{"id":16,"date":"2020-06-26T20:50:32","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T20:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realestatebydesignla.com\/jensenknives\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2021-03-24T12:38:05","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T19:38:05","slug":"process-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/realestatebydesignla.com\/jensenknives\/process-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='photonic-flickr-stream photonic-stream ' id='photonic-flickr-stream-1'>\n<header class='photonic-object-header photonic-flickr-set '><a href='https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/sets\/72157637498131456' class='photonic-header-thumb photonic-flickr-set-solo-thumb' title='&quot;ALCHEMY&quot; Creation: Jensen Knives'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/3831\/10769358475_f65936fbf3_q.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"&quot;ALCHEMY&quot; Creation: Jensen Knives\" \/><\/a><div class='photonic-header-details photonic-set-details'><div class='photonic-header-title photonic-set-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/sets\/72157637498131456'>&quot;ALCHEMY&quot; Creation: Jensen Knives<\/a><\/div><span class='photonic-header-info photonic-set-photos'>1166 photos<\/span><\/div><!-- .photonic-set-details --><\/header>\n\t<div id='photonic-flickr-stream-1-container' class='title-display-tooltip photonic-level-1-container sizes-present photonic-auto-padded photonic-standard-layout photonic-thumbnail-effect-none' data-photonic-platform=\"flickr\" data-photonic-gallery-columns=\"auto\" data-photonic-query=\"columns=auto&amp;layout=square&amp;display=local&amp;popup=hide&amp;filter=&amp;filter_type=include&amp;more=Show More&amp;panel=&amp;custom_classes=&amp;alignment=&amp;photo_layout=square&amp;caption=desc-title&amp;thumb_size=q&amp;main_size=z&amp;tile_size=same&amp;video_size=Video Original&amp;privacy_filter=&amp;count=300&amp;page=1&amp;paginate=&amp;collections_display=expanded&amp;user_id=jensenstuff&amp;collection_id=&amp;photoset_id=72157637498131456&amp;gallery_id=&amp;photo_id=&amp;media=all&amp;type=flickr&amp;style=default&amp;iterate_level_3=1&amp;per_page=300&amp;photo_count=300&amp;overlay_size=q&amp;overlay_video_size=Video Original\">\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7325\/10970284906_5fe634d39b_z.jpg' title='Hello, My name is John Lewis Jensen, and I&#039;ve been making high-end Art Knives since 1994.\n\nThis project, entitled \u201cALCHEMY\u201d, is one of those projects I started many years ago (2004), but which ended up on the back burner until 2012, when I re-commenced it. \n\nThis project encompasses almost everything I\u2019ve learned over 20+ years. It covers jewelry, sculpture, metalwork, knifemaking and machining. Specifically, techniques used are forging, machining, drilling, milling, inlays, cold connections, sanding, filing, precision measurements, trouble shooting, blade grinding, finishing, heat treating, tempering, blade sharpening, polishing, masking, etching, nitre-bluing, multi-color anodizing, stone setting, gold leafing, word work, laser engraving, etc. Materials used, include Titanium, Damascus Steel, Timascus, Fossil Ivory, Carbon Fiber, Abalone, &amp; Super Conductor.\n\nThe 1st several dozen photos were actually posted on my old website back in May of 2005, and which I believe was the 1st knifemaking WIP ever posted on a website. Part of this project was also published in \u201cBlades Guide to Knife Making\u201d, Vol. 1.\n\nKnifemaking is still a very underground art, so I set out to create the \u201cUltimate Behind the Scenes Look\u201d, in hopes that by sharing the creation of one of my pieces, it helps to elevate the overall craft. I have left NOTHING out! The results are a 400+ hour, completely hand-made Art Knife, documented by over 1100 step-by-step, sequential photos, and over 20 videos, each with a full descriptive caption. I hope you enjoy!\n\nA few simple things I ask for in return:\n\n1.Please, do NOT flat out copy my work. If you are influenced, that\u2019s fine, but make it your own, and please give credit where credit is due. \n\n2.Even if my work is not your cup of tea, please be respectful.\n\n3.If you really get something out of this, please consider making a PayPal donation to:    john@jensenknives.com\n\n\nQuestions and comments are certainly welcome. Enjoy, and please share this project with anyone that you think might be interested in seeing it. \n\nFinally, don\u2019t forget to visit my website, and various social media pages\u2026\n\nWebsite: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.jensenknives.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.jensenknives.com&lt;\/a&gt;\nFacebook: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JensenArtKnives&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.facebook.com\/JensenArtKnives&lt;\/a&gt;\nFlickr: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jensenstuff\/sets&quot;&gt;www.flickr.com\/photos\/jensenstuff\/sets&lt;\/a&gt;\nPinterest: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/jensenknives&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.pinterest.com\/jensenknives&lt;\/a&gt;\nInstagram: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/instagram.com\/jensen_knives&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;instagram.com\/jensen_knives&lt;\/a&gt;\nYouTube: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/JensenKnives&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.youtube.com\/user\/JensenKnives&lt;\/a&gt;\nBehance: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.behance.net\/johnlewisjensen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.behance.net\/johnlewisjensen&lt;\/a&gt;\nTumbler: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/jensenknives.tumblr.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;jensenknives.tumblr.com&lt;\/a&gt;\nDeviant Art: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/jensenknives.deviantart.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;jensenknives.deviantart.com&lt;\/a&gt;\n\n\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10970284906\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10970284906\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;Hello, My name is John Lewis Jensen, and I&#039;ve been making high-end Art Knives since 1994.\n\nThis project, entitled \u201cALCHEMY\u201d, is one of those projects I started many years ago (2004), but which ended up on the back burner until 2012, when I re-commenced it. \n\nThis project encompasses almost everything I\u2019ve learned over 20+ years. It covers jewelry, sculpture, metalwork, knifemaking and machining. Specifically, techniques used are forging, machining, drilling, milling, inlays, cold connections, sanding, filing, precision measurements, trouble shooting, blade grinding, finishing, heat treating, tempering, blade sharpening, polishing, masking, etching, nitre-bluing, multi-color anodizing, stone setting, gold leafing, word work, laser engraving, etc. Materials used, include Titanium, Damascus Steel, Timascus, Fossil Ivory, Carbon Fiber, Abalone, &amp; Super Conductor.\n\nThe 1st several dozen photos were actually posted on my old website back in May of 2005, and which I believe was the 1st knifemaking WIP ever posted on a website. Part of this project was also published in \u201cBlades Guide to Knife Making\u201d, Vol. 1.\n\nKnifemaking is still a very underground art, so I set out to create the \u201cUltimate Behind the Scenes Look\u201d, in hopes that by sharing the creation of one of my pieces, it helps to elevate the overall craft. I have left NOTHING out! The results are a 400+ hour, completely hand-made Art Knife, documented by over 1100 step-by-step, sequential photos, and over 20 videos, each with a full descriptive caption. I hope you enjoy!\n\nA few simple things I ask for in return:\n\n1.Please, do NOT flat out copy my work. If you are influenced, that\u2019s fine, but make it your own, and please give credit where credit is due. \n\n2.Even if my work is not your cup of tea, please be respectful.\n\n3.If you really get something out of this, please consider making a PayPal donation to:    john@jensenknives.com\n\n\nQuestions and comments are certainly welcome. Enjoy, and please share this project with anyone that you think might be interested in seeing it. \n\nFinally, don\u2019t forget to visit my website, and various social media pages\u2026\n\nWebsite: www.jensenknives.com\nFacebook: www.facebook.com\/JensenArtKnives\nFlickr: www.flickr.com\/photos\/jensenstuff\/sets\nPinterest: www.pinterest.com\/jensenknives\nInstagram: instagram.com\/jensen_knives\nYouTube: www.youtube.com\/user\/JensenKnives\nBehance: www.behance.net\/johnlewisjensen\nTumbler: jensenknives.tumblr.com\nDeviant Art: jensenknives.deviantart.com\n\n\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"Hello, My name is John Lewis Jensen, and I&#039;ve been making high-end Art Knives since 1994.\n\nThis project, entitled \u201cALCHEMY\u201d, is one of those projects I started many years ago (2004), but which ended up on the back burner until 2012, when I re-commenced it. \n\nThis project encompasses almost everything I\u2019ve learned over 20+ years. It covers jewelry, sculpture, metalwork, knifemaking and machining. Specifically, techniques used are forging, machining, drilling, milling, inlays, cold connections, sanding, filing, precision measurements, trouble shooting, blade grinding, finishing, heat treating, tempering, blade sharpening, polishing, masking, etching, nitre-bluing, multi-color anodizing, stone setting, gold leafing, word work, laser engraving, etc. Materials used, include Titanium, Damascus Steel, Timascus, Fossil Ivory, Carbon Fiber, Abalone, &amp; Super Conductor.\n\nThe 1st several dozen photos were actually posted on my old website back in May of 2005, and which I believe was the 1st knifemaking WIP ever posted on a website. Part of this project was also published in \u201cBlades Guide to Knife Making\u201d, Vol. 1.\n\nKnifemaking is still a very underground art, so I set out to create the \u201cUltimate Behind the Scenes Look\u201d, in hopes that by sharing the creation of one of my pieces, it helps to elevate the overall craft. I have left NOTHING out! The results are a 400+ hour, completely hand-made Art Knife, documented by over 1100 step-by-step, sequential photos, and over 20 videos, each with a full descriptive caption. I hope you enjoy!\n\nA few simple things I ask for in return:\n\n1.Please, do NOT flat out copy my work. If you are influenced, that\u2019s fine, but make it your own, and please give credit where credit is due. \n\n2.Even if my work is not your cup of tea, please be respectful.\n\n3.If you really get something out of this, please consider making a PayPal donation to:    john@jensenknives.com\n\n\nQuestions and comments are certainly welcome. Enjoy, and please share this project with anyone that you think might be interested in seeing it. \n\nFinally, don\u2019t forget to visit my website, and various social media pages\u2026\n\nWebsite: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.jensenknives.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.jensenknives.com&lt;\/a&gt;\nFacebook: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JensenArtKnives&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.facebook.com\/JensenArtKnives&lt;\/a&gt;\nFlickr: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jensenstuff\/sets&quot;&gt;www.flickr.com\/photos\/jensenstuff\/sets&lt;\/a&gt;\nPinterest: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/jensenknives&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.pinterest.com\/jensenknives&lt;\/a&gt;\nInstagram: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/instagram.com\/jensen_knives&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;instagram.com\/jensen_knives&lt;\/a&gt;\nYouTube: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/JensenKnives&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.youtube.com\/user\/JensenKnives&lt;\/a&gt;\nBehance: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.behance.net\/johnlewisjensen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.behance.net\/johnlewisjensen&lt;\/a&gt;\nTumbler: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/jensenknives.tumblr.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;jensenknives.tumblr.com&lt;\/a&gt;\nDeviant Art: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/jensenknives.deviantart.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;jensenknives.deviantart.com&lt;\/a&gt;\n\n\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='&quot;ALCHEMY&quot; INTRO by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7325\/10970284906_5fe634d39b_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"photonic-html5-external\" id=\"photonic-video-flickr-1-10908445825\">\n\t\t\t\t<video class=\"photonic\" controls preload=\"none\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" poster=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5472\/10908445825_40468594cc_n.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jensenstuff\/10908445825\/play\/orig\/36742d4c97\/\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n\t\t\t\t\tYour browser does not support HTML5 videos.\n\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href='#photonic-video-flickr-1-10908445825' title='Video 1: &quot;Alchemy&quot; by Jensen Knives' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"video\" data-html5-href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jensenstuff\/10908445825\/play\/orig\/36742d4c97\/\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10908445825\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10908445825\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;Video 1: &quot;Alchemy&quot; by Jensen Knives&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"Video 1: &quot;Alchemy&quot; by Jensen Knives\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='Video 1: &quot;Alchemy&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5472\/10908445825_40468594cc_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3831\/10769358475_f65936fbf3_z.jpg' title='PLEASE MAKE SURE TO VIEW THE 2 PREVIOUS IMAGES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT &quot;ALCHEMY&quot;\n\n1: This is where it starts: 2 different piles of steel pieces.\n\nOne is 1084, which is a steel with .84 % carbon and .9 %manganese. The addition of manganese makes it deep-hardening steel and turns it darker after etching, allowing for more contrast with the lighter 15N20 steel. 15N20 is basically 1075 with 2-to-3 % nickel, which results in extra toughness and gives it the quality of resisting etching, resulting in a silver layer almost as bright as pure nickel. This combination of materials welds easily and can be manipulated extensively. Blades made of 1084 and 15N20, if heat-treated properly, cut extremely well and are extremely tough.\n\n(photo courtesy of Todd Fisher Custom Knives)' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769358475\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769358475\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;PLEASE MAKE SURE TO VIEW THE 2 PREVIOUS IMAGES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT &quot;ALCHEMY&quot;\n\n1: This is where it starts: 2 different piles of steel pieces.\n\nOne is 1084, which is a steel with .84 % carbon and .9 %manganese. The addition of manganese makes it deep-hardening steel and turns it darker after etching, allowing for more contrast with the lighter 15N20 steel. 15N20 is basically 1075 with 2-to-3 % nickel, which results in extra toughness and gives it the quality of resisting etching, resulting in a silver layer almost as bright as pure nickel. This combination of materials welds easily and can be manipulated extensively. Blades made of 1084 and 15N20, if heat-treated properly, cut extremely well and are extremely tough.\n\n(photo courtesy of Todd Fisher Custom Knives)&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"PLEASE MAKE SURE TO VIEW THE 2 PREVIOUS IMAGES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT &quot;ALCHEMY&quot;\n\n1: This is where it starts: 2 different piles of steel pieces.\n\nOne is 1084, which is a steel with .84 % carbon and .9 %manganese. The addition of manganese makes it deep-hardening steel and turns it darker after etching, allowing for more contrast with the lighter 15N20 steel. 15N20 is basically 1075 with 2-to-3 % nickel, which results in extra toughness and gives it the quality of resisting etching, resulting in a silver layer almost as bright as pure nickel. This combination of materials welds easily and can be manipulated extensively. Blades made of 1084 and 15N20, if heat-treated properly, cut extremely well and are extremely tough.\n\n(photo courtesy of Todd Fisher Custom Knives)\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='1 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3831\/10769358475_f65936fbf3_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5504\/10769407566_1b9224bb64_z.jpg' title='2: Here are the different steels set up in a basic alternating pattern. There are a lot of options that you can make at this point that will effect the overall look of the Damascus, including a different layer count as well as different steel thicknesses, as well as introducing additional steels or pure nickel. \n\nHere a handle has been tack welded on, which is what I\u2019ll use to hold the piece as I\u2019m hot working it. The ends of the loose pieces have also been tack welded together. Later, the welded ends will be cut off and discarded.\n\nNext the assembly gets put into a forge and heated to forge welding temp. From there the piece gets fluxed which will keep impurities from forming, and the assembly goes next into a press or hammer for the initial forge weld. Once the layers are forge-welded, the end is cut off to remove the initial tack-welded area so that no dirty metal gets mixed into the steel\n\nTo learn more about Forge Welding, check out this article my friend Rick Drunkenly wrote:\n\n&lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.blademag.com\/forum\/topics\/how-to-forge-damascus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.blademag.com\/forum\/topics\/how-to-forge-damascus&lt;\/a&gt;\n\n(photo courtesy of Todd Fisher Custom Knives)\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769407566\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769407566\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;2: Here are the different steels set up in a basic alternating pattern. There are a lot of options that you can make at this point that will effect the overall look of the Damascus, including a different layer count as well as different steel thicknesses, as well as introducing additional steels or pure nickel. \n\nHere a handle has been tack welded on, which is what I\u2019ll use to hold the piece as I\u2019m hot working it. The ends of the loose pieces have also been tack welded together. Later, the welded ends will be cut off and discarded.\n\nNext the assembly gets put into a forge and heated to forge welding temp. From there the piece gets fluxed which will keep impurities from forming, and the assembly goes next into a press or hammer for the initial forge weld. Once the layers are forge-welded, the end is cut off to remove the initial tack-welded area so that no dirty metal gets mixed into the steel\n\nTo learn more about Forge Welding, check out this article my friend Rick Drunkenly wrote:\n\nwww.blademag.com\/forum\/topics\/how-to-forge-damascus\n\n(photo courtesy of Todd Fisher Custom Knives)\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"2: Here are the different steels set up in a basic alternating pattern. There are a lot of options that you can make at this point that will effect the overall look of the Damascus, including a different layer count as well as different steel thicknesses, as well as introducing additional steels or pure nickel. \n\nHere a handle has been tack welded on, which is what I\u2019ll use to hold the piece as I\u2019m hot working it. The ends of the loose pieces have also been tack welded together. Later, the welded ends will be cut off and discarded.\n\nNext the assembly gets put into a forge and heated to forge welding temp. From there the piece gets fluxed which will keep impurities from forming, and the assembly goes next into a press or hammer for the initial forge weld. Once the layers are forge-welded, the end is cut off to remove the initial tack-welded area so that no dirty metal gets mixed into the steel\n\nTo learn more about Forge Welding, check out this article my friend Rick Drunkenly wrote:\n\n&lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.blademag.com\/forum\/topics\/how-to-forge-damascus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.blademag.com\/forum\/topics\/how-to-forge-damascus&lt;\/a&gt;\n\n(photo courtesy of Todd Fisher Custom Knives)\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='2 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5504\/10769407566_1b9224bb64_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5504\/10769626463_ce44048d56_z.jpg' title='3: That\u2019s me working the hot steel in the press to develop the W\u2019s pattern. You can check out another of Rick Dunkerly\u2019s articles, this time on Damascus Pattern Development, here:\n\n&lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.blademag.com\/forum\/topics\/how-to-create-damascus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.blademag.com\/forum\/topics\/how-to-create-damascus&lt;\/a&gt;\n\n\nHere is an Excerpt from the above link, specifically on \n\u201cHow to Make the &quot;W&#039;s&quot; Pattern\u201d:\n\n\u201cOne of the more advanced patterns includes the \u201cW\u2019s\u201d pattern. The initial billet is stacked just like a flat-layered billet, and welded. Then, during the drawing process, the billet is rotated 90 degrees and forged into a rectangular bar with vertical layers. This bar is then ground free of scale, cut into pieces and re-stacked. \n\nWhen the second weld sequence is complete, the layers remain vertical. This bar is then cut again and restacked for the third weld sequence. If the ends of these pieces are etched, they will reveal vertical layers that are distorted and starting to form the \u201cW\u2019s.\u201d The third weld sequence will distort the layers even more and make the \u201cW\u2019s\u201d much more dramatic. Any layer count works well on this pattern, and any of the other patterning techniques, including twists, ladders, raindrops and even accordions, help to further expose the pattern.\u201d \n\nDo check out the aforementioned link to learn more about pattern development\u2026\n\nOnce my W\u2019s pattern is developed, I draw the bar out and cut it into 2 equal sections. From there I\u2019m going to twist the 2 sections in opposite directions\u2026\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769626463\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769626463\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;3: That\u2019s me working the hot steel in the press to develop the W\u2019s pattern. You can check out another of Rick Dunkerly\u2019s articles, this time on Damascus Pattern Development, here:\n\nwww.blademag.com\/forum\/topics\/how-to-create-damascus\n\n\nHere is an Excerpt from the above link, specifically on \n\u201cHow to Make the &quot;W&#039;s&quot; Pattern\u201d:\n\n\u201cOne of the more advanced patterns includes the \u201cW\u2019s\u201d pattern. The initial billet is stacked just like a flat-layered billet, and welded. Then, during the drawing process, the billet is rotated 90 degrees and forged into a rectangular bar with vertical layers. This bar is then ground free of scale, cut into pieces and re-stacked. \n\nWhen the second weld sequence is complete, the layers remain vertical. This bar is then cut again and restacked for the third weld sequence. If the ends of these pieces are etched, they will reveal vertical layers that are distorted and starting to form the \u201cW\u2019s.\u201d The third weld sequence will distort the layers even more and make the \u201cW\u2019s\u201d much more dramatic. Any layer count works well on this pattern, and any of the other patterning techniques, including twists, ladders, raindrops and even accordions, help to further expose the pattern.\u201d \n\nDo check out the aforementioned link to learn more about pattern development\u2026\n\nOnce my W\u2019s pattern is developed, I draw the bar out and cut it into 2 equal sections. From there I\u2019m going to twist the 2 sections in opposite directions\u2026\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"3: That\u2019s me working the hot steel in the press to develop the W\u2019s pattern. You can check out another of Rick Dunkerly\u2019s articles, this time on Damascus Pattern Development, here:\n\n&lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.blademag.com\/forum\/topics\/how-to-create-damascus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.blademag.com\/forum\/topics\/how-to-create-damascus&lt;\/a&gt;\n\n\nHere is an Excerpt from the above link, specifically on \n\u201cHow to Make the &quot;W&#039;s&quot; Pattern\u201d:\n\n\u201cOne of the more advanced patterns includes the \u201cW\u2019s\u201d pattern. The initial billet is stacked just like a flat-layered billet, and welded. Then, during the drawing process, the billet is rotated 90 degrees and forged into a rectangular bar with vertical layers. This bar is then ground free of scale, cut into pieces and re-stacked. \n\nWhen the second weld sequence is complete, the layers remain vertical. This bar is then cut again and restacked for the third weld sequence. If the ends of these pieces are etched, they will reveal vertical layers that are distorted and starting to form the \u201cW\u2019s.\u201d The third weld sequence will distort the layers even more and make the \u201cW\u2019s\u201d much more dramatic. Any layer count works well on this pattern, and any of the other patterning techniques, including twists, ladders, raindrops and even accordions, help to further expose the pattern.\u201d \n\nDo check out the aforementioned link to learn more about pattern development\u2026\n\nOnce my W\u2019s pattern is developed, I draw the bar out and cut it into 2 equal sections. From there I\u2019m going to twist the 2 sections in opposite directions\u2026\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='3 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5504\/10769626463_ce44048d56_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2809\/10769407316_f705706b82_z.jpg' title='4: Here is a pic of the twisting process. At the proper temp, steel becomes quite \u201cplastic\u201d, and easy to move and manipulate. One end of a drawn out and squared bar is placed in a vice, while the other end is secured by a large pipe wrench. This is a 2-person process. You grab the pipe wrench and, TWIST. One bar is twisted to the right, the other to the left. The bar may need to be repeatedly re-heated depending on how tight a twist you want. In the photo here, this is still a pretty loose twist.\n\n(photo courtesy of Lyle Brunckhorst)\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769407316\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769407316\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;4: Here is a pic of the twisting process. At the proper temp, steel becomes quite \u201cplastic\u201d, and easy to move and manipulate. One end of a drawn out and squared bar is placed in a vice, while the other end is secured by a large pipe wrench. This is a 2-person process. You grab the pipe wrench and, TWIST. One bar is twisted to the right, the other to the left. The bar may need to be repeatedly re-heated depending on how tight a twist you want. In the photo here, this is still a pretty loose twist.\n\n(photo courtesy of Lyle Brunckhorst)\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"4: Here is a pic of the twisting process. At the proper temp, steel becomes quite \u201cplastic\u201d, and easy to move and manipulate. One end of a drawn out and squared bar is placed in a vice, while the other end is secured by a large pipe wrench. This is a 2-person process. You grab the pipe wrench and, TWIST. One bar is twisted to the right, the other to the left. The bar may need to be repeatedly re-heated depending on how tight a twist you want. In the photo here, this is still a pretty loose twist.\n\n(photo courtesy of Lyle Brunckhorst)\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='4 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2809\/10769407316_f705706b82_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2853\/10769626373_3938748f2d_z.jpg' title='5: After twisting, the pieces are re-heated, re-squared, drawn down to about 1\u201d, then ground clean of scale. Then the 2 bars of twist are cut into 5\u201d lengths\u2026\n\n(photo courtesy of Lyle Brunckhorst)\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769626373\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769626373\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;5: After twisting, the pieces are re-heated, re-squared, drawn down to about 1\u201d, then ground clean of scale. Then the 2 bars of twist are cut into 5\u201d lengths\u2026\n\n(photo courtesy of Lyle Brunckhorst)\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"5: After twisting, the pieces are re-heated, re-squared, drawn down to about 1\u201d, then ground clean of scale. Then the 2 bars of twist are cut into 5\u201d lengths\u2026\n\n(photo courtesy of Lyle Brunckhorst)\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='5 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2853\/10769626373_3938748f2d_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7418\/10769358105_1842b76a69_z.jpg' title='6: After twisting, the pieces are re-heated, re-squared, drawn down to about 1\u201d, then ground clean of scale. Then the 2 bars of twist are cut into 5\u201d lengths\u2026\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769358105\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769358105\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;6: After twisting, the pieces are re-heated, re-squared, drawn down to about 1\u201d, then ground clean of scale. Then the 2 bars of twist are cut into 5\u201d lengths\u2026\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"6: After twisting, the pieces are re-heated, re-squared, drawn down to about 1\u201d, then ground clean of scale. Then the 2 bars of twist are cut into 5\u201d lengths\u2026\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='6 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7418\/10769358105_1842b76a69_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3834\/10769359155_294dc54893_z.jpg' title='7: I thought an illustration would actually depicts this part better than a photo: Using the now multiple cut lengths of the opposing twisted pieces, I\u2019ve to set up a 9-way assembly. From here I&#039;ll tack-weld the ends to temporarily hold this all together, then forge-weld the assembly together back into a single piece. After cutting off the tack-welded end, I then draw this assembly out, RE-TWIST the entire pattern again, then re-square and move onto drawing it out flat...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769359155\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769359155\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;7: I thought an illustration would actually depicts this part better than a photo: Using the now multiple cut lengths of the opposing twisted pieces, I\u2019ve to set up a 9-way assembly. From here I&#039;ll tack-weld the ends to temporarily hold this all together, then forge-weld the assembly together back into a single piece. After cutting off the tack-welded end, I then draw this assembly out, RE-TWIST the entire pattern again, then re-square and move onto drawing it out flat...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"7: I thought an illustration would actually depicts this part better than a photo: Using the now multiple cut lengths of the opposing twisted pieces, I\u2019ve to set up a 9-way assembly. From here I&#039;ll tack-weld the ends to temporarily hold this all together, then forge-weld the assembly together back into a single piece. After cutting off the tack-welded end, I then draw this assembly out, RE-TWIST the entire pattern again, then re-square and move onto drawing it out flat...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='7 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3834\/10769359155_294dc54893_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2829\/10769357975_93840ff71e.jpg' title='8: Now I\u2019m starting to flatten out the Damascus.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769357975\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769357975\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;8: Now I\u2019m starting to flatten out the Damascus.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"8: Now I\u2019m starting to flatten out the Damascus.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='8 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2829\/10769357975_93840ff71e_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5548\/10769458724_e5af54537b_z.jpg' title='9: Before the final flattening and drawing out to proper thickness, I\u2019m doing a little freehand modification of the pattern by taking an angle grinder to a couple of spots in the steel to remove some material, this will tweak the pattern a little bit and make it a little more interesting. Just a little experimentation.\n\n(I really have no idea why I have a really stupid haircut... or rather the lack of a haircut... Don&#039;t make fun of me... it was 2004... I don&#039;t know what I was thinking! :)\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769458724\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769458724\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;9: Before the final flattening and drawing out to proper thickness, I\u2019m doing a little freehand modification of the pattern by taking an angle grinder to a couple of spots in the steel to remove some material, this will tweak the pattern a little bit and make it a little more interesting. Just a little experimentation.\n\n(I really have no idea why I have a really stupid haircut... or rather the lack of a haircut... Don&#039;t make fun of me... it was 2004... I don&#039;t know what I was thinking! :)\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"9: Before the final flattening and drawing out to proper thickness, I\u2019m doing a little freehand modification of the pattern by taking an angle grinder to a couple of spots in the steel to remove some material, this will tweak the pattern a little bit and make it a little more interesting. Just a little experimentation.\n\n(I really have no idea why I have a really stupid haircut... or rather the lack of a haircut... Don&#039;t make fun of me... it was 2004... I don&#039;t know what I was thinking! :)\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='9 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5548\/10769458724_e5af54537b_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7289\/10769407076_2cb40c49da_z.jpg' title='10: I\u2019m now going for the final flattening and a bit of hand hammer shaping on an anvil to form a rough blade.\n\nThe pattern is technically speaking: A modified, twisted, 9-way opposing twist, W\u2019s pattern.\n\nAnd again for some reason I look like a dork with a mullet!\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769407076\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769407076\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;10: I\u2019m now going for the final flattening and a bit of hand hammer shaping on an anvil to form a rough blade.\n\nThe pattern is technically speaking: A modified, twisted, 9-way opposing twist, W\u2019s pattern.\n\nAnd again for some reason I look like a dork with a mullet!\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"10: I\u2019m now going for the final flattening and a bit of hand hammer shaping on an anvil to form a rough blade.\n\nThe pattern is technically speaking: A modified, twisted, 9-way opposing twist, W\u2019s pattern.\n\nAnd again for some reason I look like a dork with a mullet!\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='10 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7289\/10769407076_2cb40c49da_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7408\/10769509364_b328d9c8c3_z.jpg' title='11: I had previously welded a partial tang onto the blade stock, however after surface grinding (a process to provide precision ground surfaces, either to a critical size and\/or for the surface finish), I wanted to reinforce the weld again, since a lot of surface material was removed, so I am running a fresh bead onto the connection seam. The finished parallel thickness of the blade stock is now about 3\/16&quot; thick.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769509364\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769509364\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;11: I had previously welded a partial tang onto the blade stock, however after surface grinding (a process to provide precision ground surfaces, either to a critical size and\/or for the surface finish), I wanted to reinforce the weld again, since a lot of surface material was removed, so I am running a fresh bead onto the connection seam. The finished parallel thickness of the blade stock is now about 3\/16&quot; thick.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"11: I had previously welded a partial tang onto the blade stock, however after surface grinding (a process to provide precision ground surfaces, either to a critical size and\/or for the surface finish), I wanted to reinforce the weld again, since a lot of surface material was removed, so I am running a fresh bead onto the connection seam. The finished parallel thickness of the blade stock is now about 3\/16&quot; thick.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='11 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7408\/10769509364_b328d9c8c3_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5494\/10769676903_162302138a_z.jpg' title='12: The finished reinforced weld.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769676903\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769676903\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;12: The finished reinforced weld.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"12: The finished reinforced weld.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='12 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5494\/10769676903_162302138a_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2808\/10769457586_7964e6d3c6_z.jpg' title='13: Rough grinding the excess weld material back flush with the rest of the blade and tang on the 1&quot; x 30&quot; belt sander.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769457586\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769457586\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;13: Rough grinding the excess weld material back flush with the rest of the blade and tang on the 1&quot; x 30&quot; belt sander.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"13: Rough grinding the excess weld material back flush with the rest of the blade and tang on the 1&quot; x 30&quot; belt sander.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='13 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2808\/10769457586_7964e6d3c6_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3669\/10769509104_e05e0ed0b1_z.jpg' title='14: I have setup a table attachment and back platen on my Burr King 2&quot; x 72&quot; belt grinder. I&#039;m using a precision 1&quot; x 2&quot; x 3&quot; square block to set the table and grinding belt at a perfect 90 degree angle.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769509104\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769509104\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;14: I have setup a table attachment and back platen on my Burr King 2&quot; x 72&quot; belt grinder. I&#039;m using a precision 1&quot; x 2&quot; x 3&quot; square block to set the table and grinding belt at a perfect 90 degree angle.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"14: I have setup a table attachment and back platen on my Burr King 2&quot; x 72&quot; belt grinder. I&#039;m using a precision 1&quot; x 2&quot; x 3&quot; square block to set the table and grinding belt at a perfect 90 degree angle.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='14 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3669\/10769509104_e05e0ed0b1_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7297\/10769509084_9c405f9447_z.jpg' title='15: Grinding any excess weld material to square the shoulders of where the blade meets partial tang.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769509084\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769509084\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;15: Grinding any excess weld material to square the shoulders of where the blade meets partial tang.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"15: Grinding any excess weld material to square the shoulders of where the blade meets partial tang.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='15 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7297\/10769509084_9c405f9447_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3722\/10769676723_881734ff79_z.jpg' title='16: The raw material for &quot;ALCHEMY&quot;: the Jensen forged Damascus blade, CP grade Titanium handle slab (double-disc ground to match the same precision thickness of the blade), a large sheet of 1\/16&quot; (.0063) thick 6al4v grade Titanium for the liners, two rectangles of &quot;Timascus&quot; (pattern welded Titanium), a large oval slice of Copper\/Ti\/Ni Superconductor (as exotic as it gets! The \u201cSuperconductor\u201d slice is a remnant copper\/titanium\/niobium conductive wire from the super-collider project, built, but later abandoned before completion by the US Government in the 90&#039;s. Made from a matrix of titanium and niobium wires pulled thru a copper core, superconductor was (going to be) used to move electricity in the particle accelerator. (I got this from a guy who purchased all the leftover material from the government) In addition, for the handle scales; a fossil Walrus Ivory Eskimo artifact that was once used as a sled runner, and multiple copies of the original drawing of &quot;ALCHEMY&quot;. In addition, I\u2019m also going to be incorporating some Carbon Fiber. You can see the blade in conjunction to the drawing is semi-forged to shape.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769676723\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769676723\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;16: The raw material for &quot;ALCHEMY&quot;: the Jensen forged Damascus blade, CP grade Titanium handle slab (double-disc ground to match the same precision thickness of the blade), a large sheet of 1\/16&quot; (.0063) thick 6al4v grade Titanium for the liners, two rectangles of &quot;Timascus&quot; (pattern welded Titanium), a large oval slice of Copper\/Ti\/Ni Superconductor (as exotic as it gets! The \u201cSuperconductor\u201d slice is a remnant copper\/titanium\/niobium conductive wire from the super-collider project, built, but later abandoned before completion by the US Government in the 90&#039;s. Made from a matrix of titanium and niobium wires pulled thru a copper core, superconductor was (going to be) used to move electricity in the particle accelerator. (I got this from a guy who purchased all the leftover material from the government) In addition, for the handle scales; a fossil Walrus Ivory Eskimo artifact that was once used as a sled runner, and multiple copies of the original drawing of &quot;ALCHEMY&quot;. In addition, I\u2019m also going to be incorporating some Carbon Fiber. You can see the blade in conjunction to the drawing is semi-forged to shape.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"16: The raw material for &quot;ALCHEMY&quot;: the Jensen forged Damascus blade, CP grade Titanium handle slab (double-disc ground to match the same precision thickness of the blade), a large sheet of 1\/16&quot; (.0063) thick 6al4v grade Titanium for the liners, two rectangles of &quot;Timascus&quot; (pattern welded Titanium), a large oval slice of Copper\/Ti\/Ni Superconductor (as exotic as it gets! The \u201cSuperconductor\u201d slice is a remnant copper\/titanium\/niobium conductive wire from the super-collider project, built, but later abandoned before completion by the US Government in the 90&#039;s. Made from a matrix of titanium and niobium wires pulled thru a copper core, superconductor was (going to be) used to move electricity in the particle accelerator. (I got this from a guy who purchased all the leftover material from the government) In addition, for the handle scales; a fossil Walrus Ivory Eskimo artifact that was once used as a sled runner, and multiple copies of the original drawing of &quot;ALCHEMY&quot;. In addition, I\u2019m also going to be incorporating some Carbon Fiber. You can see the blade in conjunction to the drawing is semi-forged to shape.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='16 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3722\/10769676723_881734ff79_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3758\/10769676673_0df138a9ff_z.jpg' title='17: The Damascus blade next to a tube containing Ferric Chloride diluted in distilled water (etching solution), in which I&#039;m going to give the steel a quick dunk. This won&#039;t be a proper etch, but just enough to get a sneak peek of the pattern. Here you can really see the effects of the surface grinding: a perfect uniform parallel thickness, fine finish, and smoothness across the entire surface.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769676673\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769676673\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;17: The Damascus blade next to a tube containing Ferric Chloride diluted in distilled water (etching solution), in which I&#039;m going to give the steel a quick dunk. This won&#039;t be a proper etch, but just enough to get a sneak peek of the pattern. Here you can really see the effects of the surface grinding: a perfect uniform parallel thickness, fine finish, and smoothness across the entire surface.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"17: The Damascus blade next to a tube containing Ferric Chloride diluted in distilled water (etching solution), in which I&#039;m going to give the steel a quick dunk. This won&#039;t be a proper etch, but just enough to get a sneak peek of the pattern. Here you can really see the effects of the surface grinding: a perfect uniform parallel thickness, fine finish, and smoothness across the entire surface.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='17 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3758\/10769676673_0df138a9ff_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7420\/10769407825_28a4b762dc_z.jpg' title='18: After a few minutes in the &quot;acid&quot;, the pattern is slightly revealed. It&#039;s still hard to see, but I think it will be very promising. The pattern I forged is a 9-way, opposing, modified, twisted W&#039;s pattern.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769407825\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769407825\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;18: After a few minutes in the &quot;acid&quot;, the pattern is slightly revealed. It&#039;s still hard to see, but I think it will be very promising. The pattern I forged is a 9-way, opposing, modified, twisted W&#039;s pattern.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"18: After a few minutes in the &quot;acid&quot;, the pattern is slightly revealed. It&#039;s still hard to see, but I think it will be very promising. The pattern I forged is a 9-way, opposing, modified, twisted W&#039;s pattern.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='18 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7420\/10769407825_28a4b762dc_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5479\/10769457136_fe68b94331_z.jpg' title='19: Painting the tang with layout fluid in preparation for setting up and drilling holes, which will later be threaded; these eventual threaded holes will be for some of the internal structure of the knife.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769457136\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769457136\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;19: Painting the tang with layout fluid in preparation for setting up and drilling holes, which will later be threaded; these eventual threaded holes will be for some of the internal structure of the knife.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"19: Painting the tang with layout fluid in preparation for setting up and drilling holes, which will later be threaded; these eventual threaded holes will be for some of the internal structure of the knife.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='19 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5479\/10769457136_fe68b94331_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7309\/10769697253_04deabcac0_z.jpg' title='20: I used a scribe to mark the placement of my holes and I&#039;m now center punching the spots, which will act as a guide for the start of drilling.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769697253\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769697253\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;20: I used a scribe to mark the placement of my holes and I&#039;m now center punching the spots, which will act as a guide for the start of drilling.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"20: I used a scribe to mark the placement of my holes and I&#039;m now center punching the spots, which will act as a guide for the start of drilling.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='20 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7309\/10769697253_04deabcac0_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3668\/10769529224_270f270e59_z.jpg' title='21: Using a #43 drill bit to drill 8 holes, which will later be threaded to accommodate #440 screws.