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Hi Vlad,

I gave the scales two coats with a light sand in between. I probably could have spent more time polishing to the nth degree but was really happy when I waxed them. The colour really...

Vlad,

These scales are my best effort to date. The wood is mahogony and I dressed with dutch oil, then sanded again with 1200 grit and finally applied some high quality Briwax antique furniture...

Bill,

Yes I have gone through your blog and I'm going out today to get some thin brass for liners and thinner wood. I don't have a belt sander so almost all is done with a hand coping saw, dremel...

The next set finished. Made from mahogony. I must get or borrow a better camera, the fine grain flecks are very nice.
I used a glass bead for the tang stop. The blade is a Never Rust from Solingen,...

I bet Vlad.

I only have basic tools at the moment so I'm playing more with outline profiles than bevels etc..

btw Your crazy glue scales look very nice, much better than the raw versions.
What...

You are absolutely correct Vlad, I have two more sets in the near finished stage and these are definitely of a higher standard.
Gary

Good idea Vlad I'll try that next time.

Here is my first attempt. A Chris Johnson of Sheffield with kauri scales.(not fiddleback)
Before and after pics. I will buy a new camera when I stop buying...

This weekend I hope to post some pics of my feeble efforts. I've cut three sets.
Set 1 is from swamp kauri, the other two I've experimented with mahogony.

They are all currently drying from...