Looking good, I can see me being out of a job at this rate :-)

Quote Originally Posted by Tartan Hiker
The final installment, in which I mount the handle.
Here's a tip that I use to align the two halves of a handle using the split down the middle approach;
Drill a few small holes right through from one side to another near the edge of the block in the waste wood that will later be sanded away.
When you come to reassemble the block for clamping and gluing use dowels for a perfect realignment with no slipping.
I use wooden cocktail sticks as dowels - simple but very effective.

Coat the blade and bolster where you don't need glue with a release agent - hot candle wax should do it. Makes it easier to clean up the excess epoxy without spoiling your previous polishing work.
The epoxy is a lot easier to work with and flows into gaps better if it's warmed up.

Are you going to make your own sheaths for these ?

Best Regards,
Rab