife in the future

Right then, where did I put that hammer

Kev

 

[ganstey]

As my physics teacher told me many years ago... The only dumb question is the one you don't ask :thinkerg:

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