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769529224\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769529224\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;21: Using a #43 drill bit to drill 8 holes, which will later be threaded to accommodate #440 screws.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"21: Using a #43 drill bit to drill 8 holes, which will later be threaded to accommodate #440 screws.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='21 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3668\/10769529224_270f270e59_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5496\/10769478846_53f32745ae_z.jpg' title='22: Using a riffler file to carefully remove the burs created from the drilling operation.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769478846\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769478846\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;22: Using a riffler file to carefully remove the burs created from the drilling operation.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"22: Using a riffler file to carefully remove the burs created from the drilling operation.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='22 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5496\/10769478846_53f32745ae_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7294\/10769428955_83369c0865_z.jpg' title='23: The eight finished drilled holes; you can clearly see the even pattern I&#039;ve laid out.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769428955\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769428955\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;23: The eight finished drilled holes; you can clearly see the even pattern I&#039;ve laid out.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"23: The eight finished drilled holes; you can clearly see the even pattern I&#039;ve laid out.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='23 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7294\/10769428955_83369c0865_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3679\/10769529114_d522603173_z.jpg' title='24: Here I am coating the Ti handle slab with &quot;Dykem&quot; layout fluid.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769529114\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769529114\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;24: Here I am coating the Ti handle slab with &quot;Dykem&quot; layout fluid.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"24: Here I am coating the Ti handle slab with &quot;Dykem&quot; layout fluid.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='24 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3679\/10769529114_d522603173_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7302\/10769428785_481bdc7d1d_z.jpg' title='25: I have positioned the blade and handle slab over one of the drawings to make sure I am going to fit and join them together at the correct angle.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769428785\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769428785\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;25: I have positioned the blade and handle slab over one of the drawings to make sure I am going to fit and join them together at the correct angle.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"25: I have positioned the blade and handle slab over one of the drawings to make sure I am going to fit and join them together at the correct angle.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='25 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7302\/10769428785_481bdc7d1d_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2888\/10769528924_d04ec1f901_z.jpg' title='26: I&#039;ve used small clamps to lock the blade and handle slab into the correct position. I&#039;m tracing the profile of the tang onto the handle slab using a sharp scribe, the lines of which will show up very clearly due to the blue layout fluid.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769528924\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769528924\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;26: I&#039;ve used small clamps to lock the blade and handle slab into the correct position. I&#039;m tracing the profile of the tang onto the handle slab using a sharp scribe, the lines of which will show up very clearly due to the blue layout fluid.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"26: I&#039;ve used small clamps to lock the blade and handle slab into the correct position. I&#039;m tracing the profile of the tang onto the handle slab using a sharp scribe, the lines of which will show up very clearly due to the blue layout fluid.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='26 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2888\/10769528924_d04ec1f901_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3685\/10769528854_cb43ae6eb5_z.jpg' title='27: You can see here the scribed lines and the effectiveness of the layout fluid.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769528854\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769528854\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;27: You can see here the scribed lines and the effectiveness of the layout fluid.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"27: You can see here the scribed lines and the effectiveness of the layout fluid.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='27 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3685\/10769528854_cb43ae6eb5_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2873\/10769528774_7e340c8b8a_z.jpg' title='28: On a band saw using the appropriate blade, I&#039;m rough cutting and removing the tang slot in the Titanium handle slab. I&#039;m cutting just inside the lines.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769528774\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769528774\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;28: On a band saw using the appropriate blade, I&#039;m rough cutting and removing the tang slot in the Titanium handle slab. I&#039;m cutting just inside the lines.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"28: On a band saw using the appropriate blade, I&#039;m rough cutting and removing the tang slot in the Titanium handle slab. I&#039;m cutting just inside the lines.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='28 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2873\/10769528774_7e340c8b8a_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7312\/10769428405_105e64d0c3_z.jpg' title='29: Once cleaned up, I will have a nice male\/female fitting of blade\/tang to handle slab.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769428405\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769428405\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;29: Once cleaned up, I will have a nice male\/female fitting of blade\/tang to handle slab.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"29: Once cleaned up, I will have a nice male\/female fitting of blade\/tang to handle slab.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='29 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7312\/10769428405_105e64d0c3_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3726\/10769428245_d633b8f939_z.jpg' title='30: I&#039;m using a precision square to make sure the alignment of my small 1&quot; x 30&quot; belt grinder and table are at 90 degrees.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769428245\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769428245\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;30: I&#039;m using a precision square to make sure the alignment of my small 1&quot; x 30&quot; belt grinder and table are at 90 degrees.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"30: I&#039;m using a precision square to make sure the alignment of my small 1&quot; x 30&quot; belt grinder and table are at 90 degrees.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='30 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3726\/10769428245_d633b8f939_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7424\/10769478216_75f4c81cc4_z.jpg' title='31: Here, I am carefully going to finish the tang slot in the handle core by carefully belt-sanding out the area right to the line to assure a tight fit to the blade tang, minimizing the room for wobble.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769478216\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769478216\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;31: Here, I am carefully going to finish the tang slot in the handle core by carefully belt-sanding out the area right to the line to assure a tight fit to the blade tang, minimizing the room for wobble.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"31: Here, I am carefully going to finish the tang slot in the handle core by carefully belt-sanding out the area right to the line to assure a tight fit to the blade tang, minimizing the room for wobble.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='31 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7424\/10769478216_75f4c81cc4_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7334\/10769528444_7e35c62fec_z.jpg' title='32: After cutting off the excess protruding tab of Ti off from the front of handle slab, I am cleaning up that area with the sander, again matching the grind right up to the scribed lines.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769528444\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769528444\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;32: After cutting off the excess protruding tab of Ti off from the front of handle slab, I am cleaning up that area with the sander, again matching the grind right up to the scribed lines.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"32: After cutting off the excess protruding tab of Ti off from the front of handle slab, I am cleaning up that area with the sander, again matching the grind right up to the scribed lines.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='32 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7334\/10769528444_7e35c62fec_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7413\/10769696443_e5b74368ce_z.jpg' title='33: I&#039;m using a file to get into the bottom of the tang slot, cleaning and squaring it up by hand.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769696443\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769696443\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;33: I&#039;m using a file to get into the bottom of the tang slot, cleaning and squaring it up by hand.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"33: I&#039;m using a file to get into the bottom of the tang slot, cleaning and squaring it up by hand.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='33 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7413\/10769696443_e5b74368ce_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2828\/10769478026_959ee5b516_z.jpg' title='34: I&#039;m cutting a copy of the drawing out to use as the pattern in the next step.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769478026\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769478026\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;34: I&#039;m cutting a copy of the drawing out to use as the pattern in the next step.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"34: I&#039;m cutting a copy of the drawing out to use as the pattern in the next step.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='34 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2828\/10769478026_959ee5b516_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3812\/10769528234_7e22b9902b_z.jpg' title='35: I&#039;ve laid out the part of the pattern that will become the liners on my 1\/16&quot; (.0063) thick titanium sheet. At this point, I will be just roughing out what I need for the two liners, so I&#039;ve just used a black magic marker instead of the &quot;Dykem&quot; layout fluid, it does not work as well, but this part is not critical, and the marker is quicker.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769528234\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769528234\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;35: I&#039;ve laid out the part of the pattern that will become the liners on my 1\/16&quot; (.0063) thick titanium sheet. At this point, I will be just roughing out what I need for the two liners, so I&#039;ve just used a black magic marker instead of the &quot;Dykem&quot; layout fluid, it does not work as well, but this part is not critical, and the marker is quicker.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"35: I&#039;ve laid out the part of the pattern that will become the liners on my 1\/16&quot; (.0063) thick titanium sheet. At this point, I will be just roughing out what I need for the two liners, so I&#039;ve just used a black magic marker instead of the &quot;Dykem&quot; layout fluid, it does not work as well, but this part is not critical, and the marker is quicker.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='35 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3812\/10769528234_7e22b9902b_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3692\/10769477916_1ea6729b8d_z.jpg' title='36: I&#039;ve flipped the pattern over and laid out the rear liner on the sheet as well. At this point, I want plenty of material to use, so I just need a ballpark width. In order to divide the two pieces, I need to take into account the front shape of the liners, and cock the patterns up a bit to avoid overlapping the shapes.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769477916\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769477916\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;36: I&#039;ve flipped the pattern over and laid out the rear liner on the sheet as well. At this point, I want plenty of material to use, so I just need a ballpark width. In order to divide the two pieces, I need to take into account the front shape of the liners, and cock the patterns up a bit to avoid overlapping the shapes.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"36: I&#039;ve flipped the pattern over and laid out the rear liner on the sheet as well. At this point, I want plenty of material to use, so I just need a ballpark width. In order to divide the two pieces, I need to take into account the front shape of the liners, and cock the patterns up a bit to avoid overlapping the shapes.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='36 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3692\/10769477916_1ea6729b8d_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2866\/10769696233_cab5cd57c9_z.jpg' title='37: Cutting the basic strip of Ti for the liners off of the rest of the sheet.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769696233\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769696233\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;37: Cutting the basic strip of Ti for the liners off of the rest of the sheet.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"37: Cutting the basic strip of Ti for the liners off of the rest of the sheet.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='37 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2866\/10769696233_cab5cd57c9_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3665\/10769477866_3d4dd49ec3_z.jpg' title='38: Here, I have to jeweler&#039;s saw to cut the two pieces apart. Given that the divide line is crooked, I could not cut that shape using the band saw.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769477866\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769477866\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;38: Here, I have to jeweler&#039;s saw to cut the two pieces apart. Given that the divide line is crooked, I could not cut that shape using the band saw.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"38: Here, I have to jeweler&#039;s saw to cut the two pieces apart. Given that the divide line is crooked, I could not cut that shape using the band saw.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='38 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3665\/10769477866_3d4dd49ec3_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7383\/10769528044_2b5f775a5c_z.jpg' title='39: Now that the two pieces are roughed out, it is time to properly apply the &quot;Dykem&quot; layout fluid.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769528044\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769528044\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;39: Now that the two pieces are roughed out, it is time to properly apply the &quot;Dykem&quot; layout fluid.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"39: Now that the two pieces are roughed out, it is time to properly apply the &quot;Dykem&quot; layout fluid.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='39 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7383\/10769528044_2b5f775a5c_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7354\/10769427565_50afc80541_z.jpg' title='40: Here I have re-positioned the pattern on the Ti, then very roughly scribed the overall shape into the Ti, giving myself plenty of extra room, about a 1\/16&quot; - 1\/8&quot; oversized all around.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769427565\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769427565\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;40: Here I have re-positioned the pattern on the Ti, then very roughly scribed the overall shape into the Ti, giving myself plenty of extra room, about a 1\/16&quot; - 1\/8&quot; oversized all around.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"40: Here I have re-positioned the pattern on the Ti, then very roughly scribed the overall shape into the Ti, giving myself plenty of extra room, about a 1\/16&quot; - 1\/8&quot; oversized all around.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='40 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7354\/10769427565_50afc80541_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5495\/10769477686_f835b298e1_z.jpg' title='41: Using the band saw to cut the rough liner profile out. Repeat for both pieces. As you can see with my shapes, cutting is difficult, lengthy, and leads to the loss of a lot of material.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769477686\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769477686\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;41: Using the band saw to cut the rough liner profile out. Repeat for both pieces. As you can see with my shapes, cutting is difficult, lengthy, and leads to the loss of a lot of material.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"41: Using the band saw to cut the rough liner profile out. Repeat for both pieces. As you can see with my shapes, cutting is difficult, lengthy, and leads to the loss of a lot of material.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='41 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5495\/10769477686_f835b298e1_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5486\/10769477666_82510f69f1_z.jpg' title='42: Here you can see the essential rough parts of the structural elements of this knife. You can see how the blade and Ti handle core fit together.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769477666\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769477666\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;42: Here you can see the essential rough parts of the structural elements of this knife. You can see how the blade and Ti handle core fit together.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"42: Here you can see the essential rough parts of the structural elements of this knife. You can see how the blade and Ti handle core fit together.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='42 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5486\/10769477666_82510f69f1_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2838\/10769527804_55ed0d44f7_z.jpg' title='43: De-burring the liners with a file after using the bandsaw.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769527804\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769527804\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;43: De-burring the liners with a file after using the bandsaw.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"43: De-burring the liners with a file after using the bandsaw.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='43 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2838\/10769527804_55ed0d44f7_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7416\/10769527664_cabfe1491a_z.jpg' title='44: I&#039;m now aligning the blade and top liner over the drawing. I have oversized the liner material so that I have room to position it properly. The Ti is sitting on top of the blade&#039;s tang, and in order to roughly secure it in place, I am applying a bit of crazy glue to lock the alignment. This is just temporary till I can properly secure it with clamps.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769527664\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769527664\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;44: I&#039;m now aligning the blade and top liner over the drawing. I have oversized the liner material so that I have room to position it properly. The Ti is sitting on top of the blade&#039;s tang, and in order to roughly secure it in place, I am applying a bit of crazy glue to lock the alignment. This is just temporary till I can properly secure it with clamps.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"44: I&#039;m now aligning the blade and top liner over the drawing. I have oversized the liner material so that I have room to position it properly. The Ti is sitting on top of the blade&#039;s tang, and in order to roughly secure it in place, I am applying a bit of crazy glue to lock the alignment. This is just temporary till I can properly secure it with clamps.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='44 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7416\/10769527664_cabfe1491a_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3762\/10769427295_c9b9159c0c_z.jpg' title='45: You can see here the bead of glue, and that I have a clamp in place.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769427295\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769427295\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;45: You can see here the bead of glue, and that I have a clamp in place.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"45: You can see here the bead of glue, and that I have a clamp in place.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='45 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3762\/10769427295_c9b9159c0c_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3671\/10769427245_dbd5892be8_z.jpg' title='46: I have flipped the assembly of the blade and top liner over, and positioned it onto a precision block. From here I will use the pre-dilled holes in the blade tang as alignment, and run the drill bit back through all 8 holes and therefore now into the Ti liner.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769427245\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769427245\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;46: I have flipped the assembly of the blade and top liner over, and positioned it onto a precision block. From here I will use the pre-dilled holes in the blade tang as alignment, and run the drill bit back through all 8 holes and therefore now into the Ti liner.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"46: I have flipped the assembly of the blade and top liner over, and positioned it onto a precision block. From here I will use the pre-dilled holes in the blade tang as alignment, and run the drill bit back through all 8 holes and therefore now into the Ti liner.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='46 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3671\/10769427245_dbd5892be8_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2849\/10769695783_0740c70a59_z.jpg' title='47: De-burring the holes as I go, so as to assure the assembly is lying flat on the precision block. If a bur were to kick the assembly up, or off, even ever so slightly, it will cause problems; they will be harder to tap, and throw off proper alignment, which will make it difficult to properly screw together.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769695783\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769695783\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;47: De-burring the holes as I go, so as to assure the assembly is lying flat on the precision block. If a bur were to kick the assembly up, or off, even ever so slightly, it will cause problems; they will be harder to tap, and throw off proper alignment, which will make it difficult to properly screw together.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"47: De-burring the holes as I go, so as to assure the assembly is lying flat on the precision block. If a bur were to kick the assembly up, or off, even ever so slightly, it will cause problems; they will be harder to tap, and throw off proper alignment, which will make it difficult to properly screw together.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='47 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2849\/10769695783_0740c70a59_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7367\/10769427135_23551e36cf_z.jpg' title='48: You can see here the 8 holes from the tang are now in the top liner. You can also see the area where the &quot;Dykem&quot; was rubbed away while de-burring with the riffle file.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769427135\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769427135\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;48: You can see here the 8 holes from the tang are now in the top liner. You can also see the area where the &quot;Dykem&quot; was rubbed away while de-burring with the riffle file.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"48: You can see here the 8 holes from the tang are now in the top liner. You can also see the area where the &quot;Dykem&quot; was rubbed away while de-burring with the riffle file.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='48 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7367\/10769427135_23551e36cf_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3669\/10769527504_a66e1650ed_z.jpg' title='49: I have started the holes in the liners, which will eventually be threaded and will be the means in which the liners are connected to the blade. I also need the handle core slab to be attached to the liners, so I am prick-punching the placement of additional holes to drill in the handle core.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769527504\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769527504\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;49: I have started the holes in the liners, which will eventually be threaded and will be the means in which the liners are connected to the blade. I also need the handle core slab to be attached to the liners, so I am prick-punching the placement of additional holes to drill in the handle core.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"49: I have started the holes in the liners, which will eventually be threaded and will be the means in which the liners are connected to the blade. I also need the handle core slab to be attached to the liners, so I am prick-punching the placement of additional holes to drill in the handle core.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='49 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3669\/10769527504_a66e1650ed_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3826\/10769427035_cbb1dff751_z.jpg' title='50: I have assembled the bottom liner, blade, and handle core using a few clamps.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769427035\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769427035\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;50: I have assembled the bottom liner, blade, and handle core using a few clamps.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"50: I have assembled the bottom liner, blade, and handle core using a few clamps.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='50 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3826\/10769427035_cbb1dff751_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3818\/10769477166_0367d617b8_z.jpg' title='51: I am going to repeat the process of drilling through the 8 tang holes into the bottom liner, as well as drill the new holes in the handle core and through the liners.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769477166\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769477166\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;51: I am going to repeat the process of drilling through the 8 tang holes into the bottom liner, as well as drill the new holes in the handle core and through the liners.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"51: I am going to repeat the process of drilling through the 8 tang holes into the bottom liner, as well as drill the new holes in the handle core and through the liners.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='51 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3818\/10769477166_0367d617b8_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5483\/10769527414_4839ded649_z.jpg' title='52: I am again de-burring, one-at-a-time the newly drilled holes.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769527414\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769527414\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;52: I am again de-burring, one-at-a-time the newly drilled holes.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"52: I am again de-burring, one-at-a-time the newly drilled holes.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='52 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5483\/10769527414_4839ded649_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7366\/10769477086_53531743d9_z.jpg' title='53: Now that I no longer need the holes in the tang as guidance holes, I can tap them. I am going to hand tap the holes with a tap wrench using a 440-thread size tap.\n\nUsing a hand tap with a 440 tap to thread the previously drilled holes. Tapping involves patience above all things. In order to cut threads into the sides of drilled holes, taps have to be extremely hard; as such they are extremely brittle and are prone to breakage. Use new, sharp taps with cutting fluid. Carefully, and constantly checking for straightness, gently insert the tip of the tap into the hole, and with a little pressure give it a little clockwise twist to get it started. This is the only time you should use a little pressure, once you feel it bite, let the tap do the rest of the work. Using small 1\/8-1\/4 turns, twist the tap farther into the hole, back it out, then repeat just a little past where you had previously gotten. You will be able to feel when you are biting into fresh material. If you hear a loud squeak, immediately stop, and reverse the tap!! It\u2019s better to take a half an hour per hole if you have to, go through several taps per hole, rather than break a tap, especially in Titanium. Use a fresh tap per bolster, especially if titanium, it may even take two taps per bolster. I have had many situations where it\u2019s taken up to eight hours to remove a broken tap! Not fun! I have recently discovered that the local conventional EDM place, can blast out broken taps very effectively for about $60 a pop. Or in the case of in Ti, broken taps can just be etched out without affecting the Ti.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769477086\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769477086\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;53: Now that I no longer need the holes in the tang as guidance holes, I can tap them. I am going to hand tap the holes with a tap wrench using a 440-thread size tap.\n\nUsing a hand tap with a 440 tap to thread the previously drilled holes. Tapping involves patience above all things. In order to cut threads into the sides of drilled holes, taps have to be extremely hard; as such they are extremely brittle and are prone to breakage. Use new, sharp taps with cutting fluid. Carefully, and constantly checking for straightness, gently insert the tip of the tap into the hole, and with a little pressure give it a little clockwise twist to get it started. This is the only time you should use a little pressure, once you feel it bite, let the tap do the rest of the work. Using small 1\/8-1\/4 turns, twist the tap farther into the hole, back it out, then repeat just a little past where you had previously gotten. You will be able to feel when you are biting into fresh material. If you hear a loud squeak, immediately stop, and reverse the tap!! It\u2019s better to take a half an hour per hole if you have to, go through several taps per hole, rather than break a tap, especially in Titanium. Use a fresh tap per bolster, especially if titanium, it may even take two taps per bolster. I have had many situations where it\u2019s taken up to eight hours to remove a broken tap! Not fun! I have recently discovered that the local conventional EDM place, can blast out broken taps very effectively for about $60 a pop. Or in the case of in Ti, broken taps can just be etched out without affecting the Ti.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"53: Now that I no longer need the holes in the tang as guidance holes, I can tap them. I am going to hand tap the holes with a tap wrench using a 440-thread size tap.\n\nUsing a hand tap with a 440 tap to thread the previously drilled holes. Tapping involves patience above all things. In order to cut threads into the sides of drilled holes, taps have to be extremely hard; as such they are extremely brittle and are prone to breakage. Use new, sharp taps with cutting fluid. Carefully, and constantly checking for straightness, gently insert the tip of the tap into the hole, and with a little pressure give it a little clockwise twist to get it started. This is the only time you should use a little pressure, once you feel it bite, let the tap do the rest of the work. Using small 1\/8-1\/4 turns, twist the tap farther into the hole, back it out, then repeat just a little past where you had previously gotten. You will be able to feel when you are biting into fresh material. If you hear a loud squeak, immediately stop, and reverse the tap!! It\u2019s better to take a half an hour per hole if you have to, go through several taps per hole, rather than break a tap, especially in Titanium. Use a fresh tap per bolster, especially if titanium, it may even take two taps per bolster. I have had many situations where it\u2019s taken up to eight hours to remove a broken tap! Not fun! I have recently discovered that the local conventional EDM place, can blast out broken taps very effectively for about $60 a pop. Or in the case of in Ti, broken taps can just be etched out without affecting the Ti.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='53 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7366\/10769477086_53531743d9_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3740\/10769426845_7fd9646275_z.jpg' title='54: I am now going to tap the corresponding holes in the liner to the tang.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769426845\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769426845\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;54: I am now going to tap the corresponding holes in the liner to the tang.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"54: I am now going to tap the corresponding holes in the liner to the tang.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='54 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3740\/10769426845_7fd9646275_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7337\/10769695403_3731880385_z.jpg' title='55: You can clearly see here the large burs created from that tooling application in the holes I&#039;ve tapped so far. These must be removed to ensure accuracy and tight parallel flatness in adjoining parts.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769695403\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769695403\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;55: You can clearly see here the large burs created from that tooling application in the holes I&#039;ve tapped so far. These must be removed to ensure accuracy and tight parallel flatness in adjoining parts.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"55: You can clearly see here the large burs created from that tooling application in the holes I&#039;ve tapped so far. These must be removed to ensure accuracy and tight parallel flatness in adjoining parts.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='55 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7337\/10769695403_3731880385_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5531\/10769426725_a9ed1ed420_z.jpg' title='56: Using the riffler file to de-bur the threaded holes.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769426725\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769426725\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;56: Using the riffler file to de-bur the threaded holes.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"56: Using the riffler file to de-bur the threaded holes.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='56 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5531\/10769426725_a9ed1ed420_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5514\/10769527234_e9d95563be_z.jpg' title='57: Here I am using three #43 drill bits to re-align the holes of the tang to the corresponding holes in the top liner. These are the same drill size as I originally used to drill these, so they fit rather snug. I have then used a few clamps to secure the position. From here, I will remove the aligning drill bits.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769527234\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769527234\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;57: Here I am using three #43 drill bits to re-align the holes of the tang to the corresponding holes in the top liner. These are the same drill size as I originally used to drill these, so they fit rather snug. I have then used a few clamps to secure the position. From here, I will remove the aligning drill bits.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"57: Here I am using three #43 drill bits to re-align the holes of the tang to the corresponding holes in the top liner. These are the same drill size as I originally used to drill these, so they fit rather snug. I have then used a few clamps to secure the position. From here, I will remove the aligning drill bits.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='57 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5514\/10769527234_e9d95563be_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3810\/10769476826_2b4812697a_z.jpg' title='58: I am now going to run the tap through both components at once to blend the threads. After I re-thread each hole I am going to throw a 440 screw in place to help add stability while I am working. This assembly made need to be taken apart, re-aligned, re-clamped, and re-threaded in order to clean out the burs created in the process.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769476826\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769476826\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;58: I am now going to run the tap through both components at once to blend the threads. After I re-thread each hole I am going to throw a 440 screw in place to help add stability while I am working. This assembly made need to be taken apart, re-aligned, re-clamped, and re-threaded in order to clean out the burs created in the process.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"58: I am now going to run the tap through both components at once to blend the threads. After I re-thread each hole I am going to throw a 440 screw in place to help add stability while I am working. This assembly made need to be taken apart, re-aligned, re-clamped, and re-threaded in order to clean out the burs created in the process.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='58 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3810\/10769476826_2b4812697a_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7453\/10769476776_5fc7268bc7_z.jpg' title='59: The top liners and blade are secured together with some 440 screws. The screws in this position are meant to eventually be countersunk, so that the heads are flush. This setup is just temporary, as I will use different screw head types while I am working for the time being.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769476776\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769476776\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;59: The top liners and blade are secured together with some 440 screws. The screws in this position are meant to eventually be countersunk, so that the heads are flush. This setup is just temporary, as I will use different screw head types while I am working for the time being.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"59: The top liners and blade are secured together with some 440 screws. The screws in this position are meant to eventually be countersunk, so that the heads are flush. This setup is just temporary, as I will use different screw head types while I am working for the time being.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='59 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7453\/10769476776_5fc7268bc7_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3733\/10769695033_52ef52161e_z.jpg' title='60: Here I have re-attached the handle core with its recently drilled structural holes, onto the screwed together assembly of the top liner and blade. I am using the clamps once again to secure the unthreaded parts of the liner to the core, securing everything tightly in place.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769695033\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769695033\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;60: Here I have re-attached the handle core with its recently drilled structural holes, onto the screwed together assembly of the top liner and blade. I am using the clamps once again to secure the unthreaded parts of the liner to the core, securing everything tightly in place.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"60: Here I have re-attached the handle core with its recently drilled structural holes, onto the screwed together assembly of the top liner and blade. I am using the clamps once again to secure the unthreaded parts of the liner to the core, securing everything tightly in place.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='60 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3733\/10769695033_52ef52161e_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2875\/10769476606_49742ef5e0_z.jpg' title='61: Now I am running the drill through the newly drilled handle core holes into the liners, in the same way I did for the holes in the tang into the liners.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769476606\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769476606\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;61: Now I am running the drill through the newly drilled handle core holes into the liners, in the same way I did for the holes in the tang into the liners.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"61: Now I am running the drill through the newly drilled handle core holes into the liners, in the same way I did for the holes in the tang into the liners.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='61 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2875\/10769476606_49742ef5e0_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3816\/10769426365_5fcf8127e3_z.jpg' title='62: I have unclamped the core from the assembly and am now tapping the internal construction holes in the handle core. Once I have the knife profiled closer to shape, I will add additional internal construction holes and screws.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769426365\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769426365\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;62: I have unclamped the core from the assembly and am now tapping the internal construction holes in the handle core. Once I have the knife profiled closer to shape, I will add additional internal construction holes and screws.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"62: I have unclamped the core from the assembly and am now tapping the internal construction holes in the handle core. Once I have the knife profiled closer to shape, I will add additional internal construction holes and screws.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='62 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3816\/10769426365_5fcf8127e3_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5503\/10769476516_f124bb1a7d_z.jpg' title='63: From here, in addition to using the riffler to de-bur, all parts should be run slightly across some 320 or 400 grit sandpaper to catch any dirt or small burs, etc. This assures cleanliness, flatness, and precision. This step will be followed periodically throughout the construction of the knife. Not following this step, may contribute to parts not mating up properly.\n\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769476516\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769476516\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;63: From here, in addition to using the riffler to de-bur, all parts should be run slightly across some 320 or 400 grit sandpaper to catch any dirt or small burs, etc. This assures cleanliness, flatness, and precision. This step will be followed periodically throughout the construction of the knife. Not following this step, may contribute to parts not mating up properly.\n\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"63: From here, in addition to using the riffler to de-bur, all parts should be run slightly across some 320 or 400 grit sandpaper to catch any dirt or small burs, etc. This assures cleanliness, flatness, and precision. This step will be followed periodically throughout the construction of the knife. Not following this step, may contribute to parts not mating up properly.\n\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='63 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5503\/10769476516_f124bb1a7d_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3834\/10769694833_19dcea22fd_z.jpg' title='64: I am marking the top and bottom liners with a #1 and #2 respectively. It is a good idea to keep parts uniform and not accidentally switch them back and forth.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769694833\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769694833\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;64: I am marking the top and bottom liners with a #1 and #2 respectively. It is a good idea to keep parts uniform and not accidentally switch them back and forth.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"64: I am marking the top and bottom liners with a #1 and #2 respectively. It is a good idea to keep parts uniform and not accidentally switch them back and forth.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='64 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3834\/10769694833_19dcea22fd_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7417\/10769426285_474b5f695e_z.jpg' title='65: I have re-clamped the entire assembly together with both liners on the rear, or bottom side.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769426285\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769426285\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;65: I have re-clamped the entire assembly together with both liners on the rear, or bottom side.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"65: I have re-clamped the entire assembly together with both liners on the rear, or bottom side.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='65 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7417\/10769426285_474b5f695e_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5488\/10769426245_538c107090_z.jpg' title='66: Everything is re-tapped, if needed, to blend threads and then it is screwed together. Having liners on the backside for now, allows access to the top, flat, parallel surface area of the blade and handle core.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769426245\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769426245\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;66: Everything is re-tapped, if needed, to blend threads and then it is screwed together. Having liners on the backside for now, allows access to the top, flat, parallel surface area of the blade and handle core.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"66: Everything is re-tapped, if needed, to blend threads and then it is screwed together. Having liners on the backside for now, allows access to the top, flat, parallel surface area of the blade and handle core.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='66 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5488\/10769426245_538c107090_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3669\/10769476266_d4da17d31d_z.jpg' title='67: On the backside of the assembly you can see all the extra lengths of the screws.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769476266\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769476266\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;67: On the backside of the assembly you can see all the extra lengths of the screws.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"67: On the backside of the assembly you can see all the extra lengths of the screws.