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got some more 220 sanding to do. Quite the gap there. Getting better Almost there.. And...and...and I forgot to snap a pic of it being done. oops.

other side gob of hard epoxy. Both pins

After some more 220 sanding, it's much smoother.

took the tape off the bolsters. (Nice job on the battle scars in the bolsters. *yuck*) Now, I want to try and get the handle flush with the bolsters. Felt like it took hours. Sanded with 150 and 200, to try and flush them up. this pick doesn't do it justice, but I'm trying to show the...

Took my smooth cut file, and started filing the front pin down. back pin both of them.

24hrs later... (jeopardy music playing in the background) tick..tock..tick..tock...

moment of truth. No turning back now. I mixed up the epoxy. smeared a buch on the pins, and tapped them into place One pine was nice and clean, another had a gob of epoxy. Oh well, nothing a file won't fix when it's hard.

Then, what I wanted to do, was notch the pin, so the epoxy would have some extra places to grab. So, using my fancy sharpie, I marked 3 places. Then, I put the pin back in the drill press, and, again while spinning, I touched the pin with the hack saw. It gave me 3 nice groves.

Once I had it marked, I pulled the pin back out, and cut it with a hacksaw. Then, I put it in the drill, and, while it was spinning, hit it with some 50 grit emery cloth.

pins were a really tight fit. In fact, I couldn't get the pin in all the way. I put it in as far as I could, and then I marked it, where I would have enough left over.

Other side. ready for pins. I wanted to get as much work done as possible with the wood rasp, before I put the pins in.

decided to clamp the knife to a 2x4 and do some vertical sanding (from end to bolster).

ok, definitely looking better profile shot I definitely touched the bolsters more times than I needed too.

Kept shaping more of the knife. Top Bottom (sorry for the pic being so fuzzy) Had to take a pic of all the shavings and dust under the knife.

Nice!

nicely done.

Hi Steve, Thanks for the kind words. I had planned on doing exactly that. My plan is to put the pins in the drill, rough them up with 150ish emery cloth. Then, take a file and, very gently, cut 3-4 rings in the pins (I already purchased them when I ordered the steel). They are 3/16"...

holy crap! Now that is a monster.

Thanks! Always looking for feedback. That's the plan. I just want to get closer to my final shape. I didn't want to be constantly raking the pins with the wood rasp. Once I have the shape I want (and after I'm done working with the wood rasp), I'm going to epoxy them in. Then, I'll file the...

The other side. showing both sides done for the night. need to think about this some more.