Redoing the handle on one of a pair of knives I bought years ago, before I knew the tacks are no good for my times and place,
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I also addressed that, too close to my knuckle rear corner of the blade,
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Not quite as thin or well squared as I wanted,
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Mistakes were made, should have cut the pins shorter.
Used what I had, home improvement store craft maple, wish I had boxwood or similar. Used burgundy Fiebings dye hoping to kill some of the maple look and mimic the period referenced "red handled scalpers."
Finishing now with a few applications of b.l.o. then some beeswax.