O Paul’s KITH build

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I got started on Chris’s knife today. He got a Bowie from me in the last one I participated in - but no Bowie this time. I know Chris likes to hunt and camp so I thought this knife would be a nice companion on those adventures. The steel is 52100 and construction will be a’3 piece knife’. Following are photos with comments.
 
This blade material is thick so I thought I would taper the tang to help with balance. This is the first time I tried this so I didn’t get real aggressive.A5518823-0F3F-47E0-9CE4-CF93BF61D390.jpegCCFF4D30-6CD6-4697-91C1-2BEEB67DF96E.jpeg
 
Easy way to taper. Mark your butt and draw edge line similar to knife edge. Take from guard area and hollow grind with a small wheel to butt. Start your flat grind. I hold verticals and press in on butt to start. Work until you bring it up to guard area.?Repeat on other side.
I then go to flat disc and make sure is even.
I drill holes while still a flat piece of steel.
 
Easy way to taper. Mark your butt and draw edge line similar to knife edge. Take from guard area and hollow grind with a small wheel to butt. Start your flat grind. I hold verticals and press in on butt to start. Work until you bring it up to guard area.?Repeat on other side.
I then go to flat disc and make sure is even.
I drill holes while still a flat piece of steel.
I pretty much did as you suggested but didn’t think to do a hollow grind first.
 
Finally got back in the shop today and resumed working on Chris’s knife. I decided to go with stag to match up with his KITH Bowie. I backed the scales up with black G10 liners. The stag was given to me as a gift for a custom knife; the elk was harvested in Colorado A0405DA0-113A-45BF-9108-F0C5C0BAF91C.jpeg9E0A6E4F-34C3-4DF3-846D-9D738952AAB5.jpeg
 
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