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I could have used lower grit sandpaper to start, but I didn't want to take off too much too fast and take a chance on messing up the geometry of the blade...

I also stayed off the etching as much...

I used 600 and 1200 grit wet sanding and finished with steel wool and Blue Magic, by hand. There is some pitting near the edge that has me a little concerned. I'm going to send it out to on of our...

Finished with the last coat of tung oil...

I'm going to send to my favorite honemeister cudarunner, Roy. His edges are buttery smooth.

I'm going to go high gloss on the scales...

Ok she is pinned. Question now is is, do I make it high gloss, or low? I'm thinkng,to match the blade... I'm quite proud of the outcome for my first attempt.

The scary part, pinning is getting close...

I used wood glue for the spacer. I probably will not pin that end.

Not too bad, scales ready for the first coat o tungue oil...

Cutting, sanding, and shaping by hand is a lot of work....

Blade cleaned up nicely, but the faux MOP I got doesn't seem to work. I got some Jamaican Blue Mahoe instead.

Needs a lot of cleaning. The scales are warped
and shrunken to the point that the blade can not close.