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One of our former members mentioned that he can do 10 coats without needing to sand in between if he uses a heat gun, so I tried the trick. However with or without the heat gun, I don't like the...

Thanks for the encouragement. I have another 1 or 2 fairly quick ones in mind...
Truoil-finished chechen scales for the re-ground TEW and I had a set of clear plexies lying around for the TEW I got...

As my photography isn't too good, I'll add a couple more points:
1) The finish is 1000 grit satin. Looks better in person.
2) The wood is padauk
3) The blade was badly corroded when I got it, so I...

She's OK as a learning experience and should make a good shaver once I get her honed, so I'm not complaining too much, but I'm not deluding myself into thinking I created a masterpiece either lol.

I've finally done it. This is my first full restoration (scales included) so it's not perfect (the scales/wedge are a bit too long, there was some pitting I could not get rid of, the gap is too wide...