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Thanks very much Heath! Just finishing it up now. Will see if I can't get that taper in...

Thank you very much, Kevin! I'll plan on not having one then.

Picking up my supplies today! Thank you all so much for the help. Hopefully I'll be able to contribute to your discussions in helpful ways, too, as soon as I can get some good study and practice under my belt.

Ah, I do have one more!

In terms of the distal taper, is there any minimum thickness the tip shouldn't fall below? (I'm planning a 36" long blade, with the wood originally starting at 1.25" thick, probably hexagonal cross-section)

Thank you very much, Heath, for so much info and helpful tips! Got some info and can certainly get my hands on some good hickory around here. That's a beautiful one you linked to, it looks like you've worked hard at perfecting them. You may be getting an order from me if I botch mine up, haha. Many ...

Thank you very much John! Your older posts were very helpful to me in my design as well. Much appreciated!

Hi all! I'm new to this and am looking to make my own wasters. I've cobbled together ideas from across this forum and think I'm headed in the right direction. I've just a couple questions I couldn't find the answers to... 1. Is there an ideal thickness (or a range) that the wood I buy should be? (I'...