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Heres an update!

I have the spacer glued in and everything sanded down to 220. I went with the spacer because I like the blade to sit low in the scales. With the wedge, the scales looked too...

Im going to play with it and see. Ive got it to about 0.100" right now. I think i may work up the sanding grits and see where that lands me.

When I was looking down the scales, they looked a little beefy IMO. But ive learned that its easier to remove material than to add, so I figured Id get opinions from people who know more than I do!

I used a post in the tutorial section that said he started with 3/16" wood and "sanded them down". I didnt know what that meant. Next time Ill try a more detailed search. My apologies.
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I completely understand. If the tang is hypothetically 3/16", the spacer would be <3/16". Somewhere around 3/32" Im guessing. The spacer wouldn't bow the wood, but just set it a fixed distance apart....

Good to meet you again! When you say spacer, are you referring to a spacer (the size of the tang) where the wedge would go? Or a washer spacer on either side of the tang?

Hey SRP Workshoppers (Workshoppians?), This is my first day as a member and my first post outside of the introduction forum. I know this is a long post, but I felt it was inappropriate to just start...