Some time ago Andrew(Harrywally) was kind enough to make a custom brush and also send me some burl for matching scales. I told him how a couple of previous attempts had ended with broken scales so he advised on this as well - wenge veneer liners to give linear strength. I also had the wood stabilised with resin.
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