In this part of the tutorial we finish making the knife.

Use any tools you have available to get the shape and the form of it just the way you want it. This includes the finger guard matching the handle well.

I used a 1 inch belt sander.

And I used a file to bring down the brass pins so they are flush with the handle. I also used the file on the finger guard.

And we finish off the knife by cleaning up the resin handles. They are cloudy and the filing and sanding has further clouded them.

Mix up a small batch of the same resin you used to cast the handles. Then paint that on. It will clear up the handles.

Now we can see the damascus pattern through the handles. It will improve as the resin dries.

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