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Here is a progress report for those of you interested in my 'budget bali handle' project.
After much experimentation, I can now make a liner fairly quickly and fairly well, IMHO. By 'quickly' I mean a few hours total.
I've tried making a bolster and I think it came out good. I used a large bar of copper I got from somewhere and used a hacksaw/file/sandpaper to shape it. From start to finish, a bolster takes a couple hours.
The handles are going to be thick because the aluminum I used for a liner is still rather thick and the copper I'm using for bolsters is thick as well. I don't think that will matter though because the handles are also going to be wider and longer than the original Jag's. I guess we'll see when I'm done.
Anyway, here's a picture of the liner and a more or less finished bolster next to the original.
So, what does everyone think would look best for the inserts? A dark stain on the wood or a clear coating?
After much experimentation, I can now make a liner fairly quickly and fairly well, IMHO. By 'quickly' I mean a few hours total.
I've tried making a bolster and I think it came out good. I used a large bar of copper I got from somewhere and used a hacksaw/file/sandpaper to shape it. From start to finish, a bolster takes a couple hours.
The handles are going to be thick because the aluminum I used for a liner is still rather thick and the copper I'm using for bolsters is thick as well. I don't think that will matter though because the handles are also going to be wider and longer than the original Jag's. I guess we'll see when I'm done.
Anyway, here's a picture of the liner and a more or less finished bolster next to the original.
So, what does everyone think would look best for the inserts? A dark stain on the wood or a clear coating?
