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Old 03-19-2017, 09:10 AM
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Almost all mine are stub tang. I've always felt that if you have a gorgeous piece of wood why break up the pattern - a stub tang shows off the handle to better effect.

As for strength, I made a 20" short sword with a Micarta handle specifically to test the handle strength reasoning that the long blade would put a lot of strain on the handle joint. That was 17 years ago and everybody who has come out here to visit has tried to break that handle loose by chopping the blade into a stump and then bending it sideways. Some were large, strong people too but not even the slightest sign of give in that handle joint.

One final point: IMO a full tang, even a tapered tang, screws up the balance of a short bladed knife. A stub tang feels much better balanced to me ...


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