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The abalone is courtesy of Masecraft Masecraft USA: Acrylic Green Abalone with black backing 1/8" x 5 1/2" x 9 1/2" per piece (NEW!)

You can get 4-5 sets of scales from a sheet making a great...

Once I get the drilling done, I pull the rotary back out and hog out some bevels along the edges of the scales.

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You can get...

Today, I pulled out the coping saw and measured up some LVS abalone sheet in preparation for the scales. After measuring, the cutting began. I made them a bit larger since these scales are just for...

Agreed...power tools would be SOOO much easier and faster. Still trying to get a basic shop put together, but don't know where I would put the stuff in my apartment, lol.:)

After applying your enamel carefully, WALK AWAY! Let the darned stuff dry for at least a day before you come back to it! The next day, use the included steel wool to carefully burnish the tang and...

The next stage includes cleaning all the oils off the tang using the included degreaser. After degreasing, it's important that you not touch the tang lest you end up with a botched blue job.
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I wanted to take a bunch of pics of a C-MON Blackie rebuild that I'm working through to show that although you don't have a bunch of shop equipment, you can still do a really nice rebuild on a low...