Thanks guys for the feedback. BallewBlade I did spend a lot of time on trying to finish it but my work schedule really gives me a lot of free time to mess around thankfully. Larry thanks for the tip on shaping the handles and I haven't tried yet going up through the belt grits yet on the handles. That would really save me some time on sanding it out I am thinking. I initially tried filing a more contoured lines into the handle but the ironwood and my skill were not up to par so I had to round the handle a lot more then I wanted for sure.