Kampilan dimension help please

[imas560]

Well I found a post that migueldiaz contributed a collection of kampilan tips to.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=kampilan
I had identified on my kampilan trainer a new point of balance that I would like (pink paper).

I set up to drill a series of 3.5mm holes at the front end of my trainer.

But I had made no difference to the point of balance

I didn't want to go past the sundi(?) so I enlarged the drill holes to 5mm which unfortunately when looked at in close up are too big

But when viewed as a whole they are not too overbearing

The change to the point of balance is also negligible

To make a significant change to point of balance I will have to go the distal taper route as suggested by Rick. I won't make a change to my trainer but the blank I have ready for my live version will undergo a fair bit of shaping and grinding. I'll most probably shape like a elongated diamond cross section starting from in front of the crossguard as my grinding skills aren't that hot.