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='67 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3669\/10769476266_d4da17d31d_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7364\/10769426055_ea0e53371e_z.jpg' title='68: Here I have set up the assembly vertically in a small vise.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769426055\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769426055\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;68: Here I have set up the assembly vertically in a small vise.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"68: Here I have set up the assembly vertically in a small vise.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='68 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7364\/10769426055_ea0e53371e_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7313\/10769425995_c82c4a4681_z.jpg' title='69: I am now using a jewelers-saw to rough-cut the extra screw lengths off.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769425995\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769425995\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;69: I am now using a jewelers-saw to rough-cut the extra screw lengths off.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"69: I am now using a jewelers-saw to rough-cut the extra screw lengths off.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='69 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7313\/10769425995_c82c4a4681_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3768\/10769425945_0cc0d5ba5d_z.jpg' title='70: You can see here that I still have a little bit of screw length left, which I will grind off next.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769425945\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769425945\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;70: You can see here that I still have a little bit of screw length left, which I will grind off next.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"70: You can see here that I still have a little bit of screw length left, which I will grind off next.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='70 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3768\/10769425945_0cc0d5ba5d_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5495\/10769475956_298be420af_z.jpg' title='71: Here I have taken the top belt protector off of the assembly of the 1&quot; x 30&quot; belt sander. I really only want to grind flush the bottom of the screws, and not remove much of the surface area around them. I am using just a small bit of the belt along the top wheel and at an angle to localize and minimize the contact point of where I am grinding.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769475956\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769475956\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;71: Here I have taken the top belt protector off of the assembly of the 1&quot; x 30&quot; belt sander. I really only want to grind flush the bottom of the screws, and not remove much of the surface area around them. I am using just a small bit of the belt along the top wheel and at an angle to localize and minimize the contact point of where I am grinding.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"71: Here I have taken the top belt protector off of the assembly of the 1&quot; x 30&quot; belt sander. I really only want to grind flush the bottom of the screws, and not remove much of the surface area around them. I am using just a small bit of the belt along the top wheel and at an angle to localize and minimize the contact point of where I am grinding.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='71 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5495\/10769475956_298be420af_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2806\/10769475846_e2eeac569f_z.jpg' title='72: You can see here that I have hit the area relatively precisely, and I have just nicked the surrounding area of Ti, which I meant to do; this assures me that the screws are not only flush, but also a little short. Removing the little bit of Ti around the screws will not affect any issues of precision or visuals, as all of this is internal structuring of the knife.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769475846\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769475846\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;72: You can see here that I have hit the area relatively precisely, and I have just nicked the surrounding area of Ti, which I meant to do; this assures me that the screws are not only flush, but also a little short. Removing the little bit of Ti around the screws will not affect any issues of precision or visuals, as all of this is internal structuring of the knife.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"72: You can see here that I have hit the area relatively precisely, and I have just nicked the surrounding area of Ti, which I meant to do; this assures me that the screws are not only flush, but also a little short. Removing the little bit of Ti around the screws will not affect any issues of precision or visuals, as all of this is internal structuring of the knife.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='72 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2806\/10769475846_e2eeac569f_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7300\/10769475786_c13ac6bda8_z.jpg' title='73: I have cut out a full drawing of the overall knife; this will be used to help shape the profile to as exact as possible. You can see the paper is a little oversized in the blade area; I placed the rough blade stock onto the paper and traced its current profile. This will help reference the proper placement of the drawing on the assembly. I am applying &quot;permanent&quot; double stick tape to the front flat surface of the assembly, careful not to overlap the tape or the screws.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769475786\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769475786\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;73: I have cut out a full drawing of the overall knife; this will be used to help shape the profile to as exact as possible. You can see the paper is a little oversized in the blade area; I placed the rough blade stock onto the paper and traced its current profile. This will help reference the proper placement of the drawing on the assembly. I am applying &quot;permanent&quot; double stick tape to the front flat surface of the assembly, careful not to overlap the tape or the screws.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"73: I have cut out a full drawing of the overall knife; this will be used to help shape the profile to as exact as possible. You can see the paper is a little oversized in the blade area; I placed the rough blade stock onto the paper and traced its current profile. This will help reference the proper placement of the drawing on the assembly. I am applying &quot;permanent&quot; double stick tape to the front flat surface of the assembly, careful not to overlap the tape or the screws.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='73 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7300\/10769475786_c13ac6bda8_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7299\/10769526044_28c9c52887_z.jpg' title='74: You can see how I&#039;ve carefully positioned the tape, even with the little pieces between the screws. I&#039;ve taken special care not to overlap strips in order to make sure the drawing lies down flat. Otherwise, by the drawing not laying on the same plane uniformly, squareness could be thrown off a few thousandths of an inch, which does not seem like much, but little things like this gone uncared for, can add up and really cause problems later.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769526044\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769526044\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;74: You can see how I&#039;ve carefully positioned the tape, even with the little pieces between the screws. I&#039;ve taken special care not to overlap strips in order to make sure the drawing lies down flat. Otherwise, by the drawing not laying on the same plane uniformly, squareness could be thrown off a few thousandths of an inch, which does not seem like much, but little things like this gone uncared for, can add up and really cause problems later.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"74: You can see how I&#039;ve carefully positioned the tape, even with the little pieces between the screws. I&#039;ve taken special care not to overlap strips in order to make sure the drawing lies down flat. Otherwise, by the drawing not laying on the same plane uniformly, squareness could be thrown off a few thousandths of an inch, which does not seem like much, but little things like this gone uncared for, can add up and really cause problems later.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='74 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7299\/10769526044_28c9c52887_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5496\/10769475576_e4ee937a7a_z.jpg' title='75: Again, in order that the drawing lies flat, I must also avoid the protruding screw heads, so I am just cutting out some of the paper with an X-Acto blade to clear the screws.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769475576\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769475576\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;75: Again, in order that the drawing lies flat, I must also avoid the protruding screw heads, so I am just cutting out some of the paper with an X-Acto blade to clear the screws.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"75: Again, in order that the drawing lies flat, I must also avoid the protruding screw heads, so I am just cutting out some of the paper with an X-Acto blade to clear the screws.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='75 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5496\/10769475576_e4ee937a7a_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7332\/10769475516_fcb33fc9ec_z.jpg' title='76: After carefully aligning and pressing the drawing firmly in place, I am coating the entire assembly with a wide strip of clear packing tape. This will help preserve the drawing, as well as keep dust and metal from sticking to the exposed areas of the double stick tape, which would otherwise get in the way while I&#039;m working. I find it also helps lubricate the blade when cutting.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769475516\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769475516\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;76: After carefully aligning and pressing the drawing firmly in place, I am coating the entire assembly with a wide strip of clear packing tape. This will help preserve the drawing, as well as keep dust and metal from sticking to the exposed areas of the double stick tape, which would otherwise get in the way while I&#039;m working. I find it also helps lubricate the blade when cutting.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"76: After carefully aligning and pressing the drawing firmly in place, I am coating the entire assembly with a wide strip of clear packing tape. This will help preserve the drawing, as well as keep dust and metal from sticking to the exposed areas of the double stick tape, which would otherwise get in the way while I&#039;m working. I find it also helps lubricate the blade when cutting.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='76 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7332\/10769475516_fcb33fc9ec_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7402\/10769425335_ecf1ffabcb_z.jpg' title='77: After making sure the band saw blade and cutting table are perfectly square, I&#039;ve started to rough-cut the excess material off the assembly, roughly profiling to shape. I&#039;m cutting close to the line, but just outside of it. I want to still see a little white paper on the outside of the line. The band saw cuts a very rough edge, so I want to leave myself a little room to be able to clean it up later. I&#039;m using a sheet of Plexiglas on my band-saw tabletop; this helps keep down scratches while I&#039;m sliding the assembly around during cutting.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769425335\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769425335\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;77: After making sure the band saw blade and cutting table are perfectly square, I&#039;ve started to rough-cut the excess material off the assembly, roughly profiling to shape. I&#039;m cutting close to the line, but just outside of it. I want to still see a little white paper on the outside of the line. The band saw cuts a very rough edge, so I want to leave myself a little room to be able to clean it up later. I&#039;m using a sheet of Plexiglas on my band-saw tabletop; this helps keep down scratches while I&#039;m sliding the assembly around during cutting.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"77: After making sure the band saw blade and cutting table are perfectly square, I&#039;ve started to rough-cut the excess material off the assembly, roughly profiling to shape. I&#039;m cutting close to the line, but just outside of it. I want to still see a little white paper on the outside of the line. The band saw cuts a very rough edge, so I want to leave myself a little room to be able to clean it up later. I&#039;m using a sheet of Plexiglas on my band-saw tabletop; this helps keep down scratches while I&#039;m sliding the assembly around during cutting.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='77 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7402\/10769425335_ecf1ffabcb_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2879\/10769693793_a47a7d8964_z.jpg' title='78: As you can see in the blade area, there is not a lot of material to remove due to the initial close to shape forging.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769693793\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769693793\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;78: As you can see in the blade area, there is not a lot of material to remove due to the initial close to shape forging.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"78: As you can see in the blade area, there is not a lot of material to remove due to the initial close to shape forging.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='78 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2879\/10769693793_a47a7d8964_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7401\/10769475136_4ccd012b04_z.jpg' title='79: Metal, especially the thicker you&#039;re cutting, does not allow much give to allow for cutting curves. You can force the blade a little bit, but you are primarily relegated to straight lines, so you have to cut a lot of parts out in wedges and small chunks.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769475136\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769475136\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;79: Metal, especially the thicker you&#039;re cutting, does not allow much give to allow for cutting curves. You can force the blade a little bit, but you are primarily relegated to straight lines, so you have to cut a lot of parts out in wedges and small chunks.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"79: Metal, especially the thicker you&#039;re cutting, does not allow much give to allow for cutting curves. You can force the blade a little bit, but you are primarily relegated to straight lines, so you have to cut a lot of parts out in wedges and small chunks.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='79 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7401\/10769475136_4ccd012b04_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7445\/10769475036_518f708dc1_z.jpg' title='80: You can see here that I was pretty lucky to be able to force such a long, though minor curve with the band saw.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769475036\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769475036\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;80: You can see here that I was pretty lucky to be able to force such a long, though minor curve with the band saw.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"80: You can see here that I was pretty lucky to be able to force such a long, though minor curve with the band saw.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='80 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7445\/10769475036_518f708dc1_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7354\/10769474966_a6f7c3f1d2_z.jpg' title='81: I only have a small opening design-wise, in which to get the band saw into the rear circular area. As you can see, it will take allot of cuts to remove the material, and open up this area.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769474966\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769474966\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;81: I only have a small opening design-wise, in which to get the band saw into the rear circular area. As you can see, it will take allot of cuts to remove the material, and open up this area.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"81: I only have a small opening design-wise, in which to get the band saw into the rear circular area. As you can see, it will take allot of cuts to remove the material, and open up this area.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='81 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7354\/10769474966_a6f7c3f1d2_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3688\/10769693573_b98b4215bc_z.jpg' title='82: Continuing to hack out the circular rear opening on the band saw. By using small directional changes, I am able to slowly remove enough material so that I can eventually get the band saw blade into the rough center of the area. Now that I have a little room for mobility, I can come at it from different angles.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769693573\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769693573\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;82: Continuing to hack out the circular rear opening on the band saw. By using small directional changes, I am able to slowly remove enough material so that I can eventually get the band saw blade into the rough center of the area. Now that I have a little room for mobility, I can come at it from different angles.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"82: Continuing to hack out the circular rear opening on the band saw. By using small directional changes, I am able to slowly remove enough material so that I can eventually get the band saw blade into the rough center of the area. Now that I have a little room for mobility, I can come at it from different angles.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='82 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3688\/10769693573_b98b4215bc_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5507\/10769525454_4f431249f8_z.jpg' title='83: You can see how much scrap material ends up on the floor.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769525454\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769525454\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;83: You can see how much scrap material ends up on the floor.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"83: You can see how much scrap material ends up on the floor.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='83 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5507\/10769525454_4f431249f8_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3799\/10769474586_f56170d300_z.jpg' title='84: The rough edge left by the band saw after cutting and &quot;bouging&quot;: using the teeth of the saw blade like a file: the edges of the metal are kept perpendicular to the saw blade and the piece is moved along so that the saw blade teeth file away the big roughness and even things out a bit.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769474586\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769474586\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;84: The rough edge left by the band saw after cutting and &quot;bouging&quot;: using the teeth of the saw blade like a file: the edges of the metal are kept perpendicular to the saw blade and the piece is moved along so that the saw blade teeth file away the big roughness and even things out a bit.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"84: The rough edge left by the band saw after cutting and &quot;bouging&quot;: using the teeth of the saw blade like a file: the edges of the metal are kept perpendicular to the saw blade and the piece is moved along so that the saw blade teeth file away the big roughness and even things out a bit.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='84 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3799\/10769474586_f56170d300_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2857\/10769525354_4a04ab0f16_z.jpg' title='85: I have unscrewed the liners from the assembly in order to rub all parts out on some sandpaper so as to remove the burs from the band-sawing.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769525354\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769525354\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;85: I have unscrewed the liners from the assembly in order to rub all parts out on some sandpaper so as to remove the burs from the band-sawing.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"85: I have unscrewed the liners from the assembly in order to rub all parts out on some sandpaper so as to remove the burs from the band-sawing.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='85 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2857\/10769525354_4a04ab0f16_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7400\/10769424555_7b79de5294_z.jpg' title='86: Re-align, re-clamp, and re-assemble.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769424555\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769424555\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;86: Re-align, re-clamp, and re-assemble.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"86: Re-align, re-clamp, and re-assemble.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='86 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7400\/10769424555_7b79de5294_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3757\/10769474416_ddd25d4550_z.jpg' title='87: This is my Oscillating Spindle Sander shown with a few of the interchangeable, various sized, sanding drums. This machine not only spins, but also goes up and down slowly, creating a very nice finish.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769474416\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769474416\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;87: This is my Oscillating Spindle Sander shown with a few of the interchangeable, various sized, sanding drums. This machine not only spins, but also goes up and down slowly, creating a very nice finish.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"87: This is my Oscillating Spindle Sander shown with a few of the interchangeable, various sized, sanding drums. This machine not only spins, but also goes up and down slowly, creating a very nice finish.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='87 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3757\/10769474416_ddd25d4550_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5503\/10769525194_c74a67e10b_z.jpg' title='88: I use each of the different sizes to get into, and clean up the corresponding sized curve. I get a cleaner and smoother surface by using the right size for the job, and it&#039;s quicker. This machine also creates and keeps the edges at a perfect 90 degrees.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769525194\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769525194\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;88: I use each of the different sizes to get into, and clean up the corresponding sized curve. I get a cleaner and smoother surface by using the right size for the job, and it&#039;s quicker. This machine also creates and keeps the edges at a perfect 90 degrees.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"88: I use each of the different sizes to get into, and clean up the corresponding sized curve. I get a cleaner and smoother surface by using the right size for the job, and it&#039;s quicker. This machine also creates and keeps the edges at a perfect 90 degrees.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='88 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5503\/10769525194_c74a67e10b_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3741\/10769693013_8eba9547d4_z.jpg' title='89: After a bit of sanding, you can see the affects starting to happen. The high spots are getting smoothed out, but obviously there is still some more to go. This is why it is important to cut with the band saw just a bit outside the line. With this machine, I will go right up to the profile lines of my drawing. I will also change the sanding sleeves; first using a rough-grit to quickly clean up the edges, I then go onto finish with finer grits, which will later make my hand sanding and polishing easier.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769693013\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769693013\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;89: After a bit of sanding, you can see the affects starting to happen. The high spots are getting smoothed out, but obviously there is still some more to go. This is why it is important to cut with the band saw just a bit outside the line. With this machine, I will go right up to the profile lines of my drawing. I will also change the sanding sleeves; first using a rough-grit to quickly clean up the edges, I then go onto finish with finer grits, which will later make my hand sanding and polishing easier.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"89: After a bit of sanding, you can see the affects starting to happen. The high spots are getting smoothed out, but obviously there is still some more to go. This is why it is important to cut with the band saw just a bit outside the line. With this machine, I will go right up to the profile lines of my drawing. I will also change the sanding sleeves; first using a rough-grit to quickly clean up the edges, I then go onto finish with finer grits, which will later make my hand sanding and polishing easier.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='89 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3741\/10769693013_8eba9547d4_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7366\/10769424385_99b420914c_z.jpg' title='90: You can see here the area I was just working on is finished; nice and smooth.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769424385\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769424385\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;90: You can see here the area I was just working on is finished; nice and smooth.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"90: You can see here the area I was just working on is finished; nice and smooth.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='90 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7366\/10769424385_99b420914c_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5549\/10769474206_6b620cfe6f_z.jpg' title='91: Again, getting into a small area using the most appropriately sized sanding spindle.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769474206\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769474206\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;91: Again, getting into a small area using the most appropriately sized sanding spindle.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"91: Again, getting into a small area using the most appropriately sized sanding spindle.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='91 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5549\/10769474206_6b620cfe6f_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3738\/10769525064_b71bcf52ce_z.jpg' title='92: Using the most appropriate spindle size in the rear circular cutout.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769525064\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769525064\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;92: Using the most appropriate spindle size in the rear circular cutout.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"92: Using the most appropriate spindle size in the rear circular cutout.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='92 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3738\/10769525064_b71bcf52ce_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7312\/10769474126_7fa08082c5_z.jpg' title='93: It is again important to periodically take the assembly apart to de-bur the pieces on some sandpaper. This again will ensure flatness and cleanliness.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769474126\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769474126\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;93: It is again important to periodically take the assembly apart to de-bur the pieces on some sandpaper. This again will ensure flatness and cleanliness.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"93: It is again important to periodically take the assembly apart to de-bur the pieces on some sandpaper. This again will ensure flatness and cleanliness.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='93 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7312\/10769474126_7fa08082c5_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3827\/10769692843_745817a4f5_z.jpg' title='94: Here I am using a file machine (rare and hard to come by) to get into the smaller areas of the design that the Oscillating Spindle Sander can&#039;t get into; it does the same job, though not as smoothly as the Oscillating Sander. So this area will require a bit more hand detailing later.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769692843\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769692843\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;94: Here I am using a file machine (rare and hard to come by) to get into the smaller areas of the design that the Oscillating Spindle Sander can&#039;t get into; it does the same job, though not as smoothly as the Oscillating Sander. So this area will require a bit more hand detailing later.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"94: Here I am using a file machine (rare and hard to come by) to get into the smaller areas of the design that the Oscillating Spindle Sander can&#039;t get into; it does the same job, though not as smoothly as the Oscillating Sander. So this area will require a bit more hand detailing later.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='94 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3827\/10769692843_745817a4f5_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7444\/10769524964_d6c7dfea4d_z.jpg' title='95: Again, you can see how I am getting into a tighter radius with the file machine.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769524964\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769524964\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;95: Again, you can see how I am getting into a tighter radius with the file machine.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"95: Again, you can see how I am getting into a tighter radius with the file machine.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='95 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7444\/10769524964_d6c7dfea4d_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2854\/10769692793_dd596897ac_z.jpg' title='96: Now that the overall pieces are profiled, I need to finish the profile of the liners (front &amp; rear). I&#039;ve taken the liners off of the main body and just screwed them together by themselves. I have once again cut and ground this set of working screws flush, so this assembly of liners lays flat for cutting and grinding. I have also laid out another copy of the drawing, appropriate to the shape of the liners; you can see the excess material in the front and rear areas. \n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769692793\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769692793\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;96: Now that the overall pieces are profiled, I need to finish the profile of the liners (front &amp; rear). I&#039;ve taken the liners off of the main body and just screwed them together by themselves. I have once again cut and ground this set of working screws flush, so this assembly of liners lays flat for cutting and grinding. I have also laid out another copy of the drawing, appropriate to the shape of the liners; you can see the excess material in the front and rear areas. \n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"96: Now that the overall pieces are profiled, I need to finish the profile of the liners (front &amp; rear). I&#039;ve taken the liners off of the main body and just screwed them together by themselves. I have once again cut and ground this set of working screws flush, so this assembly of liners lays flat for cutting and grinding. I have also laid out another copy of the drawing, appropriate to the shape of the liners; you can see the excess material in the front and rear areas. \n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='96 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2854\/10769692793_dd596897ac_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5526\/10769524864_c38e90b379_z.jpg' title='97: You can see here that I have roughly drawn-in a slight modification on the rear bottom curled spike. I&#039;ve just decided to elongate it a bit; I thought it would look better. If in the end I like the original better, I can always go in and remove the additional elongated point by cutting it back.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769524864\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769524864\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;97: You can see here that I have roughly drawn-in a slight modification on the rear bottom curled spike. I&#039;ve just decided to elongate it a bit; I thought it would look better. If in the end I like the original better, I can always go in and remove the additional elongated point by cutting it back.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"97: You can see here that I have roughly drawn-in a slight modification on the rear bottom curled spike. I&#039;ve just decided to elongate it a bit; I thought it would look better. If in the end I like the original better, I can always go in and remove the additional elongated point by cutting it back.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='97 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5526\/10769524864_c38e90b379_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3786\/10769524834_c0cfeb0b75_z.jpg' title='98: Back to the band saw to cut off the little bit of excess Ti in order to create the proper shape of the liners.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769524834\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769524834\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;98: Back to the band saw to cut off the little bit of excess Ti in order to create the proper shape of the liners.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"98: Back to the band saw to cut off the little bit of excess Ti in order to create the proper shape of the liners.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='98 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3786\/10769524834_c0cfeb0b75_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5549\/10769473816_d759d4f73b_z.jpg' title='99: Establishing the rear flare on the band saw.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769473816\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769473816\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;99: Establishing the rear flare on the band saw.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"99: Establishing the rear flare on the band saw.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='99 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5549\/10769473816_d759d4f73b_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5509\/10769692553_781b4e2e89_z.jpg' title='100: Using the Oscillating Spindle Sander to finish sand and shape the newly cut areas on the front and rear of the liners.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769692553\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769692553\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;100: Using the Oscillating Spindle Sander to finish sand and shape the newly cut areas on the front and rear of the liners.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"100: Using the Oscillating Spindle Sander to finish sand and shape the newly cut areas on the front and rear of the liners.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='100 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5509\/10769692553_781b4e2e89_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5523\/10769473696_1c60980e64_z.jpg' title='101: While holding the liner assembly in a vise, I&#039;m using a small jeweler&#039;s needle file to clean up the little notch I have in the rear of the design.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769473696\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769473696\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;101: While holding the liner assembly in a vise, I&#039;m using a small jeweler&#039;s needle file to clean up the little notch I have in the rear of the design.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"101: While holding the liner assembly in a vise, I&#039;m using a small jeweler&#039;s needle file to clean up the little notch I have in the rear of the design.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='101 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5523\/10769473696_1c60980e64_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5483\/10769692423_d9ea7cc28c_z.jpg' title='102: I&#039;ve now unscrewed everything and separated the liners. The blade and handle core are still attached together by tape.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769692423\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769692423\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;102: I&#039;ve now unscrewed everything and separated the liners. The blade and handle core are still attached together by tape.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"102: I&#039;ve now unscrewed everything and separated the liners. The blade and handle core are still attached together by tape.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='102 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5483\/10769692423_d9ea7cc28c_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2878\/10769473536_88d64f0324_z.jpg' title='103: Removing the drawing and as much of the tape as I can cleanly peel off.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769473536\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769473536\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;103: Removing the drawing and as much of the tape as I can cleanly peel off.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"103: Removing the drawing and as much of the tape as I can cleanly peel off.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='103 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2878\/10769473536_88d64f0324_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5528\/10769473476_5152186bd4_z.jpg' title='104: You can still see the bits and pieces of both tape and drawing.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769473476\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769473476\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;104: You can still see the bits and pieces of both tape and drawing.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"104: You can still see the bits and pieces of both tape and drawing.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='104 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5528\/10769473476_5152186bd4_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5537\/10769473406_ca42a55346_z.jpg' title='105: Using nail polish remover (or Acetone) and a cloth to help loosen and remove the left over tape residue. I go through a lot of acetone in my work. I also use it to remove &quot;Dykem&quot; and magic marker. I will repeat this for cleaning up the liners.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769473406\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769473406\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;105: Using nail polish remover (or Acetone) and a cloth to help loosen and remove the left over tape residue. I go through a lot of acetone in my work. I also use it to remove &quot;Dykem&quot; and magic marker. I will repeat this for cleaning up the liners.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"105: Using nail polish remover (or Acetone) and a cloth to help loosen and remove the left over tape residue. I go through a lot of acetone in my work. I also use it to remove &quot;Dykem&quot; and magic marker. I will repeat this for cleaning up the liners.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='105 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5537\/10769473406_ca42a55346_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5539\/10769473326_98c6f26a50_z.jpg' title='106: I&#039;ll now go back and lightly sand the handle core with some fine sandpaper to remove any lingering burs or tape residue.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769473326\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769473326\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;106: I&#039;ll now go back and lightly sand the handle core with some fine sandpaper to remove any lingering burs or tape residue.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"106: I&#039;ll now go back and lightly sand the handle core with some fine sandpaper to remove any lingering burs or tape residue.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='106 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5539\/10769473326_98c6f26a50_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5504\/10769473306_c31fe3f6d4_z.jpg' title='107: I&#039;ll now go back and lightly sand the blade with some fine sandpaper to remove any lingering burs or tape residue (sand the liners as well).\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769473306\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769473306\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;107: I&#039;ll now go back and lightly sand the blade with some fine sandpaper to remove any lingering burs or tape residue (sand the liners as well).\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"107: I&#039;ll now go back and lightly sand the blade with some fine sandpaper to remove any lingering burs or tape residue (sand the liners as well).\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='107 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5504\/10769473306_c31fe3f6d4_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7353\/10769473206_98d5f353ba_z.jpg' title='108: I&#039;ve now re-arranged the parts into their proper configuration: blade and handle core in the center, and the top and bottom liners in their appropriate place. I have used the #43 drill bits as pins to once again align all parts using all their corresponding shared holes. I&#039;ve then used clamps to securely hold everything in its proper position.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769473206\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769473206\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;108: I&#039;ve now re-arranged the parts into their proper configuration: blade and handle core in the center, and the top and bottom liners in their appropriate place. I have used the #43 drill bits as pins to once again align all parts using all their corresponding shared holes. I&#039;ve then used clamps to securely hold everything in its proper position.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"108: I&#039;ve now re-arranged the parts into their proper configuration: blade and handle core in the center, and the top and bottom liners in their appropriate place. I have used the #43 drill bits as pins to once again align all parts using all their corresponding shared holes. I&#039;ve then used clamps to securely hold everything in its proper position.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='108 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7353\/10769473206_98d5f353ba_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5499\/10769423405_446e39ac59_z.jpg' title='109: Re-tapping to again blend all the threads back to proper alignment. I will drop in a screw, one-by-one as I re-tap the holes, helping to secure as I go.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769423405\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769423405\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;109: Re-tapping to again blend all the threads back to proper alignment. I will drop in a screw, one-by-one as I re-tap the holes, helping to secure as I go.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"109: Re-tapping to again blend all the threads back to proper alignment. I will drop in a screw, one-by-one as I re-tap the holes, helping to secure as I go.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='109 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5499\/10769423405_446e39ac59_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7415\/10769423365_da8a7f31bf_z.jpg' title='110: Disassemble, de-bur...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769423365\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769423365\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;110: Disassemble, de-bur...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"110: Disassemble, de-bur...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='110 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7415\/10769423365_da8a7f31bf_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3800\/10769524054_6f93d2539b_z.jpg' title='111: And re-assemble!\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769524054\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769524054\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;111: And re-assemble!\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"111: And re-assemble!\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='111 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3800\/10769524054_6f93d2539b_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5497\/10769423135_f59e7ce0af_z.jpg' title='112: You can see how the handle shape does fit the hand. You can also see the wear and tear on my hands from the process so far. Thankfully, I&#039;m a quicker healer.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769423135\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769423135\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;112: You can see how the handle shape does fit the hand. You can also see the wear and tear on my hands from the process so far. Thankfully, I&#039;m a quicker healer.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"112: You can see how the handle shape does fit the hand. You can also see the wear and tear on my hands from the process so far. Thankfully, I&#039;m a quicker healer.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='112 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5497\/10769423135_f59e7ce0af_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7402\/10769423105_8418e4d2c4_z.jpg' title='113: It is now time to switch to another screw head. These are still the same size: 440. You can see the ones lying there will be countersunk flush with the surface. I am also going to alternate the direction of the final assembly internal screws. Some will go in from the front, others from the rear. This will assure the tightest compression of components. I have made a mark with a marker next to the screws I will be countersinking from the top. The unmarked holes will be countersunk from the rear.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769423105\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769423105\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;113: It is now time to switch to another screw head. These are still the same size: 440. You can see the ones lying there will be countersunk flush with the surface. I am also going to alternate the direction of the final assembly internal screws. Some will go in from the front, others from the rear. This will assure the tightest compression of components. I have made a mark with a marker next to the screws I will be countersinking from the top. The unmarked holes will be countersunk from the rear.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"113: It is now time to switch to another screw head. These are still the same size: 440. You can see the ones lying there will be countersunk flush with the surface. I am also going to alternate the direction of the final assembly internal screws. Some will go in from the front, others from the rear. This will assure the tightest compression of components. I have made a mark with a marker next to the screws I will be countersinking from the top. The unmarked holes will be countersunk from the rear.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='113 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7402\/10769423105_8418e4d2c4_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7441\/10769472746_fd01cfd5af_z.jpg' title='114: I&#039;m measuring the width of the screw heads, which are about .0207.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769472746\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769472746\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;114: I&#039;m measuring the width of the screw heads, which are about .0207.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"114: I&#039;m measuring the width of the screw heads, which are about .0207.