Things that are overlooked by most new'ish makers

Raymond Richard

Forum Owner & Moderator
The majority of new makers start off by making full tang knives. After that its stick or hidden tangs and from what I have seen they all over look the very important blade/guard/handle junction.

John Doyle hit the nail on the head when he wrote this:

"On a hidden tangs especially, it is wise to consider starting with a crisp, clean defined ricasso area and design/build the knife from there in all directions.

The ricasso is one of the most important areas of a knife yet all too often, its the most overlooked and least considered part. So many important details are dictated by the ricasso."

I've seen hundreds of dollars spent on materials for a knife but if this handle junction is not right to me you have just thrown that material/money away.

If you look at the avatar to the left of J. Doyle's name, that is a photo of perfection.
 
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Ray, I appreciate the kind words my friend!

Thank you for bringing this important topic up for another look.
 
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