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04-12-2016, 07:35 PM #6
I use all of my fingers. My thumbpad is on the bottom (narrow part) of the tang. The pad or fingertip of my forefinger is on the top of the tang opposite my thumb. The scales are gently resting on the middle finger, ring finger, and little finger. Those three don't assist in the flip as much as they support the scales and sort of stabilize things.
If you need to tighten scales a very light weight ball peen, or similar is good. If you don't have anything like that a large tablespoon, using the rounded bottom will work. Tap lightly a time of two and check your progress.
Faux ivory, tortoise, what have you is popular. Keep your scales dry and it will help with the slipperiness.Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.