I put a pic of the pair of skinners (a mini and a thumbrest) along with the cpper bolstered bowie on my FB page (Von Gruff Knives) and one of the gunshops here that carries my knives ordered that same trio so have got them made and sharpened this morning all ready to ship off but during the making of the bowie I thought that some of you may like to see how the bowie comes together.
I had the local engineer make me a mandrel for the drill press that I glue 80 grit emery paper on to match the 2 diameter that I mark the curve backed bolsters with