Quote Originally Posted by austy View Post
Thanks fellas! I watched that vid last night, but will sit and watch the series today.

I believe that the scales are the same size. It's hard to see, but in my first photo, I have them both clamped together whilst sanding the edges.

I think I'll go with another approach to getting them the same thickness - by taping them side by side to a board, and sanding them simultaneously to equal depths. Then, drill holes, and then stick them together before rounding edges.

That being said - I'm a complete noob here - does this sound ok?

Cheers,

Aaron
Everyone prefers his own methods, but I do this:

I begin with drawing the shape of the scales on the wood.
Then I saw them out and I stick them together with tape that sticks on both sides.
Now I drill the holes (because the scales are perfectly flat at this point).
Then I sand them together (the tape is still on) to the preferred thickness and shape.
Sanding the edges to round them of and then put some oil or so on it.

Just my 2cents