Awesome! Please don’t get heat stroke getting this finished. It is looking amazingWhat's this? Progress? Yes!
I'm mostly satisfied with the bevels so I'm calling that step done. They're not perfect, but...well, they're not perfect.
Clamped the Bonechopper into the vise to smooth out the handle profile, and now I've got one of the brass scales setting up with tape and superglue so I can drill out the pinholes and be certain they're 100% accurate. Then I'll peel the tape off, tape and glue the drilled brass to another piece, and I'll have accurate pinholes in both pieces to match the blade.
The trick is taping the pieces, then supergluing the taped surfaces. That way it holds tight, but when you're done you can just peel it all off and your pieces are clean.
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