2 hours ago. September 28, 2024 at 1:23 PM
So the handles are finished. Though the purple and mahogany ones took longer than I expected.
I think I put the second coat of stain on too soon, since they are oil based as opposed
to the scarlet one, which is water based.
I ordered my new buckskin hides. Though I don't know when they will arrive, since they haven't shipped yet.
But I have left over Moose, so I cut some falls for the mahogany handle:
Got buzy attaching them to the handle.
Cut 26 falls, but only really got 17 of them glued on when I ran out of room.
But it looks fairly nice I think:
Takes 72 hours for the glue to fully cure.
So it won't be til Monday when I can do a final bit of covering
where the falls attach to the handle.
Will be interesting to see if it works