Fitting Scales To Full Tang Damascus

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I’m a total rookie....I’ve made scales (ebony & ironwood) for a Damascus knife blank I bought. Wondering the best way to fit/blend scales to the handle when I can’t just sand everything down and blend the joint like with a regular steel tang. I’ve seen people use aluminum tape and tape off the tang, but one wrong move and bam, scratches. Do I just have to sand the scales and dry fit over and over until perfect, then glue & pin?

Once again, thanks to all for the help. This seems like a very cool forum and I have had some great help from others. I’ve been on gun forums and guys get all angry when you ask a question they feel is dumb.

Also, as non paying member can I post pics? Where do you start?
 
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