kennethsime wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 11:59 pm[*]If you really wanted to duplicate the Heron, you could extend the scales above the tang as well. After all, you don't usually see a Chef's knife with a thumb ramp. This would require a bit more routing.
Yes, I understand and agree with the comment. It's true I could move the scales "up" so the handle is level with the top of the blade. That would also add knuckle-room when using a cutting board.
But it comes with a different issue: it would require moving the scales "forward" (toward the blade) so there's no scales-to-thumb-ramp gap, and that would give me a handle that is "encroaching on the blade," which is something I don't much like (Zoomer style? LOL). Also I'm concerned about how skinny the tang is getting inside the handle.
Kenneth makes a good point, though; worthy of a sketch. LMK what you folks think of the "handle up" vs the "handle mid" position. I'm not too keen on the look of the "handle up," it looks more like a home-built workaround to me, but I'm mulling it over. I think the mid-handle works with the original design a little better, but I'm curious what you all think.