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Tried out the iron stain and made the filler piece.
I'd read that you need a high level of tannin in the wood so I soaked the handle in a tea solution. For the iron stain I put wire wool in vinegar for a bit less than a week then wiped the solution on and waited.
Waited a bit and used some fine wet and dry to polish it (I'd left it a bit rough as I worried about hardening it and reducing the absorbency of the wood).
Quite like slight tiger stripes. An odd side effect is that when the solution drys it leaves "rust" residue on the metal.
Originally I had grand plans of lining up or reversing the grain on the filler piece but in the end it was too fiddly trying to get enough meat in the bottom inside section.
A bit of sanding.
Another stain, buff and a couple of light coats of Danish Oil...
Wasn't sure if I should have done the mineral oil soak people on forums reference before, or instead of the Danish Oil to water proof it. If it does get stuck after getting wet I'll revisit it.
Now just need to finish sharpening/profiling the modified section of the blade and tidy.
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