first thing you want to do is protect
the blade we're just using some painters
tape for this
get yourself a pair of scales any scales
you can use double sided tape for this
but i prefer to use super glue
all you're doing here is just using the
super glue to glue the two scales
together if you're using hybrid scales
make sure you get the alignment correct
you can use double-sided tape for this
but i prefer the glue
deeper your pins is it always a good
idea
now that you have the scales glued
together it is simple as
putting your first pinhole in what this
will do is it will align your scale so
make sure you have the knife sitting
exactly where you want it to sit on the
scales
so i just start the pinhole now i'll be
putting it all the way through
and then test fitting it
just make sure that your drill bench is
always flat when you do this it always
helps with a fit up at the end
now that the first pin hole is in i'll
put the brass
brass pin back in and then align the
back hole
and take it out just to finish off the
hole
i'll be putting the pin back in and then
just making sure the scales fit back
onto the handle properly
and as you can see it's perfect now i'll
just be drilling the last hole
now just a note on this this isn't a
very powerful drill it's just a cheap
railroad stand drill so i'm not using
any sort of
clamps and just remember don't do this
with any sharp things because it can
catch and flick back into
now that you have all your three holes
aligned i just
rough out the scale outline and i'm just
going to take off a bit
on the 2 by 72 and put the front of
bolster transition in here
this part isn't completely necessary the
only necessary part is to do the bolster
transition that is the most important
part because you cannot do that after
the blade is glued
i swap out for finer belts to
clean up the transition a little bit
because you can't sand this as well
when it's on the blade
you're ready to start the transition to
gluing up i just pry the
very gently pry the glue apart and then
i'll clean them up on a high grip belt
and just remember to keep the even
pressure you don't want to eat into any
corners because it will cause it to sit
uneven when you do
glue up on your handles
wax and grease remover is always
important to prep your
back your scales and for the knife blade
this part is mandatory
always do it
we like to use the west system g-flex it
is a
24-hour cure but it is really nice
i always like to do a dry test fit up
before i do any gluing
and i like to have everything ready and
nice and
clean bench just so it avoids any
hiccups
you don't need to go overboard with the
glue just a nice even coating
this isn't also necessary but i do dip
the pins in the glue before i put it
into the holes
not necessary but i do it anyway
now i'm putting the knife onto the blade
these are only very light taps you
shouldn't need to
be hammering away here if you've done
the drilling properly
and just the final part of the fit up
just slight tapping you can see it just
goes in perfectly
perfectly lined this is the best way
i've found to
put on full tank scales if you have
well the best way i find may not be
there may be better ways but if you like
it let me know
i have any recommendations let me know
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try to make the video as short as
possible and show you the exact way we
do it
and don't forget to clean the bolsters
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