Howdy,

Here's my next scales project. I was actually working on another one when I found this very nice little piece of wood in a corner.



I suddenly had the urge to re-scale my GD208, who's scales are ugly as sin (you know the ones - fake carbon fiber). BHChieftain had shown me his Livi, which had one piece scales, and I was quite struck by the design. Off to the bandsaw! This one is a lot deeper than my first project, because the blade is a 7/8.

With the outline roughed out to my liking, I tackled the slot:



That was a bit difficult, and it turns out that I needed to add some relief in the first inch or so to allow clearance for the tang. Then plenty of time with 120, 220, and 400 grit sandpaper, then 000 steel wool. I'm not sure what wood this is, but it sure finishes nicely.

Lesson learned from my first project - finish before pinning in the blade! As with last time, Homer Formby's Tung Oil Finish. Love the stuff.



A few minutes with the ball peen hammer, and we're done! I didn't add washers on this one, because I'm unhappy with how they worked out on my Shumate.







Like my first project, the pressure was low, as this was a blade I wouldn't weep over if it got wrecked. (No comments about silk purses out of sows ears, please!)

Fred