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- Dec 2, 2007
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PART XV
This how the scales get attached. The round part of the milled pocket on the back of the scale will drop over the discs.
The scale will slide towards the back along the short side of the L until it meets the rear bolster.
It will the slide forward along the long leg of the milled L until it meets the front bolster, tighten the screws down and its locked in place.
The knife is assembled without the blade and the scales are sanded down to the liners.
First shaping pass at 60 grit.
6 grits later, this is a Trizact A-16 finish.
Time to layout the lock cut. The lock angle on the blade has been roughed in, the blade, spine and lock side liner are assembled and
the lock is scribed into the liner, I like to use an X-acto knife for this.
I drill a #60 hole at each end of the lock
This is what I will use to cut the lock, a regular filing jig and a larger version that I made.
Place a # 60 drill in each of the 2 holes drill for the lock and place the liner in the fixture.
I'll put the other liner in the fixture also to even out the clamping force.
To be continued ...
This how the scales get attached. The round part of the milled pocket on the back of the scale will drop over the discs.
The scale will slide towards the back along the short side of the L until it meets the rear bolster.
It will the slide forward along the long leg of the milled L until it meets the front bolster, tighten the screws down and its locked in place.
The knife is assembled without the blade and the scales are sanded down to the liners.
First shaping pass at 60 grit.
6 grits later, this is a Trizact A-16 finish.
Time to layout the lock cut. The lock angle on the blade has been roughed in, the blade, spine and lock side liner are assembled and
the lock is scribed into the liner, I like to use an X-acto knife for this.
I drill a #60 hole at each end of the lock
This is what I will use to cut the lock, a regular filing jig and a larger version that I made.
Place a # 60 drill in each of the 2 holes drill for the lock and place the liner in the fixture.
I'll put the other liner in the fixture also to even out the clamping force.
To be continued ...