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As ever, little by little. It's way down on my list of jobs and free time is limited. Plus I always need a bit of headspace to work on it.
Roughed up the various parts, but still need to clean them all. Trying to work out how to finish the bolster as luckily I watch the knife maker USA video again and they pointed out you need to shape it before you glue.
Slightly constrained by the amount of wood I have at the top, but I've started to square off the top, and profile the back as a reference point. I also started to shape the underside to provide some inspiration for the bolster shape. I will properly square off the top once I remove the lines and scales off the knife - for now it's just a case of marking out the parameters so to speak.
Hard to photograph, but this sort of give an impression of where the finished look is heading.
Still to do:
It's definitely taught me the value of starting with square, even pieces as it's been tough working with an awkward shape. A drill press would have made things a million times easier too.
The one disappointment is that I wanted a 1.5mm brass pin at the base of the handle. I've got the brass stock, just need a smaller enough drill bit, but being honest I need the wiggle room there at the moment. A 3rd fastening would prevent that and require a greater degree of accuracy than I can manage with my current tools and the uneven shape of the scales.
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