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='114 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7441\/10769472746_fd01cfd5af_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3780\/10769523734_e5b6ecaa00_z.jpg' title='115: I&#039;m going to use a 1\/8&quot; (.0125) width drill bit to start my countersinking. Using a slightly bigger drill bit than the screw heads will take into consideration any slight variation in screw head size and will give enough room to clear any possible binding.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769523734\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769523734\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;115: I&#039;m going to use a 1\/8&quot; (.0125) width drill bit to start my countersinking. Using a slightly bigger drill bit than the screw heads will take into consideration any slight variation in screw head size and will give enough room to clear any possible binding.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"115: I&#039;m going to use a 1\/8&quot; (.0125) width drill bit to start my countersinking. Using a slightly bigger drill bit than the screw heads will take into consideration any slight variation in screw head size and will give enough room to clear any possible binding.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='115 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3780\/10769523734_e5b6ecaa00_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7296\/10769523714_d71314840f_z.jpg' title='116: I&#039;ve setup the knife assembly on some 1&quot; x 2&quot; x 3&quot; precision blocks on the worktable of the drill press. I prefer to get my work up as close as possible to the cutting tool; it minimizes mistakes. I&#039;m using the drill bit to start the countersink in the Ti; this is just to quickly hog out the material. The slope of the funnel depression created by the drill bit is just slightly at a different angle than the slope of the underside of the screw head. I will remedy this soon.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769523714\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769523714\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;116: I&#039;ve setup the knife assembly on some 1&quot; x 2&quot; x 3&quot; precision blocks on the worktable of the drill press. I prefer to get my work up as close as possible to the cutting tool; it minimizes mistakes. I&#039;m using the drill bit to start the countersink in the Ti; this is just to quickly hog out the material. The slope of the funnel depression created by the drill bit is just slightly at a different angle than the slope of the underside of the screw head. I will remedy this soon.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"116: I&#039;ve setup the knife assembly on some 1&quot; x 2&quot; x 3&quot; precision blocks on the worktable of the drill press. I prefer to get my work up as close as possible to the cutting tool; it minimizes mistakes. I&#039;m using the drill bit to start the countersink in the Ti; this is just to quickly hog out the material. The slope of the funnel depression created by the drill bit is just slightly at a different angle than the slope of the underside of the screw head. I will remedy this soon.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='116 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7296\/10769523714_d71314840f_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2826\/10769523634_5740976672_z.jpg' title='117: I have replaced the old screws with the new ones on the front side. You can see that they are not quite flush, but they are not far off.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769523634\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769523634\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;117: I have replaced the old screws with the new ones on the front side. You can see that they are not quite flush, but they are not far off.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"117: I have replaced the old screws with the new ones on the front side. You can see that they are not quite flush, but they are not far off.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='117 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2826\/10769523634_5740976672_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3720\/10769523564_6f972fa8e6_z.jpg' title='118: I have flipped the assembly over to repeat the process of rough countersinking on the bottom side.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769523564\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769523564\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;118: I have flipped the assembly over to repeat the process of rough countersinking on the bottom side.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"118: I have flipped the assembly over to repeat the process of rough countersinking on the bottom side.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='118 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3720\/10769523564_6f972fa8e6_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5507\/10769691283_afd2b8169c_z.jpg' title='119: Here is a better view of the initial countersinking.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769691283\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769691283\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;119: Here is a better view of the initial countersinking.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"119: Here is a better view of the initial countersinking.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='119 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5507\/10769691283_afd2b8169c_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2853\/10769523414_4b6f980b9a_z.jpg' title='120: I&#039;m now going to use the proper countersinking tool; a bur with the correct corresponding matching slopes of the underside of the screw head. This will properly finish out the countersink. I do this in two steps, because the amount of Ti needed to be removed, would not be able to be cut with a bur alone.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769523414\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769523414\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;120: I&#039;m now going to use the proper countersinking tool; a bur with the correct corresponding matching slopes of the underside of the screw head. This will properly finish out the countersink. I do this in two steps, because the amount of Ti needed to be removed, would not be able to be cut with a bur alone.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"120: I&#039;m now going to use the proper countersinking tool; a bur with the correct corresponding matching slopes of the underside of the screw head. This will properly finish out the countersink. I do this in two steps, because the amount of Ti needed to be removed, would not be able to be cut with a bur alone.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='120 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2853\/10769523414_4b6f980b9a_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5521\/10769691233_0331b903c9_z.jpg' title='121: Re-tapping the holes once again, one-at-a-time, to clear away any chips or debris from the countersinking process. The screws coming in from the front and back should be re-taped according to their respective directions.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769691233\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769691233\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;121: Re-tapping the holes once again, one-at-a-time, to clear away any chips or debris from the countersinking process. The screws coming in from the front and back should be re-taped according to their respective directions.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"121: Re-tapping the holes once again, one-at-a-time, to clear away any chips or debris from the countersinking process. The screws coming in from the front and back should be re-taped according to their respective directions.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='121 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5521\/10769691233_0331b903c9_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5537\/10769422705_5b44a1a994_z.jpg' title='122: The knife disassembled once again for internal sanding and de-burring.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769422705\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769422705\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;122: The knife disassembled once again for internal sanding and de-burring.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"122: The knife disassembled once again for internal sanding and de-burring.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='122 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5537\/10769422705_5b44a1a994_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3774\/10769523244_47bfc1b7c3_z.jpg' title='123: Here I&#039;m screwing one of the internal construction screws into an internally threaded rod held in place by the &quot;V&quot; grooves in a Panavice\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769523244\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769523244\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;123: Here I&#039;m screwing one of the internal construction screws into an internally threaded rod held in place by the &quot;V&quot; grooves in a Panavice\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"123: Here I&#039;m screwing one of the internal construction screws into an internally threaded rod held in place by the &quot;V&quot; grooves in a Panavice\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='123 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3774\/10769523244_47bfc1b7c3_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5513\/10769429325_9414ccdc62_z.jpg' title='124: Here I&#039;m using a small hand-saw to re-slot the internal construction screws so that as I&#039;m using my screwdriver, it will be less likely to slip and possibly scratch anything.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769429325\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769429325\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;124: Here I&#039;m using a small hand-saw to re-slot the internal construction screws so that as I&#039;m using my screwdriver, it will be less likely to slip and possibly scratch anything.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"124: Here I&#039;m using a small hand-saw to re-slot the internal construction screws so that as I&#039;m using my screwdriver, it will be less likely to slip and possibly scratch anything.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='124 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5513\/10769429325_9414ccdc62_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3728\/10769472066_53fb6da5bf_z.jpg' title='125: I&#039;m also rough sawing off the extra screw length nubs. I&#039;ll then remove each screw and grind and smooth down the excess nubs just enough so that when put back into the knife, the screw lengths are just a little short, which will ensure nothing snags and that all of my parts will lay perfectly flat.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769472066\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769472066\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;125: I&#039;m also rough sawing off the extra screw length nubs. I&#039;ll then remove each screw and grind and smooth down the excess nubs just enough so that when put back into the knife, the screw lengths are just a little short, which will ensure nothing snags and that all of my parts will lay perfectly flat.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"125: I&#039;m also rough sawing off the extra screw length nubs. I&#039;ll then remove each screw and grind and smooth down the excess nubs just enough so that when put back into the knife, the screw lengths are just a little short, which will ensure nothing snags and that all of my parts will lay perfectly flat.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='125 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3728\/10769472066_53fb6da5bf_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3673\/10769728133_b0f15d28a8_z.jpg' title='126: This particular material is Timascus (pattern-welded TITANIUM), which I had on hand already. It came precision milled from the supplier in an 1\/8\u201d thickness. However, as you can see in PHOTO 1, there are some rough tooling marks that I want to smooth out. This is important; the smoother the contact surfaces are to other contact surfaces, the tighter the fit. It is important and critical, to me anyway, that components be \u2018airtight\u2019, and that there are absolutely no visual gaps between materials. I think this is probably one of the single most important factors in a knife. You don\u2019t want to hold the knife up to a light and see through the areas where one material meets the other. This can\u2019t always be helped, especially in regards to natural handle materials, in particular Fossil Ivories or wood as they can tend to move, warp and shift on there own. However, with metal-to-metal contacts there really is no excuse not to have perfect fits. This photo shows the back (bottom) side of the front bolster.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769728133\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769728133\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;126: This particular material is Timascus (pattern-welded TITANIUM), which I had on hand already. It came precision milled from the supplier in an 1\/8\u201d thickness. However, as you can see in PHOTO 1, there are some rough tooling marks that I want to smooth out. This is important; the smoother the contact surfaces are to other contact surfaces, the tighter the fit. It is important and critical, to me anyway, that components be \u2018airtight\u2019, and that there are absolutely no visual gaps between materials. I think this is probably one of the single most important factors in a knife. You don\u2019t want to hold the knife up to a light and see through the areas where one material meets the other. This can\u2019t always be helped, especially in regards to natural handle materials, in particular Fossil Ivories or wood as they can tend to move, warp and shift on there own. However, with metal-to-metal contacts there really is no excuse not to have perfect fits. This photo shows the back (bottom) side of the front bolster.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"126: This particular material is Timascus (pattern-welded TITANIUM), which I had on hand already. It came precision milled from the supplier in an 1\/8\u201d thickness. However, as you can see in PHOTO 1, there are some rough tooling marks that I want to smooth out. This is important; the smoother the contact surfaces are to other contact surfaces, the tighter the fit. It is important and critical, to me anyway, that components be \u2018airtight\u2019, and that there are absolutely no visual gaps between materials. I think this is probably one of the single most important factors in a knife. You don\u2019t want to hold the knife up to a light and see through the areas where one material meets the other. This can\u2019t always be helped, especially in regards to natural handle materials, in particular Fossil Ivories or wood as they can tend to move, warp and shift on there own. However, with metal-to-metal contacts there really is no excuse not to have perfect fits. This photo shows the back (bottom) side of the front bolster.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='126 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3673\/10769728133_b0f15d28a8_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3701\/10769493045_566ea683ab_z.jpg' title='127: I am hand sanding the flats. Even though I am technically using the 4x36 belt sander, I am NOT turning it on, that would be a bit too aggressive in this case. The piece is small and would be hard to hold on a moving belt; it could easily get a way from you, which could damage the piece and\/or your hands! Here, I\u2019m simply hand sanding with even pressure on a 320-grit sanding belt. I\u2019m not trying in particular to remove thickness, only the slight irregular tool marks. This takes a bit of elbow grease, especially with the material being Titanium. I just want to smooth out the surface. You can also see that I have carefully cut out the bolster section from my overall drawing and double stick taped this shape down to the topside of the raw material that I wish to be my front bolster.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769493045\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769493045\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;127: I am hand sanding the flats. Even though I am technically using the 4x36 belt sander, I am NOT turning it on, that would be a bit too aggressive in this case. The piece is small and would be hard to hold on a moving belt; it could easily get a way from you, which could damage the piece and\/or your hands! Here, I\u2019m simply hand sanding with even pressure on a 320-grit sanding belt. I\u2019m not trying in particular to remove thickness, only the slight irregular tool marks. This takes a bit of elbow grease, especially with the material being Titanium. I just want to smooth out the surface. You can also see that I have carefully cut out the bolster section from my overall drawing and double stick taped this shape down to the topside of the raw material that I wish to be my front bolster.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"127: I am hand sanding the flats. Even though I am technically using the 4x36 belt sander, I am NOT turning it on, that would be a bit too aggressive in this case. The piece is small and would be hard to hold on a moving belt; it could easily get a way from you, which could damage the piece and\/or your hands! Here, I\u2019m simply hand sanding with even pressure on a 320-grit sanding belt. I\u2019m not trying in particular to remove thickness, only the slight irregular tool marks. This takes a bit of elbow grease, especially with the material being Titanium. I just want to smooth out the surface. You can also see that I have carefully cut out the bolster section from my overall drawing and double stick taped this shape down to the topside of the raw material that I wish to be my front bolster.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='127 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3701\/10769493045_566ea683ab_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3751\/10769591444_8cd119a01b_z.jpg' title='128: I have cleared up the issue. You can see the grit marks of the sanding belt, but it is certainly smooth and flat to the touch and sight. This is repeated for both bolsters. Next I\u2019m going to use \u2018permanent\u2019 double stick tape to stack and stick both the top and bottom bolsters together. Because of this stacking, I\u2019m going to flat sand anywhere the materials are going to come into contact with another flat surface. So in this case, remove the tool marks off the bottom of the top bolster (I don\u2019t have to worry about the topside of the top bolster right now), and both sides of the bottom bolster as it will be coming into contact with not only the bottom side of the top bolster, but also latter with the knife body, as well as with table surfaces in sawing, grinding, and drilling applications.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769591444\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769591444\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;128: I have cleared up the issue. You can see the grit marks of the sanding belt, but it is certainly smooth and flat to the touch and sight. This is repeated for both bolsters. Next I\u2019m going to use \u2018permanent\u2019 double stick tape to stack and stick both the top and bottom bolsters together. Because of this stacking, I\u2019m going to flat sand anywhere the materials are going to come into contact with another flat surface. So in this case, remove the tool marks off the bottom of the top bolster (I don\u2019t have to worry about the topside of the top bolster right now), and both sides of the bottom bolster as it will be coming into contact with not only the bottom side of the top bolster, but also latter with the knife body, as well as with table surfaces in sawing, grinding, and drilling applications.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"128: I have cleared up the issue. You can see the grit marks of the sanding belt, but it is certainly smooth and flat to the touch and sight. This is repeated for both bolsters. Next I\u2019m going to use \u2018permanent\u2019 double stick tape to stack and stick both the top and bottom bolsters together. Because of this stacking, I\u2019m going to flat sand anywhere the materials are going to come into contact with another flat surface. So in this case, remove the tool marks off the bottom of the top bolster (I don\u2019t have to worry about the topside of the top bolster right now), and both sides of the bottom bolster as it will be coming into contact with not only the bottom side of the top bolster, but also latter with the knife body, as well as with table surfaces in sawing, grinding, and drilling applications.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='128 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3751\/10769591444_8cd119a01b_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2863\/10769540136_4a6cbbe6af_z.jpg' title='129: You can see the two Timascus pieces stacked and taped, (Do not overlap the strips of tape, lay them carefully down side by side so that they lie on the same plane, otherwise you could be off of square by a few thousandths of an inch. Be careful to get the proper double-stick tape. 3M makes a \u201cpermanent\u201d version, (color coded RED), and a \u2018not so sticky version\u2019, (color coded BLUE). This can be confusing, as both the overall color of the packaging is yellow plaid. Make sure you use the RED version. The BLUE version will not hold up through the processes to come and fail to hold the pieces together in their proper places.)\n\nUnderneath this you can see two more rectangles of material. These are also going to be a part of the bolsters, as a sort of under liner of the Timascus. I am using this for two reasons; the Timascus thickness I felt was a bit too thin in regards to the proportions of the rest of the knife. This additional bolster layer will also thicken things up a bit, as well as give another visual element to the overall design. It will look pretty cool to see another layer under the bolster. This additional layer can also be file worked and\/or anodized. I have been using this idea for a while, it\u2019s more work, but adds a nice touch, something you don\u2019t otherwise see on knives.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769540136\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769540136\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;129: You can see the two Timascus pieces stacked and taped, (Do not overlap the strips of tape, lay them carefully down side by side so that they lie on the same plane, otherwise you could be off of square by a few thousandths of an inch. Be careful to get the proper double-stick tape. 3M makes a \u201cpermanent\u201d version, (color coded RED), and a \u2018not so sticky version\u2019, (color coded BLUE). This can be confusing, as both the overall color of the packaging is yellow plaid. Make sure you use the RED version. The BLUE version will not hold up through the processes to come and fail to hold the pieces together in their proper places.)\n\nUnderneath this you can see two more rectangles of material. These are also going to be a part of the bolsters, as a sort of under liner of the Timascus. I am using this for two reasons; the Timascus thickness I felt was a bit too thin in regards to the proportions of the rest of the knife. This additional bolster layer will also thicken things up a bit, as well as give another visual element to the overall design. It will look pretty cool to see another layer under the bolster. This additional layer can also be file worked and\/or anodized. I have been using this idea for a while, it\u2019s more work, but adds a nice touch, something you don\u2019t otherwise see on knives.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"129: You can see the two Timascus pieces stacked and taped, (Do not overlap the strips of tape, lay them carefully down side by side so that they lie on the same plane, otherwise you could be off of square by a few thousandths of an inch. Be careful to get the proper double-stick tape. 3M makes a \u201cpermanent\u201d version, (color coded RED), and a \u2018not so sticky version\u2019, (color coded BLUE). This can be confusing, as both the overall color of the packaging is yellow plaid. Make sure you use the RED version. The BLUE version will not hold up through the processes to come and fail to hold the pieces together in their proper places.)\n\nUnderneath this you can see two more rectangles of material. These are also going to be a part of the bolsters, as a sort of under liner of the Timascus. I am using this for two reasons; the Timascus thickness I felt was a bit too thin in regards to the proportions of the rest of the knife. This additional bolster layer will also thicken things up a bit, as well as give another visual element to the overall design. It will look pretty cool to see another layer under the bolster. This additional layer can also be file worked and\/or anodized. I have been using this idea for a while, it\u2019s more work, but adds a nice touch, something you don\u2019t otherwise see on knives.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='129 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2863\/10769540136_4a6cbbe6af_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5472\/10769491475_e2e138e2f0_z.jpg' title='130: I have carefully double stick taped all four bolster layers together and am now giving the assembly a good squeeze in a vise to really secure everything together.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769491475\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769491475\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;130: I have carefully double stick taped all four bolster layers together and am now giving the assembly a good squeeze in a vise to really secure everything together.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"130: I have carefully double stick taped all four bolster layers together and am now giving the assembly a good squeeze in a vise to really secure everything together.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='130 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5472\/10769491475_e2e138e2f0_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7309\/10769539376_7b22dc72f7_z.jpg' title='131: Trim the excess tape from the sides with an X-Acto blade. This excess tape will get in your way otherwise, get caught on work surfaces as well as clog up with grit when you start cutting. Get in the habit of working clean and orderly, it will save you unforeseen headaches.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769539376\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769539376\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;131: Trim the excess tape from the sides with an X-Acto blade. This excess tape will get in your way otherwise, get caught on work surfaces as well as clog up with grit when you start cutting. Get in the habit of working clean and orderly, it will save you unforeseen headaches.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"131: Trim the excess tape from the sides with an X-Acto blade. This excess tape will get in your way otherwise, get caught on work surfaces as well as clog up with grit when you start cutting. Get in the habit of working clean and orderly, it will save you unforeseen headaches.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='131 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7309\/10769539376_7b22dc72f7_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2826\/10769758343_b9b71805a4_z.jpg' title='132: I also run a bead of \u201cCrazy Glue\u201d along the edges of the assembly to help secure everything in place and keep parts from moving and shifting as I start the initial work. It is important not to overstress, or overheat the stacked layers during this critical state of construction. Be careful not to melt the glue and tape. Until we get screws in place, it is important to carefully watch that the layers stay aligned.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769758343\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769758343\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;132: I also run a bead of \u201cCrazy Glue\u201d along the edges of the assembly to help secure everything in place and keep parts from moving and shifting as I start the initial work. It is important not to overstress, or overheat the stacked layers during this critical state of construction. Be careful not to melt the glue and tape. Until we get screws in place, it is important to carefully watch that the layers stay aligned.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"132: I also run a bead of \u201cCrazy Glue\u201d along the edges of the assembly to help secure everything in place and keep parts from moving and shifting as I start the initial work. It is important not to overstress, or overheat the stacked layers during this critical state of construction. Be careful not to melt the glue and tape. Until we get screws in place, it is important to carefully watch that the layers stay aligned.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='132 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2826\/10769758343_b9b71805a4_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3699\/10769538416_f481e60d1b_z.jpg' title='133: After making sure the band saw and worktable are square, I am going to carefully cut the bolster to rough shape, just OUTSIDE of the design lines. Try to cut as close as you can to the line, but still leave yourself a little room for cleanup. The band saw makes some rather rough marks along the newly cut edges. You want to give yourself enough room to grind out those marks without grinding past and into your profile, if you cut to close to the line, by the time your done finish grinding the saw marks, you could be accidentally undersize. The band saw does not really cut curves, you can tweak the blade a bit, but you really have to take the material out in the real curvy areas in larger chunks at a time. Yes, lots of material and money ends up on the floor!!\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769538416\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769538416\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;133: After making sure the band saw and worktable are square, I am going to carefully cut the bolster to rough shape, just OUTSIDE of the design lines. Try to cut as close as you can to the line, but still leave yourself a little room for cleanup. The band saw makes some rather rough marks along the newly cut edges. You want to give yourself enough room to grind out those marks without grinding past and into your profile, if you cut to close to the line, by the time your done finish grinding the saw marks, you could be accidentally undersize. The band saw does not really cut curves, you can tweak the blade a bit, but you really have to take the material out in the real curvy areas in larger chunks at a time. Yes, lots of material and money ends up on the floor!!\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"133: After making sure the band saw and worktable are square, I am going to carefully cut the bolster to rough shape, just OUTSIDE of the design lines. Try to cut as close as you can to the line, but still leave yourself a little room for cleanup. The band saw makes some rather rough marks along the newly cut edges. You want to give yourself enough room to grind out those marks without grinding past and into your profile, if you cut to close to the line, by the time your done finish grinding the saw marks, you could be accidentally undersize. The band saw does not really cut curves, you can tweak the blade a bit, but you really have to take the material out in the real curvy areas in larger chunks at a time. Yes, lots of material and money ends up on the floor!!\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='133 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3699\/10769538416_f481e60d1b_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5501\/10769757413_d98fd28267_z.jpg' title='134: Using the back platen with table accessory on my Burr King grinder (check for, and adjust for squareness before using!), I am going to clean up the convex areas only. Before doing this you should knock off any rough burs on the bottom side of the material stack created from band sawing, either with a fine file or running it across 320 grit sand paper on a flat surface. This is important, so that the material stack rests flat on the table, thus assuring square grinding. There are two areas along the profile that I\u2019m going to stay away from for the moment and still leave rough, and therefore a bit oversized; (Arrows) these are the areas that share the outside profile of the rest of the knife. I will blend those later after I know proper placement of the bolsters on the knife.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769757413\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769757413\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;134: Using the back platen with table accessory on my Burr King grinder (check for, and adjust for squareness before using!), I am going to clean up the convex areas only. Before doing this you should knock off any rough burs on the bottom side of the material stack created from band sawing, either with a fine file or running it across 320 grit sand paper on a flat surface. This is important, so that the material stack rests flat on the table, thus assuring square grinding. There are two areas along the profile that I\u2019m going to stay away from for the moment and still leave rough, and therefore a bit oversized; (Arrows) these are the areas that share the outside profile of the rest of the knife. I will blend those later after I know proper placement of the bolsters on the knife.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"134: Using the back platen with table accessory on my Burr King grinder (check for, and adjust for squareness before using!), I am going to clean up the convex areas only. Before doing this you should knock off any rough burs on the bottom side of the material stack created from band sawing, either with a fine file or running it across 320 grit sand paper on a flat surface. This is important, so that the material stack rests flat on the table, thus assuring square grinding. There are two areas along the profile that I\u2019m going to stay away from for the moment and still leave rough, and therefore a bit oversized; (Arrows) these are the areas that share the outside profile of the rest of the knife. I will blend those later after I know proper placement of the bolsters on the knife.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='134 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5501\/10769757413_d98fd28267_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5530\/10769757013_de9dfd9125_z.jpg' title='135: Now I\u2019m going to clean up the concave areas with an oscillating spindle sander. This is traditionally a wood working tool, but works great for knife making, keeping all parts at a nice perfect 90-degree angle. I recommend finding one with a laminate top, as opposed to metal. The laminate tops will cause fewer scratches on your material as your moving around, and into the sanding drum. You can also get several different grits of sanding sleeves. Start with the most aggressive grit sleeve to quickly erase the band saw blade marks. Again this is a woodworking machine, so it does not have a lot of natural aggression, compensate for this by using the most aggressive grit sleeves you can on metal. As you are getting closer to the finished profile, change through to the smoother grit sanding sleeves. This is probably my favorite tool.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769757013\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769757013\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;135: Now I\u2019m going to clean up the concave areas with an oscillating spindle sander. This is traditionally a wood working tool, but works great for knife making, keeping all parts at a nice perfect 90-degree angle. I recommend finding one with a laminate top, as opposed to metal. The laminate tops will cause fewer scratches on your material as your moving around, and into the sanding drum. You can also get several different grits of sanding sleeves. Start with the most aggressive grit sleeve to quickly erase the band saw blade marks. Again this is a woodworking machine, so it does not have a lot of natural aggression, compensate for this by using the most aggressive grit sleeves you can on metal. As you are getting closer to the finished profile, change through to the smoother grit sanding sleeves. This is probably my favorite tool.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"135: Now I\u2019m going to clean up the concave areas with an oscillating spindle sander. This is traditionally a wood working tool, but works great for knife making, keeping all parts at a nice perfect 90-degree angle. I recommend finding one with a laminate top, as opposed to metal. The laminate tops will cause fewer scratches on your material as your moving around, and into the sanding drum. You can also get several different grits of sanding sleeves. Start with the most aggressive grit sleeve to quickly erase the band saw blade marks. Again this is a woodworking machine, so it does not have a lot of natural aggression, compensate for this by using the most aggressive grit sleeves you can on metal. As you are getting closer to the finished profile, change through to the smoother grit sanding sleeves. This is probably my favorite tool.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='135 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5530\/10769757013_de9dfd9125_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5486\/10769756343_bbaf11bdf2_z.jpg' title='136: You can see the difference between the now smooth areas from the sanding machines, and the still rough band saw cut areas. The small hooked area, and tip in the front I\u2019ll later clean up with a different tool that will get into that tighter area.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769756343\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769756343\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;136: You can see the difference between the now smooth areas from the sanding machines, and the still rough band saw cut areas. The small hooked area, and tip in the front I\u2019ll later clean up with a different tool that will get into that tighter area.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"136: You can see the difference between the now smooth areas from the sanding machines, and the still rough band saw cut areas. The small hooked area, and tip in the front I\u2019ll later clean up with a different tool that will get into that tighter area.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='136 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5486\/10769756343_bbaf11bdf2_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7339\/10769756083_0c76ec99eb_z.jpg' title='137: I\u2019ve applied Dykem to the general area on the frame of the knife that the bolsters will reside on.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769756083\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769756083\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;137: I\u2019ve applied Dykem to the general area on the frame of the knife that the bolsters will reside on.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"137: I\u2019ve applied Dykem to the general area on the frame of the knife that the bolsters will reside on.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='137 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7339\/10769756083_0c76ec99eb_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2818\/10769487935_ac21679509_z.jpg' title='138: Using the calipers, I have measured, and lightly marked out where (according to my full drawing), I want the rear, bottom edge of the bolster to sit on the handle.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769487935\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769487935\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;138: Using the calipers, I have measured, and lightly marked out where (according to my full drawing), I want the rear, bottom edge of the bolster to sit on the handle.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"138: Using the calipers, I have measured, and lightly marked out where (according to my full drawing), I want the rear, bottom edge of the bolster to sit on the handle.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='138 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2818\/10769487935_ac21679509_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2842\/10769487485_a6e39992b8_z.jpg' title='139: You can see in the slight rough overhang of the bottom, rear-most concave area of the bolsters (now lying in place on the knife), why I had left it raw from the band saw cut; this is the area that I\u2019ll go in and blend once the bolster is secured in place. I\u2019ve used a small copper-jawed clamp to hold the bolster stack to the knife body. These copper-jawed clamps lock up more precise, and don\u2019t mare your surfaces like all steel \u201cC\u201d clamps can. Also, get in the practice of wiping of the contact face of the clamps; you can just use your finger. This will prevent any dust or grit from getting on your work, which could scratch surfaces, or prevent proper lock up of the clamp to your work.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769487485\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769487485\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;139: You can see in the slight rough overhang of the bottom, rear-most concave area of the bolsters (now lying in place on the knife), why I had left it raw from the band saw cut; this is the area that I\u2019ll go in and blend once the bolster is secured in place. I\u2019ve used a small copper-jawed clamp to hold the bolster stack to the knife body. These copper-jawed clamps lock up more precise, and don\u2019t mare your surfaces like all steel \u201cC\u201d clamps can. Also, get in the practice of wiping of the contact face of the clamps; you can just use your finger. This will prevent any dust or grit from getting on your work, which could scratch surfaces, or prevent proper lock up of the clamp to your work.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"139: You can see in the slight rough overhang of the bottom, rear-most concave area of the bolsters (now lying in place on the knife), why I had left it raw from the band saw cut; this is the area that I\u2019ll go in and blend once the bolster is secured in place. I\u2019ve used a small copper-jawed clamp to hold the bolster stack to the knife body. These copper-jawed clamps lock up more precise, and don\u2019t mare your surfaces like all steel \u201cC\u201d clamps can. Also, get in the practice of wiping of the contact face of the clamps; you can just use your finger. This will prevent any dust or grit from getting on your work, which could scratch surfaces, or prevent proper lock up of the clamp to your work.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='139 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2842\/10769487485_a6e39992b8_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7454\/10769535336_6429a7930a_z.jpg' title='140: Again, from the rear side you can see the area that I have left rough and overhanging on the top area of the bolster. Later I will go in and blend these areas that currently overhang, with the outside profile areas they share with the overall knife core.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769535336\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769535336\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;140: Again, from the rear side you can see the area that I have left rough and overhanging on the top area of the bolster. Later I will go in and blend these areas that currently overhang, with the outside profile areas they share with the overall knife core.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"140: Again, from the rear side you can see the area that I have left rough and overhanging on the top area of the bolster. Later I will go in and blend these areas that currently overhang, with the outside profile areas they share with the overall knife core.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='140 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7454\/10769535336_6429a7930a_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3766\/10769585944_f51c3f654a_z.jpg' title='141: I\u2019m using a sharp tipped scribe to mark the profile of the areas of the bolsters that I now have established finished shapes for.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769585944\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769585944\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;141: I\u2019m using a sharp tipped scribe to mark the profile of the areas of the bolsters that I now have established finished shapes for.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"141: I\u2019m using a sharp tipped scribe to mark the profile of the areas of the bolsters that I now have established finished shapes for.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='141 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3766\/10769585944_f51c3f654a_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7384\/10769585494_df6f9cfe9a_z.jpg' title='142: I now have two placement marks of where the bolsters sit on the handle. Until I have a permanent way to secure the bolsters to the frame, these registration marks show me consistently where the bolster is supposed to be each and every time it gets moved, (whether on purpose or by accident).\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769585494\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769585494\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;142: I now have two placement marks of where the bolsters sit on the handle. Until I have a permanent way to secure the bolsters to the frame, these registration marks show me consistently where the bolster is supposed to be each and every time it gets moved, (whether on purpose or by accident).\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"142: I now have two placement marks of where the bolsters sit on the handle. Until I have a permanent way to secure the bolsters to the frame, these registration marks show me consistently where the bolster is supposed to be each and every time it gets moved, (whether on purpose or by accident).\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='142 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7384\/10769585494_df6f9cfe9a_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7346\/10769485695_825a332059_z.jpg' title='143: I&#039;ve removed the drawing and tape from the top of the stack as well as the clamp (it would be in the way now). I have also painted a layer of Dykem on the top surface. I have the bolster stack sitting in the proper position on the frame by lining the stack up with the previous scribed profile marks. I\u2019ve also roughly laid out two 18k Gold stone setting bezels. The construction screws in the end will be hidden under set stones.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769485695\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769485695\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;143: I&#039;ve removed the drawing and tape from the top of the stack as well as the clamp (it would be in the way now). I have also painted a layer of Dykem on the top surface. I have the bolster stack sitting in the proper position on the frame by lining the stack up with the previous scribed profile marks. I\u2019ve also roughly laid out two 18k Gold stone setting bezels. The construction screws in the end will be hidden under set stones.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"143: I&#039;ve removed the drawing and tape from the top of the stack as well as the clamp (it would be in the way now). I have also painted a layer of Dykem on the top surface. I have the bolster stack sitting in the proper position on the frame by lining the stack up with the previous scribed profile marks. I\u2019ve also roughly laid out two 18k Gold stone setting bezels. The construction screws in the end will be hidden under set stones.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='143 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7346\/10769485695_825a332059_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2848\/10769584694_86b558aaa2_z.jpg' title='144: Between eyeballing the proper position according to my design, and then refining by measuring, I\u2019m going to mark out the placement of holes to drill, by scribing an \u201cX\u201d at the center point.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769584694\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769584694\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;144: Between eyeballing the proper position according to my design, and then refining by measuring, I\u2019m going to mark out the placement of holes to drill, by scribing an \u201cX\u201d at the center point.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"144: Between eyeballing the proper position according to my design, and then refining by measuring, I\u2019m going to mark out the placement of holes to drill, by scribing an \u201cX\u201d at the center point.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='144 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2848\/10769584694_86b558aaa2_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3708\/10769727583_715f82bc99_z.jpg' title='145: Here you can clearly see the laid out areas to be center-punched and then drilled.