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Prince Royal with custom scales (pic heavy)
This is my first attempt at scales and blade polishing!
Blade: hand sanded from 150-1500g paper; dremel polished with Dico as in the tutorial.
- round point, approximately 6/8, bellied hollow (I think), top and bottom jimping
Scales/wedge: purple heart; dremel + hand sanded with 220g paper; 3 coats of Formby's tung oil, hand gouged fish scale pattern
Pins and washer: plain brass
Tools: Dremel for blade polish and major scale shaping, cheap gouge from Michael's, coping saw, assortment of small files, cordless drill with 1/16 bit, and my mitts.
After disassemble, before cleaning:
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Casualty of rusted pins and hamfistedness (oh well, they were warped anyway)
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Carefully taped to help preserve the gold
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After hand sanding progression
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After dremel compound progression
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and the finished product :D