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Le Grelot / Burmese rosewood scales
TI, Le Grelot rescaled in Burmese Rosewood.
Just finished this beast for a good customer in Thailand. Thanx for the extra timber David.
Request was for classic shape & roundish ends. Right up my alley.
No work on the blade other than a little selective tarnish clean up.
Quite a challenge to pin. Slightly bent tang :gaah: :p( first pic)
Broke one scale on the first attempt but all good in the end.
2000 grit burnished oil finish. It takes time but I love the patina & the feel, mirror at one angle pure timber at another and it just gets better the more you handle it. Easy to repair any scratches too which is just as well. Had to do some trimming after it finally pinned up.
Black acrylic wedge. I'm likin' plastics. Can feel a set of scales comin'
Domed brass over flat stainless washers. Brass pins.
Brass thrust washers.