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769727583\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769727583\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;145: Here you can clearly see the laid out areas to be center-punched and then drilled.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"145: Here you can clearly see the laid out areas to be center-punched and then drilled.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='145 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3708\/10769727583_715f82bc99_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5522\/10769484735_0aa8b8aaa1_z.jpg' title='146: I\u2019m now going to line up a center punch on the crosshairs, knock the top of the punch lightly with a rawhide or plastic mallet, and therefore register a mark for drilling my holes.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769484735\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769484735\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;146: I\u2019m now going to line up a center punch on the crosshairs, knock the top of the punch lightly with a rawhide or plastic mallet, and therefore register a mark for drilling my holes.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"146: I\u2019m now going to line up a center punch on the crosshairs, knock the top of the punch lightly with a rawhide or plastic mallet, and therefore register a mark for drilling my holes.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='146 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5522\/10769484735_0aa8b8aaa1_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7440\/10769752183_4a85f2e3d6_z.jpg' title='147: I like to work as close to the drill bit as possible. My table only rises so high, so I\u2019m going to raise my work up closer to the tip of the drill bit, by placing the bolster upon a precision 1\u201dX2\u201dX3\u201d block. I&#039;m again double checking to assure the table is square and level, and that all work surfaces are clean, so as to assure a perfect hole. The drilling of this hole is a critical process. I prefer to make smaller movements of the chuck when operating the depth lever on the drill press, so as not to cause any extra unnecessary movements or shaking of the machine. This is why it helps to rest work closer to the tip of the drill bit. Drilling into any material, especially Titanium requires even pressure, and above all patience. Proper drilling is done in small increments, backing the drill bit out, then going a little deeper into the material. Do not go full force in one motion all the way through the material, you are sure to wear out your tools, as well as potentially break a the drill bit off in your material. A broken drill bit stuck in your material could be a major problem, it is also extremely dangerous, imagine a sharp piece of metal flying in your face at high velocity. Remember eye protection! It\u2019s better to be over cautious and take 15 minutes to drill a hole, rather than hurting yourself! Always use new sharp bits and cutting\/cooling fluid as needed. It\u2019s a good idea to use a respirator with cutting fluid. These holes will eventually be threaded for a 2-56 screw, so the drill bit to use here is a number 50. Drill bits come in regular, long and short lengths. I prefer the short bits, as they are more than adequate as far as flute length goes; rarely in knife making is any one hole to drill going to be over an inch deep. Also the shorter the drill bit, the more sturdy they are, which also helps eliminate wobble.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769752183\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769752183\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;147: I like to work as close to the drill bit as possible. My table only rises so high, so I\u2019m going to raise my work up closer to the tip of the drill bit, by placing the bolster upon a precision 1\u201dX2\u201dX3\u201d block. I&#039;m again double checking to assure the table is square and level, and that all work surfaces are clean, so as to assure a perfect hole. The drilling of this hole is a critical process. I prefer to make smaller movements of the chuck when operating the depth lever on the drill press, so as not to cause any extra unnecessary movements or shaking of the machine. This is why it helps to rest work closer to the tip of the drill bit. Drilling into any material, especially Titanium requires even pressure, and above all patience. Proper drilling is done in small increments, backing the drill bit out, then going a little deeper into the material. Do not go full force in one motion all the way through the material, you are sure to wear out your tools, as well as potentially break a the drill bit off in your material. A broken drill bit stuck in your material could be a major problem, it is also extremely dangerous, imagine a sharp piece of metal flying in your face at high velocity. Remember eye protection! It\u2019s better to be over cautious and take 15 minutes to drill a hole, rather than hurting yourself! Always use new sharp bits and cutting\/cooling fluid as needed. It\u2019s a good idea to use a respirator with cutting fluid. These holes will eventually be threaded for a 2-56 screw, so the drill bit to use here is a number 50. Drill bits come in regular, long and short lengths. I prefer the short bits, as they are more than adequate as far as flute length goes; rarely in knife making is any one hole to drill going to be over an inch deep. Also the shorter the drill bit, the more sturdy they are, which also helps eliminate wobble.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"147: I like to work as close to the drill bit as possible. My table only rises so high, so I\u2019m going to raise my work up closer to the tip of the drill bit, by placing the bolster upon a precision 1\u201dX2\u201dX3\u201d block. I&#039;m again double checking to assure the table is square and level, and that all work surfaces are clean, so as to assure a perfect hole. The drilling of this hole is a critical process. I prefer to make smaller movements of the chuck when operating the depth lever on the drill press, so as not to cause any extra unnecessary movements or shaking of the machine. This is why it helps to rest work closer to the tip of the drill bit. Drilling into any material, especially Titanium requires even pressure, and above all patience. Proper drilling is done in small increments, backing the drill bit out, then going a little deeper into the material. Do not go full force in one motion all the way through the material, you are sure to wear out your tools, as well as potentially break a the drill bit off in your material. A broken drill bit stuck in your material could be a major problem, it is also extremely dangerous, imagine a sharp piece of metal flying in your face at high velocity. Remember eye protection! It\u2019s better to be over cautious and take 15 minutes to drill a hole, rather than hurting yourself! Always use new sharp bits and cutting\/cooling fluid as needed. It\u2019s a good idea to use a respirator with cutting fluid. These holes will eventually be threaded for a 2-56 screw, so the drill bit to use here is a number 50. Drill bits come in regular, long and short lengths. I prefer the short bits, as they are more than adequate as far as flute length goes; rarely in knife making is any one hole to drill going to be over an inch deep. Also the shorter the drill bit, the more sturdy they are, which also helps eliminate wobble.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='147 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7440\/10769752183_4a85f2e3d6_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5516\/10769583524_c315ddc020_z.jpg' title='148: After drilling these 1st two holes, it is now time to separate and clean up the four layers of the bolster stack. I\u2019m using an X-Acto knife to help wedge apart and separate the pieces.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769583524\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769583524\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;148: After drilling these 1st two holes, it is now time to separate and clean up the four layers of the bolster stack. I\u2019m using an X-Acto knife to help wedge apart and separate the pieces.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"148: After drilling these 1st two holes, it is now time to separate and clean up the four layers of the bolster stack. I\u2019m using an X-Acto knife to help wedge apart and separate the pieces.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='148 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5516\/10769583524_c315ddc020_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7400\/10769583204_e8baf9ce8d_z.jpg' title='149: Even though the stack was obviously very tightly held together, some small burs formed from the cutting, grinding and drilling of the material. These burs can start to push the layers apart, and make the stack just slightly off kilter from square. Visually you may not see the difference at the moment, but you will later see and feel the difference when you try to screw things together that are supposed to be a perfect 90-degrees, when in reality the hole in one component is 90-degrees and the other hole that your connecting it to has at 85 or so degrees. So, it is important to remove these burs and re-assure flatness at this point before continuing on.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769583204\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769583204\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;149: Even though the stack was obviously very tightly held together, some small burs formed from the cutting, grinding and drilling of the material. These burs can start to push the layers apart, and make the stack just slightly off kilter from square. Visually you may not see the difference at the moment, but you will later see and feel the difference when you try to screw things together that are supposed to be a perfect 90-degrees, when in reality the hole in one component is 90-degrees and the other hole that your connecting it to has at 85 or so degrees. So, it is important to remove these burs and re-assure flatness at this point before continuing on.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"149: Even though the stack was obviously very tightly held together, some small burs formed from the cutting, grinding and drilling of the material. These burs can start to push the layers apart, and make the stack just slightly off kilter from square. Visually you may not see the difference at the moment, but you will later see and feel the difference when you try to screw things together that are supposed to be a perfect 90-degrees, when in reality the hole in one component is 90-degrees and the other hole that your connecting it to has at 85 or so degrees. So, it is important to remove these burs and re-assure flatness at this point before continuing on.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='149 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7400\/10769583204_e8baf9ce8d_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7378\/10769531806_b65bc807bb_z.jpg' title='150: I\u2019m using another type of scribe to scrape off the residual tape from all the surfaces of the bolster pieces. A little acetone also helps with this.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769531806\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769531806\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;150: I\u2019m using another type of scribe to scrape off the residual tape from all the surfaces of the bolster pieces. A little acetone also helps with this.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"150: I\u2019m using another type of scribe to scrape off the residual tape from all the surfaces of the bolster pieces. A little acetone also helps with this.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='150 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7378\/10769531806_b65bc807bb_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2869\/10769750143_c5e78e1603_z.jpg' title='151: I\u2019m going in with a small Riffler file over the drill holes, both sides of each piece, to carefully remove burs. The curve of the Riffler file ensures that I\u2019m only hitting the area of material that I want to, isolating the cleanup to only where specifically needed. Take special care to stay away from the edges. With a regular file, you\u2019d be going across the entire expanse of surface, putting in scratches that you don\u2019t need, or want, and you\u2019d also run the risk of possibly slipping and accidentally breaking the nice square edge of your material; if you nicked it deep enough it could be visible along the edge, which is unsightly, and a mark of bad craftsmanship.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769750143\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769750143\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;151: I\u2019m going in with a small Riffler file over the drill holes, both sides of each piece, to carefully remove burs. The curve of the Riffler file ensures that I\u2019m only hitting the area of material that I want to, isolating the cleanup to only where specifically needed. Take special care to stay away from the edges. With a regular file, you\u2019d be going across the entire expanse of surface, putting in scratches that you don\u2019t need, or want, and you\u2019d also run the risk of possibly slipping and accidentally breaking the nice square edge of your material; if you nicked it deep enough it could be visible along the edge, which is unsightly, and a mark of bad craftsmanship.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"151: I\u2019m going in with a small Riffler file over the drill holes, both sides of each piece, to carefully remove burs. The curve of the Riffler file ensures that I\u2019m only hitting the area of material that I want to, isolating the cleanup to only where specifically needed. Take special care to stay away from the edges. With a regular file, you\u2019d be going across the entire expanse of surface, putting in scratches that you don\u2019t need, or want, and you\u2019d also run the risk of possibly slipping and accidentally breaking the nice square edge of your material; if you nicked it deep enough it could be visible along the edge, which is unsightly, and a mark of bad craftsmanship.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='151 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2869\/10769750143_c5e78e1603_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5497\/10769749613_013b45893e_z.jpg' title='152: I\u2019m marking the underside of all four pieces. I\u2019m using a number set to punch mark the pieces for identification: #1 for the front side, #2 for the backside. From here on out, most operations on the bolsters will be as separate front and backside elements. It is important to partner up from here on out, the front and back bolsters with their corresponding under liner. Because I&#039;ll be constantly taking everything apart and putting everything back together multiple times, it is important that I keep the correct pieces paired up. During the construction of a knife, the different sides and elements can tend to develop in just ever so slightly different ways. They take on a life of their own sometimes. Things tend to shift a bit during construction. These differences may not be visible to the naked eye (hopefully), but if I were to later mistakenly match up say the front bolster with the rear bolster under layer; they may be slightly off in regards to finished squareness, position on drill holes, screw threads in particular, etc. Knowing what part mates to what part will save confusion and possible frustration. It&#039;s always good practice to work clean, organized and methodical.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769749613\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769749613\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;152: I\u2019m marking the underside of all four pieces. I\u2019m using a number set to punch mark the pieces for identification: #1 for the front side, #2 for the backside. From here on out, most operations on the bolsters will be as separate front and backside elements. It is important to partner up from here on out, the front and back bolsters with their corresponding under liner. Because I&#039;ll be constantly taking everything apart and putting everything back together multiple times, it is important that I keep the correct pieces paired up. During the construction of a knife, the different sides and elements can tend to develop in just ever so slightly different ways. They take on a life of their own sometimes. Things tend to shift a bit during construction. These differences may not be visible to the naked eye (hopefully), but if I were to later mistakenly match up say the front bolster with the rear bolster under layer; they may be slightly off in regards to finished squareness, position on drill holes, screw threads in particular, etc. Knowing what part mates to what part will save confusion and possible frustration. It&#039;s always good practice to work clean, organized and methodical.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"152: I\u2019m marking the underside of all four pieces. I\u2019m using a number set to punch mark the pieces for identification: #1 for the front side, #2 for the backside. From here on out, most operations on the bolsters will be as separate front and backside elements. It is important to partner up from here on out, the front and back bolsters with their corresponding under liner. Because I&#039;ll be constantly taking everything apart and putting everything back together multiple times, it is important that I keep the correct pieces paired up. During the construction of a knife, the different sides and elements can tend to develop in just ever so slightly different ways. They take on a life of their own sometimes. Things tend to shift a bit during construction. These differences may not be visible to the naked eye (hopefully), but if I were to later mistakenly match up say the front bolster with the rear bolster under layer; they may be slightly off in regards to finished squareness, position on drill holes, screw threads in particular, etc. Knowing what part mates to what part will save confusion and possible frustration. It&#039;s always good practice to work clean, organized and methodical.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='152 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5497\/10769749613_013b45893e_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3778\/10769459855_d8b08c4c71_z.jpg' title='153: A light sand paper de-bur...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769459855\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769459855\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;153: A light sand paper de-bur...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"153: A light sand paper de-bur...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='153 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3778\/10769459855_d8b08c4c71_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7319\/10769749083_5b5c7c5d22_z.jpg' title='154: I&#039;ve placed just the front bolster pieces on the corresponding front side of the knife, again using the previously scribed lines to indicate proper positioning. I\u2019ve used two clamps to ensure no movement out of position during the next critical stage of passing the drill bit through the already drilled holes in the bolster, and drilling into and through the handle core.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769749083\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769749083\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;154: I&#039;ve placed just the front bolster pieces on the corresponding front side of the knife, again using the previously scribed lines to indicate proper positioning. I\u2019ve used two clamps to ensure no movement out of position during the next critical stage of passing the drill bit through the already drilled holes in the bolster, and drilling into and through the handle core.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"154: I&#039;ve placed just the front bolster pieces on the corresponding front side of the knife, again using the previously scribed lines to indicate proper positioning. I\u2019ve used two clamps to ensure no movement out of position during the next critical stage of passing the drill bit through the already drilled holes in the bolster, and drilling into and through the handle core.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='154 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7319\/10769749083_5b5c7c5d22_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5495\/10769481115_6e18a8d21c_z.jpg' title='155: I have positioned the clamped assembly up on two precision 1\u201d X 2\u201d X 3\u201d blocks to assure flatness, stability, and to make clearance room for the clamps, Make sure the 1\u201d X 2\u201d X 3\u201d blocks are on the same plane!! Again I\u2019ll be using a new, sharp #50 drill bit. I\u2019m now going to position the drill bit in perfect alignment with the previously drilled bolster holes, raising and lowering the bit with the drill press in the OFF position to start. It is important to properly position this step to assure a clear transition from the bolster hole, continuing the hole into the knife frame. From here I\u2019ll turn ON the drill press and carefully lower the bit though the bolster hole and into the material underneath, again slow and easy, in and out in small movements. Repeat for second hole.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769481115\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769481115\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;155: I have positioned the clamped assembly up on two precision 1\u201d X 2\u201d X 3\u201d blocks to assure flatness, stability, and to make clearance room for the clamps, Make sure the 1\u201d X 2\u201d X 3\u201d blocks are on the same plane!! Again I\u2019ll be using a new, sharp #50 drill bit. I\u2019m now going to position the drill bit in perfect alignment with the previously drilled bolster holes, raising and lowering the bit with the drill press in the OFF position to start. It is important to properly position this step to assure a clear transition from the bolster hole, continuing the hole into the knife frame. From here I\u2019ll turn ON the drill press and carefully lower the bit though the bolster hole and into the material underneath, again slow and easy, in and out in small movements. Repeat for second hole.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"155: I have positioned the clamped assembly up on two precision 1\u201d X 2\u201d X 3\u201d blocks to assure flatness, stability, and to make clearance room for the clamps, Make sure the 1\u201d X 2\u201d X 3\u201d blocks are on the same plane!! Again I\u2019ll be using a new, sharp #50 drill bit. I\u2019m now going to position the drill bit in perfect alignment with the previously drilled bolster holes, raising and lowering the bit with the drill press in the OFF position to start. It is important to properly position this step to assure a clear transition from the bolster hole, continuing the hole into the knife frame. From here I\u2019ll turn ON the drill press and carefully lower the bit though the bolster hole and into the material underneath, again slow and easy, in and out in small movements. Repeat for second hole.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='155 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5495\/10769481115_6e18a8d21c_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2815\/10769509686_c60981151f_z.jpg' title='156: As you can see, there is quite a large bur on the exit side of the previously drilled hole. This is what I\u2019m talking about when I mention burs! Not all burs are this noticeable, but they are always there after any machining operations. Most burs you may not even notice by sight, only by touch, and even then maybe not. This is why it is SO important to clean your material after each machining operation!\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769509686\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769509686\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;156: As you can see, there is quite a large bur on the exit side of the previously drilled hole. This is what I\u2019m talking about when I mention burs! Not all burs are this noticeable, but they are always there after any machining operations. Most burs you may not even notice by sight, only by touch, and even then maybe not. This is why it is SO important to clean your material after each machining operation!\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"156: As you can see, there is quite a large bur on the exit side of the previously drilled hole. This is what I\u2019m talking about when I mention burs! Not all burs are this noticeable, but they are always there after any machining operations. Most burs you may not even notice by sight, only by touch, and even then maybe not. This is why it is SO important to clean your material after each machining operation!\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='156 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2815\/10769509686_c60981151f_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5534\/10769580384_c7d0c937ff_z.jpg' title='157: You can really see here in this photo the beauty of the function of a Riffler file; there is just a small concentrated area of the file in contact with the surface of the material. Understand that if you can see this type of bur on the outside, imagine all the other burs that were created during this operation as the drill bit passes through from one material, and layer into the next. These burs can, and will actually cause separation of material, even under the pressure of the clamps. The material has to go somewhere! So from here on out, get used to this mantra: Disassemble, De-Bur, and Reassemble!\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769580384\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769580384\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;157: You can really see here in this photo the beauty of the function of a Riffler file; there is just a small concentrated area of the file in contact with the surface of the material. Understand that if you can see this type of bur on the outside, imagine all the other burs that were created during this operation as the drill bit passes through from one material, and layer into the next. These burs can, and will actually cause separation of material, even under the pressure of the clamps. The material has to go somewhere! So from here on out, get used to this mantra: Disassemble, De-Bur, and Reassemble!\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"157: You can really see here in this photo the beauty of the function of a Riffler file; there is just a small concentrated area of the file in contact with the surface of the material. Understand that if you can see this type of bur on the outside, imagine all the other burs that were created during this operation as the drill bit passes through from one material, and layer into the next. These burs can, and will actually cause separation of material, even under the pressure of the clamps. The material has to go somewhere! So from here on out, get used to this mantra: Disassemble, De-Bur, and Reassemble!\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='157 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5534\/10769580384_c7d0c937ff_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3717\/10769529106_7602982e5e_z.jpg' title='158: I&#039;m now repeating the process for the other bolster hole: running a drill bit through the hole and into the handle core.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769529106\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769529106\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;158: I&#039;m now repeating the process for the other bolster hole: running a drill bit through the hole and into the handle core.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"158: I&#039;m now repeating the process for the other bolster hole: running a drill bit through the hole and into the handle core.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='158 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3717\/10769529106_7602982e5e_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3759\/10769479755_61fd7ab11c_z.jpg' title='159: Here I&#039;ve taken everything apart again to de-bur and clean everything after the last drilling operation.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769479755\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769479755\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;159: Here I&#039;ve taken everything apart again to de-bur and clean everything after the last drilling operation.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"159: Here I&#039;ve taken everything apart again to de-bur and clean everything after the last drilling operation.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='159 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3759\/10769479755_61fd7ab11c_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3672\/10769579424_fcc1f494f9_z.jpg' title='160: Unfortunately my through holes ended up in an unfortunate spot right on the seam between my handle core and blade tang. It will cause problems to try and thread that hole...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769579424\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769579424\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;160: Unfortunately my through holes ended up in an unfortunate spot right on the seam between my handle core and blade tang. It will cause problems to try and thread that hole...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"160: Unfortunately my through holes ended up in an unfortunate spot right on the seam between my handle core and blade tang. It will cause problems to try and thread that hole...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='160 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3672\/10769579424_fcc1f494f9_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2821\/10769479295_33a6139419_z.jpg' title='161: What I&#039;ll have to do instead of threading the hole and securing with screws all the way through, I&#039;ll have to just run a screw through the bolster and into the liner only for this position.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769479295\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769479295\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;161: What I&#039;ll have to do instead of threading the hole and securing with screws all the way through, I&#039;ll have to just run a screw through the bolster and into the liner only for this position.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"161: What I&#039;ll have to do instead of threading the hole and securing with screws all the way through, I&#039;ll have to just run a screw through the bolster and into the liner only for this position.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='161 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2821\/10769479295_33a6139419_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5489\/10769479005_6536a26231_z.jpg' title='162: However, I still want to have maximum compression of my layers, so I&#039;m going to create an additional interior construction screw near where I ran into my problem. Here, I&#039;ve placed a screw upside down to see if there is room in the area I want for a screw. As you can see I have just enough room between my intended hole and the outside edge of my bolster profile, which I have scribed into the layout fluid of my liners.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769479005\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769479005\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;162: However, I still want to have maximum compression of my layers, so I&#039;m going to create an additional interior construction screw near where I ran into my problem. Here, I&#039;ve placed a screw upside down to see if there is room in the area I want for a screw. As you can see I have just enough room between my intended hole and the outside edge of my bolster profile, which I have scribed into the layout fluid of my liners.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"162: However, I still want to have maximum compression of my layers, so I&#039;m going to create an additional interior construction screw near where I ran into my problem. Here, I&#039;ve placed a screw upside down to see if there is room in the area I want for a screw. As you can see I have just enough room between my intended hole and the outside edge of my bolster profile, which I have scribed into the layout fluid of my liners.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='162 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5489\/10769479005_6536a26231_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7399\/10769559474_eef3556a87_z.jpg' title='163: Here, I&#039;m center punching the spot for the location of my new hole to drill.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769559474\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769559474\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;163: Here, I&#039;m center punching the spot for the location of my new hole to drill.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"163: Here, I&#039;m center punching the spot for the location of my new hole to drill.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='163 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7399\/10769559474_eef3556a87_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3713\/10769746203_222b174687_z.jpg' title='164: I&#039;ve re-assembled everything in order to drill my new hole: you can see the punch mark just to the left and below my front bolster hole.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769746203\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769746203\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;164: I&#039;ve re-assembled everything in order to drill my new hole: you can see the punch mark just to the left and below my front bolster hole.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"164: I&#039;ve re-assembled everything in order to drill my new hole: you can see the punch mark just to the left and below my front bolster hole.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='164 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3713\/10769746203_222b174687_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7420\/10769478625_34616a5237_z.jpg' title='165: Drilling the new hole...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769478625\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769478625\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;165: Drilling the new hole...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"165: Drilling the new hole...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='165 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7420\/10769478625_34616a5237_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5471\/10769745853_41a0b13d8f_z.jpg' title='166: You can see here that even though I&#039;ve got everything screwed together really tightly, the metal being removed via drilling can create a lot prying apart of layers... the metal has to go someplace... this separation of layers is initially caused by the twisting action of the drilling process, giving the small metal bits being removed a place to wedge themselves into. This is a perfect example of why it is so important to keep things clean and de-bur often. This is also why I want a screw in that position.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769745853\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769745853\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;166: You can see here that even though I&#039;ve got everything screwed together really tightly, the metal being removed via drilling can create a lot prying apart of layers... the metal has to go someplace... this separation of layers is initially caused by the twisting action of the drilling process, giving the small metal bits being removed a place to wedge themselves into. This is a perfect example of why it is so important to keep things clean and de-bur often. This is also why I want a screw in that position.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"166: You can see here that even though I&#039;ve got everything screwed together really tightly, the metal being removed via drilling can create a lot prying apart of layers... the metal has to go someplace... this separation of layers is initially caused by the twisting action of the drilling process, giving the small metal bits being removed a place to wedge themselves into. This is a perfect example of why it is so important to keep things clean and de-bur often. This is also why I want a screw in that position.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='166 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5471\/10769745853_41a0b13d8f_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2820\/10769527656_702242c5d2_z.jpg' title='167: Here you can see all of the layers and parts fully disassembled, including the internal structure of the knife: Damascus blade, Titanium tang wrap\/handle core, two titanium \u201cliners\u201d, and the front top and bottom bolsters with their under layer. Even though this is a fixed blade knife, my construction method follows that of folding knives, and so I still use the same terminology, i.e. \u201cliners\u201d. This is the time to carefully De-Bur the bolster holes in all layers, as well as just give a light, flat rub on 320 grit sand paper to all of the parts. This will ensure that all the minor stuff, such as dirt, etc. is removed and that the parts are clean before reassembly. It is now time to tap (thread) the two bolster holes drilled thus far in all layers of the knife.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769527656\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769527656\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;167: Here you can see all of the layers and parts fully disassembled, including the internal structure of the knife: Damascus blade, Titanium tang wrap\/handle core, two titanium \u201cliners\u201d, and the front top and bottom bolsters with their under layer. Even though this is a fixed blade knife, my construction method follows that of folding knives, and so I still use the same terminology, i.e. \u201cliners\u201d. This is the time to carefully De-Bur the bolster holes in all layers, as well as just give a light, flat rub on 320 grit sand paper to all of the parts. This will ensure that all the minor stuff, such as dirt, etc. is removed and that the parts are clean before reassembly. It is now time to tap (thread) the two bolster holes drilled thus far in all layers of the knife.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"167: Here you can see all of the layers and parts fully disassembled, including the internal structure of the knife: Damascus blade, Titanium tang wrap\/handle core, two titanium \u201cliners\u201d, and the front top and bottom bolsters with their under layer. Even though this is a fixed blade knife, my construction method follows that of folding knives, and so I still use the same terminology, i.e. \u201cliners\u201d. This is the time to carefully De-Bur the bolster holes in all layers, as well as just give a light, flat rub on 320 grit sand paper to all of the parts. This will ensure that all the minor stuff, such as dirt, etc. is removed and that the parts are clean before reassembly. It is now time to tap (thread) the two bolster holes drilled thus far in all layers of the knife.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='167 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2820\/10769527656_702242c5d2_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3713\/10769578024_b005c277df_z.jpg' title='168: Even though I&#039;m not going to be using the holes that landed on the blade tang and handle core seam for screws, they are causing another problem with the fit of the 2 pieces, so I&#039;m using a rotary bur to side grind out these area, enlarging them to remove any potential fit problems.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769578024\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769578024\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;168: Even though I&#039;m not going to be using the holes that landed on the blade tang and handle core seam for screws, they are causing another problem with the fit of the 2 pieces, so I&#039;m using a rotary bur to side grind out these area, enlarging them to remove any potential fit problems.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"168: Even though I&#039;m not going to be using the holes that landed on the blade tang and handle core seam for screws, they are causing another problem with the fit of the 2 pieces, so I&#039;m using a rotary bur to side grind out these area, enlarging them to remove any potential fit problems.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='168 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3713\/10769578024_b005c277df_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2824\/10769477775_8fee4a720c_z.jpg' title='169: Here you can see the enlarged holes on the seam of the Titanium handle core.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769477775\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769477775\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;169: Here you can see the enlarged holes on the seam of the Titanium handle core.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"169: Here you can see the enlarged holes on the seam of the Titanium handle core.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='169 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2824\/10769477775_8fee4a720c_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2892\/10769527046_5c3867b544_z.jpg' title='170: I&#039;ve done the same with the corresponding 1\/2 holes in the blade tang. Now I know there will be no fit problems or problems with any burs splitting the components apart, which will cause alignment problems with other screw holes, as well as cause space issues where the spine seams between the two materials are.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769527046\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769527046\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;170: I&#039;ve done the same with the corresponding 1\/2 holes in the blade tang. Now I know there will be no fit problems or problems with any burs splitting the components apart, which will cause alignment problems with other screw holes, as well as cause space issues where the spine seams between the two materials are.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"170: I&#039;ve done the same with the corresponding 1\/2 holes in the blade tang. Now I know there will be no fit problems or problems with any burs splitting the components apart, which will cause alignment problems with other screw holes, as well as cause space issues where the spine seams between the two materials are.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='170 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2892\/10769527046_5c3867b544_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5520\/10769526876_42d82324b2_z.jpg' title='171: Re-assemble the liners onto the blade and handle core frame. Clean top liner surfaces and bottoms of bolsters...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769526876\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769526876\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;171: Re-assemble the liners onto the blade and handle core frame. Clean top liner surfaces and bottoms of bolsters...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"171: Re-assemble the liners onto the blade and handle core frame. Clean top liner surfaces and bottoms of bolsters...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='171 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5520\/10769526876_42d82324b2_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3830\/10769577164_2b1a2b110f_z.jpg' title='172: I have assembled one bolster, the bottom in this case, onto the frame using two clamps. I have used two #50 drill bits in the holes to align the parts. It\u2019s handy to have extra drill bits on hand in this case, so keep you\u2019re worn out drill bits. I\u2019m using the shank of the drill bit, not the fluted end. The non-fluted end will fit nice and tight into a tapped hole, you may even have to gently knock the drill bit into the hole with a few taps of a rawhide or plastic mallet. Tapping cuts threads into the wall of the hole, creating ridges that are wider than the initial drilled hole, so the ridges of the threaded hole that are facing the interior of the hole are still the same diameter as the initial pre-tapped hole. Get the alignment drill bits all the way through all components, than clamp everything together. Now you know everything is square. You now have to remove the drill bits, which might take some help from a pair of pliers. Remember that in drilling, the bit will go into the hole easily because the bit is spinning, and flutes allow for air, pressure and debris to escape. This is not so with the shank being hand forced into the hole; that is why it seems so much tighter.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769577164\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769577164\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;172: I have assembled one bolster, the bottom in this case, onto the frame using two clamps. I have used two #50 drill bits in the holes to align the parts. It\u2019s handy to have extra drill bits on hand in this case, so keep you\u2019re worn out drill bits. I\u2019m using the shank of the drill bit, not the fluted end. The non-fluted end will fit nice and tight into a tapped hole, you may even have to gently knock the drill bit into the hole with a few taps of a rawhide or plastic mallet. Tapping cuts threads into the wall of the hole, creating ridges that are wider than the initial drilled hole, so the ridges of the threaded hole that are facing the interior of the hole are still the same diameter as the initial pre-tapped hole. Get the alignment drill bits all the way through all components, than clamp everything together. Now you know everything is square. You now have to remove the drill bits, which might take some help from a pair of pliers. Remember that in drilling, the bit will go into the hole easily because the bit is spinning, and flutes allow for air, pressure and debris to escape. This is not so with the shank being hand forced into the hole; that is why it seems so much tighter.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"172: I have assembled one bolster, the bottom in this case, onto the frame using two clamps. I have used two #50 drill bits in the holes to align the parts. It\u2019s handy to have extra drill bits on hand in this case, so keep you\u2019re worn out drill bits. I\u2019m using the shank of the drill bit, not the fluted end. The non-fluted end will fit nice and tight into a tapped hole, you may even have to gently knock the drill bit into the hole with a few taps of a rawhide or plastic mallet. Tapping cuts threads into the wall of the hole, creating ridges that are wider than the initial drilled hole, so the ridges of the threaded hole that are facing the interior of the hole are still the same diameter as the initial pre-tapped hole. Get the alignment drill bits all the way through all components, than clamp everything together. Now you know everything is square. You now have to remove the drill bits, which might take some help from a pair of pliers. Remember that in drilling, the bit will go into the hole easily because the bit is spinning, and flutes allow for air, pressure and debris to escape. This is not so with the shank being hand forced into the hole; that is why it seems so much tighter.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='172 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3830\/10769577164_2b1a2b110f_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5512\/10769576764_06e1193ff5_z.jpg' title='173: Now that the holes are all re-aligned, I\u2019m going to once again run my tap through the already tapped components to blend the threads which will help the screw smoothly transition from one layer to the next: repeat for 2nd hole. Disassemble, de-Bur, and reassemble!\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769576764\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769576764\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;173: Now that the holes are all re-aligned, I\u2019m going to once again run my tap through the already tapped components to blend the threads which will help the screw smoothly transition from one layer to the next: repeat for 2nd hole. Disassemble, de-Bur, and reassemble!\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"173: Now that the holes are all re-aligned, I\u2019m going to once again run my tap through the already tapped components to blend the threads which will help the screw smoothly transition from one layer to the next: repeat for 2nd hole. Disassemble, de-Bur, and reassemble!\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='173 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5512\/10769576764_06e1193ff5_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5476\/10769476585_2b917b4034_z.jpg' title='174: Using a heavy-duty wire cutter (or saw) to cut the screw lengths down...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769476585\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769476585\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;174: Using a heavy-duty wire cutter (or saw) to cut the screw lengths down...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"174: Using a heavy-duty wire cutter (or saw) to cut the screw lengths down...