After a few attempts at cleaning and polishing, I decided to have a go at scales. I saw an old piece of slate that has been kicking around and thought, why not? Several things came to mind, the most worriesome being stressors at the pivot point. Then I saw this nice Torrey on eBay and noticed there was not a lot of taper on the tang. Perfect!
I rough cut it on a scroll saw and shaped and smoothed with a HF belt sander. Split it with the saw and sanded through the progression, finishing with a Dremel and automotive cutting compund. I've gotta' say, I'm psyched about the final product for my first shot at it!
I rough cut it on a scroll saw and shaped and smoothed with a HF belt sander. Split it with the saw and sanded through the progression, finishing with a Dremel and automotive cutting compund. I've gotta' say, I'm psyched about the final product for my first shot at it!