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== Workshop plan - Day 2 ==
* Checking the grind, correcting if needed
** Making sure the edge isn't too fine and going to get bent over
** How we'll refine the shape further and put on the final bevels after hardening
* Cutting the scales and pins to fit
** Choosing the scale material (Possibility of premium options)
** Choosing pins (Possibility of premium options)
** Cutting the scales to size and aligning the grain, leaving enough margin around the edges
** Cutting Micarta to the same size and taping up the bundle to hold alignment
* Drilling the tang for the pins
** Marking out method to get the pins central
** Considering the balance and look, avoiding the tapered areas
** Centerpunching and then drilling out
** The need for Cobalt drills as regular ones wear out too fast and use of cutting fluid
*** What will happen if there are hard spots and how to cope with that.
* Drilling the scales to fit the tang
** Using the tang as a guide to get the drill holes in the right place, need to keep the bundle tapped up
* Drilling out the tang to achieve balance if needed
** How to find the balance point, where it should lie
** How removing material and replacing it with resin changes that
* Normalizing and straightening the blade
* Recap the hardening process
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