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='174 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5476\/10769476585_2b917b4034_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3749\/10769476445_5cab2feac8_z.jpg' title='175: You can see that after cutting, there is a sharp end; this will not go into a threaded hole so the ends need to be re-shaped.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769476445\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769476445\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;175: You can see that after cutting, there is a sharp end; this will not go into a threaded hole so the ends need to be re-shaped.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"175: You can see that after cutting, there is a sharp end; this will not go into a threaded hole so the ends need to be re-shaped.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='175 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3749\/10769476445_5cab2feac8_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3804\/10769559244_8bfedd5258_z.jpg' title='176: Rounding out and de-burring the ends of the screws.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769559244\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769559244\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;176: Rounding out and de-burring the ends of the screws.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"176: Rounding out and de-burring the ends of the screws.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='176 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3804\/10769559244_8bfedd5258_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7388\/10769525696_48479a7c20_z.jpg' title='177: After re-tapping, I have thrown a few 256 screws into place, still with a clamp in place to assure tightness and to hold the alignment in place, while adding the screws. Now that the screws are in place, I won\u2019t need the assistance of the clamps as much as I did previously. I will be adding additional screws shortly. I always use at least three screws per component, two screws can cause some play in the parts, and they can wiggle ever so slightly between the two points. A third screw anchors the piece in place; I usually use even more screws, as I will here. There will be four screws in total per bolster. The more screws the better; they assure absolutely no movement of parts and even pressure distribution across the components. The 2-56 screws are cut to length using a heavy gauge wire cutter or jewelers saw. Screws will be coming in from both sides of the knife on all the bolsters and other handle components. Because of this, the bottom ends of the screws will be meeting inside the knife in the center of the hole. Measure, cut and grind down the ends of the screw, using a small cup bur in a Flex Shaft or Dremel to de-bur the cut end, this will allow the newly shortened screws to ease into place without binding. Make sure you have a little space between the two screws on the inside, you do not want the ends of the screws touching in the middle: This would also keep you from getting the proper tension on the parts, which will also prevent the screws from laying tight and flush on the outside surface, which could lead to small gaps between layers. The screws should fully engage both bolster components (the Timascus and titanium under liner) the knife frame \u201cliners\u201d, and about 30-40% of the center core. Threading all components pulls them together. Some people use a clearance hole on the outside components and only tap the liners or bottom most component. My way assures that there is no way for things to move or loosen up. Now remove the rear bolster and repeat the same steps to attach the front bolster.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769525696\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769525696\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;177: After re-tapping, I have thrown a few 256 screws into place, still with a clamp in place to assure tightness and to hold the alignment in place, while adding the screws. Now that the screws are in place, I won\u2019t need the assistance of the clamps as much as I did previously. I will be adding additional screws shortly. I always use at least three screws per component, two screws can cause some play in the parts, and they can wiggle ever so slightly between the two points. A third screw anchors the piece in place; I usually use even more screws, as I will here. There will be four screws in total per bolster. The more screws the better; they assure absolutely no movement of parts and even pressure distribution across the components. The 2-56 screws are cut to length using a heavy gauge wire cutter or jewelers saw. Screws will be coming in from both sides of the knife on all the bolsters and other handle components. Because of this, the bottom ends of the screws will be meeting inside the knife in the center of the hole. Measure, cut and grind down the ends of the screw, using a small cup bur in a Flex Shaft or Dremel to de-bur the cut end, this will allow the newly shortened screws to ease into place without binding. Make sure you have a little space between the two screws on the inside, you do not want the ends of the screws touching in the middle: This would also keep you from getting the proper tension on the parts, which will also prevent the screws from laying tight and flush on the outside surface, which could lead to small gaps between layers. The screws should fully engage both bolster components (the Timascus and titanium under liner) the knife frame \u201cliners\u201d, and about 30-40% of the center core. Threading all components pulls them together. Some people use a clearance hole on the outside components and only tap the liners or bottom most component. My way assures that there is no way for things to move or loosen up. Now remove the rear bolster and repeat the same steps to attach the front bolster.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"177: After re-tapping, I have thrown a few 256 screws into place, still with a clamp in place to assure tightness and to hold the alignment in place, while adding the screws. Now that the screws are in place, I won\u2019t need the assistance of the clamps as much as I did previously. I will be adding additional screws shortly. I always use at least three screws per component, two screws can cause some play in the parts, and they can wiggle ever so slightly between the two points. A third screw anchors the piece in place; I usually use even more screws, as I will here. There will be four screws in total per bolster. The more screws the better; they assure absolutely no movement of parts and even pressure distribution across the components. The 2-56 screws are cut to length using a heavy gauge wire cutter or jewelers saw. Screws will be coming in from both sides of the knife on all the bolsters and other handle components. Because of this, the bottom ends of the screws will be meeting inside the knife in the center of the hole. Measure, cut and grind down the ends of the screw, using a small cup bur in a Flex Shaft or Dremel to de-bur the cut end, this will allow the newly shortened screws to ease into place without binding. Make sure you have a little space between the two screws on the inside, you do not want the ends of the screws touching in the middle: This would also keep you from getting the proper tension on the parts, which will also prevent the screws from laying tight and flush on the outside surface, which could lead to small gaps between layers. The screws should fully engage both bolster components (the Timascus and titanium under liner) the knife frame \u201cliners\u201d, and about 30-40% of the center core. Threading all components pulls them together. Some people use a clearance hole on the outside components and only tap the liners or bottom most component. My way assures that there is no way for things to move or loosen up. Now remove the rear bolster and repeat the same steps to attach the front bolster.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='177 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7388\/10769525696_48479a7c20_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3669\/10769575734_a1b0a73e0a_z.jpg' title='178: Next we will be mating for the first time, the front top and bottom bolsters to the handle core in a permanent fashion with screws. It is essential that the meeting surfaces of the bolsters to the frame be clean and flat. Double check for burs from the tapping process, and gently flat sand both sides of the assembled knife core, both sides of the bolster liners and the bottom side of the Timascus bolster. Now re-screw the rear side bolster back onto the frame so that both sides are attached to the knife. Because the screws that we have in place so far, are more on the bottom half of the bolster, fully tightening them down, could produce a slight gap or separation at the top, between the bolsters and the frame. So, we are still going to keep a clamp in place to assure that everything is resting flat evenly across the area of connection of bolster to frame. This assures the bolsters are still square on the frame.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769575734\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769575734\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;178: Next we will be mating for the first time, the front top and bottom bolsters to the handle core in a permanent fashion with screws. It is essential that the meeting surfaces of the bolsters to the frame be clean and flat. Double check for burs from the tapping process, and gently flat sand both sides of the assembled knife core, both sides of the bolster liners and the bottom side of the Timascus bolster. Now re-screw the rear side bolster back onto the frame so that both sides are attached to the knife. Because the screws that we have in place so far, are more on the bottom half of the bolster, fully tightening them down, could produce a slight gap or separation at the top, between the bolsters and the frame. So, we are still going to keep a clamp in place to assure that everything is resting flat evenly across the area of connection of bolster to frame. This assures the bolsters are still square on the frame.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"178: Next we will be mating for the first time, the front top and bottom bolsters to the handle core in a permanent fashion with screws. It is essential that the meeting surfaces of the bolsters to the frame be clean and flat. Double check for burs from the tapping process, and gently flat sand both sides of the assembled knife core, both sides of the bolster liners and the bottom side of the Timascus bolster. Now re-screw the rear side bolster back onto the frame so that both sides are attached to the knife. Because the screws that we have in place so far, are more on the bottom half of the bolster, fully tightening them down, could produce a slight gap or separation at the top, between the bolsters and the frame. So, we are still going to keep a clamp in place to assure that everything is resting flat evenly across the area of connection of bolster to frame. This assures the bolsters are still square on the frame.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='178 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3669\/10769575734_a1b0a73e0a_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3824\/10769475575_e0fb889a7f_z.jpg' title='179: Now we are going to proceed to blend the top of the bolsters to the top of the frame. Apply Dykem along this area. As we begin to grind, we can easily see where we are, how much material we have removed, roughly how much, and where we have left to grind and blend. The shape of the top of the frame has already been established as the desired profile of the knife. By checking the Dykem, we will know when the extra bolster material has come down enough, and is even with the frame. I\u2019ve also applied a little Dykem on the rear bottom side of the frame where the bolster also remains to be blended to that section of the frame.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769475575\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769475575\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;179: Now we are going to proceed to blend the top of the bolsters to the top of the frame. Apply Dykem along this area. As we begin to grind, we can easily see where we are, how much material we have removed, roughly how much, and where we have left to grind and blend. The shape of the top of the frame has already been established as the desired profile of the knife. By checking the Dykem, we will know when the extra bolster material has come down enough, and is even with the frame. I\u2019ve also applied a little Dykem on the rear bottom side of the frame where the bolster also remains to be blended to that section of the frame.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"179: Now we are going to proceed to blend the top of the bolsters to the top of the frame. Apply Dykem along this area. As we begin to grind, we can easily see where we are, how much material we have removed, roughly how much, and where we have left to grind and blend. The shape of the top of the frame has already been established as the desired profile of the knife. By checking the Dykem, we will know when the extra bolster material has come down enough, and is even with the frame. I\u2019ve also applied a little Dykem on the rear bottom side of the frame where the bolster also remains to be blended to that section of the frame.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='179 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3824\/10769475575_e0fb889a7f_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3796\/10769508926_843e222831_z.jpg' title='180: On a 1x30 belt grinder I\u2019m going to start very carefully removing the excess bolster material along the top, checking it periodically to see how close I\u2019m getting to the frame. I\u2019m using this belt grinder, as opposed to the Burr King setup, as it\u2019s smaller and I can get in a little tighter to the area I\u2019m working on. \nTo make room for the clamp to clear the table, I\u2019m again using a 1\u201dX2\u201dX3\u201d precision block to lift the work, while still keeping it square to the belt. This is a little precarious here, as I\u2019m only using one block on the far left side, under the blade. There is not enough room on the worktable for two blocks, but most importantly the two areas that the frame could rest on, are on two different planes. The handle area has an additional 60 thousands thickness on each side, so it is wider than the blade. Be especially careful not to tilt the handle area, keeping the blade tight and flat on the block. A little slip and the grinding won\u2019t come out square.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769508926\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769508926\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;180: On a 1x30 belt grinder I\u2019m going to start very carefully removing the excess bolster material along the top, checking it periodically to see how close I\u2019m getting to the frame. I\u2019m using this belt grinder, as opposed to the Burr King setup, as it\u2019s smaller and I can get in a little tighter to the area I\u2019m working on. \nTo make room for the clamp to clear the table, I\u2019m again using a 1\u201dX2\u201dX3\u201d precision block to lift the work, while still keeping it square to the belt. This is a little precarious here, as I\u2019m only using one block on the far left side, under the blade. There is not enough room on the worktable for two blocks, but most importantly the two areas that the frame could rest on, are on two different planes. The handle area has an additional 60 thousands thickness on each side, so it is wider than the blade. Be especially careful not to tilt the handle area, keeping the blade tight and flat on the block. A little slip and the grinding won\u2019t come out square.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"180: On a 1x30 belt grinder I\u2019m going to start very carefully removing the excess bolster material along the top, checking it periodically to see how close I\u2019m getting to the frame. I\u2019m using this belt grinder, as opposed to the Burr King setup, as it\u2019s smaller and I can get in a little tighter to the area I\u2019m working on. \nTo make room for the clamp to clear the table, I\u2019m again using a 1\u201dX2\u201dX3\u201d precision block to lift the work, while still keeping it square to the belt. This is a little precarious here, as I\u2019m only using one block on the far left side, under the blade. There is not enough room on the worktable for two blocks, but most importantly the two areas that the frame could rest on, are on two different planes. The handle area has an additional 60 thousands thickness on each side, so it is wider than the blade. Be especially careful not to tilt the handle area, keeping the blade tight and flat on the block. A little slip and the grinding won\u2019t come out square.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='180 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3796\/10769508926_843e222831_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7382\/10769475135_994960a029_z.jpg' title='181: Checking to see where I\u2019m at with this grinding process. You can easily tell what has happened, as the blue is obviously no longer on the areas where I have removed material. You can still see the blue in the center handle core especially, which indicates that I have not yet taken off all the high, excess spots on the bolsters. Be careful as you are grinding more and getting closer; you just want to kiss the bluing off of the core. Do not continue to grind past, as you would now be changing the overall shape of the knife from the initial design. Also, remember to change to a finer finishing grit belt as you are nearing completion.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769475135\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769475135\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;181: Checking to see where I\u2019m at with this grinding process. You can easily tell what has happened, as the blue is obviously no longer on the areas where I have removed material. You can still see the blue in the center handle core especially, which indicates that I have not yet taken off all the high, excess spots on the bolsters. Be careful as you are grinding more and getting closer; you just want to kiss the bluing off of the core. Do not continue to grind past, as you would now be changing the overall shape of the knife from the initial design. Also, remember to change to a finer finishing grit belt as you are nearing completion.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"181: Checking to see where I\u2019m at with this grinding process. You can easily tell what has happened, as the blue is obviously no longer on the areas where I have removed material. You can still see the blue in the center handle core especially, which indicates that I have not yet taken off all the high, excess spots on the bolsters. Be careful as you are grinding more and getting closer; you just want to kiss the bluing off of the core. Do not continue to grind past, as you would now be changing the overall shape of the knife from the initial design. Also, remember to change to a finer finishing grit belt as you are nearing completion.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='181 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7382\/10769475135_994960a029_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5499\/10769524396_8240ce3747_z.jpg' title='182: I\u2019m switching to the spindle sander now to blend the bottom rear of the bolster to the frame. I have set up the assembly on two 1\u201dX2\u201dX3\u201d precision blocks. You can see that I have the main body of the knife resting primarily on one block, the second block is just under the little bit of liner that flares out from under the front bolster. There is just enough of the liner available to come in contact with the block. This is a bit tentative, so keep an eye on that forward block to make sure it doesn\u2019t slip out from under its proper location due to the moving of the assembly around the table, as well as just from the vibration caused by the machine when on. It is important that the knife rest evenly on the two blocks to ensure level flatness, and therefore square, precise grinding.\n\nYou can see where I have taken the top area at this point; it still needs a little work, but its close. Obviously, I still need to get into that little curl, I will switch to another machine later to get into that area. You can also see on the topside, where the bottom liner is a little low, as well as the low spot in the core center section up towards the forward part of the bolster. There is a little discrepancy there, but I\u2019m not worried about that in this case, that is where the Damascus meets the Titanium handle core. My Damascus was just not quite wide enough right there. This is not an issue on this knife, as I will later be putting a pearl inlay along this section. The inlay will cover this transition seem of where the blade meets the handle core.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769524396\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769524396\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;182: I\u2019m switching to the spindle sander now to blend the bottom rear of the bolster to the frame. I have set up the assembly on two 1\u201dX2\u201dX3\u201d precision blocks. You can see that I have the main body of the knife resting primarily on one block, the second block is just under the little bit of liner that flares out from under the front bolster. There is just enough of the liner available to come in contact with the block. This is a bit tentative, so keep an eye on that forward block to make sure it doesn\u2019t slip out from under its proper location due to the moving of the assembly around the table, as well as just from the vibration caused by the machine when on. It is important that the knife rest evenly on the two blocks to ensure level flatness, and therefore square, precise grinding.\n\nYou can see where I have taken the top area at this point; it still needs a little work, but its close. Obviously, I still need to get into that little curl, I will switch to another machine later to get into that area. You can also see on the topside, where the bottom liner is a little low, as well as the low spot in the core center section up towards the forward part of the bolster. There is a little discrepancy there, but I\u2019m not worried about that in this case, that is where the Damascus meets the Titanium handle core. My Damascus was just not quite wide enough right there. This is not an issue on this knife, as I will later be putting a pearl inlay along this section. The inlay will cover this transition seem of where the blade meets the handle core.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"182: I\u2019m switching to the spindle sander now to blend the bottom rear of the bolster to the frame. I have set up the assembly on two 1\u201dX2\u201dX3\u201d precision blocks. You can see that I have the main body of the knife resting primarily on one block, the second block is just under the little bit of liner that flares out from under the front bolster. There is just enough of the liner available to come in contact with the block. This is a bit tentative, so keep an eye on that forward block to make sure it doesn\u2019t slip out from under its proper location due to the moving of the assembly around the table, as well as just from the vibration caused by the machine when on. It is important that the knife rest evenly on the two blocks to ensure level flatness, and therefore square, precise grinding.\n\nYou can see where I have taken the top area at this point; it still needs a little work, but its close. Obviously, I still need to get into that little curl, I will switch to another machine later to get into that area. You can also see on the topside, where the bottom liner is a little low, as well as the low spot in the core center section up towards the forward part of the bolster. There is a little discrepancy there, but I\u2019m not worried about that in this case, that is where the Damascus meets the Titanium handle core. My Damascus was just not quite wide enough right there. This is not an issue on this knife, as I will later be putting a pearl inlay along this section. The inlay will cover this transition seem of where the blade meets the handle core.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='182 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5499\/10769524396_8240ce3747_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7378\/10769741893_7a80591d2e_z.jpg' title='183: That rough area that we had along the bottom rear of the bolster is now nicely blended to the frame. However, as the bolster only shares a small section of the profile in common with the overall outside profile, there is a slight discrepancy where the bolster and handle frame split off into two different directions. There is a light \u201cfacet\u201d, which occurs where two concaves meet. We will again have to remove the bolsters, reassemble them, and just ever so slightly remove the facet, and blend the curves of the bolster. But before we get to that, I\u2019m leaving the assembly together so that we can get into the top little curl.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769741893\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769741893\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;183: That rough area that we had along the bottom rear of the bolster is now nicely blended to the frame. However, as the bolster only shares a small section of the profile in common with the overall outside profile, there is a slight discrepancy where the bolster and handle frame split off into two different directions. There is a light \u201cfacet\u201d, which occurs where two concaves meet. We will again have to remove the bolsters, reassemble them, and just ever so slightly remove the facet, and blend the curves of the bolster. But before we get to that, I\u2019m leaving the assembly together so that we can get into the top little curl.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"183: That rough area that we had along the bottom rear of the bolster is now nicely blended to the frame. However, as the bolster only shares a small section of the profile in common with the overall outside profile, there is a slight discrepancy where the bolster and handle frame split off into two different directions. There is a light \u201cfacet\u201d, which occurs where two concaves meet. We will again have to remove the bolsters, reassemble them, and just ever so slightly remove the facet, and blend the curves of the bolster. But before we get to that, I\u2019m leaving the assembly together so that we can get into the top little curl.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='183 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7378\/10769741893_7a80591d2e_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3784\/10769474025_40bb218b29_z.jpg' title='184: Here, I\u2019m going onto work on the file machine. A file machine accepts many different size files, which you mount in a chuck under the table; there is a small hole in the table for the file to pass through. You then turn it on, and the file goes straight up and down really fast. With the file machine I can get into that little top curl to clean it up, and help blend the area. Just as in our previous operation (what we ran into when blending the bottom part of the bolster), there again will be a slight discrepancy, the facet in the curve from where the frame goes in one direction, and the bolster goes in another. File machines are hard to find, and expensive, and virtually impossible to find the special files for (reverse cut). The alternative to using this machine is setting up rotary files in your drill press, which I use as well. Both the file machine and rotary files do the same job (though not as well) as the oscillating spindle sander, but on a smaller scale for tighter areas. However, you will still need to go in and hand-sand, finish out the tool marks, a small hand made sanding drum set up in a flex shaft hand tool works great for this. After finishing this operation, disassemble and de-bur.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769474025\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769474025\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;184: Here, I\u2019m going onto work on the file machine. A file machine accepts many different size files, which you mount in a chuck under the table; there is a small hole in the table for the file to pass through. You then turn it on, and the file goes straight up and down really fast. With the file machine I can get into that little top curl to clean it up, and help blend the area. Just as in our previous operation (what we ran into when blending the bottom part of the bolster), there again will be a slight discrepancy, the facet in the curve from where the frame goes in one direction, and the bolster goes in another. File machines are hard to find, and expensive, and virtually impossible to find the special files for (reverse cut). The alternative to using this machine is setting up rotary files in your drill press, which I use as well. Both the file machine and rotary files do the same job (though not as well) as the oscillating spindle sander, but on a smaller scale for tighter areas. However, you will still need to go in and hand-sand, finish out the tool marks, a small hand made sanding drum set up in a flex shaft hand tool works great for this. After finishing this operation, disassemble and de-bur.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"184: Here, I\u2019m going onto work on the file machine. A file machine accepts many different size files, which you mount in a chuck under the table; there is a small hole in the table for the file to pass through. You then turn it on, and the file goes straight up and down really fast. With the file machine I can get into that little top curl to clean it up, and help blend the area. Just as in our previous operation (what we ran into when blending the bottom part of the bolster), there again will be a slight discrepancy, the facet in the curve from where the frame goes in one direction, and the bolster goes in another. File machines are hard to find, and expensive, and virtually impossible to find the special files for (reverse cut). The alternative to using this machine is setting up rotary files in your drill press, which I use as well. Both the file machine and rotary files do the same job (though not as well) as the oscillating spindle sander, but on a smaller scale for tighter areas. However, you will still need to go in and hand-sand, finish out the tool marks, a small hand made sanding drum set up in a flex shaft hand tool works great for this. After finishing this operation, disassemble and de-bur.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='184 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3784\/10769474025_40bb218b29_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3681\/10769741093_a0bd360b8e_z.jpg' title='185: Now I\u2019m going to realign, and reassemble just the bolsters themselves.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769741093\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769741093\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;185: Now I\u2019m going to realign, and reassemble just the bolsters themselves.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"185: Now I\u2019m going to realign, and reassemble just the bolsters themselves.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='185 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3681\/10769741093_a0bd360b8e_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7348\/10769473315_34f8edfff4_z.jpg' title='186: Again, I\u2019m going to line things up using the drill bit shanks, clamp the assembly to fix the position, remove the drill bits, and then re-tap to make sure the holes are blended just for this temporary set up, so that when I put screws in, everything is properly compressed together.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769473315\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769473315\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;186: Again, I\u2019m going to line things up using the drill bit shanks, clamp the assembly to fix the position, remove the drill bits, and then re-tap to make sure the holes are blended just for this temporary set up, so that when I put screws in, everything is properly compressed together.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"186: Again, I\u2019m going to line things up using the drill bit shanks, clamp the assembly to fix the position, remove the drill bits, and then re-tap to make sure the holes are blended just for this temporary set up, so that when I put screws in, everything is properly compressed together.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='186 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7348\/10769473315_34f8edfff4_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3800\/10769522826_5f8707c008_z.jpg' title='187: It is important to re-tap when moving things into different positions, otherwise the slight misalignment of threads could cause the parts to separate just slightly when inserting a screw because the screw is sort of jumping a thread from where one component meets the next. Then disassemble, de-Bur, and reassemble using screws.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769522826\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769522826\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;187: It is important to re-tap when moving things into different positions, otherwise the slight misalignment of threads could cause the parts to separate just slightly when inserting a screw because the screw is sort of jumping a thread from where one component meets the next. Then disassemble, de-Bur, and reassemble using screws.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"187: It is important to re-tap when moving things into different positions, otherwise the slight misalignment of threads could cause the parts to separate just slightly when inserting a screw because the screw is sort of jumping a thread from where one component meets the next. Then disassemble, de-Bur, and reassemble using screws.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='187 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3800\/10769522826_5f8707c008_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3777\/10769740093_756305aecd_z.jpg' title='188: You can really see the discrepancy that was created along the top of the bolsters after I cleaned up the inside of the curl on the top. Next I\u2019ll go in and blend that.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769740093\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769740093\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;188: You can really see the discrepancy that was created along the top of the bolsters after I cleaned up the inside of the curl on the top. Next I\u2019ll go in and blend that.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"188: You can really see the discrepancy that was created along the top of the bolsters after I cleaned up the inside of the curl on the top. Next I\u2019ll go in and blend that.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='188 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3777\/10769740093_756305aecd_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3771\/10769739603_96d7352080_z.jpg' title='189: With a fine sanding belt on the flat platen and table assembly of the Burr King, I\u2019m just going to ever so slightly blend the little bump that was previously created. I want to make sure that this is a nice graceful smooth curve, with no chatter, or facets.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769739603\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769739603\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;189: With a fine sanding belt on the flat platen and table assembly of the Burr King, I\u2019m just going to ever so slightly blend the little bump that was previously created. I want to make sure that this is a nice graceful smooth curve, with no chatter, or facets.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"189: With a fine sanding belt on the flat platen and table assembly of the Burr King, I\u2019m just going to ever so slightly blend the little bump that was previously created. I want to make sure that this is a nice graceful smooth curve, with no chatter, or facets.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='189 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3771\/10769739603_96d7352080_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7347\/10769471895_a1e5cb0d15_z.jpg' title='190: I\u2019ll do the same with the bottom area of the bolsters on the spindle sander; blend the transition point of the two slightly different concave curves into one smooth graceful shape. This is going to be very minimal operation; there was just a slight discrepancy, unlike the top that I just fixed. Remember to move the piece across the contact point of the spindle sander; if you just let the spindle sander go up and down in one place you will create a facet, which is what we are trying to get rid of and avoid.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769471895\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769471895\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;190: I\u2019ll do the same with the bottom area of the bolsters on the spindle sander; blend the transition point of the two slightly different concave curves into one smooth graceful shape. This is going to be very minimal operation; there was just a slight discrepancy, unlike the top that I just fixed. Remember to move the piece across the contact point of the spindle sander; if you just let the spindle sander go up and down in one place you will create a facet, which is what we are trying to get rid of and avoid.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"190: I\u2019ll do the same with the bottom area of the bolsters on the spindle sander; blend the transition point of the two slightly different concave curves into one smooth graceful shape. This is going to be very minimal operation; there was just a slight discrepancy, unlike the top that I just fixed. Remember to move the piece across the contact point of the spindle sander; if you just let the spindle sander go up and down in one place you will create a facet, which is what we are trying to get rid of and avoid.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='190 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7347\/10769471895_a1e5cb0d15_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3735\/10769571534_4fd67fac59_z.jpg' title='191: The tips on the front of the bolsters where also slightly uneven, as well as a bit to long, so I\u2019m going to give them a little grind on the 1\u201dX30\u201d belt grinder. Now that entire bolster is basically to shape, I can grind the tips even, and then move onto finishing out the front little curved area.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769571534\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769571534\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;191: The tips on the front of the bolsters where also slightly uneven, as well as a bit to long, so I\u2019m going to give them a little grind on the 1\u201dX30\u201d belt grinder. Now that entire bolster is basically to shape, I can grind the tips even, and then move onto finishing out the front little curved area.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"191: The tips on the front of the bolsters where also slightly uneven, as well as a bit to long, so I\u2019m going to give them a little grind on the 1\u201dX30\u201d belt grinder. Now that entire bolster is basically to shape, I can grind the tips even, and then move onto finishing out the front little curved area.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='191 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3735\/10769571534_4fd67fac59_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2860\/10769738563_06962feabf_z.jpg' title='192: I\u2019ve set up a rotary file in my drill press. Make sure that the length of cutting area on the rotary file is fully covering the area needed to be ground. It is very important that the length of grinding area on the rotary file is going past the bottom of the assembly to insure even contact, and therefore even grinding of this area. Again, I\u2019m working on a 1\u201dX2\u201dX3\u201d block. You can move the rotary file up and down a little bit by engaging the depth handle on the drill press, this will help remove material a bit quicker, but be careful to not move the grinding bit to high or to low.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769738563\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769738563\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;192: I\u2019ve set up a rotary file in my drill press. Make sure that the length of cutting area on the rotary file is fully covering the area needed to be ground. It is very important that the length of grinding area on the rotary file is going past the bottom of the assembly to insure even contact, and therefore even grinding of this area. Again, I\u2019m working on a 1\u201dX2\u201dX3\u201d block. You can move the rotary file up and down a little bit by engaging the depth handle on the drill press, this will help remove material a bit quicker, but be careful to not move the grinding bit to high or to low.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"192: I\u2019ve set up a rotary file in my drill press. Make sure that the length of cutting area on the rotary file is fully covering the area needed to be ground. It is very important that the length of grinding area on the rotary file is going past the bottom of the assembly to insure even contact, and therefore even grinding of this area. Again, I\u2019m working on a 1\u201dX2\u201dX3\u201d block. You can move the rotary file up and down a little bit by engaging the depth handle on the drill press, this will help remove material a bit quicker, but be careful to not move the grinding bit to high or to low.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='192 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2860\/10769738563_06962feabf_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5529\/10769570784_3c92d82c8e_z.jpg' title='193: The bolster stack is going to once again be disassembled and de-bur\u2019d. After reposition in the usual manner (align and re-tap), the front side bolster only, is going to be reassembled onto the frame.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769570784\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769570784\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;193: The bolster stack is going to once again be disassembled and de-bur\u2019d. After reposition in the usual manner (align and re-tap), the front side bolster only, is going to be reassembled onto the frame.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"193: The bolster stack is going to once again be disassembled and de-bur\u2019d. After reposition in the usual manner (align and re-tap), the front side bolster only, is going to be reassembled onto the frame.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='193 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5529\/10769570784_3c92d82c8e_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5506\/10769738083_7a7d5477cb_z.jpg' title='194: You can see I\u2019ve also Dykem\u2019d the top area of the bolster, this is where we will be figuring out the rest of the screw\/stone placement, which I can now finally figure out because I have the entire bolster shape finished. Again, I\u2019m going to ballpark the placement by sight, by laying out a couple of proper sized, previously made bezels in the approximate area. Mark the North\/South placement with a scribe...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769738083\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769738083\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;194: You can see I\u2019ve also Dykem\u2019d the top area of the bolster, this is where we will be figuring out the rest of the screw\/stone placement, which I can now finally figure out because I have the entire bolster shape finished. Again, I\u2019m going to ballpark the placement by sight, by laying out a couple of proper sized, previously made bezels in the approximate area. Mark the North\/South placement with a scribe...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"194: You can see I\u2019ve also Dykem\u2019d the top area of the bolster, this is where we will be figuring out the rest of the screw\/stone placement, which I can now finally figure out because I have the entire bolster shape finished. Again, I\u2019m going to ballpark the placement by sight, by laying out a couple of proper sized, previously made bezels in the approximate area. Mark the North\/South placement with a scribe...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='194 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5506\/10769738083_7a7d5477cb_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5525\/10769570254_18c123cb9a_z.jpg' title='195: Then measure the distance from the top with the calipers.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769570254\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769570254\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;195: Then measure the distance from the top with the calipers.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"195: Then measure the distance from the top with the calipers.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='195 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5525\/10769570254_18c123cb9a_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5513\/10769519706_74c4de1c3c_z.jpg' title='196: I\u2019ll then remove the bezels from position and the bolster itself from the frame, and scribe my measurements into both the bolster and the interior assembly.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769519706\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769519706\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;196: I\u2019ll then remove the bezels from position and the bolster itself from the frame, and scribe my measurements into both the bolster and the interior assembly.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"196: I\u2019ll then remove the bezels from position and the bolster itself from the frame, and scribe my measurements into both the bolster and the interior assembly.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='196 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5513\/10769519706_74c4de1c3c_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3797\/10769519466_c4833ff9bc_z.jpg' title='197: Prick-punching on the crosshairs...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769519466\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769519466\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;197: Prick-punching on the crosshairs...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"197: Prick-punching on the crosshairs...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='197 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3797\/10769519466_c4833ff9bc_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3750\/10769736533_f3f7bb0d10_z.jpg' title='198: Once I figured out my crosshair locations, I prick-punched the bolsters as well, then stacked the bolsters together to drill clear through...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769736533\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769736533\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;198: Once I figured out my crosshair locations, I prick-punched the bolsters as well, then stacked the bolsters together to drill clear through...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"198: Once I figured out my crosshair locations, I prick-punched the bolsters as well, then stacked the bolsters together to drill clear through...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='198 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3750\/10769736533_f3f7bb0d10_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5480\/10769568754_b436ef4995_z.jpg' title='199: As you can see, some burs are forcing the parts to separate a bit, so it&#039;s time to disassemble, and de-bur the bolster stack, re-assemble, then continue.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769568754\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769568754\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;199: As you can see, some burs are forcing the parts to separate a bit, so it&#039;s time to disassemble, and de-bur the bolster stack, re-assemble, then continue.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"199: As you can see, some burs are forcing the parts to separate a bit, so it&#039;s time to disassemble, and de-bur the bolster stack, re-assemble, then continue.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='199 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5480\/10769568754_b436ef4995_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5476\/10769735783_93b1441697_z.jpg' title='200: All done; disassemble, and de-bur the bolster stack.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769735783\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769735783\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;200: All done; disassemble, and de-bur the bolster stack.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"200: All done; disassemble, and de-bur the bolster stack.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='200 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5476\/10769735783_93b1441697_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5527\/10769518206_b95e2f4102_z.jpg' title='201: All De-burred, re-assembled and ready to proceed.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769518206\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769518206\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;201: All De-burred, re-assembled and ready to proceed.