Hey Guys n Gals,
So I went to an Archery Shoot and saw some custom knives and axes a week ago... And now I have the urge to make my own knife. I did some research on the forums and off and have started picking up my supplies. Last night I went ahead and started to trace out the design I planned on doing. To me it looks like a drop point hunter (but hey i'm a noob so maybe you guys might give it another name.) Anyways, after transferring the design to the billet I felt as if there was to much handle an not enough blade. Seemed like a 1:1 ratio. The billet is 1/8x1 1/2x7 7/8 1084
So my question is... How do you judge how long or short a each part of a knife should be? is there a golden rule? Or do you just go by a combination of function and aesthetics?
Thanks for the help even if I may be asking a silly question
So I went to an Archery Shoot and saw some custom knives and axes a week ago... And now I have the urge to make my own knife. I did some research on the forums and off and have started picking up my supplies. Last night I went ahead and started to trace out the design I planned on doing. To me it looks like a drop point hunter (but hey i'm a noob so maybe you guys might give it another name.) Anyways, after transferring the design to the billet I felt as if there was to much handle an not enough blade. Seemed like a 1:1 ratio. The billet is 1/8x1 1/2x7 7/8 1084
So my question is... How do you judge how long or short a each part of a knife should be? is there a golden rule? Or do you just go by a combination of function and aesthetics?
Thanks for the help even if I may be asking a silly question