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Handle creation commencement
Ok
As you can see I have started the handles
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Glued the templates to the plank of sheoak, just used some spray adhesive
I deliberately glued one face down as I was trying to avoid some borer damage in the plank. In hindsight I really should have printed out a mirror image of the template. I thought more of the image would bleed through the paper from the application of the glue, but alas, not to be
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Drilled out all the tight radiuses using forstner bits
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Cut away most of the waste on the bandsaw at the local mens shed. Received a lot of questions - as in what are you making etc
Since the last photo I have sanded to the lines using a bobbin sander
next step is to drill the hols for the saw nuts etc. (I'll need to make myself a split nut driver as well at some stage)
Back slot and blade slot about now as well, me thinks
Then to get to with the rasps and files and sandpaper and whatever else lends itself to handshaping wood, angle grinder perhaps?
Ian
just a quick question if I may?
what finish do you usually use on your handles?