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"201: All De-burred, re-assembled and ready to proceed.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='201 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5527\/10769518206_b95e2f4102_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2816\/10769517906_f6452888e6_z.jpg' title='202: Re-assemble onto the rest of the knife...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769517906\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769517906\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;202: Re-assemble onto the rest of the knife...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"202: Re-assemble onto the rest of the knife...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='202 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2816\/10769517906_f6452888e6_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7396\/10769558454_32b88ff4c8_z.jpg' title='203: Setting the depth to transfer a few more holes from the bolsters into the handle core. I&#039;m not going all the way through, but rather a little more than 1\/2 through, then I&#039;ll do the same from the other side. This way the hole will remain straight. Otherwise drilling all the way through tough material like titanium, the drill bit could wonder out of alignment and create a very angled hole: Not good. This eliminates any problems...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769558454\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769558454\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;203: Setting the depth to transfer a few more holes from the bolsters into the handle core. I&#039;m not going all the way through, but rather a little more than 1\/2 through, then I&#039;ll do the same from the other side. This way the hole will remain straight. Otherwise drilling all the way through tough material like titanium, the drill bit could wonder out of alignment and create a very angled hole: Not good. This eliminates any problems...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"203: Setting the depth to transfer a few more holes from the bolsters into the handle core. I&#039;m not going all the way through, but rather a little more than 1\/2 through, then I&#039;ll do the same from the other side. This way the hole will remain straight. Otherwise drilling all the way through tough material like titanium, the drill bit could wonder out of alignment and create a very angled hole: Not good. This eliminates any problems...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='203 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7396\/10769558454_32b88ff4c8_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7446\/10769517646_e8ff69ab79_z.jpg' title='204: Now that all Bolster holes have been transferred to the handle core, it&#039;s time to once again remove the bolsters from the handle core...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769517646\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769517646\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;204: Now that all Bolster holes have been transferred to the handle core, it&#039;s time to once again remove the bolsters from the handle core...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"204: Now that all Bolster holes have been transferred to the handle core, it&#039;s time to once again remove the bolsters from the handle core...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='204 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7446\/10769517646_e8ff69ab79_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5534\/10769457715_2afa20032b_z.jpg' title='205: I\u2019m going to be covering the construction screws with gemstones, bezel set in 18k gold. The bezels are NOT glued in, and because gold can\u2019t be soldered to titanium, the stones will be tightly press fit into place. The bolsters will be countersunk where the screws are. The countersunk hole will accommodate the set stones and are going to be carefully opened up to the correct size. I\u2019m actually going to make the countersunk holes a thousandth of an inch, or so undersized so that the bezels will be press fit into place. The bezel set stones will be so tight that they will have to be lightly hammered in using a rawhide mallet so as not to break the stones. In the case of these bolsters I am going to set three 4mm stones and one 5mm stone. The bezels I pre-made out of 18k seamless tubing with a seat for the gemstone. The bezels are all cut to an even height of .0142 thousands for the 5mm bezel as you can see in the photo, and about 1\/8\u201d for the 4mm bezel height.\n\nI want the bezels to have enough height in order to have sufficient meat to bury into the bolsters so they will be secure, and also to have a little bit sticking up from the surface. I like to have visible about .0030-.0040 thousandths of an inch of gold rim up above the surface of the handle. I also like the little bit of dimension the stones have off the surface of the knife for that studding effect.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769457715\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769457715\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;205: I\u2019m going to be covering the construction screws with gemstones, bezel set in 18k gold. The bezels are NOT glued in, and because gold can\u2019t be soldered to titanium, the stones will be tightly press fit into place. The bolsters will be countersunk where the screws are. The countersunk hole will accommodate the set stones and are going to be carefully opened up to the correct size. I\u2019m actually going to make the countersunk holes a thousandth of an inch, or so undersized so that the bezels will be press fit into place. The bezel set stones will be so tight that they will have to be lightly hammered in using a rawhide mallet so as not to break the stones. In the case of these bolsters I am going to set three 4mm stones and one 5mm stone. The bezels I pre-made out of 18k seamless tubing with a seat for the gemstone. The bezels are all cut to an even height of .0142 thousands for the 5mm bezel as you can see in the photo, and about 1\/8\u201d for the 4mm bezel height.\n\nI want the bezels to have enough height in order to have sufficient meat to bury into the bolsters so they will be secure, and also to have a little bit sticking up from the surface. I like to have visible about .0030-.0040 thousandths of an inch of gold rim up above the surface of the handle. I also like the little bit of dimension the stones have off the surface of the knife for that studding effect.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"205: I\u2019m going to be covering the construction screws with gemstones, bezel set in 18k gold. The bezels are NOT glued in, and because gold can\u2019t be soldered to titanium, the stones will be tightly press fit into place. The bolsters will be countersunk where the screws are. The countersunk hole will accommodate the set stones and are going to be carefully opened up to the correct size. I\u2019m actually going to make the countersunk holes a thousandth of an inch, or so undersized so that the bezels will be press fit into place. The bezel set stones will be so tight that they will have to be lightly hammered in using a rawhide mallet so as not to break the stones. In the case of these bolsters I am going to set three 4mm stones and one 5mm stone. The bezels I pre-made out of 18k seamless tubing with a seat for the gemstone. The bezels are all cut to an even height of .0142 thousands for the 5mm bezel as you can see in the photo, and about 1\/8\u201d for the 4mm bezel height.\n\nI want the bezels to have enough height in order to have sufficient meat to bury into the bolsters so they will be secure, and also to have a little bit sticking up from the surface. I like to have visible about .0030-.0040 thousandths of an inch of gold rim up above the surface of the handle. I also like the little bit of dimension the stones have off the surface of the knife for that studding effect.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='205 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5534\/10769457715_2afa20032b_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5482\/10769734593_a41180ee3a_z.jpg' title='206: I\u2019ve Dykem\u2019d an edge of a bolster and scribed a line for where I want the bottom of the bezels to settle, and give me both the secure fit and the visual effect I want. Don\u2019t forget there will be two depth measurements; taking into consideration the height of two different sized bezels; the 4mm bezels and the 5mm bezel. Depending where the set stones lies along surface after the much later process of curving the handle, the bezel set stones may be a little bit more visible on the low surface spots. In some spots, especially along the top and bottom, there may have been so much handle material removed, that there is not sufficient meat to securely hold the press-fit bezels any more. This may mean that the countersunk-holes for the bezels may have to be re-countersunk a little bit deeper after curving the surface.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769734593\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769734593\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;206: I\u2019ve Dykem\u2019d an edge of a bolster and scribed a line for where I want the bottom of the bezels to settle, and give me both the secure fit and the visual effect I want. Don\u2019t forget there will be two depth measurements; taking into consideration the height of two different sized bezels; the 4mm bezels and the 5mm bezel. Depending where the set stones lies along surface after the much later process of curving the handle, the bezel set stones may be a little bit more visible on the low surface spots. In some spots, especially along the top and bottom, there may have been so much handle material removed, that there is not sufficient meat to securely hold the press-fit bezels any more. This may mean that the countersunk-holes for the bezels may have to be re-countersunk a little bit deeper after curving the surface.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"206: I\u2019ve Dykem\u2019d an edge of a bolster and scribed a line for where I want the bottom of the bezels to settle, and give me both the secure fit and the visual effect I want. Don\u2019t forget there will be two depth measurements; taking into consideration the height of two different sized bezels; the 4mm bezels and the 5mm bezel. Depending where the set stones lies along surface after the much later process of curving the handle, the bezel set stones may be a little bit more visible on the low surface spots. In some spots, especially along the top and bottom, there may have been so much handle material removed, that there is not sufficient meat to securely hold the press-fit bezels any more. This may mean that the countersunk-holes for the bezels may have to be re-countersunk a little bit deeper after curving the surface.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='206 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5482\/10769734593_a41180ee3a_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7370\/10769466795_b53c6407e2_z.jpg' title='207: After picking the first size drill bit (1\/8\u201d, .0125) that I\u2019m going to use to countersink my screw holes, I am going to set and lock my depth on the drill press so that the drill bit only goes to my desired depth.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769466795\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769466795\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;207: After picking the first size drill bit (1\/8\u201d, .0125) that I\u2019m going to use to countersink my screw holes, I am going to set and lock my depth on the drill press so that the drill bit only goes to my desired depth.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"207: After picking the first size drill bit (1\/8\u201d, .0125) that I\u2019m going to use to countersink my screw holes, I am going to set and lock my depth on the drill press so that the drill bit only goes to my desired depth.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='207 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7370\/10769466795_b53c6407e2_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3749\/10769733803_0d2e752363_z.jpg' title='208: On the drill bit, I\u2019m using the shoulder, where the angled tip meets the shaft as my bottom: The bezel does not need a perfectly flat bottom to rest on, the outside bottom right-angled shoulders of the bezel will rest on the angle of the shoulders where the bottom of the countersunk hole transitions to the pointed bottom. After lining up the drill bit perfectly on the existing holes I\u2019m going to proceed to drill, and start to open up all the holes on both bolsters. MAKE SURE YOU ARE COUNTERSINKING THE FRONT SIDE OF BOTH BOLSTERS!!\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769733803\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769733803\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;208: On the drill bit, I\u2019m using the shoulder, where the angled tip meets the shaft as my bottom: The bezel does not need a perfectly flat bottom to rest on, the outside bottom right-angled shoulders of the bezel will rest on the angle of the shoulders where the bottom of the countersunk hole transitions to the pointed bottom. After lining up the drill bit perfectly on the existing holes I\u2019m going to proceed to drill, and start to open up all the holes on both bolsters. MAKE SURE YOU ARE COUNTERSINKING THE FRONT SIDE OF BOTH BOLSTERS!!\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"208: On the drill bit, I\u2019m using the shoulder, where the angled tip meets the shaft as my bottom: The bezel does not need a perfectly flat bottom to rest on, the outside bottom right-angled shoulders of the bezel will rest on the angle of the shoulders where the bottom of the countersunk hole transitions to the pointed bottom. After lining up the drill bit perfectly on the existing holes I\u2019m going to proceed to drill, and start to open up all the holes on both bolsters. MAKE SURE YOU ARE COUNTERSINKING THE FRONT SIDE OF BOTH BOLSTERS!!\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='208 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3749\/10769733803_0d2e752363_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7296\/10769557654_3708cc31ff_z.jpg' title='209: Ready to proceed...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769557654\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769557654\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;209: Ready to proceed...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"209: Ready to proceed...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='209 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7296\/10769557654_3708cc31ff_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7354\/10769468415_f381ed3bc2_z.jpg' title='210: Drilling...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769468415\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769468415\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;210: Drilling...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"210: Drilling...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='210 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7354\/10769468415_f381ed3bc2_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7392\/10769733033_4213d96587_z.jpg' title='211: 1st round finished...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769733033\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769733033\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;211: 1st round finished...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"211: 1st round finished...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='211 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7392\/10769733033_4213d96587_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2809\/10769515206_5a4e53f87c_z.jpg' title='212: From here I\u2019m going to repeat the last steps using another slightly bigger sized drill bit measuring .0160 thousandths of an inch. It is important that opening these holes be done in stages.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769515206\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769515206\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;212: From here I\u2019m going to repeat the last steps using another slightly bigger sized drill bit measuring .0160 thousandths of an inch. It is important that opening these holes be done in stages.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"212: From here I\u2019m going to repeat the last steps using another slightly bigger sized drill bit measuring .0160 thousandths of an inch. It is important that opening these holes be done in stages.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='212 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2809\/10769515206_5a4e53f87c_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7330\/10769732543_bdacd15033_z.jpg' title='213: The final size that the 4mm bezel holes are going to is .0180 thousands of an inch. This will provide a nice tight fit for the 4mm bezels as their width measures .0181 thousands of an inch. It\u2019s a good idea to open these holes up in three or more steps to get to final width; the hole will come out more accurate by removing less material at a time. Going in, and trying to take out bigger chunks of material will ruin your drill bits, especially in titanium. Also, going to open the hole to your desired width and depth all at once, chances that the holes may not come out centered by shifting, or nice and round, because of excessive chatter. Drilling hard material can sometimes be a fight in order to get it to come out right. It is important to visually check after each step to see if you are still on the center of your initial hole. Taking these extra steps will also give you the opportunity to try and compensate if one of the drilling operations tends to wander off to one side rather than staying right in the middle. If this happens, on your next enlargement you can force the drill towards the shallow side, by applying a little pressure on the drill bit, by holding and pushing the part into one side of the drill bit. Not much is going to happen, but you may be able to compensate by a couple of thousandths of an inch, and then again maybe a few extra on your next increase of size.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769732543\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769732543\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;213: The final size that the 4mm bezel holes are going to is .0180 thousands of an inch. This will provide a nice tight fit for the 4mm bezels as their width measures .0181 thousands of an inch. It\u2019s a good idea to open these holes up in three or more steps to get to final width; the hole will come out more accurate by removing less material at a time. Going in, and trying to take out bigger chunks of material will ruin your drill bits, especially in titanium. Also, going to open the hole to your desired width and depth all at once, chances that the holes may not come out centered by shifting, or nice and round, because of excessive chatter. Drilling hard material can sometimes be a fight in order to get it to come out right. It is important to visually check after each step to see if you are still on the center of your initial hole. Taking these extra steps will also give you the opportunity to try and compensate if one of the drilling operations tends to wander off to one side rather than staying right in the middle. If this happens, on your next enlargement you can force the drill towards the shallow side, by applying a little pressure on the drill bit, by holding and pushing the part into one side of the drill bit. Not much is going to happen, but you may be able to compensate by a couple of thousandths of an inch, and then again maybe a few extra on your next increase of size.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"213: The final size that the 4mm bezel holes are going to is .0180 thousands of an inch. This will provide a nice tight fit for the 4mm bezels as their width measures .0181 thousands of an inch. It\u2019s a good idea to open these holes up in three or more steps to get to final width; the hole will come out more accurate by removing less material at a time. Going in, and trying to take out bigger chunks of material will ruin your drill bits, especially in titanium. Also, going to open the hole to your desired width and depth all at once, chances that the holes may not come out centered by shifting, or nice and round, because of excessive chatter. Drilling hard material can sometimes be a fight in order to get it to come out right. It is important to visually check after each step to see if you are still on the center of your initial hole. Taking these extra steps will also give you the opportunity to try and compensate if one of the drilling operations tends to wander off to one side rather than staying right in the middle. If this happens, on your next enlargement you can force the drill towards the shallow side, by applying a little pressure on the drill bit, by holding and pushing the part into one side of the drill bit. Not much is going to happen, but you may be able to compensate by a couple of thousandths of an inch, and then again maybe a few extra on your next increase of size.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='213 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7330\/10769732543_bdacd15033_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7445\/10769565134_20b9208058_z.jpg' title='214: Holes finished out to 4mm. Next I\u2019ll repeat the same countersinking process for the remaining 5mm hole to its proper width (.0220) and depth.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769565134\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769565134\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;214: Holes finished out to 4mm. Next I\u2019ll repeat the same countersinking process for the remaining 5mm hole to its proper width (.0220) and depth.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"214: Holes finished out to 4mm. Next I\u2019ll repeat the same countersinking process for the remaining 5mm hole to its proper width (.0220) and depth.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='214 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7445\/10769565134_20b9208058_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3724\/10769514386_5e52dbd8ec_z.jpg' title='215: Setting up for the enlargement of the hole that will contain a 5mm hole...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769514386\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769514386\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;215: Setting up for the enlargement of the hole that will contain a 5mm hole...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"215: Setting up for the enlargement of the hole that will contain a 5mm hole...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='215 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3724\/10769514386_5e52dbd8ec_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7379\/10769464325_474c282e37_z.jpg' title='216: After all the countersinking is finished, the holes may need to be finished up with the appropriate sized reamer to clean up the hole chatter and create a perfect circle. From here de-bur the bolsters.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769464325\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769464325\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;216: After all the countersinking is finished, the holes may need to be finished up with the appropriate sized reamer to clean up the hole chatter and create a perfect circle. From here de-bur the bolsters.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"216: After all the countersinking is finished, the holes may need to be finished up with the appropriate sized reamer to clean up the hole chatter and create a perfect circle. From here de-bur the bolsters.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='216 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7379\/10769464325_474c282e37_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5533\/10769464175_767b860694_z.jpg' title='217: As you can see the 256 screw heads don\u2019t quite fit inside the 4mm bezels, so I\u2019m going to turn the heads down a bit in order to have plenty of room to accommodate the bezels sitting over them. The 5mm bezels are already big enough to accommodate the screw heads, so no adjustments need to be needed to the screws that will be under the 5mm stones as far as width goes (they may later need to be modified in height)\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769464175\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769464175\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;217: As you can see the 256 screw heads don\u2019t quite fit inside the 4mm bezels, so I\u2019m going to turn the heads down a bit in order to have plenty of room to accommodate the bezels sitting over them. The 5mm bezels are already big enough to accommodate the screw heads, so no adjustments need to be needed to the screws that will be under the 5mm stones as far as width goes (they may later need to be modified in height)\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"217: As you can see the 256 screw heads don\u2019t quite fit inside the 4mm bezels, so I\u2019m going to turn the heads down a bit in order to have plenty of room to accommodate the bezels sitting over them. The 5mm bezels are already big enough to accommodate the screw heads, so no adjustments need to be needed to the screws that will be under the 5mm stones as far as width goes (they may later need to be modified in height)\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='217 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5533\/10769464175_767b860694_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7357\/10769513366_008c078efb_z.jpg' title='218: I\u2019m going to turn the screw heads down in my Sherline Mini lathe. I don\u2019t want to damage the threads of the screws, so I will not be placing the screws directly in the jaws of the lathe. Instead, I\u2019m using a 1\/8\u201d pivot for a folding knife that is internally threaded to 256. I\u2019ll secure this pivot in the jaws of the lathe, leaving it sticking out a bit, and then tightly screw the screw into the pivot. Leaving a little of the pivot sticking out from the face of the jaws is to insure that there is room enough that the cutting tool does not hit the jaws when its turning.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769513366\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769513366\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;218: I\u2019m going to turn the screw heads down in my Sherline Mini lathe. I don\u2019t want to damage the threads of the screws, so I will not be placing the screws directly in the jaws of the lathe. Instead, I\u2019m using a 1\/8\u201d pivot for a folding knife that is internally threaded to 256. I\u2019ll secure this pivot in the jaws of the lathe, leaving it sticking out a bit, and then tightly screw the screw into the pivot. Leaving a little of the pivot sticking out from the face of the jaws is to insure that there is room enough that the cutting tool does not hit the jaws when its turning.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"218: I\u2019m going to turn the screw heads down in my Sherline Mini lathe. I don\u2019t want to damage the threads of the screws, so I will not be placing the screws directly in the jaws of the lathe. Instead, I\u2019m using a 1\/8\u201d pivot for a folding knife that is internally threaded to 256. I\u2019ll secure this pivot in the jaws of the lathe, leaving it sticking out a bit, and then tightly screw the screw into the pivot. Leaving a little of the pivot sticking out from the face of the jaws is to insure that there is room enough that the cutting tool does not hit the jaws when its turning.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='218 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7357\/10769513366_008c078efb_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3833\/10769730113_401d0e5885_z.jpg' title='219: I\u2019m just going to zip off a bit of width, so that the screw does not hit the inside of the bezel, but not too small; you want to keep the head reasonably big, so as to insure good purchase contact and strength of lock down.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769730113\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769730113\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;219: I\u2019m just going to zip off a bit of width, so that the screw does not hit the inside of the bezel, but not too small; you want to keep the head reasonably big, so as to insure good purchase contact and strength of lock down.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"219: I\u2019m just going to zip off a bit of width, so that the screw does not hit the inside of the bezel, but not too small; you want to keep the head reasonably big, so as to insure good purchase contact and strength of lock down.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='219 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3833\/10769730113_401d0e5885_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5550\/10769562394_bec468aeaf_z.jpg' title='220: You can see here the screw head is turned down just enough so that the bezel fits over it.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769562394\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769562394\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;220: You can see here the screw head is turned down just enough so that the bezel fits over it.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"220: You can see here the screw head is turned down just enough so that the bezel fits over it.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='220 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5550\/10769562394_bec468aeaf_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3788\/10769562024_e351c00654_z.jpg' title='221: Next the screws will need to be cut down in length: I\u2019ve placed a screw through one of the countersunk holes on the bolster including the bolster \u2018liner\u2019. From here you can see how far the screws will actually go into the handle core. As the screws will be coming into the same holes from both sides, you can see that the screws are too long, and would hit in the middle of the knife handle, causing the heads to stick out of the bolsters and therefore not properly holding the bolsters tight and flush to the frame. I\u2019m using the calipers (top-side measuring tips) in conjunction with the knife core to measure and determine where the screws need to be cut. As you can see in this case these screws need to be cut down about a \u00bc \u201c, a little more for the screws that go under the 5mm bezel set stones, as they are countersunk even lower.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769562024\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769562024\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;221: Next the screws will need to be cut down in length: I\u2019ve placed a screw through one of the countersunk holes on the bolster including the bolster \u2018liner\u2019. From here you can see how far the screws will actually go into the handle core. As the screws will be coming into the same holes from both sides, you can see that the screws are too long, and would hit in the middle of the knife handle, causing the heads to stick out of the bolsters and therefore not properly holding the bolsters tight and flush to the frame. I\u2019m using the calipers (top-side measuring tips) in conjunction with the knife core to measure and determine where the screws need to be cut. As you can see in this case these screws need to be cut down about a \u00bc \u201c, a little more for the screws that go under the 5mm bezel set stones, as they are countersunk even lower.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"221: Next the screws will need to be cut down in length: I\u2019ve placed a screw through one of the countersunk holes on the bolster including the bolster \u2018liner\u2019. From here you can see how far the screws will actually go into the handle core. As the screws will be coming into the same holes from both sides, you can see that the screws are too long, and would hit in the middle of the knife handle, causing the heads to stick out of the bolsters and therefore not properly holding the bolsters tight and flush to the frame. I\u2019m using the calipers (top-side measuring tips) in conjunction with the knife core to measure and determine where the screws need to be cut. As you can see in this case these screws need to be cut down about a \u00bc \u201c, a little more for the screws that go under the 5mm bezel set stones, as they are countersunk even lower.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='221 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3788\/10769562024_e351c00654_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3762\/10769561804_40127513bf_z.jpg' title='222: Cut the screws with either a heavy-duty wire cutter, or with a jewelers saw, then clean up the ends by first flattening them out on a grinder, then breaking the edges with a cup bur in a Flex Shaft or Dremel tool.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769561804\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769561804\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;222: Cut the screws with either a heavy-duty wire cutter, or with a jewelers saw, then clean up the ends by first flattening them out on a grinder, then breaking the edges with a cup bur in a Flex Shaft or Dremel tool.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"222: Cut the screws with either a heavy-duty wire cutter, or with a jewelers saw, then clean up the ends by first flattening them out on a grinder, then breaking the edges with a cup bur in a Flex Shaft or Dremel tool.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='222 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3762\/10769561804_40127513bf_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2893\/10769457015_d320c43f2b_z.jpg' title='223: You can see here now that the screws have been cut, that they will go through all parts all the way into the main body with just a little breathing room in the center.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769457015\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769457015\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;223: You can see here now that the screws have been cut, that they will go through all parts all the way into the main body with just a little breathing room in the center.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"223: You can see here now that the screws have been cut, that they will go through all parts all the way into the main body with just a little breathing room in the center.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='223 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2893\/10769457015_d320c43f2b_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2810\/10769456945_b4e6eaacf3_z.jpg' title='224: Disassemble, de-bur and reassemble ALL parts.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769456945\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769456945\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;224: Disassemble, de-bur and reassemble ALL parts.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"224: Disassemble, de-bur and reassemble ALL parts.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='224 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2810\/10769456945_b4e6eaacf3_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2882\/10769461135_f72260db8c_z.jpg' title='225: I&#039;ve now reassembled the bolsters onto the frame, and am finally ready to start working on the next component.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769461135\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769461135\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;225: I&#039;ve now reassembled the bolsters onto the frame, and am finally ready to start working on the next component.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"225: I&#039;ve now reassembled the bolsters onto the frame, and am finally ready to start working on the next component.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='225 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2882\/10769461135_f72260db8c_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3699\/10769772063_7260cceec8_z.jpg' title='226: A rough cut slab of a chunk of Super-Conductor wire... a remnant copper\/Titanium\/Niobium conductive wire from the super-collider project, built, but later abandoned before completion by the US Government in the 90&#039;s. Made from a matrix of 47% Titanium\/ 52% Niobium wires pulled thru a copper core, superconductor was (going to be) used to move electricity in the particle accelerator. I got this from a guy who works for NASA, and got all the leftover material.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769772063\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769772063\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;226: A rough cut slab of a chunk of Super-Conductor wire... a remnant copper\/Titanium\/Niobium conductive wire from the super-collider project, built, but later abandoned before completion by the US Government in the 90&#039;s. Made from a matrix of 47% Titanium\/ 52% Niobium wires pulled thru a copper core, superconductor was (going to be) used to move electricity in the particle accelerator. I got this from a guy who works for NASA, and got all the leftover material.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"226: A rough cut slab of a chunk of Super-Conductor wire... a remnant copper\/Titanium\/Niobium conductive wire from the super-collider project, built, but later abandoned before completion by the US Government in the 90&#039;s. Made from a matrix of 47% Titanium\/ 52% Niobium wires pulled thru a copper core, superconductor was (going to be) used to move electricity in the particle accelerator. I got this from a guy who works for NASA, and got all the leftover material.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='226 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3699\/10769772063_7260cceec8_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7318\/10769771773_8aa347deba_z.jpg' title='227: Coating with Dykem.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769771773\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769771773\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;227: Coating with Dykem.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"227: Coating with Dykem.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='227 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7318\/10769771773_8aa347deba_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5477\/10769552276_84bb46d10f_z.jpg' title='228: Nothing more exciting than watching paint dry!\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769552276\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769552276\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;228: Nothing more exciting than watching paint dry!\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"228: Nothing more exciting than watching paint dry!\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='228 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5477\/10769552276_84bb46d10f_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7367\/10769771363_2b7192a316_z.jpg' title='229: Hand sanding to get the rough marks out, and get this thing even and flat across the surface.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769771363\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769771363\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;229: Hand sanding to get the rough marks out, and get this thing even and flat across the surface.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"229: Hand sanding to get the rough marks out, and get this thing even and flat across the surface.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='229 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7367\/10769771363_2b7192a316_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7395\/10769602814_ff458e3caf_z.jpg' title='230: As you can see it needs some work...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769602814\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769602814\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;230: As you can see it needs some work...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"230: As you can see it needs some work...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='230 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7395\/10769602814_ff458e3caf_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5486\/10769770853_0121826f91_z.jpg' title='231: So, now I&#039;m ready to lay out my pattern for the 2nd set of bolsters and to try book-match the patterns the best I can...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769770853\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769770853\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;231: So, now I&#039;m ready to lay out my pattern for the 2nd set of bolsters and to try book-match the patterns the best I can...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"231: So, now I&#039;m ready to lay out my pattern for the 2nd set of bolsters and to try book-match the patterns the best I can...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='231 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5486\/10769770853_0121826f91_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7405\/10769502965_5cb7bdf0b3_z.jpg' title='232: I&#039;ve used a razor blade to cut out the pattern in some paper and moved it around till I found a section of pattern that looks good. I then use a fine sharpie to rough transfer the pattern onto the metal by running the sharpie along the inside edge of the paper. I then flip the paper over and find a good match pattern-wise for the other bolster, and again transfer the design...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769502965\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769502965\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;232: I&#039;ve used a razor blade to cut out the pattern in some paper and moved it around till I found a section of pattern that looks good. I then use a fine sharpie to rough transfer the pattern onto the metal by running the sharpie along the inside edge of the paper. I then flip the paper over and find a good match pattern-wise for the other bolster, and again transfer the design...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"232: I&#039;ve used a razor blade to cut out the pattern in some paper and moved it around till I found a section of pattern that looks good. I then use a fine sharpie to rough transfer the pattern onto the metal by running the sharpie along the inside edge of the paper. I then flip the paper over and find a good match pattern-wise for the other bolster, and again transfer the design...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='232 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7405\/10769502965_5cb7bdf0b3_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3729\/10769551316_d753a715db_z.jpg' title='233: Now that I have penned in my outlines, I&#039;m going to again coat with layout fluid and use my now finished liners as templates and hard scribe the patterns in.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769551316\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769551316\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;233: Now that I have penned in my outlines, I&#039;m going to again coat with layout fluid and use my now finished liners as templates and hard scribe the patterns in.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"233: Now that I have penned in my outlines, I&#039;m going to again coat with layout fluid and use my now finished liners as templates and hard scribe the patterns in.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='233 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3729\/10769551316_d753a715db_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2829\/10769551246_fea2369a8b_z.jpg' title='234: Using the other bolster to scribe in the front edge line: where the new bolster mates to the 1st bolster.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769551246\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769551246\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;234: Using the other bolster to scribe in the front edge line: where the new bolster mates to the 1st bolster.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"234: Using the other bolster to scribe in the front edge line: where the new bolster mates to the 1st bolster.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='234 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2829\/10769551246_fea2369a8b_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7375\/10769602384_f75d1c1c04_z.jpg' title='235: Here you can see my scribed in shapes, along with my paper template. If you look closely you can see the sharpie marker layout as well.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769602384\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769602384\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;235: Here you can see my scribed in shapes, along with my paper template. If you look closely you can see the sharpie marker layout as well.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"235: Here you can see my scribed in shapes, along with my paper template. If you look closely you can see the sharpie marker layout as well.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='235 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7375\/10769602384_f75d1c1c04_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3679\/10769602314_fe0cf37be8_z.jpg' title='236: Starting the rough cuts of these pieces on the bandsaw. Again, I&#039;m going to cut close to the line, but just outside of them.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769602314\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769602314\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;236: Starting the rough cuts of these pieces on the bandsaw. Again, I&#039;m going to cut close to the line, but just outside of them.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"236: Starting the rough cuts of these pieces on the bandsaw. Again, I&#039;m going to cut close to the line, but just outside of them.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='236 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3679\/10769602314_fe0cf37be8_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7432\/10769770653_cfd32af957_z.jpg' title='237: Close up of rough bandsaw cutting.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769770653\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769770653\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;237: Close up of rough bandsaw cutting.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"237: Close up of rough bandsaw cutting.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='237 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7432\/10769770653_cfd32af957_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2872\/10769502575_61ff301184_z.jpg' title='238: Some progress thus far.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769502575\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769502575\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;238: Some progress thus far.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"238: Some progress thus far.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='238 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2872\/10769502575_61ff301184_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7360\/10769602134_92d6600dab_z.jpg' title='239: One piece rough separated from the mass.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769602134\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769602134\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;239: One piece rough separated from the mass.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"239: One piece rough separated from the mass.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='239 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7360\/10769602134_92d6600dab_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5541\/10769770443_e5e5d5950c_z.jpg' title='240: Took about a little over 2 hours to cut these 2 pieces out of the main mass. I&#039;ve left about 1\/32 of an inch of excess just outside the lines, which I&#039;ll clean up soon. Since the rear curve has not been established yet, I&#039;ve left plenty of excess material there...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769770443\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769770443\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;240: Took about a little over 2 hours to cut these 2 pieces out of the main mass. I&#039;ve left about 1\/32 of an inch of excess just outside the lines, which I&#039;ll clean up soon. Since the rear curve has not been established yet, I&#039;ve left plenty of excess material there...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"240: Took about a little over 2 hours to cut these 2 pieces out of the main mass. I&#039;ve left about 1\/32 of an inch of excess just outside the lines, which I&#039;ll clean up soon. Since the rear curve has not been established yet, I&#039;ve left plenty of excess material there...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='240 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5541\/10769770443_e5e5d5950c_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7395\/10769602054_260c91f76c_z.jpg' title='241: I&#039;m going onto use the Oscillating spindle sander to clean up the excess metal, and bring it as close to the scribed line as possible. To start I&#039;m just going to work on the big concave curve; the part that fits up to my forward bolster.