Some time ago I put together this Gold Dollar blade and inexpensive plastic scales to try my hand at "building" a SR from scratch. It was an inexpensive experiment: the blank blade was around $10 and the plastic scales were around $10 as well. I wanted an inexpensive straight to take with me when I travel. Something that if it was lost or stolen I wouldn't care. It went together easily enough. And I like the heft...it has a surprisingly nice feel to it...not bad for for $20 and some elbow grease. I will be more confident buying SR from antique stores with broken scales...now that I know I can replace scales.

I just got around to honing it today. One layer of tape on the spine. Used my Naniwa stones. Had a little trouble with the heel...must be the geometry of the blade. Will take it for a spin tomorrow morning.
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