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Cool, Thanks for the tip vlad. I was cutting rather slow, so I didn't have a big problem with the plexi melting (though sometimes it smelled like it). I did find out that I can't go anywhere near...

Thanks guys! :D

Redwood: That's all the sanding I'll be doing for this blade. It was my first attempt and it isn't a very valuable blade (that I know of). So it was more or less practice. The...

Thanks Richz! you seem to be the only one who appriciates my work so far :D:p

Well, I finished step 2: the scales.

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I had a sheet of 1/8" plexiglass and decided to see if it would make decent scales. Stuff is cheap, and I needed...

Heheh yeah. I did a lot of sanding at 600. Didn't have anything in between at the time, but I went and picked up some 220 and 400 (couldn't find 320). Now I have 180discs, 220, 400, 600, 800, 1000,...

Step 1: The blade. Done.
Step 2: The scales...

I've hosted the pix over here. I have intermittent pics between sandings as well, but didn't post those.
Lemme know what you guys think so far :) I...