bolster handle mating gap help!

[samclaymore]

That's cool man, a labor of love. Not to mention I am green with envy. And when I saw your process, I thought of myself and how I tend to do things. It's hard to have blind faith that things will turn out like you expect them to lol.

 

[William Schrade]

Some times you have to weigh your time and expense of trying to repair a flaw. I would start with new scales and apply them one side at a time like Sam suggested. I know stabilized D.I. is not cheap but the old scales could still be used for spacers or bolsters. I was trying to salvage a handle once and after too many attempts realized I was polishing a turd and and there was nothing left to salvage. Lesson learned.

 

[scubasteve4sq]

That's cool man, a labor of love. Not to mention I am green with envy. And when I saw your process, I thought of myself and how I tend to do things. It's hard to have blind faith that things will turn out like you expect them to lol.

That's the truth, I get so nervous when I lay scales onto the 2x72, it rips material off so fast I get nervous, that's why I prefer to do it by hand.