epoxy the left side on, then drill from the right side using the holes as a template
left side now drilled all the way through
besure to back your work up with some wood so the holes don't chip out.
Grinding down to the knife profile 80 grit
grinding to the gaurd
profiling the sides.
a little heavy in the right side.
putting in the pins you can see I marked alignment lines
see the leather under the knife, I use it so when I drive the pin through the pin will
protrude, leaving some to grind off
cutting the pins off
if you supper glue the pins in watch the skin on your fingers, ouch.
knocking the pins down with 220 grit
more finishing with 220
Knocking the edges off
filing around for the index finger
using the 40 micron belt to flex into the tight spots
ready to hand sand
using 320 cut from 8x11 wet and dry paper A/O
to get the scratchs out and smooth her up
now going to 400 grit working the edges out
almote ready to buff
Buffing with white rouge
check it over for scratches left behind
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