siberianfury
21-11-2009, 20:19
Hi fellas,
Bored tonight so i thought id give the traditional scandinavian tang design a "work out", alot of people have an issue with battoning stick tang knives, so i thought id give it a try and see how the knife held up.
So, the knife.
the knife was made my myself so i know exactly what went into making it.
Blade: Lauri carbon, 1.7mm thick.
Handle: Normal Oak.
Tang Length: about 2/3rds into the handle
No bolster, just wood and a blade.
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/siberianfury/lauriproject008.jpgthe knife before testing
The Test
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/siberianfury/sticktang001.jpg
the start of the battoning, the wood is very dry Oak that was by my fireplace.
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/siberianfury/sticktang003.jpg
i used the tip technique, but i also hit the knife on the handle and the base of the blade, the technique belived to cause the most stress on the blade and cause breakages.
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/siberianfury/sticktang007.jpg
Towards the end of the battoning i also used the knife to pry open the wood, somthing that would cause paralel stress on the blade.
Other tests done where hammering the knife into the wood on the pommel.
After the tests the knife was still in perfect condition, no cracks, chips, loose blade or warps.
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/siberianfury/sticktang004.jpg
IM very suprised at how well the knife coped, odviosly the design is definatley stong enough.
ATB
Josh
Bored tonight so i thought id give the traditional scandinavian tang design a "work out", alot of people have an issue with battoning stick tang knives, so i thought id give it a try and see how the knife held up.
So, the knife.
the knife was made my myself so i know exactly what went into making it.
Blade: Lauri carbon, 1.7mm thick.
Handle: Normal Oak.
Tang Length: about 2/3rds into the handle
No bolster, just wood and a blade.
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/siberianfury/lauriproject008.jpgthe knife before testing
The Test
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/siberianfury/sticktang001.jpg
the start of the battoning, the wood is very dry Oak that was by my fireplace.
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/siberianfury/sticktang003.jpg
i used the tip technique, but i also hit the knife on the handle and the base of the blade, the technique belived to cause the most stress on the blade and cause breakages.
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/siberianfury/sticktang007.jpg
Towards the end of the battoning i also used the knife to pry open the wood, somthing that would cause paralel stress on the blade.
Other tests done where hammering the knife into the wood on the pommel.
After the tests the knife was still in perfect condition, no cracks, chips, loose blade or warps.
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/siberianfury/sticktang004.jpg
IM very suprised at how well the knife coped, odviosly the design is definatley stong enough.
ATB
Josh