OK, so I haven’t made a forge yet but I wanted to see how the scales would turn out (good to practice right?). I cleaned up one of the blanks I had that has been heat treated and figured it would be a good candidate to practice with the homemade micarta scales. In this pic the slab of micarta has been cut in half and the face that will be glued to the knife has been roughed up with a rasp.
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It seems that the jigsaw that I had just was inadequate for the job, so the scrolling saw found its way into my workshop (Harbor Freight - $60). You can never have too many tools right?
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The shape has been roughed out.
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The first side has been attached. After the epoxy sets up I’ll drill it for the pins.
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