So after toiling all week in my apartment with nothing but a pocket knife, some sandpaper, a hasp, a (claw) hammer, and some beeswax w/ orange oil, my first set of scales is complete and on a Heljestrand blade I bought off of Bassguy.

The wedge basically turned out to be a fiasco, so the blade doesn't quite center on closing, it looks horrible nose on, and there is about 1/4" too much room before the spacer.

But the scales themselves turned out much better than I expected, and I really love the wide brass washers on the walnut. Somehow I feel like the Heljestrand really fits these scales. Sadly the blade is not shave ready, it needs a good honing and that will have to wait, since I spent the rest of my money for the time being on materials and tools, but such is life.

Anyway, sorry for the poor picture quality, I have no real camera so I had to use the one on my computer. But you get the idea







Drew