Bruce Bump
Forum Owner-Moderator
Man what I wouldn't give to be a fly on the wall in your shop Bruce! So much to learn and do some day. I do have one question though - how do you know which way the Ws are oriented? I mean, what if you cut the accordion 90 degrees off? Or is that even possible? I guess that's three questions.
90 degrees off will give an entirely different pattern although it may be an OK pattern I want "W"s so I cut the end off the tip, sanded to 400 grit and etched it to see which way the pattern goes. I should have shown that here. Maybe I can find that small peice I cut off and etch it. Those are very small cute "w"s.
I should have pinched less for the tang. Looking at it here I can see its going to be about a mile long. Theres a lot of material there that I could have used for a longer blade. Maybe I can cut another wedge out to make the ricasso.