That's seriously neat, Dan.
My only concern might be the transition from the chopping portion of the blade to the "rounding" part of the blade. The corner looks a bit sharp ... and I wondered if it might be vulnerable to chipping if someone's aim was shaky with a hard chop. I wondered about rounding that transition slightly, to strengthen it.
I like the ring guard. The hole in the blade looks neat too, but I've never worked with a tool with such a one. What did it do to the overall chopping efficiency of the knife, to be removing metal at that point? Looks like you may have compensated, by thickening the blade somewhat.
Me, I'd vote for a bit more of a Khuk bend to the blade, though I suspect that a straighter knife would likely sell better, and definitely be more efficient if lashed to a pole for a spear.
This looks really cool. We wants a field report!
t.
My only concern might be the transition from the chopping portion of the blade to the "rounding" part of the blade. The corner looks a bit sharp ... and I wondered if it might be vulnerable to chipping if someone's aim was shaky with a hard chop. I wondered about rounding that transition slightly, to strengthen it.
I like the ring guard. The hole in the blade looks neat too, but I've never worked with a tool with such a one. What did it do to the overall chopping efficiency of the knife, to be removing metal at that point? Looks like you may have compensated, by thickening the blade somewhat.
Me, I'd vote for a bit more of a Khuk bend to the blade, though I suspect that a straighter knife would likely sell better, and definitely be more efficient if lashed to a pole for a spear.
This looks really cool. We wants a field report!
t.