Two Bowies - Part 6
This
week I did not do much, I am currently overwhelmed with other work
and knives had to be put somewhat on a backburner. To glue the bigger
knife took a bit longer than I expected – a lot of resin soaked
into the wood so I had to fill the hollow twice. Thus it took four
days instead of two.
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I
made an impromptu stand where two boards held together with
rubber bands allowed me to quickly and easily fix the knife in a vertical position and eventually also put it in the vacuum chamber. It
worked very well so I replaced the rubber bands with a steel spring
and a hinge and the stand joined my growing collection of fixtures to
simplify the work.
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After
I buffed the handles, on the bigger one appeared a crack or maybe a
scratch that needs to be repaired. In the meantime, I can start
working on the sheaths, which will begin by drawing the decorative
designs.