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769602054\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769602054\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;241: I&#039;m going onto use the Oscillating spindle sander to clean up the excess metal, and bring it as close to the scribed line as possible. To start I&#039;m just going to work on the big concave curve; the part that fits up to my forward bolster.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"241: I&#039;m going onto use the Oscillating spindle sander to clean up the excess metal, and bring it as close to the scribed line as possible. To start I&#039;m just going to work on the big concave curve; the part that fits up to my forward bolster.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='241 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7395\/10769602054_260c91f76c_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3719\/10769550796_0e675ba584_z.jpg' title='242: The Titanium is making the grinding go pretty slow... here you can see where some areas are getting smoothed out, along with the still rough areas. In order to get into all of this shape, I&#039;ll have to change spindle sizes a couple of times.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769550796\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769550796\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;242: The Titanium is making the grinding go pretty slow... here you can see where some areas are getting smoothed out, along with the still rough areas. In order to get into all of this shape, I&#039;ll have to change spindle sizes a couple of times.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"242: The Titanium is making the grinding go pretty slow... here you can see where some areas are getting smoothed out, along with the still rough areas. In order to get into all of this shape, I&#039;ll have to change spindle sizes a couple of times.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='242 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3719\/10769550796_0e675ba584_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5540\/10769550766_34be9f7e8e_z.jpg' title='243: As I&#039;m working, burs are getting created. As this bur can throw my dimensions off a bit, especially here on the backside, I need to periodically sand the bottom flat...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769550766\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769550766\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;243: As I&#039;m working, burs are getting created. As this bur can throw my dimensions off a bit, especially here on the backside, I need to periodically sand the bottom flat...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"243: As I&#039;m working, burs are getting created. As this bur can throw my dimensions off a bit, especially here on the backside, I need to periodically sand the bottom flat...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='243 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5540\/10769550766_34be9f7e8e_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7302\/10769770223_22871270c1_z.jpg' title='244: A little hand sanding on some 400-grit sandpaper. This ensures that any burs won&#039;t end up raising the piece and thereby throwing off my needed 90-degree angles.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769770223\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769770223\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;244: A little hand sanding on some 400-grit sandpaper. This ensures that any burs won&#039;t end up raising the piece and thereby throwing off my needed 90-degree angles.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"244: A little hand sanding on some 400-grit sandpaper. This ensures that any burs won&#039;t end up raising the piece and thereby throwing off my needed 90-degree angles.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='244 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7302\/10769770223_22871270c1_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3771\/10769770103_61b3fdeb38_z.jpg' title='245: Cleaned up with some sandpaper: No more burs, repeat periodically...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769770103\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769770103\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;245: Cleaned up with some sandpaper: No more burs, repeat periodically...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"245: Cleaned up with some sandpaper: No more burs, repeat periodically...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='245 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3771\/10769770103_61b3fdeb38_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3769\/10769502135_11908d2f41_z.jpg' title='246: Now that I&#039;ve finished taking the curve in the pieces as close to the scribed line as possible by eye, I&#039;m now checking my fit using a backlight. If I see light through the crack, (which you can here between the pieces just behind the closest screw to the superconductor), that is where the parts are not touching, parts that are touching need to be worked down a little. I&#039;ll repeat this many times until the fit looks as tight as possible.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769502135\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769502135\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;246: Now that I&#039;ve finished taking the curve in the pieces as close to the scribed line as possible by eye, I&#039;m now checking my fit using a backlight. If I see light through the crack, (which you can here between the pieces just behind the closest screw to the superconductor), that is where the parts are not touching, parts that are touching need to be worked down a little. I&#039;ll repeat this many times until the fit looks as tight as possible.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"246: Now that I&#039;ve finished taking the curve in the pieces as close to the scribed line as possible by eye, I&#039;m now checking my fit using a backlight. If I see light through the crack, (which you can here between the pieces just behind the closest screw to the superconductor), that is where the parts are not touching, parts that are touching need to be worked down a little. I&#039;ll repeat this many times until the fit looks as tight as possible.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='246 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3769\/10769502135_11908d2f41_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2815\/10769770013_fde8d7cbb4_z.jpg' title='247: I&#039;ve also used Dykem layout fluid on this inside edge that I&#039;m working on...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769770013\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769770013\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;247: I&#039;ve also used Dykem layout fluid on this inside edge that I&#039;m working on...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"247: I&#039;ve also used Dykem layout fluid on this inside edge that I&#039;m working on...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='247 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2815\/10769770013_fde8d7cbb4_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7365\/10769601754_f0be1e3455_z.jpg' title='248: Here, I&#039;m rubbing the pieces together (towards, and away from me), which will rub off some of the Dykem. This will let me know exactly where I still have too much metal...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769601754\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769601754\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;248: Here, I&#039;m rubbing the pieces together (towards, and away from me), which will rub off some of the Dykem. This will let me know exactly where I still have too much metal...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"248: Here, I&#039;m rubbing the pieces together (towards, and away from me), which will rub off some of the Dykem. This will let me know exactly where I still have too much metal...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='248 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7365\/10769601754_f0be1e3455_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5528\/10769601734_217455a1eb_z.jpg' title='249: You can see a couple minor spots that have rubbed off. Now I&#039;ll very carefully remove a little more metal in these areas, and keep checking against a backlight and by re-applying more Dykem, till I get it pretty close to perfect.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769601734\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769601734\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;249: You can see a couple minor spots that have rubbed off. Now I&#039;ll very carefully remove a little more metal in these areas, and keep checking against a backlight and by re-applying more Dykem, till I get it pretty close to perfect.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"249: You can see a couple minor spots that have rubbed off. Now I&#039;ll very carefully remove a little more metal in these areas, and keep checking against a backlight and by re-applying more Dykem, till I get it pretty close to perfect.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='249 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5528\/10769601734_217455a1eb_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5498\/10769769833_420a43b790_z.jpg' title='250: Finished results: A nice, tight, flawless union between the 2 parts. Repeat for the other side... (About 1.5 hrs worth of work just to fine-tune that fitting!)\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769769833\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769769833\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;250: Finished results: A nice, tight, flawless union between the 2 parts. Repeat for the other side... (About 1.5 hrs worth of work just to fine-tune that fitting!)\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"250: Finished results: A nice, tight, flawless union between the 2 parts. Repeat for the other side... (About 1.5 hrs worth of work just to fine-tune that fitting!)\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='250 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5498\/10769769833_420a43b790_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2871\/10769601464_43cd806d49_z.jpg' title='251: This is a piece of 1\/16&quot; 6AL4V titanium... I&#039;m going to cut another couple of pieces of this to act as under-liners for the 2nd set of bolsters. By placing titanium under the bolsters, this will raise the bolsters up higher than the other handle components. This was not originally in the plans, otherwise I would have cut and profiled the bolsters and liners at the same time. (As you can see from this sheet, I have had a few other knife parts cut out via EDM for other projects in the past.)\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769601464\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769601464\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;251: This is a piece of 1\/16&quot; 6AL4V titanium... I&#039;m going to cut another couple of pieces of this to act as under-liners for the 2nd set of bolsters. By placing titanium under the bolsters, this will raise the bolsters up higher than the other handle components. This was not originally in the plans, otherwise I would have cut and profiled the bolsters and liners at the same time. (As you can see from this sheet, I have had a few other knife parts cut out via EDM for other projects in the past.)\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"251: This is a piece of 1\/16&quot; 6AL4V titanium... I&#039;m going to cut another couple of pieces of this to act as under-liners for the 2nd set of bolsters. By placing titanium under the bolsters, this will raise the bolsters up higher than the other handle components. This was not originally in the plans, otherwise I would have cut and profiled the bolsters and liners at the same time. (As you can see from this sheet, I have had a few other knife parts cut out via EDM for other projects in the past.)\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='251 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2871\/10769601464_43cd806d49_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2868\/10769769743_57c9e2ed48_z.jpg' title='252: The first thing I need to do is transfer some more holes from the main Ti liners to the new bolsters...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769769743\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769769743\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;252: The first thing I need to do is transfer some more holes from the main Ti liners to the new bolsters...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"252: The first thing I need to do is transfer some more holes from the main Ti liners to the new bolsters...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='252 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2868\/10769769743_57c9e2ed48_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3805\/10769769733_be236c94d5_z.jpg' title='253: Here I&#039;ve placed and clamped the new bolsters into place, so that I can transfer the construction holes.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769769733\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769769733\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;253: Here I&#039;ve placed and clamped the new bolsters into place, so that I can transfer the construction holes.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"253: Here I&#039;ve placed and clamped the new bolsters into place, so that I can transfer the construction holes.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='253 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3805\/10769769733_be236c94d5_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5528\/10769769673_e12d00ce89_z.jpg' title='254: The holes I need to transfer are already in the main Titanium liners. So I&#039;m flipping the assembly over and raising the piece up on some 1-2-3 blocks, and drilling from the rear.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769769673\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769769673\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;254: The holes I need to transfer are already in the main Titanium liners. So I&#039;m flipping the assembly over and raising the piece up on some 1-2-3 blocks, and drilling from the rear.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"254: The holes I need to transfer are already in the main Titanium liners. So I&#039;m flipping the assembly over and raising the piece up on some 1-2-3 blocks, and drilling from the rear.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='254 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5528\/10769769673_e12d00ce89_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2833\/10769601334_2927a0ee09_z.jpg' title='255: Once I have the holes transferred into the bolsters, I take everything apart, sand, clean and de-bur. Then, as you can see here, I&#039;ve re-clamped the bolsters to my Ti sheet. I&#039;ll then scribe the outline of the bolster shape onto the Ti sheet as well...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769601334\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769601334\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;255: Once I have the holes transferred into the bolsters, I take everything apart, sand, clean and de-bur. Then, as you can see here, I&#039;ve re-clamped the bolsters to my Ti sheet. I&#039;ll then scribe the outline of the bolster shape onto the Ti sheet as well...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"255: Once I have the holes transferred into the bolsters, I take everything apart, sand, clean and de-bur. Then, as you can see here, I&#039;ve re-clamped the bolsters to my Ti sheet. I&#039;ll then scribe the outline of the bolster shape onto the Ti sheet as well...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='255 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2833\/10769601334_2927a0ee09_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3802\/10769501615_7f4eab124c_z.jpg' title='256: Now I&#039;m going to transfer the holes through the bolsters, and through the Ti sheet.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769501615\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769501615\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;256: Now I&#039;m going to transfer the holes through the bolsters, and through the Ti sheet.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"256: Now I&#039;m going to transfer the holes through the bolsters, and through the Ti sheet.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='256 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3802\/10769501615_7f4eab124c_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2819\/10769550026_cc4aec6503_z.jpg' title='257: Backside burs from drilling: need to be cleaned up and removed, otherwise the piece won&#039;t lay flat.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769550026\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769550026\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;257: Backside burs from drilling: need to be cleaned up and removed, otherwise the piece won&#039;t lay flat.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"257: Backside burs from drilling: need to be cleaned up and removed, otherwise the piece won&#039;t lay flat.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='257 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2819\/10769550026_cc4aec6503_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2862\/10769549986_bf4656f01c_z.jpg' title='258: Here you can see the finished drill holes and scribed outlines. Now its time to start cutting these out on the bandsaw.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769549986\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769549986\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;258: Here you can see the finished drill holes and scribed outlines. Now its time to start cutting these out on the bandsaw.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"258: Here you can see the finished drill holes and scribed outlines. Now its time to start cutting these out on the bandsaw.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='258 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2862\/10769549986_bf4656f01c_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5490\/10769769553_791f5c8e7b_z.jpg' title='259: Part way into bandsaw, cutting the parts out.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769769553\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769769553\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;259: Part way into bandsaw, cutting the parts out.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"259: Part way into bandsaw, cutting the parts out.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='259 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5490\/10769769553_791f5c8e7b_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5498\/10769601054_ac5c4cb06c_z.jpg' title='260: It&#039;s a little hard to see, but there is about 2&quot; of missing teeth here on my bandsaw blade. This is why I primarily use EDM now to cut my parts: cutting Titanium on the bandsaw really sucks, and trashes your tools! :(\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769601054\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769601054\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;260: It&#039;s a little hard to see, but there is about 2&quot; of missing teeth here on my bandsaw blade. This is why I primarily use EDM now to cut my parts: cutting Titanium on the bandsaw really sucks, and trashes your tools! :(\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"260: It&#039;s a little hard to see, but there is about 2&quot; of missing teeth here on my bandsaw blade. This is why I primarily use EDM now to cut my parts: cutting Titanium on the bandsaw really sucks, and trashes your tools! :(\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='260 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5498\/10769601054_ac5c4cb06c_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7445\/10769501405_bea4ba607d_z.jpg' title='261: Finished ROUGH cutting.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769501405\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769501405\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;261: Finished ROUGH cutting.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"261: Finished ROUGH cutting.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='261 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7445\/10769501405_bea4ba607d_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7421\/10769501365_8f8f84e3a9_z.jpg' title='262: Sanded, cleaned and de-burred.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769501365\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769501365\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;262: Sanded, cleaned and de-burred.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"262: Sanded, cleaned and de-burred.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='262 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7421\/10769501365_8f8f84e3a9_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2852\/10769769263_992826777b_z.jpg' title='263: Next, I have to thread the holes I recently drilled in the bolsters, and of course, clean and de-bur.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769769263\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769769263\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;263: Next, I have to thread the holes I recently drilled in the bolsters, and of course, clean and de-bur.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"263: Next, I have to thread the holes I recently drilled in the bolsters, and of course, clean and de-bur.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='263 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2852\/10769769263_992826777b_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2850\/10769501265_075b589e08_z.jpg' title='264: Here I&#039;ve aligned the holes of the bolsters and their new liners with extra drill bits (of the same size as used to drill) and clamped everything together.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769501265\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769501265\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;264: Here I&#039;ve aligned the holes of the bolsters and their new liners with extra drill bits (of the same size as used to drill) and clamped everything together.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"264: Here I&#039;ve aligned the holes of the bolsters and their new liners with extra drill bits (of the same size as used to drill) and clamped everything together.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='264 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2850\/10769501265_075b589e08_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2805\/10769501145_42a7c6a3d5_z.jpg' title='265: Now, I&#039;m going to run the tap through the bolster and transfer threads into the liners. Repeat for each hole, disassemble, de-bur, and reassemble each time...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769501145\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769501145\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;265: Now, I&#039;m going to run the tap through the bolster and transfer threads into the liners. Repeat for each hole, disassemble, de-bur, and reassemble each time...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"265: Now, I&#039;m going to run the tap through the bolster and transfer threads into the liners. Repeat for each hole, disassemble, de-bur, and reassemble each time...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='265 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2805\/10769501145_42a7c6a3d5_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5529\/10769600524_32cb6b51ae_z.jpg' title='266: With each new hole I fully thread, I&#039;m dropping screws into place.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769600524\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769600524\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;266: With each new hole I fully thread, I&#039;m dropping screws into place.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"266: With each new hole I fully thread, I&#039;m dropping screws into place.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='266 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5529\/10769600524_32cb6b51ae_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5540\/10769549286_384c347e2b_z.jpg' title='267: Here are the pieces, minus clamps and drill bits, and now screwed together. But, next I need to unscrew them again...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769549286\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769549286\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;267: Here are the pieces, minus clamps and drill bits, and now screwed together. But, next I need to unscrew them again...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"267: Here are the pieces, minus clamps and drill bits, and now screwed together. But, next I need to unscrew them again...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='267 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5540\/10769549286_384c347e2b_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3830\/10769549226_4b9011d248_z.jpg' title='268: I still need to profile the overall shape back to the profile of the knife. Here, I&#039;ve screwed the bolster in position, but from the rear, so that I can scribe a nice sharp profile line onto the TOP of the bolster, so that I can see it in the upcoming steps.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769549226\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769549226\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;268: I still need to profile the overall shape back to the profile of the knife. Here, I&#039;ve screwed the bolster in position, but from the rear, so that I can scribe a nice sharp profile line onto the TOP of the bolster, so that I can see it in the upcoming steps.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"268: I still need to profile the overall shape back to the profile of the knife. Here, I&#039;ve screwed the bolster in position, but from the rear, so that I can scribe a nice sharp profile line onto the TOP of the bolster, so that I can see it in the upcoming steps.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='268 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3830\/10769549226_4b9011d248_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3675\/10769501065_eaa3f35ee8_z.jpg' title='269: Here, I&#039;ve re-aligned the bolsters with their new liners underneath. And, you can see the scribe lines on top, which shows where I still have too much material. I have to be very careful of the inside curve, as it is already at finished dimensions on the bolster part. I&#039;ve Dykem\u2019d everything, and I&#039;ll 1st tackle removing the excess liner material in the inside curve back to the correct finish dimension.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769501065\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769501065\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;269: Here, I&#039;ve re-aligned the bolsters with their new liners underneath. And, you can see the scribe lines on top, which shows where I still have too much material. I have to be very careful of the inside curve, as it is already at finished dimensions on the bolster part. I&#039;ve Dykem\u2019d everything, and I&#039;ll 1st tackle removing the excess liner material in the inside curve back to the correct finish dimension.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"269: Here, I&#039;ve re-aligned the bolsters with their new liners underneath. And, you can see the scribe lines on top, which shows where I still have too much material. I have to be very careful of the inside curve, as it is already at finished dimensions on the bolster part. I&#039;ve Dykem\u2019d everything, and I&#039;ll 1st tackle removing the excess liner material in the inside curve back to the correct finish dimension.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='269 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3675\/10769501065_eaa3f35ee8_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3756\/10769768913_f279139d6c_z.jpg' title='270: Here you can see the inside curve liner and bolster edge are the same. I used the Dykem as an indicator. Once the blue is just every so slightly starting to be removed, I&#039;ll stop. I want to take the liners back to the bolster edge, but I do not want to remove anymore bolster material.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769768913\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769768913\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;270: Here you can see the inside curve liner and bolster edge are the same. I used the Dykem as an indicator. Once the blue is just every so slightly starting to be removed, I&#039;ll stop. I want to take the liners back to the bolster edge, but I do not want to remove anymore bolster material.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"270: Here you can see the inside curve liner and bolster edge are the same. I used the Dykem as an indicator. Once the blue is just every so slightly starting to be removed, I&#039;ll stop. I want to take the liners back to the bolster edge, but I do not want to remove anymore bolster material.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='270 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3756\/10769768913_f279139d6c_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3753\/10769600404_5d9f74af6b_z.jpg' title='271: New, secondary set of bolsters screwed to frame and Dykem\u2019d.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769600404\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769600404\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;271: New, secondary set of bolsters screwed to frame and Dykem\u2019d.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"271: New, secondary set of bolsters screwed to frame and Dykem\u2019d.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='271 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3753\/10769600404_5d9f74af6b_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2807\/10769768823_0b0e9c6488_z.jpg' title='272: Here I have the entire assembly set up on my oscillating spindle sander.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769768823\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769768823\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;272: Here I have the entire assembly set up on my oscillating spindle sander.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"272: Here I have the entire assembly set up on my oscillating spindle sander.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='272 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2807\/10769768823_0b0e9c6488_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3755\/10769500875_571cc69915_z.jpg' title='273: A little progress... you can see that the frame in the center is below the dimensions of the new bolsters. The center frame is the target dimension...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769500875\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769500875\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;273: A little progress... you can see that the frame in the center is below the dimensions of the new bolsters. The center frame is the target dimension...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"273: A little progress... you can see that the frame in the center is below the dimensions of the new bolsters. The center frame is the target dimension...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='273 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3755\/10769500875_571cc69915_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3801\/10769500795_4ffa9e5c42_z.jpg' title='274: All done with the top...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769500795\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769500795\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;274: All done with the top...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"274: All done with the top...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='274 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3801\/10769500795_4ffa9e5c42_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7317\/10769500715_8246788e13_z.jpg' title='275: Onto the bottom. You can just see where I&#039;m hitting a little of the center frame and how the Dykem layout fluid really helps to show what is happening.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769500715\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769500715\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;275: Onto the bottom. You can just see where I&#039;m hitting a little of the center frame and how the Dykem layout fluid really helps to show what is happening.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"275: Onto the bottom. You can just see where I&#039;m hitting a little of the center frame and how the Dykem layout fluid really helps to show what is happening.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='275 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7317\/10769500715_8246788e13_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7398\/10769600194_3169136843_z.jpg' title='276: All done with the bottoms...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769600194\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769600194\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;276: All done with the bottoms...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"276: All done with the bottoms...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='276 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7398\/10769600194_3169136843_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7415\/10769500575_df7d4e8737_z.jpg' title='277: Now, I still need to establish the rear curve of the bolster that the handle scales will mate to. I&#039;ve removed the bolsters from the knife and clamped and screwed the 2 pieces together with a piece of precision steel in the middle that extends out the sides. The reason for this is that I know the bottom dimensions of the bolsters are parallel, square and even...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769500575\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769500575\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;277: Now, I still need to establish the rear curve of the bolster that the handle scales will mate to. I&#039;ve removed the bolsters from the knife and clamped and screwed the 2 pieces together with a piece of precision steel in the middle that extends out the sides. The reason for this is that I know the bottom dimensions of the bolsters are parallel, square and even...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"277: Now, I still need to establish the rear curve of the bolster that the handle scales will mate to. I&#039;ve removed the bolsters from the knife and clamped and screwed the 2 pieces together with a piece of precision steel in the middle that extends out the sides. The reason for this is that I know the bottom dimensions of the bolsters are parallel, square and even...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='277 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7415\/10769500575_df7d4e8737_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3680\/10769768463_0d879acd5d_z.jpg' title='278: Another view...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769768463\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769768463\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;278: Another view...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"278: Another view...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='278 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3680\/10769768463_0d879acd5d_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3682\/10769768383_c0345194c5_z.jpg' title='279: Here you can see the use of the steel piece: I&#039;m bridging this piece across 2 precision steel blocks: this way I know my new curve will come out right. The tops and bottoms of the piece at the moment I don&#039;t know are square to the rest of the edges, so if I were to just rest the piece on the bottom face of this assembly, I could easily risk the curve I&#039;m going to put in ending up NOT square.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769768383\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769768383\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;279: Here you can see the use of the steel piece: I&#039;m bridging this piece across 2 precision steel blocks: this way I know my new curve will come out right. The tops and bottoms of the piece at the moment I don&#039;t know are square to the rest of the edges, so if I were to just rest the piece on the bottom face of this assembly, I could easily risk the curve I&#039;m going to put in ending up NOT square.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"279: Here you can see the use of the steel piece: I&#039;m bridging this piece across 2 precision steel blocks: this way I know my new curve will come out right. The tops and bottoms of the piece at the moment I don&#039;t know are square to the rest of the edges, so if I were to just rest the piece on the bottom face of this assembly, I could easily risk the curve I&#039;m going to put in ending up NOT square.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='279 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3682\/10769768383_c0345194c5_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3705\/10769500495_1c7acee674_z.jpg' title='280: Here is the finished assembly... now its time to fit the next parts: the handle scales.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769500495\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769500495\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;280: Here is the finished assembly... now its time to fit the next parts: the handle scales.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"280: Here is the finished assembly... now its time to fit the next parts: the handle scales.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='280 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3705\/10769500495_1c7acee674_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5511\/10769513565_954e52d669_z.jpg' title='281: OK, onto the handle scales... Here I&#039;ve cut the pattern for the scales out of the paper drawing. I then moved the opening around the Carbon Fiber sheet to find the right grain pattern... The CF is an under-liner to the Fossil Walrus Ivory, but there will be some sections of the CF pattern that will be seen.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769513565\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769513565\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;281: OK, onto the handle scales... Here I&#039;ve cut the pattern for the scales out of the paper drawing. I then moved the opening around the Carbon Fiber sheet to find the right grain pattern... The CF is an under-liner to the Fossil Walrus Ivory, but there will be some sections of the CF pattern that will be seen.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"281: OK, onto the handle scales... Here I&#039;ve cut the pattern for the scales out of the paper drawing. I then moved the opening around the Carbon Fiber sheet to find the right grain pattern... The CF is an under-liner to the Fossil Walrus Ivory, but there will be some sections of the CF pattern that will be seen.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='281 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5511\/10769513565_954e52d669_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3736\/10769561976_3f8366b09b_z.jpg' title='282: It&#039;s really important to protect the factory surface of the CF, so I&#039;m putting down some masking tape, which I&#039;ll also use to draw on.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769561976\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769561976\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;282: It&#039;s really important to protect the factory surface of the CF, so I&#039;m putting down some masking tape, which I&#039;ll also use to draw on.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"282: It&#039;s really important to protect the factory surface of the CF, so I&#039;m putting down some masking tape, which I&#039;ll also use to draw on.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='282 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3736\/10769561976_3f8366b09b_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7311\/10769513445_b12559dbeb_z.jpg' title='283: Now, I&#039;m clamping the actual liner down to the CF, so I can transfer the real shape as opposed to the drawing cutout.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769513445\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769513445\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;283: Now, I&#039;m clamping the actual liner down to the CF, so I can transfer the real shape as opposed to the drawing cutout.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"283: Now, I&#039;m clamping the actual liner down to the CF, so I can transfer the real shape as opposed to the drawing cutout.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='283 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7311\/10769513445_b12559dbeb_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5513\/10769781013_1a49fa8e7b_z.jpg' title='284: I need to locate and connect my CF sheet to the knife in a permanent fashion, so I&#039;m drilling through the interior construction screw holes of the TI liners, through the CF.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769781013\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769781013\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;284: I need to locate and connect my CF sheet to the knife in a permanent fashion, so I&#039;m drilling through the interior construction screw holes of the TI liners, through the CF.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"284: I need to locate and connect my CF sheet to the knife in a permanent fashion, so I&#039;m drilling through the interior construction screw holes of the TI liners, through the CF.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='284 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5513\/10769781013_1a49fa8e7b_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3749\/10769780953_256ed9f602_z.jpg' title='285: Here, I&#039;ve threaded the CF and screwed the liners down to it.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769780953\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769780953\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;285: Here, I&#039;ve threaded the CF and screwed the liners down to it.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"285: Here, I&#039;ve threaded the CF and screwed the liners down to it.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='285 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3749\/10769780953_256ed9f602_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5525\/10769613524_cf10661d51_z.jpg' title='286: Now, I&#039;m transferring some of the bolster holes into the CF as well...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769613524\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769613524\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;286: Now, I&#039;m transferring some of the bolster holes into the CF as well...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"286: Now, I&#039;m transferring some of the bolster holes into the CF as well...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='286 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5525\/10769613524_cf10661d51_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3810\/10769780573_6d82b64369_z.jpg' title='287: Here you can see I&#039;ve traced the outside edge of the Ti liners onto the CF.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769780573\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769780573\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;287: Here you can see I&#039;ve traced the outside edge of the Ti liners onto the CF.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"287: Here you can see I&#039;ve traced the outside edge of the Ti liners onto the CF.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='287 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3810\/10769780573_6d82b64369_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2845\/10769613284_f29848b223_z.jpg' title='288: Here, I&#039;ve aligned the bolster liner with a couple of drill bits and then clamped in place, so that I can now transfer the front edge down to the tape as well...\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769613284\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769613284\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;288: Here, I&#039;ve aligned the bolster liner with a couple of drill bits and then clamped in place, so that I can now transfer the front edge down to the tape as well...\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"288: Here, I&#039;ve aligned the bolster liner with a couple of drill bits and then clamped in place, so that I can now transfer the front edge down to the tape as well...\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='288 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2845\/10769613284_f29848b223_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3756\/10769612934_443725dfc0_z.jpg' title='289: Front edge of the pattern drawn in place.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769612934\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769612934\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;289: Front edge of the pattern drawn in place.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"289: Front edge of the pattern drawn in place.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='289 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3756\/10769612934_443725dfc0_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7355\/10769612874_c151d385cd_z.jpg' title='290: CF is pretty nasty, so in addition to wearing a respirator, I of course have my main dust collection system running AND an extra Shop Vac as well (the black hose). Also, too help keep the dust down, I&#039;m going to cut the CF out with a jeweler\u2019s saw, which has a very fine blade (about as wide as a fine pen tip)\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769612874\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769612874\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;290: CF is pretty nasty, so in addition to wearing a respirator, I of course have my main dust collection system running AND an extra Shop Vac as well (the black hose). Also, too help keep the dust down, I&#039;m going to cut the CF out with a jeweler\u2019s saw, which has a very fine blade (about as wide as a fine pen tip)\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"290: CF is pretty nasty, so in addition to wearing a respirator, I of course have my main dust collection system running AND an extra Shop Vac as well (the black hose). Also, too help keep the dust down, I&#039;m going to cut the CF out with a jeweler\u2019s saw, which has a very fine blade (about as wide as a fine pen tip)\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='290 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7355\/10769612874_c151d385cd_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3770\/10769512675_781e40bfed_z.jpg' title='291: Here, you can see the very precise cuts.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769512675\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769512675\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;291: Here, you can see the very precise cuts.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"291: Here, you can see the very precise cuts.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='291 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3770\/10769512675_781e40bfed_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5490\/10769512655_3bfffa7473_z.jpg' title='292: CF liner carefully cut from the main sheet.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769512655\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769512655\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;292: CF liner carefully cut from the main sheet.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"292: CF liner carefully cut from the main sheet.\n\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='292 &quot;ALCHEMY&quot; by Jensen Knives' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5490\/10769512655_3bfffa7473_q.jpg' loading='lazy' width='150' height='150' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3712\/10769512585_8b19f13697_z.jpg' title='293: Now I&#039;m aligning the CF onto the TI liner. I&#039;m still using a piece of tape to protect (from scratches) the area that will be seen.\n' rel='lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-fancybox fancybox' data-fancybox=\"lightbox-photonic-flickr-stream-1\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-flickr-set-1]\/10769512585\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/41145730@N04\/10769512585\/in\/set-72157637498131456&#039; &gt;293: Now I&#039;m aligning the CF onto the TI liner. I&#039;m still using a piece of tape to protect (from scratches) the area that will be seen.\n&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"293: Now I&#039;m aligning the CF onto the TI liner. 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