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I did what others have said, put the scales together without the blade (I used doubleback tape). I then shaped the top to bottom curve first on a sander. Then clamped them in a vise and rounded them the other way by hand using strips of sand paper down to finish sanded (shoe-shine style I guess...

Yep. Those look great!

Thanks Dennis!

Cool clamping fixture!

Wait... now that I look at that again, is that a triple or quadruple loop lacing technique? Looks more complex than the double loop I was doing. I'm gonna have to go look at your sheath WIP again...

Oh Dennis... that is great! I spent 2 hours last learning to do that lacing. I think I got it right and was pretty proud of myself... but then I saw your work again in this post. I have along way to go. Thanks for the inspiration!

Same here

I like it where it is, but I think it would look good in place of the lanyard tube too with a smaller pin forward as others have said.

You are a beast! Please be careful in your tired state of being... and don't bleed on the carpet!

That is a really attractive combination of materials and awesome workmanship. Need to get me some ironwood...

Looks good - much better than my first attempt. I'm concerned that there isn't anything holding the knife in the sheath other than friction on the blade, and that usually doesn't have much if it's smooth. Can you turn it upside down without the knife falling out? (kind of my own guideline...

Yeah but... if it's a tool you don't have yet... Just sayin' ;)

I wonder if they eat less than oompa-loompas… hmmm

Yes! But I usually have glue and waxed paper all over the place. You're much neater than I am!

It can be tricky and the more parts you are trying to keep together the tougher it is. If your joining edge between two pieces is at an angle, they have another direction they want to move as well. As John said above putting it all on a liner piece helps a lot. I have also done one piece on the...

Nice! I like the oak veneer liner... might have to steal that idea ;)

If you break your thumbnail opening it... it's too much. (Kind of a trial and error process that takes a long time since you have to wait for the nail to grow back after each test...) ;)

Is there much noticeable bogging down on your 2000rpm machine? I notice in the specs it's noted as "no-load" rpm. I suppose it depends on what you're grinding and how hard you press against it...

Scary to think those things are out there lurking when we're at the beach. :oops: Nice Catch!

I like the variable speed aspect of that. Are you concerned that it only has 1/4" stroke? I like Ken's idea earlier about cutting down the roll when it gets worn. Especially if using it to shape thin materials like a blade. I presume these are intended to sand the edge of 1x or 2x wood/material...