Thread: New to restoration--first time

Picked up this atta boy pretty cheap on eBay. Blade was in good condition just polished it a little and it shined didn't want to take it further in a spot here or there. Scales were cracked so I made some new ones. Basically I had some apple wood branches in the garage.. So some super precision work with a circular saw and a branches mounted In a vise.. I was able to get a few slabs that were somewhat even. Then a bunch of sanding to find out they were too thick.. So then I took a caliper and scored a thickness line on the side and used a hacksaw to cut the pieces to thickness.. Then some more sanding. Finally cut them out, rounded the edges by hand.. Made a wedge out of a nickel. Stained the apple wood with some Cherry minwax I had laying around. First time peening too. Wedge end was pretty easy. The other end not so much. Wound up filling the blade pivot w epoxy due to some play and redrilled. Overall pretty relaxing. Blade centered first try.. scales turned out decent. Let me know what u guys think. Be honest you won't hurt my feelings